18650 issue with my Phidias

[randyc]

I bought a Phidias about a month ago 2nd hand. I have 2 Ultrafire 18650's and 1 Trustfire 18650. Only one of these batteries will work in the mod, one of Ultrafires. All 3 of them work in my other mods but for some crazy reason the Phidias likes only one of them. I cannot for the life of me figure this out. Anybody got any suggestions?

 

[tybin]

my best suggestion would be to use an AW battery. the others don't provide a consistent level. come over to the Phidias Celebration Thread and we'll brainstorm, cuz i know there are owners who probably don't use AW's...

 

[JWebb]

Tybin, do you think it is the device or the batteries?

 

[tybin]

well we were discussing it in the thread, he's gonna get some aw's.

 

[Para]

I bought a Phidias about a month ago 2nd hand. I have 2 Ultrafire 18650's and 1 Trustfire 18650. Only one of these batteries will work in the mod, one of Ultrafires. All 3 of them work in my other mods but for some crazy reason the Phidias likes only one of them. I cannot for the life of me figure this out. Anybody got any suggestions?

If they work in other mods but not your Phi....it's the battery contacts. Check both ends with a flashlight and magnifier and you'll find there is something preventing contact. Sometimes it's the covering on the end of the battery and other times it can be the contacts themselves.

One tip is to put the battery in it's place and give it a twist/roll to seat it against the contacts.

Unless the mod itself has an issue...I'm just thinking of the battery troubleshooting. Sorry for any confusion

 

[JWebb]

ok, thanks Tybin, I use only the AW's from Ikenvape, Issac swears they are the best.

 

[tybin]

ok, thanks Tybin, I use only the AW's from Ikenvape, Issac swears they are the best.

yes they are the best. if other batteries work, then i'd doubt it's the contacts. it's those xxxfires