Mega Tornado Automatic Battery – Review

Having purchased a Tornado compact kit and found a cartomizer that works perfectly with it, I thought I’d investigate some of the Mega upgrades for it, starting with an automatic Mega Tornado battery (also available in manual form). As I have a platinum standard Tornado I thought I’d go for a white auto Mega Tornado battery, plus a white cone, for a change.

As you would expect from the name, the Mega Tornado battery is larger than the standard battery and also stores more power. Size wise it is the same diameter but 25mm longer having a length of 95mm as opposed to the 70mm of the standard Tornado battery.

Power wise the Mega Tornado battery has a rating of 1000 mAh as opposed to the 650 mAh rating of the standard battery. In real terms this means you get more usage time between charges with the website stating between 12-24 hours as opposed to 8-12 hours.

In practice I found that if I used it as my main electronic cigarette, the Mega Tornado battery would last me a full day and quite often nearly 2 days, and I’d say I’m a light to medium vaper. Some days I’ll vape more than others, it all depends what I’m doing and how busy I am. A standard Tornado battery probably last me around 8-10 hours, I’d have to charge it once a day.

Regular & Mega Tornado Comaprison

Regular & Mega Tornado Comaprison

As with most auto batteries I find you have to use a different inhale technique with the Auto Mega Tornado battery than you would with manuals in order to get the most out of them. With a manual battery you simply press the button and inhale, however with the auto you need to take one or two short primer puffs before your main drag. The primer puffs just pre-heat the atomiser, and is much the same method I would use when I smoked my hand rolled cigs so it feels fairly natural to me.

The draw is relatively smooth and you don’t have to suck like crazy to get a decent amount of vapour, especially if you take the primer puffs. Manual batteries though probably produce more vapour as you have more control over how long the battery is active.

Again like other auto batteries there is a small hole in the the top where the battery connects to the atomiser, this allows air into the battery so that it activates when you inhale. This hole can also let in liquid which can damage the battery, so if you direct drip then a Manual battery would be a better choice, as the battery is sealed and it’s easy to flood the atomiser when direct dripping which can lead to liquid finding its way into an automatic.

Regular & Mega Tornado Battery Comparison

Regular & Mega Tornado Battery Comparison

If you are a heavy smoker then these batteries will probably be great addition to your kit, and as they are also available as manual batteries you have the choice of which to buy. For me though they are a bit to big and I wouldn’t want to use them all time. They are quite good for using as cigar though. I now tend to have it attached to a cartomizer with one of my fruity flavours and use it when relaxing in the evenings, I only have to charge it once or twice a week that way.

 

Product results as of Tuesday 22nd of May 2012

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