Holy bad battery Batman!

[Gramdogg]

Brand new LG HG2 went from 1 bar to full charge in about 15mins. Matte finish on the wrap where my others are glossy and read 2.92V fully charged! Shouldnt even be stored anywhere near 2.92V. Hopefully they replace it with a good one, never shopping there again!

 

[bombastinator]

Ive got LG hg2s and they commonly get up near 4v. i suspect one of us either has a bad charger or bad information. Mine even came charged at above 3v. Where is this dont store information from? the things are rated for 3.7v

 

[beckdg]

These batts are fully charged @ 4.2V.

I wouldn't accept another batt from them.

Money back or cut your losses. Lesson learned.

Guns don't kill people, virgins do! -Jim Jeffries

 

[Gramdogg]

batteries should be stored at 3.6-3.7v for long term (mooch). Should read at least 4.15v fully changed on a new battery. Not my charger just my first fake battery.

 

[Gramdogg]

These batts are fully charged @ 4.2V.

I wouldn't accept another batt from them.

Money back or cut your losses. Lesson learned.

Guns don't kill people, virgins do! -Jim Jeffries

The last one I got was fine, when they order 1000 at a time bound to get a few duds or fakes mixed in but yeah I'm not shopping there anymore. They should have looked for and spotted the different wrap on them before selling it to me.

 

[beckdg]

Matte finish is obvious.

No looking for necessary.

4.15V is a batt I'm sending back.

Guns don't kill people, virgins do! -Jim Jeffries

 

[Gramdogg]

Matte finish is obvious.

No looking for necessary.

4.15V is a batt I'm sending back.

Guns don't kill people, virgins do! -Jim Jeffries

Yeah, at least 4.15v new. They are rated 4.2v +/- 0.05v. Olde batteries may drop to 4v overnight, my oldest drop to 4.1v.

 

[beckdg]

Yeah, at least 4.15v new. They are rated 4.2v +/- 0.05v. Olde batteries may drop to 4v overnight, my oldest drop to 4.1v.

I'm familiar.

Very much so.

My oldest still charge to 4.18V/cell.

Including LiPo.

I'd consider refusal at 4.17V, personally.

Never had a new cell terminate charge below 4.19

Guns don't kill people, virgins do! -Jim Jeffries

 

[puffon]

Name of store selling bad batteries?

 

[Rule62]

I only use HG2s. I keep track of the dates I first put them into service. My last batch was mid October, 2016. They all charge to 4.19 or 4.2 still. I use them in single batt. Mechanical squonkers. I only buy from RTD Vapors. I have 8, which I cycle through 3 mods.
I wouldn't accept a battery that only charged to 4.15.

 

[kbeam418]

I only use HG2s. I keep track of the dates I first put them into service. My last batch was mid October, 2016. They all charge to 4.19 or 4.2 still. I use them in single batt. Mechanical squonkers. I only buy from RTD Vapors. I have 8, which I cycle through 3 mods.
I wouldn't accept a battery that only charged to 4.15.

Lion cells last a very long time, I've got some from 2015 that still have good capacity. Granted I wouldn't trust them for anything above 15 amps but hey they're still useful for mtl temp control.

 

[Gramdogg]

Name of store selling bad batteries?

Can I? Not sure of forum rules. It's a small Canadian site no one would know anyways lol. Local shop, if shipping wasn't so much I'd order from USA.

 

[Gramdogg]

Yeah, we all know mines a dud but I'd say your 4v is bad too bombastinator.

 

[BreSha6869]

Can I? Not sure of forum rules. It's a small Canadian site no one would know anyways lol. Local shop, if shipping wasn't so much I'd order from USA.

Order from Dash Vapes as they refuse to sell clone product including batteries. Very expensive though. Canvape seems to be reliable as well.

Personally, Lightning Vapes has been good with shipping batteries to me in Canada as are a few other American retailers.

 

[Gramdogg]

Order from Dash Vapes as they refuse to sell clone product including batteries. Very expensive though. Canvape seems to be reliable as well.

Personally, Lightning Vapes has been good with shipping batteries to me in Canada as are a few other American retailers.

Dash Vapes looks good, have DIY about .50c more but free shipping and offer nicotine as well though the 30ml option is way overpriced.

 

[BreSha6869]

Dash Vapes looks good, have DIY about .50c more but free shipping and offer nicotine as well though the 30ml option is way overpriced.

The Broke Vaper is where I get my nic, PG and VG. Great nic and pretty inexpensive for Canada.

 

[Gramdogg]

The Broke Vaper is where I get my nic, PG and VG. Great nic and pretty inexpensive for Canada.

Funny, I was friends with the owners when I was a kid. Dash is slightly cheaper, much cheaper flavours (offer more then 30ml) and is free shipping as long as its not silly to do so, like them paying a $12 shipping fee on a $20 order lol.

 

[Hawise]

Order from Dash Vapes as they refuse to sell clone product including batteries.

I'll second DashVapes for batteries. They say they get them from Illumn, and I'd rather pay a bit more than deal with international shipping and customs.

 

[bombastinator]

I only use HG2s. I keep track of the dates I first put them into service. My last batch was mid October, 2016. They all charge to 4.19 or 4.2 still. I use them in single batt. Mechanical squonkers. I only buy from RTD Vapors. I have 8, which I cycle through 3 mods.
I wouldn't accept a battery that only charged to 4.15.

Me too. Sharpie works great. It's an easy way to tell when a battery will start to go flaky. Plus sometimes you get a battery who's cover doesn't hold up and can get dangerous while still good. Then you can just shrink wrap a new cover on and get full life from that battery

 

[Bad Ninja]

I'll second DashVapes for batteries. They say they get them from Illumn, and I'd rather pay a bit more than deal with international shipping and customs.

Illumn is probably the must trusted and legit battery supplier on the North American Continent.
They have a true brick and mortar store in California, and have been an industry leader in quality cells, for longer than vaping has existed. They have supplied high end flashlight enthusiasts for years.