sigelei 150w batteries run out so fast

[Ripshod]

You disturbed my edits too!!

Easily done m8
ETA: Strange ratings too, both are only 10Amp CDR(?)!

[kittyvape]

Jun 9, 2015 14:47:06 GMT VapingBad said:

Jun 9, 2015 14:33:09 GMT kittyvape said:

Thanks VapingBad   Charger sounds brilliant; will definitely message Torchy and hope he has one of those available, plus will grab another pair or two of batteries. Noticed on Ebay he does Imren 30A 2900's. Thank you for advice. 

I would stick to the 25R myself, but check the fast charge rate before using a 2 A charger I don't know if the Imren can handle it and actually have the extra capacity at the amps used by that mod.  I couldn't find the figures for the Imren, but for a Keeppower IMR 18650 2900 mAh I copied the capacity graph and at 15 A the 25R (red lines) has a lot more usable power (above 3.3 V).

Thank you very much indeed VapingBad   Really appreciate you taking the time to look into this. It's surreal, as, today the 25R's are behaving. Am on 85% battery, after quite a bit of vaping at 30w+. Maybe I swapped them round, without knowing I was, lol. Have taken the sticker off one of them, so I can change them around next time too. Will get a second pair of 24R's, for sure; see if Torchy does them. 

[kittyvape]

Jun 9, 2015 16:52:09 GMT Ripshod said:

Jun 9, 2015 14:47:06 GMT VapingBad said:

I would stick to the 25R myself, but check the fast charge rate before using a 2 A charger I don't know if the Imren can handle it and actually have the extra capacity at the amps used by that mod.  I couldn't find the figures for the Imren, but for a Keeppower IMR 18650 2900 mAh I copied the capacity graph and at 15 A the 25R (red lines) has a lot more usable power (above 3.3 V).

oops! That's the 3200mAh Keepower which is rated only 10 Amps CDR at room temperature!!!!
The Samsung still wipes the floor with it too. They never bothered testing at 10 Amps!!!!

Samsung 25R, 2 for £10 delivered (Tracked) from puremist - confirmed genuine - FTW!!

That's brilliant! Thanks Ripshod Will grab two on Thursday. 

[VapingBad]

Jun 9, 2015 17:55:24 GMT kittyvape said:

Jun 9, 2015 14:47:06 GMT VapingBad said:

I would stick to the 25R myself, but check the fast charge rate before using a 2 A charger I don't know if the Imren can handle it and actually have the extra capacity at the amps used by that mod.  I couldn't find the figures for the Imren, but for a Keeppower IMR 18650 2900 mAh I copied the capacity graph and at 15 A the 25R (red lines) has a lot more usable power (above 3.3 V).

Thank you very much indeed VapingBad   Really appreciate you taking the time to look into this. It's surreal, as, today the 25R's are behaving. Am on 85% battery, after quite a bit of vaping at 30w+. Maybe I swapped them round, without knowing I was, lol. Have taken the sticker off one of them, so I can change them around next time too. Will get a second pair of 24R's, for sure; see if Torchy does them. 

Easy done, I write a number on them with a Sharpie and cover that with a bit of Scotch Magic Tape (you can use any selotape, but this comes off nicely when you want it to and you can write on it).




(other bit of tape is to pull the batt out and not stuck to the battery, only photo I could find ATM)

[letsavit]

Is it using both batteries? Don't know the mod but if it can run on just one bay test each alone.

[kittyvape]

Jun 9, 2015 18:05:59 GMT VapingBad said:

Jun 9, 2015 17:55:24 GMT kittyvape said:

Thank you very much indeed VapingBad   Really appreciate you taking the time to look into this. It's surreal, as, today the 25R's are behaving. Am on 85% battery, after quite a bit of vaping at 30w+. Maybe I swapped them round, without knowing I was, lol. Have taken the sticker off one of them, so I can change them around next time too. Will get a second pair of 24R's, for sure; see if Torchy does them. 

