Do the battery chargers ever need replacing?

[New Year quitter]

I'm not talking about faulty or broken ones, just average ones. Do they have a limited lifespan of a 1-3 months like the atomizers?
Thanks.

[Mufftrix]

Genie Lithium Battery sourced outside China!
(at least 600 recharges compared with others at 300)

Stolen from intellicig site But am sure they hold there charge less towards end of there life just like any rechargeable? am sure someone who been using e-cigs more than me will have more accurate answer!

[New Year quitter]

Genie Lithium Battery sourced outside China!
(at least 600 recharges compared with others at 300)

Stolen from intellicig site But am sure they hold there charge less towards end of there life just like any rechargeable? am sure someone who been using e-cigs more than me will have more accurate answer!

600 charges, I can live with that

[Mufftrix]

The 600 charges was only from the intellicig one all others seem say about 300 but still not to bad if this is true?

[GabbyD]

Well, they GO faulty and break, so I'm not quite sure what you're looking for in an answer. My first one broke after 3 weeks of daily use. All the sudden I got no light and then I couldn't unscrew the battery that was in it. We took it apart and it is made VERY cheaply inside. Too much pressure when screwing in that battery can break it. Mine came apart inside. It was a teeny piece of solder holding the screw receptacle in place.

Definitely have a back-up on hand.

[SuperStack]

It makes way more sense to buy several complete kits, instead of one kit and a bunch of extra batteries/atomizers etc.

You're basically paying the same price as buying everything else seperately, plus you're also getting a charger thrown in for free.

Having only one of anything is asking for it.

[Kate]

I had an RN4072 charger die on me after around four weeks of use.

[SuperStack]

We took it apart and it is made VERY cheaply inside. Too much pressure when screwing in that battery can break it. Mine came apart inside. It was a teeny piece of solder holding the screw receptacle in place.

That's very valuable info, thanks for sharing

[Trumpybloke]

I am gonna wade in here LOL ( like I havent got enough to do )
I think any committed vaper should possibly look at getting a dedicated charging system for their batteries, the std chargers are adequate for what they are but they are designed with cost and functionality in mind, I am in the process of designing and building a stand for all my e-cig gear as a storage and refilling station etc ... I will be building into it facilities for utilising a quality charger.
I have been into electric model aircraft for many years and understand the application and charging of Li-ion ( and Li-poly ) cells quite well .
Our inhalers utilise a very small battery that powers a rather large ( in amps drawn) atomiser, this places great strain on them , and therefore correct pulse voltage charging is likely to have an effect on battery state and longevity ( but no-where near as much effect as if they had a higher MaH battery which is better able to supply the amps to the atomiser)
I would suggest if you are truly serious of getting the best out of your batteries ( regardless of model/type) you invest in a dedicated charger.
The types I would suggest are like these,

DealExtreme: $46.52 Mystery LCD Digital Balanced Charger and Discharger (1~6 Cell Lithium / 1~15 Cell NiCD/NiMH)

If you are really cashed up , try something like this
Swallow 2 AC / DC battery charger for LiPo, SLA, Nicad and NiMH - The swallow 2 is even better with its 100 - 240V ac input or 11-15V DC

Now this particular model doesnt charge below 0.1A which is ok for what we are using , but there are other models out there which will go lower.
A little pricey compared to your standard e-cig charger , but it is a quality unit , that will allow you to control the input rate to your battery I would suggest no more than 0.1A ( still will take 2 hrs or so to charge @ 0.1Amp or you can increase it slightly to charge a bit quicker, but this may affect battery life)
A charger like this one gives you the ability to actually measure how much power actually goes into the battery , so you can see if it is degrading etc , and has a much better method of charging, and determining the shut of voltage ( i.e. when the battery is "done" )
If you have the ability to interpret wiring layouts etc as these are balance chargers , you can charge multiple batteries at once.
The standard plug in the wall chargers do the job , but their quality and regulation isnt so hot , there is little we can do about the amp draw on our batteries in our devices ( short of doing a trog or others modification to increase battery capacity ) but we can massage our batteries nicely when we charge them lol
An aside , if you do buy one of the types of chargers above they will charge every battery you have in the house ( note RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES ONLY ) be they nickle cadmium ( nicads), Nimh , Li-ion, li-polymer , and do it well and with a minimum of fuss, they do require a bit of a learning curve, but will reward you well !!!
And in reference to other posts on other threads ... NO I DONT SELL THEM I DONT MAKE THEM, I DONT GET A COMMISSION , I had to pay for em like anyone else LMAO !!!!!