?? About battery life

[shannonekgs]

Just wondering on how to get the most out of my batteries. Does it matter if you let the battery go completely dead then charge or should you charge more often?

I know I heard for example with cell phones it was best to let it competely die once in awhile to increase battery life. - I think, but it may have been just the opposite!

How long do battereis for the vapor king last before they completely die?

Thanks!

 

[Taryn]

Here ya go...more information about lithium ion batteries than you ever wanted http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ecigarette-technical-issues/8852-li-ion-batteries-truth.html

To sum it up yes charge them more often, they like it.

 

[falsedichotomies]

" Lithium-ion is a very clean system and does not need priming as nickel-based batteries do. The 1st charge is no different to the 5th or the 50th charge. Stickers instructing to charge the battery for 8 hours or more for the first time may be a leftover from the nickel battery days."

- Is this really true? Multiple people told me to charge new batteries for 8 hours before first use. I think it even says it in the little Vapor King book that comes with the kit, although I don't feel like digging it up.

 

[bornagainst]

I never charge my VK batteries when I get em. They are always at least partially charged.

Vape on man!

 

[Pawpaw]

There's lots more good information at Battery University.

Charging lithium-ion batteries

One of the most informative tidbits:

"Unlike nickel and lead-based batteries, a new lithium-ion pack does not need cycling through charging and discharging. Priming will make little difference because the maximum capacity of lithium-ion is available right from the beginning. Neither does a full discharge improve the capacity of a faded pack. However, a full discharge/charge will reset the digital circuit of a 'smart' battery to improve the state-of-charge estimation."

 

[falsedichotomies]

Wow... all this time I've been wasting 8 hours when I could have been vaping with my new batts. I feel like a doof.

Thanks for posting those links guys; they're highly informative.