510 PT battery question

[Nighthawk]

the situation: I bought a 510 PT from cignot and used it heavily for about a month. It is the kind with the battery inline. It was hooked up through the usb port of my laptop. then one day I actually turned off the computer and read a book, and still used the PT, thinking it was still getting power. Then, POOF! it's dead. I searched and searched through the forum, couldn't find an answer that worked, bought a new pt without the inline battery. Last night found a thread that suggests I only need to replace the inline battery and the old pt should come back to life. Hooray!

The Question: Can I just replace the inline battery with a regualr Li rechargeable battery from walmart, or do I really need to spend $5 + shipping for a special one?
thanks!

 

[Hellen A. Handbasket]

Night, you won't find the 10440 lithium ion battery locally (at least not from Walmart). Some of the on line retail shops are:

UltraFire 10440 3.7 500Mah $3.99 (eCigSupply.com located in Arizona). May have a current discount code, check his forum on ECF.

UltraFire 10440 AAA Li-Ion 3.6V Rechargeable Battery 500 mAh FLAT TOP CR10440 Lithium Ion ($3.49 plus shipping)

or check with any ECF vendor if you are placing an order anyway. Most carry them.

Happy Vaping

 

[bearscreek]

...or if you have about a week and a half to wait, you can go really cheap here.

 

[Kent C]

the situation: I bought a 510 PT from cignot and used it heavily for about a month. It is the kind with the battery inline. It was hooked up through the usb port of my laptop. then one day I actually turned off the computer and read a book, and still used the PT, thinking it was still getting power. Then, POOF! it's dead.

More likely than 'dead' is that you ran the charge out of the battery. You could plug it back in with the computer powered up and let it recharge or better, get a wall plug with a usb port to run and charge it from.