Batteries

[kinggirl]

What's the average life span of a battery? It seems that all my batteries at once won't hold a charge. Is this normal?

 

[Free6413]

Did you buy them all at once? If not, it may be your charger.

 

[txcolt]

I have to say not normal on that one. Battery life can vary but having all of them go at once is a little weird. Could be a charger issue.

What kind of batteries do you have and charger as well? Also how many do you have?

 

[Tinkiegrrl]

How long have you had them, and how big were they? A 2600 mAh MVP 2 will last longer in terms of battery life then a 650 mAh ego. Less charges equals more life.

 

[kinggirl]

I have 4 18350 batteries I did buy within a few weeks of each other from different distributors. It seems like I'm getting a little more life out of 1 of them. But, the other 3 I charge and they are dead within an hour. I've had maybe 5 months? If this is normal, then so be it. I just haven't had rechargeable batteries until I bought my vamo but it seems like they all just quit working recently.

 

[txcolt]

Mine have usually died over a varying period of time. One starts showing signs of dying and tapers off quicker with the others staggering behind at varying distances.

You might want to order a couple more to see how they do with your current charger. If they do well then your batteries have reached the end of their useful life.

 

[MasteroftheVape]

read How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries - Battery University and note how many less cycles you get if you completely kill the battery before recharge. Also being left in a hot car while charged can kill them, or being left on a charger after they are charged will do the same. The charging cycle creates heat from the inside of the battery, just like chucking it outside in the sun on a hot summer day.