Batteries

[Hein510]

Ok I've been looking at getting me a mech mod, realy loving the Chi You, and as I've scanned through topic on topic everyone is talking about the amps a battery can handle.

So I've scanned Fasttech for batteries and nowhere on any of the battery items does it give a amp rating!

How do you work out what the amp rating of a battery is?

 

[thekeeperza]

@Hein510 try these
http://www.ecigssa.co.za/index.php?threads/important-mechanical-mod-safety.792/#post-12593
http://www.ecigssa.co.za/index.php?threads/sub-ohm-battery-chart.722/
http://www.ecigssa.co.za/index.php?threads/important-mechanical-mod-safety.792/

 

[Riaz]

@Hein510 if i can give some advice, rather get the batteries locally if you can.

Slowtech charges a hefty shipping fee on all batteries now.

unless we do a group buy from them and split the shipping fee?

 

[thekeeperza]

@Riaz
Doesn't look like they want to ship batteries here...I get no available shipping options

 

[Riaz]

@Riaz
Doesn't look like they want to ship batteries here...I get no available shipping options
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thats weird

when i checked some time ago, they listed the batteries as 'expedited shipping available' which was through a different courier altogether.

 

[Tornalca]

thats weird

when i checked some time ago, they listed the batteries as 'expedited shipping available' which was through a different courier altogether.

Yes it changed again. It was $60 shipping at a stage but no more shipping batteries from slowtech to SA.

 

[Hein510]

I dont think I wanna buy from them, was just checking what batteries they had as I'm a AA and AAA battery guy and these 18650 batteries is new to me.

 

[Derick]

Ok I've been looking at getting me a mech mod, realy loving the Chi You, and as I've scanned through topic on topic everyone is talking about the amps a battery can handle.

So I've scanned Fasttech for batteries and nowhere on any of the battery items does it give a amp rating!

How do you work out what the amp rating of a battery is?

If they don't specify the Amp rating on a battery then it is probably to low for a mech mod - I think standard amps on a li-ion battery is in the range of 1 - 3 Amps (depending on manufacturer it could vary), which is obviously not enough

You need to look at anything 10 amp or higher - you could probably get away with an 5amp one if you are not going to go Sub-Ohm on your coils, but getting the highest amp you can get is probably the best safety margin.

 

[WestCoastFog]

If no amp rating is given the norm is 2x mAH so a 2000mAH batt will give a constant save
Amp of 4000mA or 4A

 

[Andre]

If no amp rating is given the norm is 2x mAH so a 2000mAH batt will give a constant save
Amp of 4000mA or 4A

Thank you for that. And welcome to the forum. If you feel like it please introduce yourself at the end of this thread: http://www.ecigssa.co.za/index.php?threads/introduce-yourselves.24/.

 

[johan]

Welcome @WestCoastFog , very interesting calculation.