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THE KAMRY 60W TOUCH MINI / SMY TOUCH BOX MINI 60W + LAST “NOT A” CONTEST WINNER & A NEW ONE!
A PBusardo Review – Kamry 60W Touch Mini / SMY Touch Box Mini 60W
In this video we take a rather disappointing look at the Kamry 60W Touch Mini which also may be known as the SMY Touch Box Mini 60W.
The Links
Kamry
SMY – Simeiyue
Touch Box Mini Software
Fasttech
Vaporesso
MyVpro
Courage E-Liquid
Conviction E-Liquid
Aspire
Eleaf
Smith & Baxter
Halcyon
The Video:
*NOTE: Any use of these videos in part or in their entirety without Phil Busardo’s expressed written consent is strictly prohibited.
The Photos:
A BATTERY MOOCH POST: No longer accepting “IMR” on a battery unless correct
This has gone on long enough. These companies should know better.
I will no longer be accepting a battery with “IMR” on the wrap as being accurately labeled unless it actually uses the battery chemistry that “IMR” is used for (by the big manufacturers).
The use of “IMR” on the batteries marketed to vapers is a big problem. The chemistry for that model number prefix is one of the safest available in Li-Ion batteries. There are a lot of older online articles for vapers saying that only IMR batteries should be used for vaping. This makes batteries with “IMR” on the wrap seem to be a safe choice.
One big problem though…I don’t think we use any batteries with that chemistry anymore.
Almost all the cylindrical batteries we use are “hybrid” chemistry batteries, i.e., the batteries that are using the “INR” model number prefix (or its equivalent) by the big manufacturers.
That makes me wonder if…
1 These Chinese battery manufacturers and rewrappers just use “IMR” as a way to make us think the battery is a safe chemistry to get us to buy the battery.
2 It’s just become a generic tag that means “non-LiPo”.
3 These Chinese battery manufacturers and rewrappers don’t know the difference between the different chemistries and actually think they are selling batteries that use the same chemistry as in batteries using the “IMR” model number prefix.
Whichever might be true, all of these scenarios are completely unacceptable. Especially in this environment of increased regulations and government scrutiny.
The use of “IMR” by the Chinese battery manufacturers and rewrappers is confusing and unnecessary. There is absolutely no reason to have “IMR” on any battery unless it uses the correct matching chemistry. I will be calling out the batteries from these Chinese companies that do not use “IMR” correctly. There was no good reason to ever use it and it’s time to stop.
My test reports from now on will reflect this.
Our community deserves accurate ratings and labeling. These companies have had years to get it right. Lets speak with our wallets and see what we can do.
Examples of “IMR” being used: https://imgur.com/a/d9dgZ
A BATTERY MOOCH POST: No longer accepting useless pulse ratings
I will no longer be saying a battery is accurately rated if the “pulse” rating is in huge numbers on the wrap, even if the accurate continuous current rating is also on the wrap in fine print.
This has been bothering me for a while but Nitecore has pushed me over the edge. While they have the continuous and (useless) pulse ratings spelled out it’s done in the tiniest of print while the pulse rating is repeated in huge numbers.
It’s clear to me that Nitecore, and other companies, want us to think that the pulse rating is the battery’s true rating. There are two problems with this…
1) Pulse ratings are utterly and completely useless unless we know some things about how the ratings were set. There are no standards for a pulse rating. Without knowing the length of the pulse, the time between pulses, and the criteria used to set the rating (temperature? run time? voltage sag? a combination of these?) we can’t compare one battery’s pulse rating against another’s. They’re useless.
2) These “pulse” ratings can be dangerously high. While you might normally be able to vape at that high a level without too much risk, since the current is pulsed, these ratings don’t take our safety into account in case of a mod malfunction or accidental button press. This can cause the battery to be discharged continuously, possibly causing it to vent (most likely not go into thermal runaway and burst though).
From now on whatever number is the most prominent one on the wrap will be the one I use as its claimed rating. This will be handled on a case by case basis and might need to be adjusted as a policy as testing continues.
Batteries that list both ratings equally, e.g., “20A/40A”, will have their useless pulse ratings mentioned but the first number will be considered as the continuous current rating.
This is not a perfect system and I’m sure it will need to be tweaked at some point but it’s a step that needed to be taken now due to the way these companies are presenting their ratings on the wrap.
Ratings examples: https://imgur.com/a/HqaCb
A BATTERY MOOCH POST: Westinghouse 2000mAh 18650 Bench Test Results…only a 7A battery
This Westinghouse is a 7A cell that does not match any Samsung, Sony, LG, or Panasonic/Sanyo cell I have seen. While many of us were pretty sure that it had a low current rating I was still receiving quite a few inquiries about it.
