Why drain the batts?

[caesar]

At 3v (2 AA's) it wouldn't glow red, just some noticeable heat.
My best guess from that test is it will not vape before reaching a damaging low voltage.

No, it will not vape but if the protection doesn't kick in then the battery is still drained.

Of course there is protection built in, so that isn't a problem. The led should blink.

[VapingSA]

Thanks for all the replies, helps to know that the microchip pretty much protects the battery against any damage.

I know this is a bit off topic, but just a quick question:

Has anyone used TW liquids with a Dura-C, the manual says to use only Janty liquid and so on and so forth, but I mean, don't these liquids get made from pretty much the same stuff, just more or less of certain components.

I am in South Africa and the e-cig only came here a few months ago, so the suppliers are very limited and I was thinking of buying and importing from TW (totally wicked).

Any help would be much appreciated.

[Vaporer]

caesar,

As I stated, I'm not familiar with the 501 manual setup. Good to know it's well designed.
My point was that if wasn't glowing at 3v it surely wouldn't vape and you'd charge it before it went below the 2.9v.
If its not vaping wouldn't a person check for dryness or a quick bump for the glow?

Tony

[caesar]

My point was that if wasn't glowing at 3v it surely wouldn't vape and you'd charge it before it went below the 2.9v.
If its not vaping wouldn't a person check for dryness or a quick bump for the glow?

Sorry, didn't get it. You are right, one would notice first that it doesn't vape.

[happily]

Any different advice for the manual pen style or 510 batteries? The one's with the manual switch? --which essentially means there is no cutoff?

Bet the atomizer would go first...no? I have 2 Joye 510s on order from ruyandirect. $32.00 --It would be irresponsible of me not to take that offer! I'd like to burn them up just slighlty before the 6 month warranty period

Mike

auto battery cutoff is just a safety switch for the atomizer,,,,,,the cutoff we're talking about is the undercharge li ion battery low volt cutoff. Which protects the battery from going too low in voltage and exploding.

Mine cutout somewhere in the 3.3v range, start blinking and lockout to 0v until you recharge them

As for the 6 month warranty keep in mind they are $7 atomizers and you will have to ship them back to china. If you get six months out of an atomizer, I would bronze it and put it on the fireplace.(or send it up to cooperstown)

[happily]

Thanks for all the replies, helps to know that the microchip pretty much protects the battery against any damage.

I know this is a bit off topic, but just a quick question:

Has anyone used TW liquids with a Dura-C, the manual says to use only Janty liquid and so on and so forth, but I mean, don't these liquids get made from pretty much the same stuff, just more or less of certain components.

I am in South Africa and the e-cig only came here a few months ago, so the suppliers are very limited and I was thinking of buying and importing from TW (totally wicked).

Any help would be much appreciated.

They merely say only use my liquid for warranty purposes and to get more business. Kinda like Prell shampoo, use with Prell conditioner.

[Shopchops]

I agree with you on some of the points you made. I know that draining the battery below a certain point will make that battery entirely unusable in the case of a li-ion. You can try what you want you can't charge it again, so I think the the microchip in the e-cig controls the cut-off voltage of the batt. I have the Janty Dura-C and the batteries on them stop dead at a certain point.

Isn't overcharging suppose to be prevented by the charger itself, like a cellphone batt which is also li-ion. I keep both my cellphones on the charger overnight and their batteries last better then other people who stops charging them when they are full. Maybe this is the same with the e-cig.

Hope that helped.

From what I read in both the Gamucci and the SS Choice No. 9 brochures, they say to charge the battery 8 hours the FIRST time. Then after that, then they will charge fully in 3-4 hours.