Batteries

Battery Safety

When vaping on our favourite flavour we have to be aware that we are using an electrical device. High wattage kits require rechargeable batteries which must always be treated with care and respect. Failure to follow some basic rules can result in damage to the batteries and therefore the potential for serious personal injury. 

Storage

Batteries should NEVER be carried loose in a pocket or bag, any contact with other metal objects such as keys or change will cause them to short circuit, vent and potentially explode.

Always store your batteries in a plastic case. These are inexpensive and will give you piece of mind as well as preventing damage. 

Use Authentic Batteries

Choose the right type of battery. Good quality IMR (Lithium Manganese Oxide) batteries or INR (Lithium Manganese Nickel) batteries are the best choices, due to the battery chemistry being less volatile than ICR (Lithium Cobalt Oxide) batteries. Unfortunately, the market especially online is awash with counterfeit cells claiming to be genuine big brand-named batteries. We would always advise customers to never go for cheap unauthentic batteries. Always buy from a reputable vendor. 

Charging your batteries

A good quality battery charger is very important. A poor-quality charger can over-charge a battery, making it unstable and greatly increasing the chance of batteries overheating or venting when they are used.

A fully charged IMR battery should be somewhere between 4.15 and 4.20 volts. Much above that (4.25V) and its life will be shortened, and it may become unstable.

Don’t leave your batteries charging overnight or unattended. 

Don’t over drain your batteries

Regulated mods have built in protection that will prevent your device from working if your batteries are too flat. A mechanical mod does not have this protection and will run the battery until it is absolutely flat, which is very bad for lithium batteries. For best results we recommend recharging when your batteries are at or just above above 3.6V. 

Battery Maintenance 

Be careful with the wraps and insulators on your batteries. If these get damaged, they can short circuit so check them regularly for any nicks or tears in the outer wrap. Re-wrapping batteries is a very easy to do and can prevent shorts and arching. If your battery wraps are damaged, stop using them until you are able to re-wrap them. Battery wraps are cheap and very easy to replace. Ask in sore if you have any questions. 

Always “Marry” or pair your batteries.

If your mod takes 2 or more batteries, always use the same batteries together. Different batteries have different ratings and using unmatched batteries can put an unnecessary strain on one of them.

Always charge and discharge them together as a pair. This practice will prolong the life of your batteries. 

Disposal

Used batteries should always be disposed off at a suitable recycling centre, it is recommended to tape over both ends of the battery for the reasons mentioned earlier.