istick mini 10w

[shannon walker]

Ok I bought an istick mini 10w and vapes out of the box until the battery was dead. Charged the battery until the display no longer showed % just like the paper that came in the box said. Took it off the charger and started vaping 3-4 puffs later the display reads 81% then 3-4 puffs later goes back to 100% then after the next puff it reads 99%. I'd there a problem with this device? I've tried google and nothing about this comes up? Should I just ignore it and keep vaping or try to exchange it bought from mad vapes if that matters

 

[BrotherBob]

You need to call the Eleaf USA factory Rep for Eleaf. Try : 1 855-569-3168. Describe problem.
Re: Eleaf USA | Electronic Cigarette | E-Liquid | Vaporizer

 

[suprtrkr]

Concur with @BrotherBob . You need to get that one replaced. I think you have a bad one.

 

[shannon walker]

Well I called the number and the guy told me to charge it to full and see if it does it again.
Also he told me that I would have to pay for shipping both ways if I do send it back. I only paid 29.99 for it and had sold two of my others egos for the cash so if it is defective I will just toss it and not buy any more eleaf products. Even tho I really like the size and vape it provides. Also drained the battery from full to 0 in a little over 3 hours but I am a heavy vaper. Went thu like 3 ml of liquid on the charge so idk if that's normal or not.

 

[Cloudmann]

That's about right for a heavy vaper. Sounds like the battery is holding its charge fine.

 

[shannon walker]

Yea that's what I was thinking but was unsure bc all my other batteries are vv egos 1300mah to 2200mah and I get about 4 hours out of the 1300s b4 they get weak
And most of a day with the 2200. All of my other batteries are made by tesla.
Just pulled the mini off the charger and it doesn't seem to be doing it again. Hopefully it's a one time thing like the customer service guy said if so I'd give the mini like 4.5stars it vapes really nice even at 4.0 volts is better than a fully charged tesla spider or spider 2 imo. Will reply if it does it again

 

[Cloudmann]

It's likely some sort of firmware glitch inherent to the chipset in the mini. On my old mini, I'd notice the same thing from time to time... inaccurate battery readings. Once I fired the battery again, it read correctly. And that 81% sounds familiar...

 

[shannon walker]

Yeah it happened a 3rd time. I agree probably just a glitch as it goes back to normal or what it's supposed to be after it's fired a time or 3.
Thanks for the quick info guys

 

[Rsunderl]

You might also be seeing the battery itself just "settling". By that, I mean that just after you vape, the battery has somewhat drained, but as it cools down, batteries sometimes regain a bit of their charge as the chemicals inside "settle". Not a scientific explanation, I know, but I've observed the behavior on several, if not all batteries.

 

[AXIOM_1]

Personally, I would not chuck the thing as your battery is obviously holding a good charge. So why not use it and vape off of it? It's probably just a glitch in the firmware. This doesn't sound like a safety issue. Of course you may be the type of person that won't tolerate a small glitch in which case the only alternative is to return it or scrap it. If it was myself, yes, I would be a little disappointed with the glitch but I would also probably use it was well.

 

[The Eciginator]

Yup, even on a premium mod like the Provari 3 the battery fluctuates a bit, reading lower after some vaping, then bouncing up a bit after cooling.

 

[YoursTruli]

and you could contact mad vapes where you bought it too if it continues, they have good customer service, but mine does the same thing (for 4-5 months now) and the battery life has been spot on for me inspite of that.

 

[Josh B]

how long have you been using it?their battery seems weak since some of my friends complaint so

 

[The Eciginator]

Just noticed one thing, Shannon said she vaped it straight out of the box till it died, and all manufacturers say for best battery life to charge the battery fully before first use. The battery usually only comes with a partial charge and while these batteries don't have a memory problem per se, that initial full charge is important.