Which 18650 batteries do you trust?

[Lobby]

One other thing to keep in mind is to keep an eye on your batteries wrapper. I used to have to rewrap my batteries every couple of months. One of the mods I used to have tore wrappers often.

 

[cybrguy]

There appears to be a new Molicel, the M35a. Has anyone tried these or is there any reason why they shouldn't work well in our vapes?

Molicel/NPE INR-18650-M35A 10A 3500mAh Flat Top 18650 Battery - Authorized Distributor

The new Molicel 3500mAh 10A 18650 cell Finally Molicel has released its 3500mAh high capacity 18650. We expect this to become our top recommended capacity 18650 over the Panasonic NCR18650GA, LG MJ1, and Samsung 35E. This battery easily competes with those. In particular, low and high...

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[EarthworldTim]

There appears to be a new Molicel, the M35a. Has anyone tried these or is there any reason why they shouldn't work well in our vapes?

Molicel/NPE INR-18650-M35A 10A 3500mAh Flat Top 18650 Battery - Authorized Distributor

The new Molicel 3500mAh 10A 18650 cell Finally Molicel has released its 3500mAh high capacity 18650. We expect this to become our top recommended capacity 18650 over the Panasonic NCR18650GA, LG MJ1, and Samsung 35E. This battery easily competes with those. In particular, low and high...

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"Manufacturer Rated Max Discharge Current: 10A"

Tinymight definitely wants 20A discharge and I think firewood and others likely do as well.

Confirmed same for firewood per the site.
"Please note, battery must be a flat top 18650 capable of supplying 20 Amps discharge current (minimum)."

 

[cybrguy]

Thanks, I didn't notice the amperage.

 

[anome]

Depends, but IMO
- Manufacturer Rated Max Discharge Current: 10A
seems to come up short for most use cases.

 

[FlyingLow]

I have not bought batteries in ages... any new developments? My old molicells do not hold charge like they used to.

Specifically shopping for 18650's for TOAD, TinyMight2 and P80.
Do I rebuy molicells?

 

[passenger]

I just bought a couple P28a to replace my older ones and they are still in high regard it seems. Never had an issue with those.

 

[budski]

on sale now https://www.18650batterystore.com/products/molicel-p28a 35a discharge rate

 

[cybrguy]

I'm very much a Molicel kind of guy these days. I have one set of the P30 s that seem to perform a little better in my Wand than the P28 but I'm still very happy with the P28s. I think I'll be buying the P30 for my next order, tho, especially if they are no more expensive.

 

[pomogirl]

on sale now https://www.18650batterystore.com/products/molicel-p28a 35a discharge rate

Excuse my lack of battery knowledge, but do the sale Molicels work in TM2, Wand, DaVinci, Xmax even if they say they are not for vapes? Do they mean not for box mod vapes?

 

[budski]

law yer speak to get around stupid laws.

 

[dude_de]

but do the sale Molicels work in TM2, Wand, DaVinci, Xmax even if they say they are not for vapes?

Yes, the manufacturers are just covering their collective asses. Remember, cells like 18650s were never intended to be sold to the general public. They were always meant for OEMs to build their proprietary battery packs. In that scenario, users would never have a chance to f*ck up and cause a big oopsie.
I am sure the manufacturers have been sued a few times by idiots who f*cked up and tried to put the blame on the manufacturer. With that little warning on the battery, that should come to an end.

But yeah, if you have verified that your battery can deliver the amperage required by the device, you're good to go. Can't go wrong with (authentic) Molicel.