18650 high drain batteries were introduced to deal with the high wattages of today’s variable wattage vape MODs in the safest, most efficient way possible. High wattage or low resistance builds will require a high drain battery rated at the appropriate amperage, in order to prevent short circuits or other safety hazards. The high drain 18650 vape batteries have been proved to be very efficient and safe for vaping, and other industries have begun taking advantage of them too – including popular electric supercar manufacturers.
What You Need To Know About Battery Labels
The battery labels are dotted with numbers and letters that are extremely important. But if you do not know much about battery chemistry, this little information can be confusing at first. Here is a short glossary of the terms of the battery that you should familiarize yourself with.
I: lithium-ion battery
M: The positive ion is manganese
C: The positive ion is cobalt
N: The positive ion is nickel
F: The positive ion is iron
R: The shape is round
Q: The shape is flat
18650: The battery is 65mm high and 18mm in diameter. Most 18650 batteries produce 3.7V and the chargers turn off automatically when the battery reaches 4.2V.
Examples:
INR 18650: means a lithium ion battery with positive nickel ions, round in shape and measures 65mm x 18mm.
IMR 18650 2500mAh 3.6V: means that it is a lithium-ion battery with a positive manganese ion, round shape, capacity of 2500mAh, rated voltage of 3.6 V and dimensions is 65mm x 18mm.
What You Should Consider to Buy a Vape Battery?
Choose a 18650 battery for your mods, below 5 important features should be considered:
Safety first
High capacity (mAh)
High rated current (amperage)
High voltage during vaping
Low operating temperature
5 Easy Ways to Spot a Counterfeit 18650 Battery
A Lithium Ion (“Li-Ion”) 18650 cell (“battery”) purchase may be more than you bargained for. Counterfeit 18650 Lithium Ion batteries have been identified in some deaths, and a number of injuries and fires. So it is important for you to vape with authentic batteries for your safety. Here we collected some easy ways to show you how to spot a counterfeit 18650 battery.
A. Battery Wrapper – Material, Color & Code Printed
We can easily spot a counterfeit battery by comparing the battery wrappers, as the manufacturers of counterfeit batteries cannot get the same source of wrappers that the original manufacturers use. So there are some very clear differences on the wrappers:
Color – original ones are always deep in color, while the counterfeit ones are always bright. This is easy to identify for Samsung & SONY green color wrapper batteries.
Material – when you take off the wrappers from the battery, you’ll see the original ones are always soft to touch, while the counterfeit ones are always hard.
Code Printed – there is a clear difference for the code printed on the wrappers: text color, text font, text size and position.
B. Manufacture Date Code or Serial Number
Except the differences of text color, font and size printed, we can also use those codes to spot a counterfeit battery. Lets take Samsung battery for example.
There are 3 lines of printing on the Samsung 18650 battery cells.
The first line shows the chemistry (ICR or INR), model number and some times with the place of origin, such as INR18650-25R, ICR18650-26F M (M means made in Malaysia).
The second line shows the brand name (SAMSUNG) and factory (SDI means produced in Korea or other branches, SDIEM means produced by Samsung Energy Malaysia).
The first number “2” for Samsung internal identification
The second letter “H” = Year (2012=C; 2013=D; 2014=E; 2015=F, 2016=G, 2017=H, and so on…)
The third number “2” = Month (Made in Korea, JAN=1; FEB=2; … SEP=9; OCT=A; NOV=B; DEC=C. Made in Malaysia, JAN=P; FEB=Q; March=R … OCT=Y; NOV=Z; DEC=0)
The last number “3” = Week
Therefore, code: 2H23 means the battery made in 2017, the 3rd week of FEB.
While the counterfeit battery number: JF4T, does not make sense for the last code T.
18650 high drain batteries were introduced to deal with the high wattages of today’s variable wattage vape MODs in the safest, most efficient way possible. High wattage or low resistance builds will require a high drain battery rated at the appropriate amperage, in order to prevent short circuits or other safety hazards. The high drain 18650 vape batteries have been proved to be very efficient and safe for vaping, and other industries have begun taking advantage of them too – including popular electric supercar manufacturers.
What You Need To Know About Battery Labels
The battery labels are dotted with numbers and letters that are extremely important. But if you do not know much about battery chemistry, this little information can be confusing at first. Here is a short glossary of the terms of the battery that you should familiarize yourself with.
I: lithium-ion battery
M: The positive ion is manganese
C: The positive ion is cobalt
N: The positive ion is nickel
F: The positive ion is iron
R: The shape is round
Q: The shape is flat
18650: The battery is 65mm high and 18mm in diameter. Most 18650 batteries produce 3.7V and the chargers turn off automatically when the battery reaches 4.2V.
Examples:
INR 18650: means a lithium ion battery with positive nickel ions, round in shape and measures 65mm x 18mm.
IMR 18650 2500mAh 3.6V: means that it is a lithium-ion battery with a positive manganese ion, round shape, capacity of 2500mAh, rated voltage of 3.6 V and dimensions is 65mm x 18mm.
What You Should Consider to Buy a Vape Battery?
Choose a 18650 battery for your mods, below 5 important features should be considered:
Safety first
High capacity (mAh)
High rated current (amperage)
High voltage during vaping
Low operating temperature
5 Easy Ways to Spot a Counterfeit 18650 Battery
A Lithium Ion (“Li-Ion”) 18650 cell (“battery”) purchase may be more than you bargained for. Counterfeit 18650 Lithium Ion batteries have been identified in some deaths, and a number of injuries and fires. So it is important for you to vape with authentic batteries for your safety. Here we collected some easy ways to show you how to spot a counterfeit 18650 battery.
A. Battery Wrapper – Material, Color & Code Printed
We can easily spot a counterfeit battery by comparing the battery wrappers, as the manufacturers of counterfeit batteries cannot get the same source of wrappers that the original manufacturers use. So there are some very clear differences on the wrappers:
Color – original ones are always deep in color, while the counterfeit ones are always bright. This is easy to identify for Samsung & SONY green color wrapper batteries.
Material – when you take off the wrappers from the battery, you’ll see the original ones are always soft to touch, while the counterfeit ones are always hard.
Code Printed – there is a clear difference for the code printed on the wrappers: text color, text font, text size and position.
B. Manufacture Date Code or Serial Number
Except the differences of text color, font and size printed, we can also use those codes to spot a counterfeit battery. Lets take Samsung battery for example.
There are 3 lines of printing on the Samsung 18650 battery cells.
The first line shows the chemistry (ICR or INR), model number and some times with the place of origin, such as INR18650-25R, ICR18650-26F M (M means made in Malaysia).
The second line shows the brand name (SAMSUNG) and factory (SDI means produced in Korea or other branches, SDIEM means produced by Samsung Energy Malaysia).
The first number “2” for Samsung internal identification
The second letter “H” = Year (2012=C; 2013=D; 2014=E; 2015=F, 2016=G, 2017=H, and so on…)
The third number “2” = Month (Made in Korea, JAN=1; FEB=2; … SEP=9; OCT=A; NOV=B; DEC=C. Made in Malaysia, JAN=P; FEB=Q; March=R … OCT=Y; NOV=Z; DEC=0)
The last number “3” = Week
Therefore, code: 2H23 means the battery made in 2017, the 3rd week of FEB.
While the counterfeit battery number: JF4T, does not make sense for the last code T.
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