Differences In Battery Types

[Shay]

Hi.

I have been looking at dif types of e-cigs and have noticed mention of battery types. can anyone explain them to me? Please! What is a manual battery? My e-cigs are rechargable, but seem to have a short life span of about 200 recharges. Is there an e-cig out there that is more long term?

Thanks.

Deb

[Sharon]

Welcome Deb,

You can't go wrong with the eGo ecig. The manual battery is sealed off so you don't have to worry about flooding out the battery. Manual battery is the best way to go. Vapor Talk Store had an awesome sale on an eGo starter kit with 4 - 650 mah batteries. Usually you get two batteries in the starter kit. Check with Chris at the Store to see if he has any of the special eGo starter kit still available. He was selling them for only $55. People were buying them up like crazy, me included. Batteries do die eventually. The life time will depend on how much you are vaping. I am sure someone will be able to give you a better idea.

Welcome again.

[Brian]

The main difference between batteries is the threads (what type of attomizer you can use on them) and the mah rating (how long they last between charges). All rechargeable batteries have a limited life cycle, meaning there are only so many times they can be charged. The standard ecig battery that comes with many of the starter kits usually run 180mah or 280mah. A 180mah battery will not last very long between charges (I only got about 1 to 1.5 hours on them), so you're having to charge them several times a day. If the life span is 200 charges and you're charging it several times a day, it's not going to last long. On the other hand, there are some bigger batteries (like the Joye eGo) that are 650mah. These batteries last 8+ hours for most (and 10-12 hours for many). In this case, with a 200 charge life span (don't know if that's what it is) and you're only charging them once or twice a day, they're going to last longer. From what I've heard, the eGo batteries last about 6 months or so.

Automatic batteries do not have a button. They are activated by the air flow when you take a drag. Manual batteries have a button on them and you have to push the button when you take a drag to activate the battery. Generally, automatic batteries are not sealed, so if you have a leak eliquid can get into the battery and ruin it. Manual batteries are sealed so no eliquid can get in. Automatic batteries also usually have an automatic cut-off - usually about 5 seconds, so you can only take a 5 second drag before it cuts off. Manual batteries will fire for as long as you hold the button down.

Edited February 15, 2011 by Brian

[Shay]

The main difference between batteries is the threads (what type of attomizer you can use on them) and the mah rating (how long they last between charges). All rechargeable batteries have a limited life cycle, meaning there are only so many times they can be charged. The standard ecig battery that comes with many of the starter kits usually run 180mah or 280mah. A 180mah battery will not last very long between charges (I only got about 1 to 1.5 hours on them), so you're having to charge them several times a day. If the life span is 200 charges and you're charging it several times a day, it's not going to last long. On the other hand, there are some bigger batteries (like the Joye eGo) that are 650mah. These batteries last 8+ hours for most (and 10-12 hours for many). In this case, with a 200 charge life span (don't know if that's what it is) and you're only charging them once or twice a day, they're going to last longer. From what I've heard, the eGo batteries last about 6 months or so.

Automatic batteries do not have a button. They are activated by the air flow when you take a drag. Manual batteries have a button on them and you have to push the button when you take a drag to activate the battery. Generally, automatic batteries are not sealed, so if you have a leak eliquid can get into the battery and ruin it. Manual batteries are sealed so no eliquid can get in. Automatic batteries also usually have an automatic cut-off - usually about 5 seconds, so you can only take a 5 second drag before it cuts off. Manual batteries will fire for as long as you hold the button down.

Oh Wow, that is just what I was trying to understand. Thank you for the Great explaination! Problem solved.