Naw, that read was at turn on with the VTC5D. I don’t do countdown or 30sec test with FETDD drivers, it will drive you crazy. I watch the output drop for anything out of the norm, like it sky rocketing down, other then that, I don’t really care. Now my Linear, Buck or Boost driven lights, that’s when I care a lot.
Scott, yeah, the Meteor is 4P to 12 emitters. Stock the cell choice may not be such a big issue, but, well, mine is a long way removed from stock. May be pulling 50-60A. (I get a quick 17,284 lumen reading and it plunges, getting hot and draining cells at a crazy rate) So of course, I’m looking for that little bit more… 
The VTC5D (late 2017, early 2018) is supposed to be the latest, greatest chemical mix. It’s a bit better than the older VTC5A (2016).
When it comes to the major battery manufacturers, it seems like their newest version always performs better than their older version. They are always finding small improvements. (Don’t qoute me, I’m talking about in general they always make improvements)
very nice, i asume its cw ?
Indeed… 
The 8 VTC5D’s I have register 15-16 IR on my SKY RC…if that helps ya…
Yep, thanks Kawi. 
The 30Q’s I’ve been using are showing around 25 IR. Compared to the single digits of my 30T’s (07-09) 25 is pretty high.
Thinking about trying out the offset boring with a 4 jaw chuck to see if I can open the battery tube holes in the M43 a bit to accept the 20650 LG HG6, pretty dang close to the 30T really in a slightly smaller form factor. (I could offset bore towards the middle and not bother threads or anything, in theory) Wish I had a mill….
Still thinking about making a new tube for my GT mini to use a 30T…
BLF GT mini with short and reg tubes, BLF GT with short and reg tubes. Not sure that I’ve seen these all together or at least recently, so here they are.
thats a nice looking blf-family.
According to HKJ curves:
VTC5D < VTC5A < Samsung 24S < Samsung 20S.
When a battery manufacturer designs a battery they have to adjust the chemical mix to give them what they want. They can go towards the direction of high capacity at the expense of less amperage output. Or they can go the other direction and make it have more amperage output at the expense of less capacity.
Every new battery seems to perform better overall. An example is the old Sanyo/Panasonic 3400B compared to the newer 3500GA. Max continous amperage went from 5A to 10A and capacity went up just a tiny bit.
To my knowledge HKJ has not tested the VTC5D, 24S or 20S. Maybe you are refering to Mooch?
Do you have a chart of these tests? I’m curious to see it.
Yeah, I think you mean Mooch. He even explains in his report that you have to sacrifice capacity if you want amperage and vice versa. Here is a chart I found. I’d this the chart your refering to? The batteries are a bit different.
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A quote from Baditude on the e-cigarette forum. (CDR = continous discharge rate)
I forgot, HKJ didn’t test VTC5D. Not sure where I’ve seen the direct comparison with VTC5A…
But he did test 24S and 20S, with Vapcell wraps:
https://lygte-info.dk/review/batteries2012/Vapcell%20INR18650%202400mAh%20(Purple)%20UK.html
http://lygte-info.dk/review/batteries2012/Vapcell%20INR18650%202000mAh%20(Black)%20UK.html
ADDED:
VTC5A vs. VTC5D, from Mooch:
Hey guys. Banggood is offering the Gt Mini for 32$! Just got one for myself.
It must be part of their big 12th anniversary sale.
Have you got a link for that Maverick, I can’t seem to find it.
It’s a coupon code teacher. It’s on the Banggood discounts thread. The code is ab8a87.
Thanks for the info… i have 5 sony vtc5d. I dont see much improve over the sony vtc5a… vtc5d are damn expensive $10 each…, i personally would use sony vtc5a if i can… its much cheaper…
Thank you my friend. :+1: