1- Battery life and 2- dusty e-liquid

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1- Battery life

I started with a typical EVOD double starter kit in February. I got a KGO Mega a little while later. A couple months ago I got two Vision Spinner IIs. I had four regular chargers.

None of them is working right! :(

Whether I use my laptop or the wall charger, the batteries don't seem to fully charge. Sometimes the light on the battery doesn't light while it's on the charger. Sometimes the light on the charger stays red no matter how long it's connected; sometimes it turns green when I know the battery isn't charged. Overall performance is weak - they don't last nearly as long as they used to. I bought a new charger but there's no difference.

I assume batteries eventually wear out. Is that what's happening? Even on the Spinner IIs, which are much newer?

2- Dusty e-liquid

I'm not having much luck trying new flavors. They often taste "dry." I don't mean a dry hit -- I mean the e-liquid tastes/feels like flavored dust. Bleh. I haven't seen anyone having this particular issue, but I thought I'd check. It's really weird.
 

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Hmmm...

If none of them are working right, all bought at different points, I think we have to look for a common issue. Few things to consider:

The liquids we vape are actually non conductive so any liquid on the connector of the battery or the charger can cause a problem. Make sure the contacts on the charger and the battery are clean and dry.

Overzealous screwing? A common mistake is screwing stuff onto batteries too tightly. With time that pushes the center post in the battery down resulting in all sorts of loss of electrical contact problems. The intuitive thing to do is then screw stuff on even tighter - which only makes the problem worse. The best way to explain it is if you cannot remove your device from the battery in a single handed operation you are screwing things on too tight.

If that's what you think is going on the center post can be pulled back up. I suggest using slant edge tweezers with nice sharp edges. If you look straight into the 510 connector of the battery the center post is surrounded by an o-ring. You want to grab the metal post, not the o-ring. Power the battery off. You want to gently wiggle and pull the center post up the tiniest bit. Don't overdo it and don't twist either or you risk breaking the wire connection to the center post.

Have you tried a different AC to USB wall adapter? Check that lil plate on it that has that tiny printing. They should all say they are DC 5 volts output. The other thing you need to check, the more important issue here, is they have to say they have a minimum output current of 500 mA (or 0.5 amps - same thing.) More current available is fine. But under powering an eGo charger with, say, a 300 mA adapter results in problems.

It has been reported here that people get better charging results if they turn a VV eGo battery all the way to the 4.2 volt setting before connecting it to a charger. If you try that don't forget to dial it back own again to what you normally use it at.
 
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as always, very well put by Rick ;)

to supplement his thoughts
are your sure you switched out ALL your charging devices (A/C & USB cords)

and a lookie-see video
- Center Pin Issue - Fixing a non firing eGo battery - YouTube

and (just cause ya should have one in your vape kit)
I'd say try one of these to see if it is a connection issue

- 510 Battery to EGO Atomizer Adapter : L Js E-Smokes, Electronic Cigarettes


those new batteries, maybe one, but not several at once
sounds like it has to be a charge/connection problem...

good luck, let us know

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1- Battery life


2- Dusty e-liquid

I'm not having much luck trying new flavors. They often taste "dry." I don't mean a dry hit -- I mean the e-liquid tastes/feels like flavored dust. Bleh.
I haven't seen anyone having this particular issue, but I thought I'd check. It's really weird.

forgot to address your second question, (duh !)

I know what you mean when you say "dry" taste
I always call it 'cardboard dust'
makes me think of when you open a box and that dank, dust kinda hits ya in the face

a few of my juices seem to have this and to try and cure it, I bought some of this stuff...

- https://www.myfreedomsmokes.com/nicotine-base-flavorings/flavorings/tfa-koolada-sold-out.html

but guess I forgot about it and have yet to try it

lets see who gets to it first... :D
 

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"I always call it 'cardboard dust'
makes me think of when you open a box and that dank, dust kinda hits ya in the face"

That's it!.jpg

tee hee. I have some sweetener; I could try that. It worked on the Lemonade (nummy!) from Grand Terrace (which they no longer sell, apparently :unsure: ) but not on the Twisted Java from Halo (which should have been amazing. Lemme know how the Koolada works.

"and a lookie-see video
Center Pin Issue - Fixing a non firing eGo battery - YouTube

Yup, I do that. I actually found some tweezers today that work; I've been using a unrolled paper clip. ;)


"and (just cause ya should have one in your vape kit)
I'd say try one of these to see if it is a connection issue
510 Battery to EGO Atomizer Adapter : L Js E-Smokes, Electronic Cigarettes
Not sure I'm understanding this bit. :confused:


"The liquids we vape are actually non conductive so any liquid on the connector of the battery or the charger can cause a problem. Make sure the contacts on the charger and the battery are clean and dry.