Easy done, I write a number on them with a Sharpie and cover that with a bit of Scotch Magic Tape (you can use any selotape, but this comes off nicely when you want it to and you can write on it).




(other bit of tape is to pull the batt out and not stuck to the battery, only photo I could find ATM)

That's great; good idea! Also tempted by my mixing stickers as well, lol, or could write on the sticker there. Putting tape over will finish things nicely!

[kittyvape]

Jun 9, 2015 18:17:32 GMT letsavit said:

Is it using both batteries? Don't know the mod but if it can run on just one bay test each alone.

Not sure letsavit I think I have to use both? Should probably get an ohm meter?

[VapingBad]

I use it for mixing stickers as well kittyvape, it is a good idea to put a second layer of tape over the writing as e-liquid wild smudge it very easily.

[kittyvape]

Jun 9, 2015 19:12:27 GMT VapingBad said:

I use it for mixing stickers as well kittyvape, it is a good idea to put a second layer of tape over the writing as e-liquid wild smudge it very easily.

Thank you very much VapingBad   That's a really great idea; not good when the mixing date or the nic level is smudged, for sure! 

[vapee]

Jun 9, 2015 13:53:34 GMT kittyvape said:

Jun 9, 2015 9:07:13 GMT vapee said:

hey, the Samsung ICR18650-32A 3.7V 3200mAh Rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries from FT, will not be able to cope with the higher wattages, same with those panasonics, they can last long with low watts though but the samsungs also are not as safe in case of problems due to the internal chemistry being icr not imr so if theres a problem they can react more violently.
They sell samsung 25r's on FT also at a decent price and torchy at ukv and ebay habe them at a good price - I think if you get 2 packs from ebay he sends a 3rd free also, but not 100% sure on that, might have to ask.

Seems strange that the mod would get hot though around 60 watts, wonder if theres an issue with the batteries themself. The sigelei does have safety features but if say the battery is not rated to high amp draws I don't think theres a way for the mod to know this. Its possible theres an issue with the battery. Theres some fake batteries around that claim to be one thing and are a much weaker one instead. I have not heard of the samsung 25r being cloned yet but thats a possibility. There was definitely some sony vtc5 clones around so would need to be careful with that.

Also with mods with 2 batteries in series which I think the 150watt one is, its best to swap the batteries from left to right each time you re insert them after charging so they don't become unbalanced over time, can be good to put a sticker on the outside wrapper just to identify them.

Thanks vapee   Thank you for advising, and for info that samsungs can react violently ... glad it wasn't a mech I was using, lol! Torchy definitely I'll be ordering from. Will definitely swap the batteries round. Just started vaping half an hour ago (in vape time only) and already 5% down, freshly charged, but will see what happens on next charge, when I swap them round, avec sticker. 

Hey no problem, the samsungs you have are safe though comparatively if theyre the real deal so would have been fine in a mech, I meant the samsungs you linked to as another option " Samsung ICR18650-32A 3.7V 3200mAh Rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries" are ICR and would not be as safe as the samsung 25R's which are hybrid chemistry.

[kittyvape]

Jun 9, 2015 23:44:00 GMT vapee said:

Jun 9, 2015 13:53:34 GMT kittyvape said:

Thanks vapee   Thank you for advising, and for info that samsungs can react violently ... glad it wasn't a mech I was using, lol! Torchy definitely I'll be ordering from. Will definitely swap the batteries round. Just started vaping half an hour ago (in vape time only) and already 5% down, freshly charged, but will see what happens on next charge, when I swap them round, avec sticker. 

Hey no problem, the samsungs you have are safe though comparatively if theyre the real deal so would have been fine in a mech, I meant the samsungs you linked to as another option " Samsung ICR18650-32A 3.7V 3200mAh Rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries" are ICR and would not be as safe as the samsung 25R's which are hybrid chemistry.

Thanks vapee   On peeling off one of the labels, glad to see the 2 I have are genuine. Won't go for the 3200mAh's, but will definitely get 2 more 25R's. Thanks for advice.