Batts take to long to charge!

[cyclist13]

So i left my Screw driver MKII at a bar last thursday. It made for a rough weekend I ordered a DSE 905 v4 friday and arived today. Now i am sitting waiting for a battery to charge so i can try it out. Its been about 3.5 hours so far and its killing me......... as i was writing this the light on the charger turned green. I will start a new thread after an hour or so to let you know what i think. Longest 3.5 hours of my life.

 

[Warped3k]

Its been about 3.5 hours so far and its killing me......... as i was writing this the light on the charger turned green.

Don't things seem to always work that way?

 

[keyzygirl]

I have 2 905's and I like them alot!

 

[Arthur Fudge]

Battery's, like anything else, dont last forever and as time wears down on them they seem to need longer to recharge and dont last as long. Here some tips being someone who has some experience with other electronics. Try draining the battery on your PV until it wont go anymore, not even a light, then give it a full recharge overnight. Sometimes battery's store a "memory" and this helps return some of the life it used to have.

I hope this helps.

 

[Warped3k]

Here some tips being someone who has some experience with other electronics. Try draining the battery on your PV until it wont go anymore, not even a light, then give it a full recharge overnight. Sometimes battery's store a "memory" and this helps return some of the life it used to have.

I hope this helps.

Aren't lithium ions not supposed to have a "memory" effect?

 

[Arthur Fudge]

Aren't lithium ions not supposed to have a "memory" effect?

Off the top of my head i dont know... all I know is that this works for me whenever I have a battery issue with any electronic product.

 

[5cardstud]

I believe thats why they say to charge them for * hr. the first time, to set the memory.

 

[HzG8rGrl]

The big bats- for mods-Take longer to recharge. You are good to go.

 

[the86d]

Aren't lithium ions not supposed to have a "memory" effect?

Nope, no memory in LiIon batts but as with anything rechargeable, they degrade over time...

Keep extra batts, and extra chargers. Pick them up off of the classifieds. People acquiring big-batt-mods, soon rid the clutter of the countless batts from kit...

 

[cyclist13]

yeah, no memory on lithion batts. They just take a long time to charge their first time. Its not to set a memory its to fully charge it from empty. These are brand new batts. I wasn't really wondering why they were taking a long time just complaining because I wanted to vape after being without one for the weekend.

 

[frequentflyer]

I am just shocked you got through the weekend. I would have bought analogs,killed a small child, or sucked the juice straight. Congrats man! You only have a small bit to go!

 

[keyzygirl]

SO?Did you like the 905 or what?

 

[mistinthewoods]

Um..... about draining those lithium batteries down to nothing, probably not such a good idea. Over draining or over charging can cause lithium batts to "fail" which is a nice word for explode. You should be using protected 14500 batteries (not sure the grey ones that come with the 905 are) that have circuitry in both ends intended to cut power in the event that the charge gets too high or too low. Mine are the blue Trustfires. I pull mine out the first time I push the button and nothing happens. I've always got a charged one on standby.

 

[keyzygirl]

Me too,use protected and be careful.I dont think exploding is a big problem if you dont stack them.But dont overdrain or overcharge.