Resting battery after charging?

[Angel1964]

I read somewhere that you shouldn't use your battery for a couple hours after you charge it. I have a protected aspire 1800 icr 3.7v and using it solely in the pegasus mini 50 w tc mod. I also have (unfortunately) an efest ima 3.7v 3000 mah. Do I really need to let them rest and what are the benefits of it?

 

[Frenchfry1942]

Yep, but the prefer to have a pillow.



Edit: Sorry, was first think that came to mind.

 

[MorpheusPA]

It's wise to let them rest. batteries are rather agitated after a charge, and settle down over a few hours. Immediately after charging, they're more likely to vent.

Similarly, their voltages are a little depressed when coming right out of a device they were used in. Best performance involves letting them rest a short period before going onto the charger, but they only need fifteen minutes or so.

If I'm reading the above correctly, you do have two batteries, so a bit of a rest shouldn't be too much trouble.

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Before recharging I rest a discharged battery until it comes to room / ambient temp + 15 minutes.
Sometimes that equates to 15 minutes other times like when being used outside during the summer that may take 2.5 hours.

Resting a freshly charged battery is always a good idea.
Like explained in the previous post above the chemical exchange that takes place during charging is rather aggressive / violent, it takes time for it to settle down & stabilize.
How long depends on several factors, using a good quality 'soft start' & slow / trickle finish charger helps reduce resting period.
A good rule of thumb is an hour or two, but, a crappy charger or high temps = longer rest period.

The benefit to resting is increased battery lifespan & minimize chance of venting.
The better you treat your batteries the better they treat you.

BTW, you may want to buy a few 'better' batteries.
The cost of using so so batteries is more than the price of good ones.

 

[edyle]

I read somewhere that you shouldn't use your battery for a couple hours after you charge it. I have a protected aspire 1800 icr 3.7v and using it solely in the Pegasus mini 50 w tc mod. I also have (unfortunately) an efest ima 3.7v 3000 mah. Do I really need to let them rest and what are the benefits of it?

1: the recommended battery type for vaping is the IMR or INR types.
The protected icr are not safe chemistry batteries, and are not recommended.

2: if you have more batteries they will end up getting rest between charge/discharge as they wait in line to be used or be charged.

 

[Baditude]

I agree with the above. Our forum administrator and battery expert Rolygate has this to say about resting batteries:

"Rest batteries after charging
One commonly-reported factor in almost all the incidents we hear of where batteries failed violently while in use is that they were taken directly off the charger and then used immediately, at which point they failed.

Because of this, we think it may be a good idea to rest batteries after charging them. This advice will not be found in the usual 'reference bibles' on batteries, but we see more and different reports than others. Therefore we now advise:
Do not use batteries directly after charging them. Use a battery or batteries you previously charged, and that have rested for several hours. This is especially important if using a stacked pair for higher voltage, as statistically the risk is far higher."
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Also, protected ICR (Li-ion) batteries became obsolete for advanced personal vaporizers a couple of years ago. You should be using high-drain, safe-chemistry batteries only. Those are IMR or INR chemistry.

Deeper Understanding of Mod Batteries Part 1
Battery Basics for Mods: The Definative Battery Guide for Vaping
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If you wish to make full use of your 200 watt regulated mod, get yourself a few of the below batteries:

Calculating battery current draw for a regulated mod
If using a high wattage regulated mod, use a 20 - 30 amp CDR IMR battery, which ever your mod's manufacturer recommends. The processor's amp limit determines the amp requirement in this application, not the atomizer resistance:

60W or higher:

Sony VTC4 2100 mah 30 amp CDR
LG18650HB6 1500mah 30A CDR.​

40W-60W:

LG 18650HG2 3000mah 20Amp CDR
Samsung 18650-25R, 2500 mah 20 amp CDR (green wrap if you can, blue wrap is just fine)
LG 18650HE2 2500 mah 20 Amp CDR
Sony 18650VTC5 2600mAh 30Amp CDR (* tested as only a 20 amp CDR)
AW 18650 3000 mah 20 amp CDR​