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12-06-2008, 07:58 PM
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| I SEES ALL! Moderator  Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY, USA
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I purchased 3 usb pens from bestecig a few weeks ago....one for home, one for my car and one for work. They all work fine on my home laptop but don't seem to work with any other usb device. I bought a usb car charger....and that didn't. I bought a usb wall charger....and that didn't work. Just now I received my battery powered usb port....and that doesn't work either....with any of them! It's like there just isn't enough power coming through. Why would that be? Anyone know? If I ever get all of these to work, I'll be overloaded....and tickled pink! Lu |
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12-06-2008, 08:19 PM
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you do realize that your blue writing is very very hard to read if someones using the black and blue option...
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12-06-2008, 08:25 PM
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No I didn't realize that. What is the black and blue option? I changed it. Is it better now? Lu |
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12-06-2008, 08:31 PM
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to change the colour scheme to black and blue,scroll down to the bottom of the page...on the bottom left theres a little drop down style choice...kirsch is the white one,or black and blue for the dark one....i much prefer the black and blue myself... | |
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12-06-2008, 08:33 PM
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| ECF Veteran  Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Essex, England
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Is your home laptop USB2?, are your 'other' devices rated USB1 or USB2?
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12-06-2008, 08:35 PM
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Oh, how cool! I'll have to check that out. Lu |
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12-06-2008, 08:37 PM
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Where would I find this info Grumpy? I have no clue.... Lu |
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12-06-2008, 08:42 PM
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Some of the cheapo mains chargers will not be able to provide enough power, I've got a couple that won't even charge a phone.  Again I'm not surprised about the car adaptor, some just have a resistor to drop some voltage, unfortunately this varies with load so who knows what voltage you actually get. Be careful, some car adaptors put through the full 12 volts, this will kill your e-cig very fast. I'm surprised about the battery box as I used the same combination without any problems, perhaps a faulty box?
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12-06-2008, 08:49 PM
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Pete, did you use yours with the usb cig from bestecig? I am wondering now if it's just that model or what. Or maybe whatever Grumpy was referring to with the different usb numbers. That car adapter (as with the other adapters) just would not produce a full LED like when the cig is plugged into my home laptop. It lights up on one side, like a quarter of it lights....not enough to smoke with Lu |
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12-06-2008, 08:58 PM
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| It all ended in tears Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Scotland
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The USB2 refers to the newer standard which can supply more current, it's usually only mentioned on computers and less often on power supplies. As it's working OK on your laptop it's safe to assume that is USB2, most USB ports have been this for a few years. If the LED is only partially lit, that a a good sign of not enough power, again I'm not too surprised with this as an e-cig draws a bit more current than the standard. Does your battery box contain three or four batteries? Mine had four NiMH AA cells that gave enough power to work the e-cig well. I don't have it any more as I kept getting tangled in the lead and it was driving me crazy. It was Bestecigs pen style adaptor that I had.
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