New to Mech Mods question

[GingerVapes]

I have been using VV/VW mods until I bought a couple mechanical ones recently. A question for you all: should I use protected 18650 batteries in the mechs? IAm using AW IMR batteries iN the
vv/VW mods. A friend told me to get mnke batteries, not protected to use in the mechs. You all have a lot more experience than I do. I want to be safe.

Thanks! Sorry for typos, my phone is going nuts with this window.

 

[preston0714]

I always use sony vtc 4 or 5 there 30 amps. I just ran one down the other day on a .5 build just quit firing. No venting or anything.

 

[KeyMan264]

I agree with the Sony vtc4,5 but if your new, do a lot of research on mech mods. Start off slow and work your way up. Safety is the key, and buy your batteries from a trusted dealer. To many fake batteries floating around out there.

 

[jae]

Unprotected IMR (Li-Mn - Lithium ion manganese oxide; technically LiMn2O4) batteries actually have a safer chemistry. I mean, get reliable ones by well-regarded manufacturers from a trusted vendor!

Here, have a look at this.

 

[catslurch]

Thank's jeremy, a great info site for any battery related tech.

 

[Gonzi]

AW IMR are top knotch batteries. Without knowing what kind of atomizer your running nor what ohm you want to push, can't recomment against them. I don't always subohm, but when I do, I use a VTC4 or my VaporShark DNA30, for everything else, AW IMR 18350 & 18490 and purple Efest 18350 and 18650

 

[GingerVapes]

Thanks all! I DO have authentic AW IMR batteries, and I am not going sub-ohm yet. I have a RBA (kayfun lite#2), but will probably try for a 1 ohm coil, don't know if that can be done. In the meantime, I am using Kanger 2.2 ohm coils in my ProTanks on the Mech Mods and everything else.
Thank you all for the great input!

 

[GingerVapes]

Great site, Jeremy, Thanks!

 

[saltlife]

Vtc5s are great batteries. I run them at .10 with no problems. You should have no problems with MNKEs either.

 

[UncleRJ]

Or you can get a 2 cent fuse just to be safe.

 

[Celtic Fog]

I want to get a mech mod so that I can run a 1.0 to 1.5 rda on it, but wondering if for a newbie to mech mods, would you guys recomend using a voltage meter on the mod itself, and or a kick? will I still be able to produce some clouds with a set up like that?