This a great performing cell, one of the top three 26650’s. It is equal to the Golisi 4300mAh and the iJoy 4200mAh.
For some reason Aspire does not give this cell a rating. Instead, they include an “Aspire Battery Safety Chart” (https://imgur.com/a/IW0M4) that you must interpret to figure out how hard you can safely run it. The chart appears to say that this cell is rated at somewhere above 20A continuous.
Going to Aspire’s web site (http://www.aspirecig.com/accessories/battery-cells/battery461.html) leads you to a series of discharge graphs that must be reviewed and interpreted if you want to try to figure out this battery’s rating.
While I applaud Aspire’s posting of the discharge graphs, not having a rating on the cell only invites confusion. Expecially if the cell changes hands at some time. Will the original owner always pass on the chart to the new owner? Will vapers actually try to determine how hard they can safely run this cell by studying the discharge graphs? Why not just put an accurate continuous current rating on the wrap?
I am rating this Aspire cell at 30A and 4300mAh. This seems to match Aspire’s numbers on their 26650 Battery Safety Chart. The Aspire is identical in appearance and essentially identical in performance to the Golisi and iJoy 26650’s and all three appear to rewrap the same cell.
The two cells that were tested were purchased by me for that reason.
Test results, discharge graph, photos: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/threads/bench-test-results-aspire-4300mah-26650-a-great-30a-battery-but-why-unrated.823535/
All my test results to date: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/
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