Popular Post miatafrank Posted January 25, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) A Noobie's Guide to Batteries While in the chat room one night, someone was asking if there was a guide for batteries. He was hearing all these battery numbers in the conversation, and not familiar enough to follow along. I decided to write this guide to help familiarize the noobs to all the batteries we use for mods. All of the batteries we use are either 3.7volts or 3.0volts. There is however a 5volt battery used in the Mako Maksi, but it's not one of the popular batteries you frequently hear about, so I'll just concentrate this discussion on the 3 and 3.7volt varieties. The 3.0volt batteries are primarily used in pairs for a total of 6.0volts for 6volt vaping, and single battery mods are 3.7volts. The 3.7volt batteries are usually only paired if the mod has a voltage regulator (adjustable or fixed) for consistency in voltage throughout battery life and load conditions. Now that you have a little background on how the batteries are used, let's try to make sense out of the numbering system. The first 2 digits of the battery number indicate the dimension measuring across the battery. So a 10440 measures 10mm across, a 14500 measures 14mm across, and so forth, and the last 3 digits make reference to the length. For example the last 3 digits in a 14500 battery would suggest that the length would be 50.0mm long, but that would be for the unprotected version of the battery. The overcharge/overdischarge protection circuit will add between 2 and 3 mm to the length of the battery, so a 14500 is really 52.5mm long. Aside from the physical size of the battery, there is something referred to as mah (milliamp hour) rating. This is a capacity rating of the battery, and indicates the amount of energy the battery can store. In other words, how long it will last between charges (more mah, more charge life). Physical size will affect mah ratings, and therefore smaller size batteries will typically have lower mah ratings. Some batteries are available in more than 1 mah rating. Below is a listing of the more commonly used batteries in e-cigarette mods. **This is not meant to be a complete list, so please don't shoot me of you know of a battery I didn't list.** Edited January 25, 2011 by miatafrank highpass, Sythe, Gadzoox and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Miatafrank, This is most helpful to us noobs. Thanks so much for the clarification. Excellent guide and easy to understand.^^ tzymroz2013 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uma Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 +1 from me too. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Stickied (I'm gong to sticky this in the mod area) Sirius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITSa341 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 TY, I was in the chat room last night asking for one of these guides......TY One question, are all of those listed considered safe? Or does that list also contain some not considered safe? My local Radio Shack doesn't have a clue about rechargable batteries unless you want AAA, AA, C, D, or 9v. I don't want to order or use unsafe batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miatafrank Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 These batteries are all safe with the overcharge/overdischarge protection ciricuit. Each of these batteries can be purchased as protected or unprotected. Never buy unprotected batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITSa341 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 These batteries are all safe with the overcharge/overdischarge protection ciricuit. Each of these batteries can be purchased as protected or unprotected. Never buy unprotected batteries. thanks, I printed a copy of the chart to take with me next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What2Buy Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Awesome - I will need to print a copy of this myself for when I get more familiar with my Ego- T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAYVAPE Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 (edited) You won't find these batteries at your local Radio Crap store either, fyi. There are many places online though... and most vendors that sell any sort of mod will likely carry batteries. Right now, the 'go to' battery for mods is the 'AW IMR' (High Drain), they are a 'safer chemistry' battery and tend to perform much better. Even though classed as 'unprotected', it's still being said that they are much safer if there is some type of battery failure. They also work really well when paired with LR attys/cartos! Here is the basic 'warning' that goes along with them: WARNING: There is no protection circuit on these to control under or over voltage, just an anti explosion vent. Do NOT short Circuit! A Tremendous amount of current will be released. These are "safe chemistry" cells that will never "vent with flame" or catch fire on their own as they contain little oxygen unlike LiCo cells. Edited May 18, 2011 by DAYVAPE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyBoyfromWashington Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 good info, +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpool809 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 And I was just going to ask for one of these. Glad I looked for it before I opened my mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retriever Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 It is also good to check your batteries with a multimeter both before and especially after you charge them. An example would be the 18650 batteries. They should have around 4.2 volts immediately after charging and then drop to 3.7 volts rather quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasetrase Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 This info would be helpful to myself, as well as countless others I am sure Does anyone have any knowledge as to why AW is the recommended brand? It seems that Trustfire is quite well represented on many vaping websites. As are some panasonics. Would a battery such as this be useable and safe? http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-3100mAh-Industrial-NCR18650A-Rechargeable/dp/B0062ANS7O/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1332660022&sr=8-7 The new panasonic is quite questionable as I don't see it being labled as protected...and being an industrial battery it just scares me a bit to use with a personal device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digibomb Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Very Helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stygzy Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Also the reason they have the overdischarge protection is because with lithium polymer batteries if you go below a certain voltage the battery is bricked and can never be charged again. It's the same type of battery they use in RC helicopters, cars, and boats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdxdave Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 This is going to seem like an extremely basic question but this is the newbie guide so here it goes: can you charge the battery with the protection chip on it? If so, does it grant any benefits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirius Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 This info would be helpful to myself, as well as countless others I am sure Does anyone have any knowledge as to why AW is the recommended brand? It seems that Trustfire is quite well represented on many vaping websites. As are some panasonics. Would a battery such as this be useable and safe? http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-3100mAh-Industrial-NCR18650A-Rechargeable/dp/B0062ANS7O/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1332660022&sr=8-7 The new panasonic is quite questionable as I don't see it being labled as protected...and being an industrial battery it just scares me a bit to use with a personal device. I use both AWs and Efest Purple 18650s..I get more milage out of the Efest. I also have Sonys. They are just as good imo as Sonys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRGoNzO Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 This is a great resource thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uma Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Nice info!! Here's another chart that lists the batt, amps, ohms, everything https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0AhCCsGn6F0QLdDJxNzV2c0dSc01mUkl6RXNnM2o2R1E&usp=docslist_api&pli=1 Nice to see at a glance if your ohms are ok for your battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 detailed guide Thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martymcfly Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Dang. Thanks, will totally come in handy later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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