Battery recomendations.

[happyloman]

Im hoping someone can recommend a battery for me

The Eleaf is the first "big" wattage battery Ive tried, the rest have all been stick style batteries of about 1300mah or less.



Ive steared away from the bigger batteries as they all seemed to be using a separate battery and hence need a charger box as well. What I liked about the Eleaf is that it could be charged by USB.
The problem with it, is that I mainly use Kanger Mega Tanks and the Eleaf just burns through the coils randomly, it doesnt seem to cause any problems when using the Aspire Nauitculus though, but I ve only one Aspire tank and 3 Megas (and 4 original Aerotanks !  )

If I had bothered to check here first about the Eleaf I would have read about the burning coils issue and probably not purchased it, so Im hoping for recommendations that fit the above criteria and are more tried and tested, than latest versions?
The other issue is price, Im hoping to get something below £50.

Thanks for any help forthcoming



For what its worth the batteries I have had were ;

Aspire Twist fine but the thread wore away and now nothing will grip when screwed in, after 6 months use.

Innokin v3 vv/vw, expensive for 800mah and the 2 I had lasted about 6 months each.

Vision 2 and Vision Spinner, both of these have charging issues that have been mentioned by others on here too, ie - showing fully charged, but if you disconnect the usb and reconnect it will happily go on charging for another few hours. Really irritating.

Ive had 2 Kanger batteries too, though not sure of the names both have been cheap and cheerful.

The latest Kanger IPOW battery, these have the digital display at the base of the stick, like other people I found after a week or two it "developed" a loose connection in the mini usb port for charging, wouldnt recommend at all, I would say these are flawed in design, somehow, as so many people have had the exact same problem.

[wil7985]

Can't go far wrong with MVP imo a bit on the big side maybe when compared to the istick, but reliable and solid.

[Get Off My Cloud]

If you like the cylinder/twist style batteries i got the Kanger Ipow2 today it's really nice 1600mah/3-15watt, will fire down to 1 ohm.
It's nice and solid, looks great is adjustable in 0.5watt increments with a nice clear display, charges via micro usb.
myepack.co.uk/batteries/kanger-ipow-2-1600-mah.html

[dreamylittledream]

The burning coils on the mega when using the istick can be fixed by using a micro coiled head like those made by nature vape or virtual vape (out recoiled yourself if you are feeling adventurous). Micro coil and cotton wick handles the power much better so no burnt taste. They also kick out far more Vapor and favour to boot

[happyloman]

Jan 21, 2015 12:32:33 GMT Get Off My Cloud said:

If you like the cylinder/twist style batteries i got the Kanger Ipow2 today it's really nice 1600mah/3-15watt, will fire down to 1 ohm.
It's nice and solid, looks great is adjustable in 0.5watt increments with a nice clear display, charges via micro usb.
myepack.co.uk/batteries/kanger-ipow-2-1600-mah.html

cheers mate, that was the one I was meaning in my post, didnt realise it was a "2" version. I hope your lucky, but they all seem to flake oout about 2 weeks in.

Cheers Dreamy, Im going to finally bit the bullet and give this rewicking malarky a go

The MVP by Innokin? This is the one Im leaning to most I have to admit, seem to going for about £30 on Amazon now too

thanks again all

[iLardyboy]

There's a newer version of the MVP coming out soon, maybe you should wait till it comes out before deciding mate.

[happyloman]

Jan 22, 2015 19:39:17 GMT iLardyboy said:

There's a newer version of the MVP coming out soon, maybe you should wait till it comes out before deciding mate.

Cheers mate, Ive had a look at the specs for the v3 and it just seems to be a higher W, which isnt an issue for me, I find Im never going higher than 3 or 4 volts for all my flavours.
The only thing I keep reading that puts me off the MVP2 is that they seem to have a weak connection and the threading wears away. Ive been looking to see if there was an adaptor that my mega tanks etc could screw into instead of the actual thread on the MVP, as away of protecting it, although its really more of an extension, but there doesnt see to be anything.

[Perpetua]

Jan 23, 2015 14:24:19 GMT happyloman said:

The only thing I keep reading that puts me off the MVP2 is that they seem to have a weak connection and the threading wears away. Ive been looking to see if there was an adaptor that my mega tanks etc could screw into instead of the actual thread on the MVP, as away of protecting it, although its really more of an extension, but there doesnt see to be anything.

A 510 to 510 adapter will do the job happyloman, the ones with the nut mean you can block off some of the airflow if you wish.

royalvapor.co.uk/13914435090-510-to-510-short-adapter

www.stealthvape.co.uk/510-510-battery-connector-with-nut

[happyloman]

Holding off on a new battery as the Eleaf is working pretty solid since I started using these Unicoils

[Pepperty]

I use this sort of adapter on any dodgy 510 connectors as the tank looks fine sat on them

[happyloman]

Apologies for posting the picture but I just couldnt resist saying something about it and none of my friends smoke or vape.

But look at them, the happy couple

The Istick is the front one, although its the Kanger tank on top - the yellow paper is stuck on with cellotape with the name of the juice in it written on it - I have found -even with the unicoil- the Istick still burns the coil, just not as frequently and so it will be the Aspire Nauticulus that will actually sit on it, as it has never over powered with when attached to the istick.

Sitting next to it and only just ordered yesterday (Thankyou Vape-it) is the MVP 20W TB (Total Beast ).

I think the Innokin will be for use at home and the Istick for outside, as Im too self conscious to puff away outdoors on that big beast of a beauty

Thankyou for all your help, I did a lot of searching around, but always came back here to search the forums for the different models, so there are various posts on the forum just now dragged up from the past by myself, sorry!  Thankyou to all again. 
Im a happy chap now

[Roger]

The gap fetishists and those who suffer from OCD will be quivering in a corner over that photo.