Lavatube batteries

[Warlordxxx]

Well i know there was a bit of a do when the lavatube first came out with the batteries being not what they were stated . So i think this would be a handy place to list which batteries fit please try to include as much detail as you can and if they last a long medium or shorter time than you expected . Personally i've had in my lavatube

Standard 2200Mah lavatube flat tops - these came with the device i know they aren't aw so i'll clasify them as unbranded
these are so far performing lovely for me and lasting a fair amount of time on a charge.

Ultrafire protected 3000MAh red and white jackets - as these aren't a flat top battery the end cap doesn't close fully approx 1mm gap - only had one charge so far but on the first go these weren't lasting as long as the unbranded above.

i know there's going to be a lot of people going with the AW brand and i for one won't be knocking them for that but if they are unavailable it might be nice to know which other batteries can be sourced and perform well.

Thanks,
Mark

 

[donnah]

I'm using the batt that came in the kit and it works fine. I also ordered a couple aw brand batts from supertmanufacturing. Its not a fake battery, just not the aw brand that was advertised. I use it in rotation with my aw's. No big deal to me.

 

[woooozzaa]

As far as I'm aware the Lavatube was designed to only take safe chemistry batteries, which are not protected by nature. That means 18"65"0, 65mm in length (nipple or not). Anything with a protection circuit adds a couple mm to the total length and won't fit properly. I wouldn't personally put anything that isn't high drain in there anyway cause the booster circuit does draw more amps out of the cell.

 

[daveinleics]

The batteries I got with mine were a sort of purple colour of unknown brand and they work fine. I also use AW IMR 1600mAh batteries and their performance is almost identical to the purple ones. I get about 3/4 of a day out of either of them mainly in the range 4-5 volts.