Are all the eGo products junk?

[peraspera]

For Chinese manufactured products I shop customer service rather than brands. I have 3 SLB Twists and 1 regular-sized Vivi Nova from vapor beast. All work perfectly and one of the Twists survived, no worse for the wear, after landing on a hardwood floor when I tripped and slung the poor thing half way across the room. I ordered 3 Mini Novas for myself and one for my daughter from Vapor Kings. I also ordered 2 Joye Twists from them for my daughter because Vapor Beast was out of Twists when I needed to buy them for her birthday. Those are all working perfectly as well.

If pulling the posts up a bit doesn't solve your problem I would suspect something odd going on with the Vivi Novas.

 

[the_guapo]

I have the same 2 650 Ego batterys from cignot.com since February and they are still going strong, im going to second the "maybe you ordered a cheaper/not up to snuff knockoff" thought.

 

[vvaappeerr]

I use two 650 mah Ego batterys per day. I have a backup in case I can't charge them. I rotate them each day and I am nearing 6 weeks with no problems. I purchased mine from Totally Wicked and have found their customer service to be great if there is a problem. I bought some automatic batteries and decided they were not up to the manual standards and they took care of the problem. I also have a Twist that works great, I just do not use it as much because it is rather large compared to my 650's. I agree with trying a different vendor.

 

[XtianApi]

To my understanding, eGo is the connection type, so I would look at the brand of eGo battery. Do you have Joyetech eGo batteries, or another brand? The Joyetech batteries are great, I think. The seem to be on the money. Does the twist come made by other brands? If you have a joyetech eGo twist and are having problems, then disregard my post. However, if you have a twist made by a different manufacturer you may want to try joyetech. Good luck.

 

[Shadowcat]

I used to be an eGo user when I first started out. I found out that these atomizers would easily die out in about a month for me. That prompted me to venture into the rebuildable atomizers. So far, I have now moved on to APVs. More expensive initially, but cheaper in the long run. Low maintenance too.

 

[elmattias]

i agree with other posts above me, check reputable vendors that sell genuine product, there are too many clones/fakes out there....the twists i have are still going strong and i still use them as backups even as a provari owner now...they are better batteries than the fixed voltage eGo units for sure, but don't be so quick to call the fixed voltage eGo units garbage altogether, there are lots running around working just great.

 

[Odoyal4912]

Unregulated just means you get whatever voltage the battery is currently putting out. 4.2 freshly charged and dropping slightly as the battery discharges. I keep my batt fully charged most of the time and greatly prefer it to the normal ego 3.3

 

[victorcan]

Ive been using the ego line exclusively since my inception to the -ecig family... I actually have 1 ego from 1 year ago that still works I have purchased 6 others from the 650-1100 .. only reason Ive went thru so many is either do to Loss or interested in other units (Like the twist voltage unit) My 1st unit actual still work all but for 4 hours but hey for a battery that's well over a year old is pretty darn good

 

[SissySpike]

I would not classify them as junk but cheaply mass produced with very small amount of attention to quality comes to mind. But wait Isn't Ego a Chinese product? And if Im not mistaken ViVi Novas are to I bet if you wright your Congressman they will investigate the quality of products coming from there. O wait His main campaign contributor was a American Chinese importer guess your screwed. Id show them and from now on buy American made products! Show them we don't need their stuff!!!!!

 

[Racehorse]

Show them we don't need their stuff!!!!!

When American young people are willing to sit in rows, let's say 200,000 inside each factory, assembling iPhones, Nikes, Dell computers, and ecig batteries for low wages, we won't need their stuff.

For some reason, that isn't happening.

I "think" it's not just because they don't want to do that work. I "think" it might have something to do with US companies wanting to make a profit----and pay their shareholders----- rather than make their products here for far less profit.

 

[Apexi]

my 2 ego working great.

 

[klynnn]

I have been happy with every piece of equip I bought so far so can't complain. All of this is a learning experience. I started slow and worked my way up. Everything I bought has taught me a lesson. Maybe I am lucky, who knows, but I sure learned a lot.

 

[KerryK]

I LOVE my Ego "Fat" 18650 Mod! Some of the best vaping I have done, add a THOR Clearomizer and your worry free.

 

[Skwerl]

The best eGo type battery I own is the ECHO 1100 mah. Keeps going and going for appx 400 charges. Also- they are cheaper than the Joye replacements. I have had a few defective eGo batts too- highly frustrating.

 

[AMUSER]

I buy most of my stuff from a place that is not to be named on here? All my stuff still work and they are more than 3years old. I did buy a couple of cheaper batteries else where and they will not charge properly or will not charge at all,you do get what you pay for unfortunately.

 

[Hulamoon]

I can only add to the others that I'm sorry to hear about your experience so far, W2Q and hope you find equipment to your liking. In the absence of knowing who sold you the hardware but noting they refused to provide you a replacement, I concur they are knockoffs. Be wary too of vivi novas for the same reason. As to ohms and voltage, I think it's because not everyone wants to vape at 3.8 volts. Some ejuice does much better at a lower level. While the 1.8 ohms may make the flavor more intense, the higher you crank the voltage of the battery, the faster it will discharge and ultimately burn out.

 

[pijik2000]

still using jeyo ego ce4 with vivi nova 3ml tank. just that now i need frequest cleaning. when the coil got black, the taste turn bad. need recoiling/wick then the taste comes back. using 70% watermelon+30% bubblegum flavour at the moment..

 

[mucem]

I got my 3rd eGo battery and I am quite happy with adjustible voltage. However, I had problems with some products of other manufacturers.

 

[LaVsy]

this definitely look like a great starter kit

 

[starwatching]

I have 2 eGo-T batteries from 2 years ago that I just recently started using again. No problems at all. Really liking the eGo Twist now.