I've never heard of cells resting after charging - 24 hrs? By then they are back on the charger as I've already drained them - running minimal 3 mods and vaping at 100+ a set doesn't last long!
Extra sets? I leave home in the morning with 3 mods with fresh cells and minimal 3 sets of fully charged back-ups! Yup, I know I have a problem! and I LOVE IT!
While I am like most everyone else and if I am closer to my charger I just grab those, I think @AndriaD is probably most accurate.It's better to let them "rest" a while after charging, as charging is the time when the battery is at its most volatiile. How long that "while" should be, I've never seen or heard addressed anywhere, but my own practice is at least 24 hrs. If you don't have sufficient batteries to do that, you'll have to take your chances... and try to acquire more batteries so you can rest them appropriately after charging.
Andria
I'd carry everything in a container that weighed 45 pounds and was the size of a spare tire before I'd ever consider a man purse.may I suggest a man-purse?
I'd carry everything in a container that weighed 45 pounds and was the size of a spare tire before I'd ever consider a man purse.
But that's just me.
lol
Guess that'd depend on if the down time while you are charging prevents you from vaping.Seems like everyone has a different take on this, but the safest route is always the smartest. I've always just used em right after charging lol I vape at 50 watts on my RX200S and the batteries take 3 or sometimes 4 days to even reach 3.7v! Would there be any sense in having another trio of cells? I currently only have one!
Guess that'd depend on if the down time while you are charging prevents you from vaping.
If you only charge while sleeping or when not vaping, it'll only be a problem when you get caught with your pants down due to a damaged battery or wrap.
THEN you'll wish you had a spare set waiting on you.
unless your neighbor has a set you can borrow while you wait on the new set t arrive.
Man and ya know? I was thinking about that the other day! Haha I have an old Tesla Two that I retired when I got my RX200S and the button is wearing out on it, it would probably have to be my backup. Is it cool to leave a set of fully charged 18650s sitting for about 3 or 4 days? I thought about just keeping a charged pair, but I've heard letting a battery sit at 4.2v for a while is bad for it. I probably wouldn't trust my Tesla Two anymore because of it's iffy button.
You, sir, sound a lot like me!
I regularly keep one pair of my batteries out of the rotation, and change which pair that is about once a month -- just because I get a day or 2 out of one battery, so having 8 in constant rotation is really overkill. I see no problems with it.
Andria
Hey Andria! Nice seeing you again.
Hubby is a flashlight junkie. Wait after charging. Charger heats the battery, although cool to the touch, internals need rest. I too also keep 2 sets for everything. So Dude, let'em chill for a bit. So yeah, what @nightshard said....battery guru.
I've always wondered what an IMR or INR would do. They call em "safe chemistry batteries" but just how MUCH safer are they really? more of a rhetorical, but you get the gist.Yeah I really can't see a single reason for anyone who's been vaping for a while to need to go straight from charger to mod; the batteries don't cost that much (illumn.com or liionwholesale.com, and even get a free battery box with every pair you buy, from either of them).
Those just starting who haven't yet accumulated so much vapeware, may need to live more dangerously, but anyone who's vaped for 6 months or more... no need for that kind of risk. Anyone who's never seen what a li-ion battery looks like in full thermal runaway... look it up on youtube. It's appalling.
Andria
That's great advice BUT what about cloud? Do you get big cloud on 2.15Ω or big cloud on low resistance only?I mentioned that I get a day or two out of my 25R's and HE2's.... The HE2 I just took out of my minibook and put in the charger was in use all day Sat and Sun... the Xtar says it still had 28% life.
If you want the longest possible battery life, vape at low wattage with high resistance. I vape at 9.5-10 watts; current coil is measuring 2.15Ω.
Andria
That's great advice BUT what about cloud? Do you get big cloud on 2.15Ω or big cloud on low resistance only?
I find that 50w on a 0.5 ohm coil is perfect for me. Not a huge cloud, but gives a nice throat hit. 50/50 PG VGTo be honest, I couldn't give a rat's ass about a cloud -- I like that vaping is far LESS obnoxious than smoking, not MORE. So no, no big cloud -- thin mist which dissipates very rapidly. Big clouds come only from heat -- low resistance and/or high wattage -- and/or, high VG -- I use 86% PG. It's a trade-off -- you can have either terrific battery life, or you can have obnoxious thick clouds, but not both. Cigarette smoke is not very thick, just very odorous; what I exhale is quite similar in appearance to what I exhaled when I smoked, and dissipates even faster.
Andria
If that's your goal, you'll want a sub ohm coil for sure. Something like a 0.25 ohm.That's great advice BUT what about cloud? Do you get big cloud on 2.15Ω or big cloud on low resistance only?
I mostly build 0.5 to 0.6 and 35 - 40 watts 20/80 pg/vg 3mg nic but I got decent cloud not super duper big but enough for meI find that 50w on a 0.5 ohm coil is perfect for me. Not a huge cloud, but gives a nice throat hit. 50/50 PG VG