{"id":16264,"date":"2017-10-23T09:19:28","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T13:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/?p=16264"},"modified":"2017-12-18T20:39:43","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T01:39:43","slug":"a-battery-mooch-post-lg-hg6-30a-3000mah-20650-a-great-true-30a-battery-but-only-2800mah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/archives\/16264","title":{"rendered":"A BATTERY MOOCH POST: LG HG6 30A 3000mAh 20650…a great true 30A battery but only 2800mAh"},"content":{"rendered":"

This cell is a 20650. It is 20mm in diameter and 65mm long. It does not have the usual LG four \u201cleg\u201d top contact. This cell only has three \u201clegs\u201d.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t find the datasheet for the HG6 but postings I\u2019ve seen so far show it as a 30A cell with a minimum capacity rating of 2900mAh and nominal capacity rating of 3000mAh.<\/p>\n

In my testing it easily outperforms the excellent Sony VTC5A and runs cooler than the LG HB6. It is a great performing true 30A cell.<\/p>\n

Against the other 20mm diameter cells it also does well. Down to 3.2V the HG6 equals or beats by a little the Sanyo NCR20650A or iJoy 5-leg 20700. The Sanyo NCR20700A still beats all of them, but not by a lot.<\/p>\n

While rated at 3000mAh, cells I tested from two sources and having two different batch\/date codes only delivered about 2800mAh of capacity at 0.5A down to 2.5V. This is 100mAh lower than its minimum capacity rating. LG uses a cutoff voltage of 2.0V though for their capacity rating for this cell. If I ran them down to that level I think they would meet the 2900mAh minimum rating.<\/p>\n

To allow for direct comparisons of any cells I test I set my capacity testing cutoff voltage at 2.5V. Since two HG6\u2019s, from two different batches, tested near 2800mAh when discharged at 0.5A down to 2.5V I am rating this cell at 30A and 2800mAh. It still tests out well, as described above.<\/p>\n

Two cells were donated by EcoLux (https:\/\/ecoluxshopdirect.co.uk<\/a>) for the purposes of testing. Thank you! Two other cells were purchased by me.<\/p>\n

Cell photos: https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/XuyYq<\/a><\/p>\n

Ratings graphic: https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/btfnH<\/a><\/p>\n

Test results, discharge graph, photos: https:\/\/www.e-cigarette-forum.com\/forum\/threads\/bench-test-results-lg-hg6-30a-3000mah-20650-a-great-true-30a-battery-but-only-2800mah.834503\/<\/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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