Best 18650 flat top rechargeable batte?

[sealover1]

whats the best battery on the market now as mine needs replacing?

been looking at the Efest 35A IMR 18650 18650 3000mah flat top rechargeable battery but did see they do a 3500mah but only a 24A does that make much of a difference as I don't have the power set to much more then 10W

whats others members using in the  18650 range I'd be interested to know

[phtumshk]

is that 10 volts or watts?

[DiscoDes]

DON'T be fooled by going for the largest capacities, some manufacturers overstate the capacities or state capacities achieved using test methods that do not reflect real world use. There only a couple of the Efests that are really any good. My advice would be to buy off of a good Vendor like Torchy on Ebay (he is out of stock often because he does good qaulity and great prices) his stock moves fast so you can be sure your batteries will be in good condition. Ecolux Shop on Ebay are also good.

I'll leave it to others to recommend specific batteries.

OK, well I'll recommend Samsung INR18650 25R - I think 2500 mAh capacity and LG HE2's I have both of these and they perform well, and I've used both at over 50 watts.

[sealover1]

my last 2 efest were 2500 and lasted a few days but now its only a day. need to buy some new ones before Friday though. good thing bout efest is they do have a web site to test if there real or not

[car147]

Samsung 25r's or Sony vtc4/5's from either Torchy or the Ecolux shop, efests are only rewrapped cells with some scary claims of what they are actually capable of.

[sealover1]

how do i find Torchy or the Ecolux shop,?

[sealover1]

lots of bad feedback bout Ecolux shop not so sure bout buying from him



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◾Reply by ecoluxshop (21-Jul-15 07:49):
Communication and contact us before is the key and will resolve most problems .

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◾Reply by ecoluxshop (18-Jul-15 00:33):
Communication and contact us before is the key and will resolve most problems .

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◾Reply by ecoluxshop (07-Jun-15 23:42):
Please read next time description , do not use these for Vaping !!!

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◾Reply by ecoluxshop (24-May-15 21:56):
Communication and contact us before is the key and will resolve most problems .

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◾Reply by ecoluxshop (22-Oct-15 21:01):
fully refund , returns turn up in bin condition , really battery specialist guy

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[toots]

Jan 31, 2016 15:51:34 GMT car147 said:

Samsung 25r's or Sony vtc4/5's from either Torchy or the Ecolux shop, efests are only rewrapped cells with some scary claims of what they are actually capable of.

All mine are now efests - I bought them when it was reported on here that they were fine to use for sub-ohm tanks. Haven't had any problems with them and have been using these since July last year.

Have bought them from various different places both in the UK & Spain

[Richard46]

Jan 31, 2016 16:26:48 GMT sealover1 said:

how do i find Torchy or the Ecolux shop,?

Torchy

www.ebay.co.uk/sch/sis.html?_nkw=2x+30A+Torchy+Samsung+30Q+3000mAh+Flat+Top+18650+3+7v+Li+ion+batteries+case&_trksid=p2047675.m4100

[sealover1]

bought mine last year and they used to last days still last a day now

[sealover1]

Jan 31, 2016 16:45:23 GMT Richard46 said:

Jan 31, 2016 16:26:48 GMT sealover1 said:

how do i find Torchy or the Ecolux shop,?

Torchy

www.ebay.co.uk/sch/sis.html?_nkw=2x+30A+Torchy+Samsung+30Q+3000mAh+Flat+Top+18650+3+7v+Li+ion+batteries+case&_trksid=p2047675.m4100

they sound like a good battery

[Richard46]

Jan 31, 2016 16:50:17 GMT sealover1 said:

Jan 31, 2016 16:45:23 GMT Richard46 said:

Torchy

www.ebay.co.uk/sch/sis.html?_nkw=2x+30A+Torchy+Samsung+30Q+3000mAh+Flat+Top+18650+3+7v+Li+ion+batteries+case&_trksid=p2047675.m4100

they sound like a good battery

They are the ones I use. Never an issue with them or indeed any batteries I have had from Torchy.

[sealover1]

Jan 31, 2016 16:54:08 GMT Richard46 said:

Jan 31, 2016 16:50:17 GMT sealover1 said:

they sound like a good battery

They are the ones I use. Never an issue with them or indeed any batteries I have had from Torchy.

bought 2 see how i get on

[car147]

Jan 31, 2016 16:42:22 GMT toots said:

Jan 31, 2016 15:51:34 GMT car147 said:

Samsung 25r's or Sony vtc4/5's from either Torchy or the Ecolux shop, efests are only rewrapped cells with some scary claims of what they are actually capable of.

All mine are now efests - I bought them when it was reported on here that they were fine to use for sub-ohm tanks. Haven't had any problems with them and have been using these since July last year.

Have bought them from various different places both in the UK & Spain

There was a recent post concerning some efests being tested and found to not being able to handle anywhere near the a page they were claiming, if I can find the link I'll post it here toots

[car147]

Here you go, link