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Post by kittyvape on Jun 9, 2015 17:57:53 GMT
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.
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Post by kittyvape on Jun 9, 2015 17:55:24 GMT
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.
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Post by kittyvape on Jun 9, 2015 14:42:47 GMT
Have to wait for activation re UKV; have done request for activation.
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Post by kittyvape on Jun 9, 2015 14:37:13 GMT
You can get an Xtar SP2 form knivesandtools.com for £23.90 delivered if Torchy has sold out. I have had 2 for over a year and they are one of the best vaping purchases I have made, if you charge 2 batteries a day compared to your Nitecore you would save 1,460 hours of 60 days each year of having to be around while waiting for your batteries to charge. Thank you VapingBad That's brilliant; thanks for the link. Great to hear how good they are, and, yes, saving all those hours is going to be a big relief and energy saving. Waiting 5.5 hours definitely needs to stop, lol.
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Post by kittyvape on Jun 9, 2015 14:35:14 GMT
Thanks DiscoDes Have found the thread on UKV but can't read the price list ... tiny, and even saving it and zooming doesn't work. Do you know where there's a readable list? Cool that he sells via that route; very decent thing to do. kittyvape, email him or PM him on UKV and ask him to send you a list. Cool DiscoDes will do. That's great.
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Post by kittyvape on Jun 9, 2015 14:34:31 GMT
Thanks DiscoDes Have found the thread on UKV but can't read the price list ... tiny, and even saving it and zooming doesn't work. Do you know where there's a readable list? Cool that he sells via that route; very decent thing to do. There is a zoom feature by clicking the picture or you could just save it to your machine, don't forget to look at the 2nd column of prices for the direct price. Thanks VapingBad Not sure what my pc's doing, but it just sticks on the swirly thing going round when I click on zoom, grrr.
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Post by kittyvape on Jun 9, 2015 14:33:09 GMT
The 25Rs you have are one of the best choices for that mod with a very respectable capacity, good safety characteristics and have a fast charge rating of 4 A as do the VTCs, but you have a slow charger that makes is more of a hassle. I use Xtar SP2 chargers and charge 25Rs in an hour and a half at 2 amps, Torchy had these on offer for £15 delivered last year and it maybe worth asking if he has any left as he never advertised the offer other than a UKV thread. I don't know what is currently available in 2 bay 2 A chargers other than the EFest LUC which personally don't like, avoid 4 bay chargers if you want to charge quickly. 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.
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Post by kittyvape on Jun 9, 2015 13:59:06 GMT
If you want to buy batteries from Torchy AND you are a member of he UK Vapers forum, there is a thread over there where he lists what he has and what price he will do them for direct, at better prices than Ebay as he will not have to pay Ebay or PayPal their commission. ETA : ^^ wooky beat me to it! Thanks DiscoDes Have found the thread on UKV but can't read the price list ... tiny, and even saving it and zooming doesn't work. Do you know where there's a readable list? Cool that he sells via that route; very decent thing to do.
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Post by kittyvape on Jun 9, 2015 13:57:20 GMT
Thanks wooky That's great!
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Post by kittyvape on Jun 9, 2015 13:56:27 GMT
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Post by kittyvape on Jun 9, 2015 13:55:21 GMT
Any thing that is popular is a target for cloners , inc batteries, it could be that you've bought some re-wraps , just because they're from a B&M doesn't always mean that they're genuine Thanks lisburnvapes Yes, and would be sad if that was so, and surprised, as they're really nice people there. Is it possible they could have been sold some duds and not know it?
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Post by kittyvape on Jun 9, 2015 13:53:34 GMT
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.
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Post by kittyvape on Jun 9, 2015 5:19:43 GMT
The mAh figure indicates the charge lifetime of the battery not Amps. Samsung 25r batteries are 2500mAh, Sony VTC4's are 2100mAh so Samsungs will last longer between charges. The Sony has a higher Amp rating though at 30A compared to the Samsung at 20A. Does sound strange that they are draining that fast though. Thanks Get Off My Cloud Yes, definitely odd, and getting such little vaping time.
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Post by kittyvape on Jun 9, 2015 4:55:58 GMT
Hiya Just got the Sigelei 150w on Friday from myepack, and it's fantastic, along with the wonderful Kayfun 4 clone + Nitecore D2 charger. I grabbed some batteries from the local B & M, Samsung 25R's, as myepack were out of stock of highest amp Efest's, but, vaping 0.5/6 ohms at 24w, I'm watching the battery life drop 2% per 2-3 vapes. Charging is 5.5 hours, no errors reported. Not sure what's up. Glad I have the mvp3 to use while charging. Having just read comments on FT saying someone's running a plume veil at 0.1 ohm and after about an hour of intermittent vaping at 60watts it still says 100% battery life, and someone else saying they get 2.5 days at 65 watts with Samsung 25R, there has to be something wrong. Charging on Nitecore now. Says chg mode CC, Li-ion, and flashing 500 mA/3.64v/1:13 hours passed. Only have one pair of batteries so far, until budget in a couple of days allows more, but am wondering also which are the best batteries (longest lasting) for the Sigelei. Do plan to get into lower builds, but am just at around 0.5 single coil at the moment. Sony VCT4's give longer battery life? Had bookmarked the Efest 35A's (waiting for myepack to have new stock), but have read somewhere that Efest's are rewrapped 20A's in reality? Noticing EFEST PURPLE IMR 18650 2800 mah 35A Flat Top on myepack too ... they'd be longer battery life plus able vape down to 0.1 ohms? Am also looking at Samsung ICR18650-32A 3.7V 3200mAh Rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries from FT, or Panasonic 3.7V 3400mAh Lithium Ion Rechargeable Unprotected Battery on Amazon, and wondering if they'd be safe/last longer? panasonic
First battery mod and don't know the first thing about battery side of things. Just charging the 2 batteries and using them until die. Had an unpleasant experience when trying to go to higher watts (got as far as 50w); felt a strong surge of power underneath the tank, but am sure the safety features must have stopped anything bad happening. Sigelei was getting very hot just before that.
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Post by kittyvape on Jun 8, 2015 17:05:21 GMT
Yes, totally understandable to reorganise things, no problem. Usually order 4 at least, lol, as it's so darn great.
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