I am rating this Westinghouse at 7A and 2000mAh.
The two cells that were tested were purchased by me from Walmart.
Test results, discharge graph, photos: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/threads/westinghouse-2000mah-18650-bench-test-results-only-a-7a-battery.804431/
All my test results to date: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/
THE ASPIRE BREEZE
A PBusardo Review – The Aspire Breeze
In this video we take a full look at the Aspire Breeze.
The Links
Aspire
Aspire Store
Link to the Daniel – DJLsb Vapes – show mentioned in the review
The Post Review Follow-Up:
- 5/23/17 – The device is not regulated so the wattage will begin to reduce as the battery drains.
- 5/23/17 – The wattage is estimated between 26-28W on a fully charged battery.
The Video:
*NOTE: Any use of these videos in part or in their entirety without Phil Busardo’s expressed written consent is strictly prohibited.
The Photos:
A BATTERY MOOCH POST: Westinghouse 2000mAh 18650 Bench Test Results…only a 7A battery
This Westinghouse is a 7A cell that does not match any Samsung, Sony, LG, or Panasonic/Sanyo cell I have seen. While many of us were pretty sure that it had a low current rating I was still receiving quite a few inquiries about it.
I am rating this Westinghouse at 7A and 2000mAh.
To avoid a lot of voltage sag I recommend not going over 4A/15W but this a low capacity, low power cell and just isn’t a good choice for vaping.
The two cells that were tested were purchased by me from Walmart.
Test results, discharge graph, photos: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/threads/westinghouse-2000mah-18650-bench-test-results-only-a-7a-battery.804431/
All my test results to date: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/
A BATTERY MOOCH POST: FDA Battery Workshop transcripts are now available
The archived webcasts and transcripts for the FDA’s Battery Safety Workshop that was held on April 19-20 are now available:
https://www.fda.gov/tobaccoproducts/newsevents/ucm535185.htm
SHOW & TELLS WITH THE VAPORESSO AURORA AND FUMYTECH EZIPE + THE NICOLAS TANK REVIEW + LAST “NOT A” CONTEST WINNER & A NEW ONE!
A PBusardo Review – The Vapefly Nicolas Tank, Show & Tell with the Vaporesso Aurora and Fumytech Ezipe, & “Not A” Contests
We kick this video off with a Show & Tell/Quick Look at the Vaporesso Aurora and Fumytech Ezipe Zippo styled mods. We then do a review of the Nicolas tank… an “MTL Flavor” Tank. Finally we find out who won the last “Not A” Contest and kick off a new one!
Vape Happy My Friends!!
The Links
Vaporesso
Fumy-Tech
MyFreedomSmokes
MyVPro
Electric Tobacconist
Halcyon E-Liquids
Smith & Baxter E-Liquids
Courage E-Liquids
Conviction E-Liquids
The Video:
*NOTE: Any use of these videos in part or in their entirety without Phil Busardo’s expressed written consent is strictly prohibited.
The Photos – Nicolas Tank:
The Photos – Aurora & Ezipe:
A BATTERY MOOCH POST: An Efest battery without a useless pulse rating?
If I hadn’t seen it I would never had believed it.
Efest’s new 20700, to be sampled soon, is being released with just a “Max continuous discharge” rating of 30A on the wrap and on the web site.
Efest 20700 specs screen capture: https://imgur.com/a/Tigby
Web page: http://www.efestpower.com/m/index.php?ac=article&at=read&did=468
If this is the Sanyo NCR20700A or the cell used by iJoy and Ampking, all true 30A cells, then this is very good news indeed! If this is just the 15A Sanyo NCR20700B then I will be very disappointed…to say the least.
Until recently, this Efest 20700 was shown (rendered) with a pulse rating on the wrap. I don’t know what changed Efest’s mind but I’m very happy they did.
I am hoping that this new Efest rating setup will be carried over to their 18650’s as our community sorely needs the companies other than Samsung/Sony/LG/Panasonic/Sanyo to accurately rate their batteries. Especially with the inevitable additional battery regulations coming our way over the next year or two.
I do not know yet when I will be testing these Efest 20700’s.
I do not know yet when or where they will be available for purchase.
As soon as I have any more information I will post it.
VAPING SURVEY
Another vaping survey for you to take at your earliest convenience…
We want to inform you about the biggest vaping survey worldwide. We are
conducting this survey on behalf of VON ERL., an Austrian e-cigarette producer, who
aims at getting a deeper insight into the vaping community. Therefore, we are
investigating the habits and the behavior of e-cigarette users around the world.
Further, we are gathering information about how vapors as well as non-vapors think
about the legal conditions and the vaping acceptance of society in general.Link to survey: www.vaping-survey.com
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