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Jonny15678

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So I was watching a video on youtube about 18650 batteries. Now in the video there is a picture with different mah and amp batteries. There also shows a recommended wattage for my particular battery of 40w to 60w. I'm confused because I didn't realize there was ever a recommend wattage for each battery. I thought it all depended on the ohms you were running as long as you'r battery can support those amps. I'm confused because on steam the ohms law says if I use a .5ohm coil and I run it at 120watts it's only using 15 amps or so. Is this video misleading or am I missing something?


 

BigNasty

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Missing a bit, this was more of an in depth bit of advice we normally give here.
While a bit more misleading on the types over quality vs. risk vs. failure.
 

Jonny15678

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Missing a bit, this was more of an in depth bit of advice we normally give here.
While a bit more misleading on the types over quality vs. risk vs. failure.

So I shouldn't worry about recommended wattage in the video right?
 
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BigNasty

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From that video not really.
Lets say you have a sig 150 and vtc4 vtc5 or a 20-30 amp lg... it will buck the watts up and regulate how many amps the device is pulling from both batteries.
In a mech it is another story.
 

Jonny15678

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From that video not really.
Lets say you have a sig 150 and vtc4 vtc5 or a 20-30 amp lg... it will buck the watts up and regulate how many amps the device is pulling from both batteries.
In a mech it is another story.

I use the 18650 samsung 25r's in all my mods.
 

OBDave

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30 amp batteries (and we're talking Sony VTC3, VTC4, and LG HB2, nothing else, period) are good for mechs with stupid-sub-ohm builds and if you've got a dual battery 200w regulated mod you're actually trying to push to 200. For 90% of situations your 20 amp 25r's are going to be good to go.
 

Jonny15678

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30 amp batteries (and we're talking Sony VTC3, VTC4, and LG HB2, nothing else, period) are good for mechs with stupid-sub-ohm builds and if you've got a dual battery 200w regulated mod you're actually trying to push to 200. For 90% of situations your 20 amp 25r's are going to be good to go.


Thank you.
 

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