Which battery for my mod?

[sonicflowjoe]

I picked up an 18350 caravela clone recently aand need to get some batteries for it.

Should I get flat top or nipple top? And where is the best / cheapest place to get them (any discount codes etc.) I know about torchy and have checked his ebay page. Seems to just have flat top ones.

I don't want to have to mess about too much screwing up the contact pin (?) At the bottom as it seems to cause the switch to fall apart when I screw down the locking ring. And also don't want the battery to rattle so thought maybe a nipple top would be better if both kinds are compatible?

Cheers

[Bluefish]

Don't really know but i'd imagine nipples are the way to go

[sonicflowjoe]

Nipples are always good, lol

[Deleted]

Nipples tend to be slightly longer so agree with ^^^^^^^^^^^^

Look here for a selection. Go for high drain IMR for you Caravela. I recently got some of the AWT 18350's and they seem to be performing well.

[arron]

Hang on...I'll check...

[arron]

Flat top purple efest fit spot on!

[arron]

Nipple top sebiele leave a slight gap.....flat top all the way

[Bluefish]

Aug 6, 2014 22:20:02 GMT arron said:

Flat top purple efest fit spot on!

What no nips for you mate, thought as much

[arron]

Nah..I'm a matelow, it's all about the pork sword for me

[sonicflowjoe]

The mod i have is a 21mm one. Can't see how this would make any difference, but I know all these clones are slightly different shapes and sizes...

Also why are the purple efest ones more expensive than the red when they have a lower mah?

[VapingBad]

Aug 6, 2014 21:49:29 GMT Bluefish said:

Don't really know but i'd imagine nipples are the way to go

you seem to have accidental put 5 words at the end of your post that don't belong.

[arron]

Aug 6, 2014 22:32:22 GMT sonicflowjoe said:

The mod i have is a 21mm one. Can't see how this would make any difference, but I know all these clones are slightly different shapes and sizes...

Also why are the purple efest ones more expensive than the red when they have a lower mah?

Because they have a higher Amp rating, what do you plan on using it for/with?

[sonicflowjoe]

Aug 6, 2014 22:47:41 GMT arron said:

Aug 6, 2014 22:32:22 GMT sonicflowjoe said:

The mod i have is a 21mm one. Can't see how this would make any difference, but I know all these clones are slightly different shapes and sizes...

Also why are the purple efest ones more expensive than the red when they have a lower mah?

Because they have a higher Amp rating, what do you plan on using it for/with?

Ahh i see, cheers. I was thinking of getting a kayfun of some variety for it but then i realised there will be a slight overhang with them being 22mm. I have a kayfun mini clone which i'll probably bang on for testing it but tbh not really sure what attie to get for it as i would like one that sits flush

[sonicflowjoe]

Aug 6, 2014 22:05:17 GMT @scooby said:

Nipples tend to be slightly longer so agree with ^^^^^^^^^^^^

Look here for a selection. Go for high drain IMR for you Caravela. I recently got some of the AWT 18350's and they seem to be performing well.

Are the yellow AWT's on that shop the high drain ones you speak of? Not really sure what that means... They drop off longer towards the end of their charge I think?

Will probably give those a go if you recommend them @scooby. Flat tops I guess but still not entirely sure on that front

[Deleted]

Yes sonicflowjoe they are 10.5A which for that size is high drain. Most in that size are 6-10A
I've only had the AWT batteries a short while but so far I'm pleased with their performance

It's important that a battery is capable and rated to supply the amount of amps drawn by your coil.

See this calculator

A 4.2v battery supplying a 1.0 ohm coil would have a 4.2A draw
A 4.2v battery supplying a 0.3 ohm coil would have a 14A draw

You more than likely won't get anywhere near the limits but it's best to be aware of these things when first starting with unregulated devices.
Also I believe that running a battery close to or at the max rating decreases their overall life. Another good reason to go with a higher drain battery.
10A gives you loads of headroom and is capable if you fancy going a bit lower later.

I have a number of different makes of battery and the sizes do vary quite a bit, even with the same make there can be a difference between flat and nipple top.
That's why some, but not all mod makers tend to design around a particular battery, usually AW. It's suck it and see there I think.