to cover what all the mystical numbers mean and how they affect your vaping experience. I will attempt to keep it as simple as possible without getting too sciency and putting everyone to sleep... promise. the first letter indicates the basic chemical makeup of the battery. The second, and most important letter indicates the material used to manufacture the cathode, also Battery identification can be one of the referred to as the positive electrode, and most difficult aspects of battery purthe third letter will be present when it’s chases when you account for the hodgerechargeable.Considering lithium ion batpodge of seemingly random letters and teries are designed to be rechargeable, the I numbers. All batteries are not created and R go hand in hand. equal and just because two batteries are Duty Cycle labeled IMR18650, does not mean they A batteries duty cycle refers to the aphave the same capabilities, characterisproximate number of recharges it can be tics and safety features. “cycled” through before the battery will no The batteries we use in ecigarettes longer hold a charge. In the early days of generally follow an industry defined lithium ion batteries, a duty cycle of 200250 identification scheme charges was considered high. Now, with consisting of 3 letters followed by 5 the advance in chemical composition, duty numbers, ie. IMR18650, ICR14500, cycles are closer to 500 charges but will NCR18650 etc. vary depending on the core battery The first three letters indicate the battercomposition. ies basic construction and capabilities. It should be noted that while a lithium ion The following battery does not have “battery memory”, the series of numbers indicate the batteries capacity of the battery will diminish over approximate physical size and shape. time as you progress to the end of it’s life expectancy. This means you do not have to fully discharge the battery before charging it like you do with many other
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What do all those numbers and letters really mean?