Battery "Codes"

[Justin Credible]

I was wondering if there was any method to the madness that is the flashing LED on the battery. I've noticed lately that my battery will completely stop working and when I try to draw on it all it does repeatedly flash for about 10 seconds. This isn't after drawing on it for a while, rather as soon as I start. There is no power going to the cart and all I get is a flashing LED and a wish for vapor.

Thanks for the help in advance.

 

[Pawpaw]

That means the battery is run down & its time to charge it.

 

[Justin Credible]

That means the battery is run down & its time to charge it.

The battery had been on a charger for 8 hours and had been in use for roughly 10 minutes. I'm really hoping that this doesn't mean that the battery is dead as I've only been using it for under a month.

 

[Taryn]

Could also be an issue with your charger. Either way if you got it from the V4L crew just let them know and they will have you smilin again!

 

[Adrenalynn]

One of mine has been a little uncooperative on the charger. Charger is good, the MCU on the battery isn't giving the MCU on the charger a battery-good condition to start the charge cycle. Watch for the battery's LED to flash, and the charger LED should change from green to red AFTER the battery's LED flashes a few times.

I've got it to behave once by leaving it off the charger for a couple hours, and the second time, I left it off for a couple hours, it didn't wake back up, so a put a cartomizer on it, took a couple draws, got it to flash a dead state, then put it on the charger and it started charging.

If it keeps happening, I'll diagnose further. My initial suspicion, since the MCU is obviously still good, is that the cell is getting drawn down below what a Li* cell should get pulled to, and will no longer trip the MCU in the charger... If that is the case, it's a bad thing since it will "soften-up" the cell over time. The "fix" is to not pull it down as far before throwing it back on the charger.

[Sorry - hardware/firmware-engineer-chick speaking here. ]

 

[CDC700]

Had that happen to me once also. Did the exact same thing, threw on a cart, it gave me the "dead battery blink" put it back on the charger, and it charged like normal

 

[Pawpaw]

I have a corded USB charger that is just a little touchy. Sometimes I have to unplug it, put the battery in and wiggle it a little. Then when I plug it in, it works great.

Hmmm, "put it in and wiggle it"... That brings something to mind, but I can't quite remember what...

 

[Taryn]

Cleaning your ears?



I wonder if anyone will buy it...

 

[maaron]

Cleaning your ears?



I wonder if anyone will buy it...

Haha I doubt that!

 

[Justin Credible]

Well, I decided to just rotate the two batteries on the wall charger and it has worked all day now. It seems as if I might be having issues with my USB charger and, for some odd reason, it only charged for a very short period of time. I've been using my PT at night and just leaving the batts on their chargers at night so the next morning I can just grab them both and go.

Maybe when I get enough cash to get some new batteries I'll get another wall charger too.

Thanks for the input everyone.

 

[Taryn]

I'm sure if you bought the charger from the guys here they will make it right, just make a note of it on your next order!

 

[~Gazoo~]

Well, I decided to just rotate the two batteries on the wall charger and it has worked all day now. It seems as if I might be having issues with my USB charger and, for some odd reason, it only charged for a very short period of time. I've been using my PT at night and just leaving the batts on their chargers at night so the next morning I can just grab them both and go.

Maybe when I get enough cash to get some new batteries I'll get another wall charger too.

Thanks for the input everyone.

The USB chargers can be finicky. Sometimes I have to wiggle the battery in it to get it to work...it doesn't always make a good connection. You could try cleaning the tip inside of it with some rubbing alcohol and a q-tip.

The new USB chargers will have a cord on them and the battery will screw in like it does on the wall charger. It will be a huge improvement.

 

[Justin Credible]

I'm sure if you bought the charger from the guys here they will make it right, just make a note of it on your next order!

Oh no, they've already done far too much for me in the month (!) that I've been vaping. I don't have a doubt in my mind that they would replace it, but for now it's just a fickle little thing that I'll deal with. If it fails I'll buy a new one.

The USB chargers can be finicky. Sometimes I have to wiggle the battery in it to get it to work...it doesn't always make a good connection. You could try cleaning the tip inside of it with some rubbing alcohol and a q-tip.

The new USB chargers will have a cord on them and the battery will screw in like it does on the wall charger. It will be a huge improvement.

Yeah, I played around with it a bit today and could tell what people meant when they said that the red light would come on but the LED didn't flash. I now know that if the LED doesn't flash then it's not charging properly, plain and simple.

At some point in time I'll have to just order one of the newer ones (if I don't order another wall charger instead).