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All too often the news stories you hear about e-cigs blowing up in someone's face are gotten from places like eBay where you may or may not get an authentic name brand instead of an unsafe knock off. We generally don't suggest or recommend vapers to shop there -- especially new vapers who probably don't know what to look out for. Not to say there aren't good vendors there selling quality items, it's just too easy to get knock offs when you're inexperienced.

The Samsung 25R is still one of the best batteries out there for the money... The Tiffany Blue ones or the new Green 25R5's are the same specs, and should be fine for your SubBox (I'll assume 50W version, but will also be fine in the 75WTC MOD). I've had a couple Samsung's go south on me in the past year, but that can happen to any Li-Ion cell... Of the more than a dozen I regularly rotate through, even the ones I purchased 18-months ago are still going strong. For me, I cannot recommend the 25R enough, although I also regularly recommend LG's HE2 and HG2 as well, but for the price, you cannot beat Samsung. I'd like to know about these as well... independent test results, etc.... to my knowledge, no battery has been independently tested to provide higher than 30A continuous discharge, so I'll assume 40A is the pulse-rate? There are plenty of other batteries out there with higher pulse-rates, and that is not an indication of of their sustained discharge or safety. Furthermore, as mAh increase, discharge-rate (Amps) decrease... it's just a fact of physics, so my guess is these 3000mAh batteries are likely 20A (or lower) continuous discharge....

Plus, the OP was asking about a "kit" (tank and battery) for under $60, not just the MOD/battery. For a good all-around kit, the Kanger Subtank Mini 50W starter kit can't be beat, and you can find them online for as little as $35. Their 75W TC MOD kit, with top-fill tank is running $50-60 online. EVIC also has some nice kits, as well, but I'm not sure on their current pricing. Nothing says you have to go with a kit, either... you can find the MOD/battery you like and match it to a good tank that you like (which is what most of us do).

I know the feeling, Tam... in the past week, I've changed a Triton coil twice, and in the same period, only one SubTank coil... The Triton lasted maybe 4 tanks, and I pushed it through #5 despite the insanely tight draw and poor flavor... At least the horizontal SubTank coils are holding out a lot longer... averaging ~12 tanks, but I have switched to ONLY 1.2 Ohm horizontal coils or the RBA (built to 1.0-1.4 Ohm). The RBA seems to hold out very well, too? I have the original and PLUS RBA decks, and I've not yet decided which I like better.... both have their advantages. BTW, I smoked/toasted/fried a 1.5 Ohm ST Vertical coil (came with the ST-mini kit) the other day... I was vaping it at 15.5W and must have changed the Wattage when I pulled it from my pocket... it didn't like 43W very well... LOL... and it sucked too, as I had just filled the tank, so 3.5ml wasted along with a coil. I do love MODs that have a "lock" to prevent this from happening... unfortunately, the Kangertech 50W MOD doesn't have a lock

The last box of Triton 1.8 ohm coils I used only lasted 5 tankfuls where the earlier versions lasted easily 10. *sighs* And... I'm off to change another damned coil now.

VTC mini here. It's great.

Here is the latest test @Mooch has done on the AWT. AWT 40A 3000mAh 18650 Bench Retest Results...only a 20A battery, damaged at over 30A It isn't a bad battery, just like all rewraps, it grossly misrepresents the specifications on the label. My personal favorites for a single 18650 mod are: 0 - 60 watts - LG HG2 or Samsung 30Q (if you are on a budget, Samsung 25R) 60+ watts - LG HB2, HB4, or HB6. The Sony VTC4 (not VTC5) if you buy from a reputable dealer.

When the Kanger Subtank mini came out, their 1.5 Ohm coils were "meh" to me (and their 0.5 Ohm were horrid)... but I have noticed that their horizontal coils have gotten better since they came out with the vertical coils. Either that, or the vertical coils are so bad (poor wicking, low flavor, and don't last long) that the horizontal ones "seem" better? I will agree that the Triton's coils appear to have gotten worse over time... the last batch I bought barely last 4 tank-fulls before they are toast, and the ones I bought months ago last 10+ tanks, and have better flavor through their life... so yeah, I kinda have to agree

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Welcome Gregg, you will have more control with a digital mod.