Annoying problem with battery in SD Keyring

[milaismine]

Hi everyone, I am new here. I was reading this forum for the last week or so - very useful information. Unfortunately, I experienced a problem with my SD Keyring today and it is driving me nuts! Hope someone can help me out.

I am using it with bundled cartomizers and few Boge 510 cartomizers (standard resistance). It was fine for few days but today it does not seem to work properly. The vape is not produced during first drag... I need to give it 3-4 solid drags before it fires properly. The first 2 drags produce almost no vape and the air is cool, like the carto is only half working.

When it works it makes the carto produce crackling noise... and kind of popping sound. It happens with all cartos I have. Juices I use are from VapeEscape (really don't like them) and Totally Wicked (these work for me).

I first tought maybe the carto is broken, so tried with the other one... then added a bit more liquid to see if that's the reason... but no - it just des not work as it worked before. Then I plugged the battery to the charger again, and tried again - no difference... I tried once again... nope.

When warmed up, it works fine but sometimes I have to warm it up even between frequent drags. Very annoying. I have a different battery from SkyCig that fits the thread of my cartos... and it works flawlessly and produces even more vape than SD at its best.

I've noticed there is a led hidden in the SD Keyring battery... when I drag it directly it lights up red for few moments and fades - so it seems it is working. I don't know if light color has any meaning, since it is hidden and not really visible.

If any of you have any idea what might be wrong, I would really appreciate some help.
I am only getting into the vaping and this is my second device.

TL;DR: 5 day old SD Keyring battery produces vape only after 3 solid drags.

 

[Renzuli]

Welcome , and all carto's crackle while being used . That's the coil heating up the juice , to produce the vapor . You can also try pressing the button a few seconds before you actually draw . That gives it time to start the vaper going . You tend to get more vapor that way. You can also let off the button , just before you stop vaping . As you don't get the last bit of vapor produced while holding down the button until your done .

 

[toothfairy]

I believe that the SD Keyring has a suck switch not a button.

 

[cags]

I don't have this PV, but here is a review by steeljan on youtube. as I recall she mentions the difficult draw. I know with joye 510 auto batteries it helps to do a short draw before the real one to get good vaper!

steeljan's Channel - YouTube

 

[hairball]

Cracking of the cartomizer is a good thing. It means it's working properly.

It sounds like you need to adjust the center pin on the cartomizer. Take a precision screwdriver or paperclip and insert it into the hole on the threaded end. Now gently wiggle and lift up...just a tiny bit. Don't go crazy or you'll destroy the carto. Screw it back on and try it again. It sounds like the carto isn't making good contact.

Also, NEVER refill your carto while still on the battery. Take it off first to fill. If juice goes down the center airhole, it can/will destroy your battery.

 

[dBm0]

Sounds like you're SD Keyring batt might be going bad. Running mine for over a month with a Smokteck low-ohm 3.5ml DCT from VaporGod and it works great. Sure, wont get the same battery life I would with a standard resistance carto, but works great for me. Noticed the charger only puts out .1 amps. Maybe try good long charge and see what happens.

 

[Damper]

Must cofirm the juice-in-the-battery-warning from hairball!
I killed one SD Keyring battery with a small juice leak - half a drop found it's way down the hole in the connection - and after that it behaves just as you are describing. I should have removed the cartomizer before topping it of. My second SDK battery is working flawlessly and fires everytime with an easy draw. (As did the first one before I killed it...). I am now extra careful with the surviving battery, wiping the threads and blowing the cartomizer out an extra time before I connect it.

 

[dBm0]

Ah, yep, juice in the batt would be bad

 

[milaismine]

Thanks everyone for your input. Yes, SD Keyring has an automatic battery. I am new to this... so it makes for a good learning experience. I am surprised the battery works, if warmed up... I would expect that the heat from the cartomizer and charging would eventually dry the battery off excess fluid that leaked in (if that's what happen to me). Maybe I am just being naive.

I ordered a new SD Keyring set (they are cheap) and also purchased Joye Ego-T XL battery and charger from Cloud9vaping - that one has a sealed off battery, so this kind of thing should not affect me. I like the compact size of SD Keyring on the move. I am not sure how big is the Ego-T and if it is suitable for smoking on the move. Don't want to get the weird looks

Just a quick follow up... how many drops of liquid would you put into the standard size 510 cartomizer (Boge empty one) to be on the safe side? I tend to put 15-16, but not sure how much is enough to protect the automatic battery? Would rather refill more frequently than overfill. Thanks a lot for your help!

 

[markfm]

I believe you can get more in, though you are in the right ballpark. Key is that after filling/refilling a carto, blow through the mouthpiece with a tissue held over the battery connector in, then wipe down the connector, to get rid of excess eliquid.

You can clean the SD connector with a bit of kleenex or qtip, or gently with a qtip that is just SLIGHTLY wet with alcohol. After an alcohol type cleaning, run a dry qtip over it, and give it a few minutes for any residual alocohol to evaporate.

 

[bobthesalesclerk]

Are you using standard resistance or low resistance cartomizers?

Standard resistance on 3.7 volts usually takes a few primer puffs to get going and produces cooler vapor.

Maybe try some low resistance cartos.

Also(as already stated)make sure you take the carto off when topping off with juice. If you don't ylubhave a decent chance of killing your battery.

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[theWayISshut]

All devices with auto switches have that annoying initialization thing. At first thought it's a good invention, ie, it operates with tiny sensors, it doesn't require an additional material for the switch, which makes it very handy, but then it's not perfect. You'd later wish it's not auto. But then adding a switch will negate the purpose of making it slim and small. So there are trade offs.

That's why e-cig manufacturers need to work with flashlight manufacturers to speed up the innovation. How many of us have seen flashligths that take AA batteries and the switch is right in the middle of the batt, and not on top?

 

[hairball]

Just a quick follow up... how many drops of liquid would you put into the standard size 510 cartomizer (Boge empty one) to be on the safe side? I tend to put 15-16, but not sure how much is enough to protect the automatic battery? Would rather refill more frequently than overfill. Thanks a lot for your help!

First fill takes about 25 drops. Just make sure you blow it out and wipe off the threads. I'll tell you what else has been working great for me...the super mini cartos from madvapes. Makes the SD super stealthy which I need at work...LOL.