Aside from a Q-tip (which I'm going to buy stock in, btw, along with paper towels), how can I "clean" them?

Overzealous screwing? A common mistake is screwing stuff onto batteries too tightly. With time that pushes the center post in the battery down resulting in all sorts of loss of electrical contact problems. The intuitive thing to do is then screw stuff on even tighter - which only makes the problem worse. The best way to explain it is if you cannot remove your device from the battery in a single handed operation you are screwing things on too tight.

I'm constantly fiddling, loosening/tightening till I get the sizzle and decent air flow.

If that's what you think is going on the center post can be pulled back up. I suggest using slant edge tweezers with nice sharp edges. If you look straight into the 510 connector of the battery the center post is surrounded by an o-ring. You want to grab the metal post, not the o-ring. Power the battery off. You want to gently wiggle and pull the center post up the tiniest bit. Don't overdo it and don't twist either or you risk breaking the wire connection to the center post.

Yup, see above.

Have you tried a different AC to USB wall adapter? Check that lil plate on it that has that tiny printing. They should all say they are DC 5 volts output. The other thing you need to check, the more important issue here, is they have to say they have a minimum output current of 500 mA (or 0.5 amps - same thing.) More current available is fine. But under powering an eGo charger with, say, a 300 mA adapter results in problems.

Yup, got them all at my local B&M. Vape-specific, so to speak. :)

It has been reported here that people get better charging results if they turn a VV eGo battery all the way to the 4.2 volt setting before connecting it to a charger. If you try that don't forget to dial it back own again to what you normally use it at."

Giving that a try now. Just charged one of my Spinners at the lowest setting; charging the other one at the highest setting.

And, finallly, if it makes any difference, I'm using Mini Protank IIs, so I have that adapter or beauty ring or whatever it's called.

Thank you both for your help...I miss this board... I just finished up my finals and I'm off for three weeks. Much of that time is going to be taken up finishing up my comments to submit to the FDA. I've got some catching up to do there.
 

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An eGo to 510 adapter or a 510 to 510 extender (or eGo to eGo is even better, but pertty much impossible to locate) can fix all manner of "problem child" devices that aren't making proper electrical contact. The center pin in the adapters is usually not fixed in place so it's ability to self-adjust can cure a lot of bad connection problems.

Which version you want to get will depend on what devices you are using on your batteries. Speaking of... moar please about that. I'm assuming an EVOD clearo is involved here, by inference. I saw you mentioned the PTII mini.

This is what an eGo to eGo extender looks like, and it's the only place I know of that carries them. (Which is wrong - tons of people needs these for other reasons too.) EGO to EGO 510 Atomizer Adapter : L Js E-Smokes, Electronic Cigarettes Out of stock - again. They do get restocked though.

The Q-tippy thing is fine - you really don't need any more than that. Heck, even wadded up T. P. works too. You just want something dry that can suck up any liquid that might be on the contact points.

I am puzzled by your statement "I'm constantly fiddling, loosening/tightening till I get the sizzle and decent air flow." The sizzle thing, or lack of it, sounds like a contact problem. But decent air flow could be a completely different issue, especially with a PT Mini, especially especially with more recent Kanger PT1/2 replacement coils.

About the AC to USB adapters from the B&M: Didja really check what the ratings plate says? People have been sold the wrong AC to USB adapters - at B&M's even. There was a run of 220 volt USB wall warts out there at one point - and consequently we got a lot of eGo charging complaints coming in here related to them. The full monty should be:

Input: AC 120 volts
Output: DC 5 volts, 500 mA (500 mA as a minimum)

Didja bring the questions - and the gear - to your B&M? In person to check these things is always better - if you get a good person.
 

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haha, again I’ll hitch a ride on Rick’s wagon…

the adapter dimensions seems to make a more positive
contact, so IF you are having an issue the adapter might expose it
if you have one, screw it on and try it, if not, add one to cart sometime
so to have one if ever needed…
- - -
- eGo to [eGo] Adapter
- - -
don’t think ‘sweetener’ results in same effect as koolada
(but I’ve not tried it YET :facepalm:)


:confused: "None of them is working right!" <------ just can't be right (has to be charge devices)
 
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