ego battery internal thread gone bad so battery will not screw on and will not charge

[divyabhatia]

hi guys I bought 2 ego batteries from ecigindia.com,they are out of warrantee period and wont be replaced,the internal thread that screws onto the charger has gone bad and it will not screw on now so i'm not able to charge the battery, is there any way to repair this or fix it ?I cant afford to keep spending money of new batteries every 3 months please help this happened even thoug I have been using the original vapin charger that came with the battery starter kit please help

 

[r77r7r]

I've used those Joyetech batteries and they lasted a long time. Maybe a better charger comes with it.

 

[Shirtbloke]

I've had that problem - those cheap ego batteries are made out of inferior steel and the threads strip easily.
I've managed to get them to charge by rolling up a small strip of paper, flattening it out and use it to jam the battery on the charger, but it's fiddly and inconsistent (and probably dangerous). Also you can try using a rubber band to hold them together which sometimes works, but again it's fiddly.

Moral: Don't buy really cheap batteries

 

[Warpigs]

My mom used 1 of the 1100 ego's. Lasted a good amount of time before it crapped out. She just ordered a Silver Bullet.

 

[sketchness]

same thing happened to mine, this fixed it.

eGo to [eGo] Adapter

 

[CraZcracker]

Another thing to add...is when you get a new battery just try to watch how tight you screw your tank on. I stripped my first VTR mod by always tighting down the tank too tight...bad mistake to learn on a 100 dollar mod!! Im on mod 3 now and have not messed up anymore threads!!! wheres the wood to knock on??

 

[Warpigs]

Another thing to add...is when you get a new battery just try to watch how tight you screw your tank on. I stripped my first VTR mod by always tighting down the tank too tight...bad mistake to learn on a 100 dollar mod!! Im on mod 3 now and have not messed up anymore threads!!! wheres the wood to knock on??

I just use my forehead to knock on. There never seems to be anyone there though.

 

[edyle]

hi guys I bought 2 ego batteries from ecigindia.com,they are out of warrantee period and wont be replaced,the internal thread that screws onto the charger has gone bad and it will not screw on now so i'm not able to charge the battery, is there any way to repair this or fix it ?I cant afford to keep spending money of new batteries every 3 months please help this happened even thoug I have been using the original vapin charger that came with the battery starter kit please help

Short answer: no.

The 510 thread interface is really a cigalike sized interface unsuitable for todays larger tanks.

If you continue to use ego batteries with 510 threaded tanks, try to get "Beauty rings".

 

[stevegmu]

The type of metal is what makes a world of difference. Quality stainless threads don't strip; mystery metal does. size of tank makes no difference. I use big, heavy XL carto tanks on my devices and have never had a problem with stripped threading; neither has anyone I know of with the same setups.
The best eGo sized kit is a ProVape-1, but many would simply keep buying $30 PRC devices and replacing them when they fail, with something else which will fail...

 

[rhelton]

You must be gentle. The electrical contact just needs to make contact. I never tighten anything down, just snug it up a little and leave it. I have given things away or sold things to friends and they have come back in a day or week later complain that the threads stripped like it was my fault.

Super tight doesnt make it work any better than just making contact.

 

[divyabhatia]

I've had that problem - those cheap ego batteries are made out of inferior steel and the threads strip easily.
I've managed to get them to charge by rolling up a small strip of paper, flattening it out and use it to jam the battery on the charger, but it's fiddly and inconsistent (and probably dangerous). Also you can try using a rubber band to hold them together which sometimes works, but again it's fiddly.

Moral: Don't buy really cheap batteries

In india these aren't cheap and good batteries cost as much as 3000 to 6000 indian rupees + they are only available online

 

[divyabhatia]

You must be gentle. The electrical contact just needs to make contact. I never tighten anything down, just snug it up a little and leave it. I have given things away or sold things to friends and they have come back in a day or week later complain that the threads stripped like it was my fault.

Super tight doesnt make it work any better than just making contact.

thanks i'll keep that in mind

 

[divyabhatia]

Short answer: no.

The 510 thread interface is really a cigalike sized interface unsuitable for todays larger tanks.

If you continue to use ego batteries with 510 threaded tanks, try to get "Beauty rings".

these are not available in india.ordering from china or ebay.com will taje 40 days to reach me if the paxkage is not stopped by customs or lost in mail which leaves me in the same place I started as I need to charge my battery somehow and don't want to smoke

 

[beez0527]

Try using thread tape i had an old vamo same thing happened and a lil thread tape worked.

 

[Shirtbloke]

In india these aren't cheap and good batteries cost as much as 3000 to 6000 indian rupees + they are only available online

Just had to look up the exchange rate for that. You're paying three times what we're paying in the UK for a cheap battery.

Sounds like a business opportunity for someone.

I don't know if this is of any use but I've found the Evod batteries to be better quality than the Ego ones, price for price.

 

[jswag5]

try using an ego to ego adapter, they are cheap

 

[monkey39]

try using an ego to ego adapter, they are cheap

Something like this: EGO to EGO 510 Atomizer Adapter : L Js E-Smokes, Electronic Cigarettes

 

[divyabhatia]

thread tape sounds like a good idea thanks