My ego battery and charger are HOT during/after charging. Is that normal? Or is my 6 week old battery dying already?
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That depends; which part of the battery gets hot?
A few cheap chargers can get warm, and transfer that heat to the battery's outer casing. Try cleaning the contact points, and if that doesn't fix it, just get a new/better charger.
If it's the center part of the battery that gets hot, it means that it's heating up from the inside, and that means:
stop using that battery right now. Your battery is damaged, and is about to fail, catastrophically.
A few cheap chargers can get warm, and transfer that heat to the battery's outer casing. Try cleaning the contact points, and if that doesn't fix it, just get a new/better charger.
If it's the center part of the battery that gets hot, it means that it's heating up from the inside, and that means:
stop using that battery right now. Your battery is damaged, and is about to fail, catastrophically.
Its a 900 mah ego. The whole entire battery and the charger get very hot. It took ten minutes for the battery to cool down so I'm assuming that's a bad thing.... ugh.... so now the chargers no good? I dont want to ruin my husbands battery using the same charger - right? Man o man. I am bummed. I don't wanna spend a fotune in a local shop for some knock off
Stop using both, immediately!
You'll have to sort out which is bad; the charger, the battery, or both. There's no practical way to test a charger or battery, without a multimeter.
If you don't have that tool, I'd just get a new battery and charger.
Do you know the brand of battery/charger you have? Do you have a picture?
You'll have to sort out which is bad; the charger, the battery, or both. There's no practical way to test a charger or battery, without a multimeter.
If you don't have that tool, I'd just get a new battery and charger.
Do you know the brand of battery/charger you have? Do you have a picture?
it was my apollo stuff... all from apollo - got it from Apollo and not local smoke shop selling Apollo stuff
i am a bit freaked out by the warnings to get the battery out of the house and such ;-?
i am a bit freaked out by the warnings to get the battery out of the house and such ;-?
The charger looks like any generic 510/ego charger. Same for the battery.
As long as the battery is cool, it'll be ok, but it's a tosser; don't use it.
Time for some new gear!
Thanks for sharing your story; this thread should be moved to "General Discussion".
As long as the battery is cool, it'll be ok, but it's a tosser; don't use it.
Time for some new gear!
Thanks for sharing your story; this thread should be moved to "General Discussion".
You made my day
I do not know why I was not considering contacting them in the first place! I appreciate your help!
Question... where's a good place to get a quality charger for ego batteries????
Being new, I thought Apollo was a name brand... but they just put their name on a generic product? Bummer. They are honoring the warranty and replacing the battery.
If you're using it on an apollo - make sure it has the same specs as the apollo charger.... ego charger is output 420ma at 5V.
I'd get them to replace the charger too; you don't know if it was the fault.
All ecigs are made in China. They're often printed with a custom logo, in the factory.
You paid a good price for yours, so you have a good warranty (the batteries costs less that $5 out of the factory).
Now to continue this exercise... why did the battery fail? Was it a bad charger or... did you leave it in a hot car one day? Did you drop the battery on something hard?
I bought that charger and it works great on the standard Ego's and of course the Joye's
Charger seems to be fine cuz its charged the other battery from the kit without getting either hot. I am guilty of leaving my battery in my truck for an hour one time but it wasn't exposed to high temps. It wasn't hot when I pulled it out to use at that time. I always kept the connections clean too if that counts for anything? lol... I am getting a vision spinner today and no charger. Can I use a regular charger for that battery? It is 420ma 5 v. Btw, thank you for taking the time to help me learn about this
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