Auto batteries keep dying

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carpentergal

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Hi, I am new to forum visiting and posting so please forgive me any mistakes. I am absolutely in love with vaping and don't even want a cigarette anymore! Been at it since the new year. I need advice on batteries. I purchased the Revolver Infiniti Ion automatic. The batteries tend to stop working within a few weeks. Revolver has been great about replacing them and has instructed me to make sure the contact has not been pushed in. The battery will indicate that it is fully charged when in the charger but blinks that it needs charging when drawn on. I have gone through about 15 or so batteries in 4 months. I feel bad to always be calling up Revolver and asking for replacement batteries, but 2 weeks just seems like a short time for a battery to last. Is this normal, am I doing something wrong? I bought a Vgo which only comes with the manual battery and I have not had any problems at all. It vapes all day and has been going for months now. Has anyone else had problems with auto batteries in general or specifically with the infiniti ion, or is this normal? Are manual batteries more reliable? Thank you so much for any help or advice.
 

MikeB

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I'm Really new to vaping, been at it just shy of two months, but I love auto batteries. Most people will just tell you to get a manual style, and I would suggest you try a couple, but if you're like me, the auto batteries just feel more like smoking... after all, I don't squeeze my cigarette.

I don't know about the models you're referring to, but I have a 510, and it's auto batteries are very sensitive to any liquid getting down into the battery. Its batteries aren't sealed and "fire" through the suction created by inhaling -- if yours are sealed or work a different way, then this probably won't apply. However, if you like autos, try a 510 automatic. I like it a lot, again, just be careful with your liquid. Also, I just got a Bloog in the mail, and it has an amazingly responsive auto battery. I've only been using it a day, but I am very impressed. My 510 may go onto the shelf -- we'll see.

Good luck.

Edit: Also, to try and answer that last question, I would imagine manuals are more reliable simply because they are manual. There is no mechanism trying to figure out when you are drawing, so the device should be simpler, and simpler usually equals more reliable. That said, I have two auto 510 batteries I am careful with and they are still behaving like new after 4 weeks.
 
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swedishfish

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It is fairly common with automatic batteries. Make sure you don't refill with the carto on the battery and put a paper towel or tissue under the battery to make sure there isn't any juice coming out. If you bend the end of a paper clip or get a binder clip and sort of pull the end of the battery out you can sometimes get it to make contact with the charger or the cartridge.

Do they make manual batteries? Maybe they can replace the auto with a manual battery. I think you get a better vape with a manual where you can control the inhale. After a week you don't notice the button at all.
 
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