Test/review of Vapcell INR18650 3000mAh H30 (Red) 2019

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Vapcell INR18650 3000mAh H30 (Red) 2019







Official specifications:

• Model: INR18650 3000mah 20A

• Size: 18.3*64.9mm

• Nominal voltage: 3.60V

• End-of-charge voltage: 4.20V

• End-of-discharge Voltage: 2.5V

• Typical Capacity: 3000mAh (0.2C discharge)

• Min capacity: 2900mAh (0.2C discharge)

• Weight: Max:48g

• Internal resistance: Max:15mOhm AC 1kHz

• Standard Charge: 1500mA,CCCV 100mA cut-off

• Charging Time: 3.0hours(standard charge)

• Quick Charge Current:4000mA

• Max Continuous Discharge Current: 20000mA

This is a fairly high capacity and fairly high capacity cell in the usual 18650 size.











The cells matches nicely and can deliver 15A continuous, but at 20A they got too hot.





I forgot the temperature sensor on one of the batteries.
















Conclusion

The cell has good capacity at high current.



Notes and links

The batteries was supplied by Vapcell for review.

How is the test done and how to read the charts
How is a protected LiIon battery constructed
More about button top and flat top batteries
Graphical comparison to 18650 and other batteries
Table with all tested LiIon batteries

[BaronVonEissler]

Thanks,looks pretty good but not quite as good as P26A on higher currents.

[d_t_a]

Using the battery comparator to compare the discharge curve with the LG HG2 and also the LG HG2L, reveals very very similar curves at various discharge currents.

The HG2 has very slightly more capacity (maybe several mAh) only at very tail end compared to this H30.
Whereas the HG2L has very slightly less capacity (maybe several mAh) at the very tail end of the discharge curve, when compared to this H30.
ie. LG HG2 > Vapcell H30 > LG HG2L

The picture of this Vapcell H30 battery matches very similarly to the LG HG2L.
I wonder if it’s a slightly different variant based on the LG HG2/HG2L?

(in any case, based on the discharge curve, they perform just very slightly worse than Samsung 30Q)