Battery question .....

[lesley1]

Hi guys and girls

I'm using Samsung 25r batteries in my pico and haven't had any issues thus far 😕 The 25r continuous output is 20A but the pico specs say it had to be 25A or above.
Have I made a battery boob???
Also without taking the battery out how do you know if it gets to 3v or below? I'm assuming the pico would know??

[Postmodern Smoking]

The recommended 25+Amps quoted will be for using at maximum output (75Watts) and allow for a safety factor.

25R batteries have max. Continuous Discharging Current of 20Amps .... but you'll be using it intermittently not continuously.

IMHO you'll be ok lesley1, they're regarded as good batteries.

Tagging VapingBad, to see if he agrees.

[GunJack]

Apr 22, 2017 22:31:31 GMT lesley1 said:

Hi guys and girls

I'm using Samsung 25r batteries in my pico and haven't had any issues thus far 😕 The 25r continuous output is 20A but the pico specs say it had to be 25A or above.
Have I made a battery boob???
Also without taking the battery out how do you know if it gets to 3v or below? I'm assuming the pico would know??

what Postmodern Smoking said ^^^

also, the pico will tell you when your battery is too low, it won't fire and you'll see a message on the display

[VapingBad]

Apr 22, 2017 22:57:19 GMT Postmodern Smoking said:

The recommended 25+Amps quoted will be for using at maximum output (75Watts) and allow for a safety factor.

25R batteries have max. Continuous Discharging Current of 20Amps .... but you'll be using it intermittently not continuously.

IMHO you'll be ok lesley1 , they're regarded as good batteries.

Tagging VapingBad , to see if he agrees.

He does, 25R's are well behaved batteries that have plenty of omph, you are not pulling that kind of current/amps unless you are maxing the power AND the battery is getting low.  Yeah long puff at full power only a not full battery would be going over spec and not advised, but I would pick them in all but the most extreme battery requirements and I think that people chasing max power these days have mods with several batteries to spread the load.

(as the battery get's lower the mod needs more amps to deliver the power)

[VapingBad]

Or to put it another way if you are vaping that mod at full power and taking long puffs get a 2 or 3 battery mod, but I don't think you are so all's good. I am happy using 25Rs on a DNA 75, I have it set to start at 75 W, but them temp protection brings it down to 40 or 50 W for most of the puff and they handle that OK.

[lesley1]

@postmodern smoking I knew you'd know lol!! TY
VapingBad thank you muchly. I'm so not maxing out on the power...I'm a lightweight!!!