Ned's Loong Totem replacement batteries

[ned Zeppelin]

I received my L. T. shipment yesterday I ordered four new sets of v 10 with USB charger plus they sent me replacements batteries for the version 9.
So I have charged and used two sets of version 10 and two replacement batteries for version 9 and still have two other sets which I have put to one side at the moment.
Out of these four batteries only two performing okay the other two not lasting too long. So we still have an issue even with version 10 longer battery. The USB charger itself is very fragile if you screw the battery in too tight the USB unit starts to crack open. Where the battery makes contact in the charger just looks like a lump of solder stuck on the end of the electrical board. Which looks very brittle and could break off.
The two USB charges which I used in the computer I left on charge for about 10 hours but didn't seem to have charged them at all very much. And I know I have no problems with my computer as I charge several devices up through it.
So I've charged with the original charges that came with version 9
I ordered two of their USB mains charges to but one of them is odd this one is not even listed on their website so God knows what I've got here. The packaging that the units came in is totally different to the website basically they're just in white boxes with electronic cigarette written on the top of the box but all looks okay.


The new cartridges
I originally ordered menthol,coffee, chocolate, vanilla, but they told me they wouldn't have coffee or chocolate till next week so I settled for Menthol vanilla and tobacco.
The menthol and vanilla are an improvement but the taste is short lived. Menthol doesn't taste nothing like don't ask me what I can't explain. Vanilla is okay but taste is short lived.
The only one good thing I've noticed with the flavours is that you do get a bit more kick but then again that is short lived to and that's when I've turned to dripping the cartridge again.
I also noticed yesterday they started doing flu cured tobacco cartridges . just my luck.
So some improvement on cartridges but still big issues we batteries. They tell me they will replace faulty batteries but if you are outside of China we have to pay shipping rates both ways.
So L. T. do have major quality problems as far as I am concerned the charges look tacky not well made and how companies like these can keep getting away with it and obviously have no pride in their work which is sad as they have a great product if it would only work right.

[Nazareth]

Sorry to hear abotu hte battery problems Ned- Is it the actual V-9 batteries not performing right? Or the charger? The white box packaging 'might' be becajuse they reduced their prices for hte month- not sure- but that might be hte reason.

[ned Zeppelin]

Nazareth I'm pretty sure its the old batteries again.
Two of them are working all right not perfect but okay and the other two performing about the same as my old L. T. batteries.
In fact the white boxes look better than the packaging of version 10 than on the website.
One thing I have noticed today these flavoured cartridges . if you heat them up too quickly you do get this burning taste you've mentioned before and one of my employees said the vapour literally looked like real smoke today and they could smell the burning from the vapour.
So I dripped the cartridge with Marlborough liquid but there is still a hint of burning taste there. And I have noticed this on a couple of three cartridges.
There looks to me like there is more paper or sponge which ever you want to call it in these flavoured cartridges and my previous ones had a blue wire in the middle as you know but these have a red wire in the centre.

[Nazareth]

I don't get the burning taste/smell until the atomizer is about kaput- it actually tastes quite good right up until that point- and that point has varied- soem at 20-30 hours, and two recent ones at aroudn 10 hours. The one I have now gave that burn at 10 hours, and I have been refillign it since that happened, and it fixed hte problem- with no burning now, but who knows for how long it will last.

That wire change is wierd- it seems it's reversed. The blue wire is soldered to the outside ring which contacts with the threads, and the red wire is soldered to the inside ring which contacts with hte inside ring in the battery- that's the way it's supposed to be- reversing it would negatively affect the battery I woudl think. Can you post pictures of one of htose cartridges taken apart so the solderings can be shown? It might very well be a manufacturing mistake and it might just be that your old cartridges might work better with hte new batteries with hte correct wiring if indeed hte new cartridges are indeed wired wrong- worth a try

[ned Zeppelin]

Nazareth I've tried using my old cartridges with and against the new ones there doesn't seem to be any different at all.
But as yet I have only opened up a couple of three of the new cartridges.
So I did try using the old ones tobacco taste to see if the new shipment tobacco taste if there were any difference and those the same it's only when you put flavours cartridge in you notice a difference where they do give you a bit more kick than normal tobacco.
I can't take any pictures at present as my cameras are not here as they are being used on a photo shoot.

[linda]

Two weeks ago,i receive an email from loongtotem said that all the products were sold at a discount of 35%,so i purchased two sets of v10,it costed me only $83.9,and they both worked very well,especially the two USB charges.

[Nazareth]

only $83? You're fogettign hte shipping cost which is another $50- and you only got 4 cartridges? Glad your chargers worked- others are not havign as good luck as you.

Just two stinking batteries and a charger is goign to cost me well over $100- rediculous! Even at their "35% discount"!

[Nazareth]

Ned- Any updates on how your devices are working? I'm curious abotu hte cigars and the pipe- but also wanna know how hte chargers and batteries are doing

[ned Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by Nazareth

Ned- Any updates on how your devices are working? I'm curious abotu hte cigars and the pipe- but also wanna know how hte chargers and batteries are doing

Hi Nazareth
To be honest with you I haven't really smoked the cigar much mainly because I can't really stomach the taste.
I have not really road tested the pipes as yet because I am waiting for more cartridges from China E cig.
As for the batteries they are still performing as before where two of them are weak the other two are okay so I find it impossible to use LT full-time.
The only electronic cigarette that I'm really getting on with is theJanty kiss box classic I now have four classics and I will probably be staying with theJanty. Admittedly quality control isn't always perfect with these but they look great and feel great and most of all they smoke great.
I find with everything else that I've tried and believe me I've tried nearly everything out there now your normal 901 superminis etc etc just don't do it for me personally . where I think theJanty classic at the price it's at is good value against names like sedansa njoy and least some thought has gone into the Janty product.


Janty have been excellent at replacing faulty parts not waiting for me to return them first plus they just sent me out the new USB cables which are working fine. I find theJanty gives me the biggest hit out of them all but I think most of this is due to the manual switch which at first I hated it but now I love it it's like second nature now.


The vapour on theJanty is good but not as good as your L. T. but for me I put hit before vapour.
Today I started up four new atomisers and with the manual switch these are a dream and a pleasure to use.

[linda]

Originally Posted by Nazareth

only $83? You're fogettign hte shipping cost which is another $50- and you only got 4 cartridges? Glad your chargers worked- others are not havign as good luck as you.

Just two stinking batteries and a charger is goign to cost me well over $100- rediculous! Even at their "35% discount"!

it really cost me $83.9 not including the shipping cost,yes i only got 4 cartridges,because i have bought enough cartridges last time.