Which battery to go for.

[Tam (ukigal33)]

Need to buy a couple of replacement batteries but I am stuck on which one to buy. EGO or RIVA. Or, can someone recommend one.
Thanks

[DiscoDes]

Either are fine, I have some Riva's here well over a year old, if you look on the sites they should tell you which ones have the "3 click on-off" function which is handy if you carry your e-cig in your bag or pocket.

[dave]

The Riva starts at 4.1 volts and slowly goes down to about 3.6. A "real" eGo is regulated at about the 3.5 volt mark so stays the same. So, I guess it depends which you prefer and what you are using with it

[Gaz1888]

hi tam im pretty new on here..i have s sky cig and il be looking to upgrade my battery soon..i might be wrong but i think the riva is an ego....anyway i was told by chrissie on here that the riva 1100 is pretty good...it has a really long battery and is very popular , had i not forked out for my sky cig and cartos, juice etc id have got one but its only a matter of time before i get one...hope this helped

[Tam (ukigal33)]

Yes Gaz. I have heard that too. The Riva is longer. I am at the moment using LR Kangers and Boges if that helps. I still need to get my head round the voltage stuff. Sometimes I get a good throat hit and then sometimes not. My other half prefers both and I tend to buy the high nicotine content although the last batch of Grizs I bought from Vapeescape were not too bad although other half thought that they were not strong enough........Sometimes it`s frustrating.
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[DiscoDes]

Apr 3, 2012 15:36:43 GMT Gaz1888 said:

hi tam im pretty new on here..i have s sky cig and il be looking to upgrade my battery soon..i might be wrong but i think the riva is an ego....anyway i was told by chrissie on here that the riva 1100 is pretty good...it has a really long battery and is very popular , had i not forked out for my sky cig and cartos, juice etc id have got one but its only a matter of time before i get one...hope this helped

Almost right Gaz The Riva has a Ego connector otherwise the main difference is that a Ego battery has a regulator in it that keeps the output voltage steady at 3.5 volts whereas the Riva just discharges slowly from 4.1v down to about 3.3 volts as Dave said above. Personally I think the Riva gives a better vape but this is nit-picking and things that you don't really need to worry about at the moment. Both can use the same attachments. (I have Riva's and Ego batteries)
You don't need to get a 1100 battery if you want something more compact the 650 ones are about a third smaller but still very good in comparison to what you are using.

[Gaz1888]

i think its a 180mah they dont last long enough for me... just had to charge my pack and it took around 3 hours and you cannot charge your battery when the pack is charging grrrrr... this set up is perfect for my missus but i defo need a better battery to last 3 hours minimum and reasonably priced

[Karma]

Hi Tam and welcome

I have bothe ego and riva batteries and don't really find much difference between the 2 too be honest.

You can also get a Variable voltage ego now

www.vapeescape.co.uk/ego-variable-voltage-battery~269

may help with the throat hit and give you an idea if you would like to upgrade to a mod?

this one with a passthrough is handy too

www.vapeescape.co.uk/900mah-variable-voltage-battery-%26-pass-through~287

code 'allabout' for 10% off

[Tam (ukigal33)]

mmmm I know about the Lava tube which I am saving up for. I will need a battery that will last a while before I have to recharge it.

[maccafan]

Apr 3, 2012 16:26:03 GMT Tam (ukigal33) said:

mmmm I know about the Lava tube which I am saving up for. I will need a battery that will last a while before I have to recharge it.

I would highly recommend a VV battery passthrough if it is just a battery you are after like this one:

vapourhut.com/batteries/900mah%20Variable%20Voltage%20USB%20Pass%20Through

10% off with hut10.

Fantastic device and can used whilst charging if you are near a USB port and even as a battery lasts quite some time and the variable voltage option gives you a little bit of flexibility.

[Karma]

Didn't realise VH had them back in Macca! that's where I got mine from, free shipping too

[Gaz1888]

which would you say was the best smaller battery?? i dont want anything too long or too fat lol maybe a 650 would be better suited...im doing this to save money and alls i seem to be doing is spending or thinking about spending on vaping. pmsl she will kill me....

[Karma]

If you want to save money Gaz accept that bigger is better and jump in without going through the stages

A 1100 Riva bat isn't really that big anyway

[Gaz1888]

lol wtf im doing my own head in....and it wasnt even my post

[Karma]

Apr 3, 2012 17:18:29 GMT Gaz1888 said:

lol wtf im doing my own head in....and it wasnt even my post

Lol! Vape through it