510 USB Passthrough / Battery Problems - Manual Switch

[Shadoza]

Hey there. I am pretty new to vaping, almost a month now. So I may ask questions that should be common sense... Idunno... Anyways!

I got this USB passthrough / battery -- It is pretty cool, I plug it in when I need it and I unplug it when I am on the go... After a day of using it, I notice that about every 2 minutes or so, while just sitting there... the battery will activate for about a second, the light comes on, it will make a "fizz" sound, a very very small amount of smoke -- UGH SORRY, "vapor" will come out the hole in the cartridge. I would assume this is a faulty battery / switch, but it seems that it does it at a regular interval and nothing causes it... it can be just sitting on the table.

It will do this whether plugged into USB power or not, but when the atomizer and cartridge are off of it, it does not do it. So I am also thinking this could be an atomizer issue, but it doesn't do it on my other batteries.

Do you guys think this could be a faulty unit or is this some kind of self cleaning mechanism or what? Idunno... I do know I am scared to leave it unattended with the atomizer and battery connected. I can't post links yet, but there is a video review on YouTube with the exact item I have from the exact store done by a user with the name of "BigIceDog"

It did it three times while I was typing this post...

Oh yeah, this is a 510 unit. It is either a JoyE or a knockoff of that... i think.

 

[Phil McRotch]

I know there are other people who've had that same problem and it was what you mentioned, either faulty battery or an atty [usually LR] tripped up the connection. I would let the vendor know and see if they can troubleshoot it for you and/or see if they can send you a replacement.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

It sounds faulty to me. The atomizer isn't going to make the battery activate on its own. The battery should not be activating unless the button is being pressed. Unplug it and stop using it immediately! You might want to contact the vendor, but after a month it's possible that they won't do anything. You might be better off getting another one.

 

[Shadoza]

I just got this yesterday... I will contact the vendor. Thanks all for your input. I conclude that I will assume my assumptions are correct and this is a faulty unit.