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Well if you want one might as well head over to FT. https://www.fasttech.com/products/3032/10011436/1986503 It's been said it's made at the same factory. More color options also.

Great batteries with an unblemished safety record. The top choice in the high drain pro-line cordless market. Samsung is used by Bosch, Milwaukee, Hitachi and Dewalt in their high end offerings. Samsung BTW is #1 in worldwide sales of rechargeable batteries, LG is #2.

Sounds quite acceptable to me. Don't you have a real multimeter? When rounding down to tenths as you did the real voltage could very well be 4.14V or 4.1 in tenths, and 4.15V or 4.2 in tenths. I also don't know why folks keep on talking about 9V 'chargers'. Tenergy (and others) has been selling 2 wire chargers for their various 7.4V (8.4V) two cell series packs for years. These chargers, rather than being simple 9V power supplies output 8.4V and will cut off when the pack reaches 8.4V. A few examples: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/220800935948?lpid=82 They do talk about the packs having a PCB to help prevent over charging, but note: Maybe not a perfect solution, a 3wire balance charger would be better, but these 2 wire chargers have been sold and used for many years. I also scoff at Green's assertion the Sonys should be used. A few Sony 18650s in action.

And things are different in the US?

This too may do the trick. http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10004244/1323904-single-18650-battery-pvc-heat-shrink-tubing-transl

Typical drug addict behavior, isn't it?

If the V5 is anything like to older ones using a stacked set of 18350s will get ya to about ~24W @ 1.5Ω. Flip it over to VV mode and it will make it to 6V.

Sure is.

For YEARS? Yea I believe that. LOL

That is the latest name that Everzon ( the developer ) is now using. http://www.everzon.com/store/heatvape-invader-p-91.html?zenid=401f47fd0a26c04383ec980f1bdbd16b There is as usual the whole confusion about the battery configuration, is it series or parallel? In all the Dovpo vids I saw they were in fact in series/stacked, you could clearly see it by the battery placement (they were facing in opposing directions.), basically a step down which also accounts for the lower max vaping voltage. I don't know about all the Dovpo revisions but the one tested at ToddsReviews also had an unfiltered, PWM DC output, the infamous jumpy 'rattle snake.' Many have also reported that on those models the inbuilt charging was rather wonky and did not properly balance each cell, which is to be expected, series cells need ~8.4 for charging, doing this with a USB 5V output is no easy feat.. The Everzon link does say parallel, but so did the original Dovpro when in fact it wasn't.

I find the fascination with Sony batteries interesting. They have the worst safety record of any name brand manufacturer out there. Not once but twice in the past they have been involved in major recalls of the 3rd rate 18650s they make, over 10 million cells and counting (due to overheating and fires). They have an insignificant ~8% share in worldwide sales, major players in the industry have moved away from Sony in droves. I did say past, but it seems Sony is still keeping the tradition going to this day. http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/11/5603862/sony-vaio-fit-11a-battery-fire-risk-warning I also laugh at the on going, so called '30A' rating that is attributed to them. Here's the latest revision of the VTC5 datasheet. http://www.intaste.de/community/dtf/technical_information.pdf There is absolutely no mention of 30A anything, nor is there a plainly stated Max Discharge Rating, and the previous 30A discharge trace from an earlier datasheet has been has been removed. Also of note Sony has not gotten a UL1692 certification, but the say they will. That cert is of paramount importance to vapers. These are the main tests thay must be passed. BTW that's the results of the UL cert from a Samsung 10A battery.

They have been around forever and have quite a large base of very fanatical fans. The only problem is that not too many rbas can be bottom fed (two?). Many Reonauts end up drilling/modding their own. There is this pricy one. http://indyvaporshop.com/cyclone-rebuildable-atomizer.html Also this one. http://www.avidvaper.com/a7-rebuildable-atomizer/

They are decent PVs, just don't buy into the claimed 5A output, it's actually less than 3A. FWIW using a pair of 18350s will enable you get about ~24W with a 1.3-1.5Ω atty (it can then do a bit over 4A). You need to click it into voltage mode though and use a calc to figure the watts.

MNKE has always been a 3rd rate AW wannabe. Nothing has changed. They claim some silly pulse rating for their MNKE 18650 1500mAh and are then pronounced the new 'gotta have' for sub ohm vaping. The venerable AW IMR18650/1600mAh has and still is one of the most power batteries made. With a 15C (24A) max continuous rating they have proven themselves well. This chart is a bit hard to read. But if you look hard we see that outta the gate the AW still leads all the batteries tested, vs. the MNKE it maintains a higher the voltage the whole time while being just shy of it's 1600mAh rating, the substandard MNKE only manages an anemic ~1230mAh. IMREN batteries? More unsubstantiated claims. So some 2 year company whose claim to fame are disposable electronic cigarettes are now making 60A? batteries? Maybe they make these too.

Actually they tend to last a bit longer (longevity/lifetime) if frequently topped off.

What 60A battery???? Name it.

And what 30 and 35A batteries are those? Here is the latest revised datasheet for the VTC5. http://www.intaste.de/community/dtf/technical_information.pdf You'll note there is no mention anywhere of 30A, nor is there any 'continuous' rating whatsoever. Seems there was was some trouble in paradise with heat and Sony has dropped the 30A trace they used to show. The LGHE's (including the Efest re-wrap) are often called 35A batteries, yet their datasheet clearly labels them as 20A Continued discharge Current. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By-7aw3qPc-oa09ENnNFMUtxTFU/preview?pli=1 I have been doing loaded volts tests for years and never once have I seen any type of measurable 'pulse' effect.

You are correct, 'mods' are not manufactured in factories. That the noobs have chosen to incorrectly use the word doesn't change things. Another noob aberration is the current use of the term 'passthrough'. Charging a battery with an inbuilt charger via a USB cable is not doing any passing through. Does Joye make an eGo passthrough? Nope, a search at their site turns up zilch. The do make an eGo USB Battery though. http://www.joyetech.com/product/details.php?gno=24

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No such thing.

This from the manual.

Tight/touching coils are not needed. Here's one of Vape Happy's builds. He get's a bit of vapor out of it. You need to get an inline volt meter, MadVapes has a decent one. It will quickly tell you if you are getting the proper voltage, under load, from your device/coil.

Your 1.2Ω build is no big deal, you are are only pulling about 3A. As far as amp ratings, they seldom tell the full story. A minor league manufacturer like Sony (after all these years has an insignificant 8% share in the worldwide market) seems to play fast loose with their ratings. It's interesting to note that in the specsheet for the VTC4 Sony never once specifically claims a 30A Max Continuous Rate. Real tests tell the true story. The Sony should be considered a 20A MCR battery. This is 5A test about a ~.7Ω load. http://dampfakkus.de/akkuvergleich.php?akku1=490&akku2=485&akku3=&akku4=&akku5=&akku6=&a=5 The Samsung (#1 in worldwide sales) is 'only' 20A rated battery.

@ chopin Nice to see a company response. In my case I used the cheaper Singapore Post with tracking. The tracking # was useless all it ever said was 'transporting' for nearly a month. When the tracking # finally worked on USPS' site all it said was 'Origin post is preparing shipment'. that was about 24 days later. It made me think the package was lost. Fasttech's free shipping uses USPS' E-Packet service. Their tracking # will start show info about 2 days after they notify me. You'll also note it was about a 12 day ship which is pretty typical during non holiday times. Many of the China eBayers also use E-Packet, those are the ones I tend to use. You should look into it.

Well there is a good chance the liquid never got to the actual coil area. I routinely prime most everything I use. One drop down the hole before assembling can only help.