{"id":15555,"date":"2017-05-14T10:41:04","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T14:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/?p=15555"},"modified":"2017-12-18T23:48:47","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T04:48:47","slug":"a-battery-mooch-post-nitecore-38a-2100mah-18650-bench-test-results-useless-38a-rating-only-23a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/archives\/15555","title":{"rendered":"A BATTERY MOOCH POST: Nitecore 38A 2100mAh 18650 Bench Test Results…useless 38A rating, only 23A"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Nitecore is a 23A rewrapped cell with a useless pulse rating (see the Comments section).<\/p>\n

While this cell has a 20A continuous rating in micro print on the wrap it has a useless 38A “max pulse discharge” rating on the wrap too. It also features “38A” in a huge font which many people will use as the cell’s rating when shopping or when a vendor displays it on their web site. For these reasons I feel the large “38A” rating, or any “pulse” or “max” rating, is misleading and shouldn’t be used.<\/p>\n

The wrap is not the standard heat shrink plastic. It is self-adhesive and appears to be similar to Mylar. I do not know how durable it is compared to the wraps being used now by other companies.<\/p>\n

This cell says “IMR18650” on the wrap but it does not use IMR chemistry. It uses one of the INR chemistries.<\/p>\n

I am rating this Nitecore at 23A and 2100mAh. The ones I tested were rewrapped Sony VTC4’s. Their performance was close to, but a bit worse than, the VTC4’s I have here.<\/p>\n

The two cells that were tested were purchased by me from IMRBatteries.<\/p>\n

Test results, discharge graph, photos: https:\/\/www.e-cigarette-forum.com\/forum\/threads\/nitecore-38a-2100mah-18650-bench-test-results-useless-38a-rating-only-23a.802981\/<\/a><\/p>\n

All my test results to date: https:\/\/www.e-cigarette-forum.com\/forum\/blog-entry\/list-of-battery-tests.7436\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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