Baby Alien AL85 charging problems

[Adeelio]

Hi!

I replaces my coolfire 4 for a smoke al85 bandy alien, loved the upgrade!

Two days ago the battery was showing as low evem though when I had around 25% charge left. It also never fired from.time to time, took it to a local shop who recommended a new battery as it wouldn't charge properly neither.

Anyways changed battery and still doesn't charge! What happens is when I plug a a usb charger it moves the battery charge sign up slightly then back down, can't seem to find an answer!

Any help is appreciated

Thanks

 

[Cf11]

Which adapter are you using to charge it?
It should be within the input range of the mod.

 

[Adeelio]

I normally use my Samsung phone charger, but have now tried a camera charger and also the smok charger wire that I got with the mod and plugged this into a pc

 

[Adeelio]

Can a too powerful charger damage the mod?

 

[Cf11]

Can a too powerful charger damage the mod?

Definitely yes(maybe not the mod but damage can be caused to the battery as well).

Please abstain from using the samsung chargers as they're usually very high output.
The safest bet is to plug it via the usb into a PC port.

Most of the people here including me would suggest you to get an external charger to charge the batteries.

Now in your case if the battery doesn't charge even when you have plugged it in the pc and left it for a few hours then you might have a defective piece and you should contact the seller for the warranty.
But first as i mentioned try to charge it with PC port and leave it for a couple of hours(not unattended though, can be risky in case your mod is defective)

 

[Adeelio]

Thanks!

I did leave it plugged into the pc, just checked and still not charging, getting a burnt plastic type smell, gutted!

Will have to take it back

 

[Adeelio]

Also these external chargers, are there are recommended ones to get/ not to get?

Thanks again!

 

[Cf11]

Thanks!

I did leave it plugged into the pc, just checked and still not charging, getting a burnt plastic type smell, gutted!

Will have to take it back

You should definitely not try to Tamper with it anymore if it seems like it's burning.
Stay as far away from it as possible.

 

[Cf11]

Also these external chargers, are there are recommended ones to get/ not to get?

Thanks again!

A few good ones are nitecore and xtar.
The nitecore i2 and d2 are pretty good. Xtar vc2 is also really good.
These are just a few good ones to get. I'm sure there is a separate thread about it on the forum.
You could check that out for further details.

 

[BrotherBob]

Hi!
I replaces my coolfire 4 for a smoke al85 bandy alien, loved the upgrade!
Two days ago the battery was showing as low evem though when I had around 25% charge left. It also never fired from.time to time, took it to a local shop who recommended a new battery as it wouldn't charge properly neither.
Anyways changed battery and still doesn't charge! What happens is when I plug a a usb charger it moves the battery charge sign up slightly then back down, can't seem to find an answer!
Any help is appreciated
Thanks

Could check:
Guide to Choosing a Battery Charger | E-Cigarette Forum
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