18650 vs 26650

[HilseeJ]

I've been looking around trying to get answers, but I've been coming up a bit short. 26650 vs 18650?

Aside from battery life, what are the advantages of have a 26650 mod (or more specifically, using a 26650 battery)?

EDIT:

If you found this post from Google, so far the only real advantages (covered in this thread) for using a 26650 battery in a mod is battery life. The only 26650 battery currently available is the MNKE brand that has 3500 maH of battery life and 30 amps continuous. The closest 18650 counterpart to this would be the Sony VTC5 which has 2600 maH of battery life and has a 30 amp continuous rating as well.

Speculatively, there was a Sony 26650 battery that has 50 amps continous rating. However, it has been discontinued and experiments done on the battery showed that it was NOT actually 50 amps - and it might have fallen closer to 30 amps or lower.

 

[anumber1]

No advantage that I can tell...

26650 = large. Huge mods, bulky.

Very limited selection of batteries in 26650.

Jmho and so forth

 

[SingedVapor]

I've been looking around trying to get answers, but I've been coming up a bit short.

Aside from battery life, what are the advantages of have a 26650 mod (or more specifically, using a 26650 battery)?

Higher amp rating and longer battery life. People can use them to sub ohm down to .1

I have never had one but I have had my eye on one for a while as anything that says "longer battery" life is always catching my eye



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[edyle]

I've been looking around trying to get answers, but I've been coming up a bit short.

Aside from battery life, what are the advantages of have a 26650 mod (or more specifically, using a 26650 battery)?

The advantage of a 26650 mod compared to a 18650 mod is the same as
The advantage of a 18650 mod compared to a 14500 mod.

 

[Baditude]

Higher amp rating and longer battery life. People can use them to sub ohm down to .1

Higher mah rating (longer life on a charge) for sure. I'm not convinced about the higher amp rating.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/batteries-chargers/569447-i-cant-really-find-clear-answer-what-actual-specs-mnke-sony-26650s.html#post13321148

I've read that the Sony 26650 batteries have been discontinued.

 

[CMD-Ky]

This was helpful, thanks so much.

The advantage of a 26650 mod compared to a 18650 mod is the same as
The advantage of a 18650 mod compared to a 14500 mod.

 

[SingedVapor]

Higher mah rating (longer life on a charge) for sure. I'm not convinced about the higher amp rating.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/batteries-chargers/569447-i-cant-really-find-clear-answer-what-actual-specs-mnke-sony-26650s.html#post13321148

I've read that the Sony 26650 batteries have been discontinued.

Not that I have ever pushed the amperage of a battery but thanks for that link. Better safe than sorry


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[HilseeJ]

The advantage of a 26650 mod compared to a 18650 mod is the same as
The advantage of a 18650 mod compared to a 14500 mod.

So... battery life? I don't have much experience with 14500 batteries.

Also, this post is on the second page of google when searching for 18650 vs 26650! For the community!

 

[SingedVapor]

So... battery life? I don't have much experience with 14500 batteries.

Yes battery life. The number "18650" "14500" is the length of the battery if I'm not mistaken. Smaller battery equals less mah.


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[dbrandt01]

The guy at the local shop described it mostly as battery life.
He could vape 1-2 hours on an 18650. He could make 4-6 hours on a 26650.

Personally for me, I went with 26650 for my first mechanical mod because of how the mod itself felt. The 18650 felt like a big sharpie in my hand which felt too small. The 26650 is more fatter and just felt better in my hand.

 

[Baditude]

Size comparison of the AW IMR battery lineup:
16340 (550mah), 18350 (700mah), 14500 (600mah), 18490 (1100mah), 18650 (2000mah), 26500 (2300mah).

100mah = 1 hour use (approximate normal loads)

 

[edyle]

So... battery life? I don't have much experience with 14500 batteries.

Also, this post is on the second page of google when searching for 18650 vs 26650! For the community!

Yes; physically bigger battery size.
26650 battery is 26 mm diameter by 65 mm long.
18650 battery is 18 mm diameter by 65 mm long.
14500 battery is 14 mm diameter by 50 mm long.

Compare a car battery which is something like maybe 150 mm by 250 mm.
You could probably vape for weeks on a car battery before you need a recharge.

Those 14500 batteries might have a capacity of 1aH.
Those 18650 batteries might have a capacity of 2aH
Those 26650 batteries might have a capacity of 3aH to 4aH.

A car battery is 12v so the voltage is different, but the energy contained in it would be like maybe a hundred lithium batteries I suppose.