Battery DOA brand new

[Fud]

It was a replacement sent for another one that started to burn and almost melt until i plucked out the atomizer real quick, then it stopped and was dead after. The new one came so I charged it up stuck it in and absolutly nothing on the draw, nada. Even though the led light went on no vap at all. It's a flaw in the battery. I looked at it up close with a magnifying glass and the little brass washer in the batt seemed to be too far down. These are not mix and match parts either, all are from the same manufactuer.

I took out the tiny screwdriver set, they kind used for watches and gently wiggled the top washer in the batt and with a slight lift. It seems to have rubber on the sides for insulation. It worked great after that but i think it's a flaw in the design, Either the threads on the atty are too short or the thread on the batt are too long to make solid contact.

I'm wary of trying to file the end of the atomizer down a bit because that can screw up the threads and very difficult to fix if it won't screw in after without cross threading,

There must be some kind of small brass washer that can be put in and centered to make it a solid contact and not move around.

Sorry i cant provide any serial model numbers as there are none on the cart, the atty or the batt at all anywhere just the company name and that's it.

I suppose i can edit this later in all three parts and take a pic in macro mode with a ruler right next to the parts in mm.

 

[dedmonwakin]

Try this tutorial by Breakfastchef. Very simple and ingenious.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-center-conductor-gap-penstyle-atomizers.html

 

[Jim Davis]

This sometimes happens if the battery is screwed to tight into the charger. The next time you put it on charge, try to screw it in gently, and stop when the charge light shows contact.

 

[Kate51]

Fud, you are right, I want to tell about one battery I had, an NPro, that wouldn't work either. I could see nothing wrong with it, so in frustration I tried to tighten it more, and it did! It had just a tiny flaw in the threads, felt tight, but I got more than another quarter turn. It bothered the whole time it lasted, but worked fine after a little more turn. It's also possible that putting it in the charger could push that center back a ways, but it's made to slide back. There is a sort of spring under it. Try pulling it up a bit, carefully, as it will pull out easily. The thing about the chargers though is that you have to screw them in until the red light comes on, so kinda hard to guage that.

 

[Fud]

In the charger, I assumed it had to have a hard contact to charge instead of looking at the light. This is what the gear looks like, no serial numbers anywhere so i don't know what is even compatible with it.

on edit i forgot square brackets are supposed to be used for html.

 

[Kate51]

I could be wrong but looks like a "mini" generically speaking. Try pulling that little disk up on the battery just a bit, a fine paper clip with a tiny bit of a hook should do, and just ease it up a bit and see if it helps. See if it lights up when it seats properly, usually one or two flashes when it hits home.

 

[dedmonwakin]

What model is that?

Is it an M401/M402/M403?

M401 attys and M402 batteries(vice versa) are not always compatible, and result with the same problem your having.

 

[Jim Davis]

I'll bet my panties, it's a DSE103.

 

[Jim Davis]

What model is that?

Is it an M401/M402/M403?

M401 attys and M402 batteries(vice versa) are not always compatible, and result with the same problem your having.

Threads are opposite on the 'M' series. Battery had extended male thread, and atty has female thread.

 

[dedmonwakin]

I'll bet my panties, it's a DSE103.

I think your right. After looking at the battery, atty, it's a little too fat and the threads are wrong...but really hard to tell by pictures.

Although, it was stated that there was no stamp/serial number. DSE is pretty good about stamping their products because of their guarantees.

May be a generic.

 

[Fud]

I'll bet my panties, it's a DSE103.

That has to be a DSE103 from looking at other sites, and get this the atomizer is only 6 bucks vs 20 bucks from where i got it and the batt 9 bucks vs 20 bucks. Oy vey. plus the empty carts are diry cheap for it.

 

[Jim Davis]

Another fact;

The RN4081 batteries are the same, if you cant find 103's.
The RN4081 atomizers will fit, but if you use a 4081 aty, you'll have to use a 4081 cartridge.

 

[KreeL]

You were likely dripping and ruined the first battery. It stuck on and fried your atomizer before you caught it. You got the warranty battery, but the atty is still fried.

 

[Fud]

From this site DSE103 mini e-cigarette kit with 6 cartridges - Starter Kit - Heaven-gifts.com Ruyandirect.com Best E-smoking Shop 29 bucks for the starter kit, exact same as mine exept they send six carts prefilled and i got a whole carton plus two extra flavors. Exactly the same two batts one atty charger and 6 carts.

I paid over a hundred for the same thing and the shipping was free on that.

The measurements are exactly the same.

Size of e-cigarette *Length(cartridge installed): 102mm *Diameter: 9.5mm

 

[Fud]

You were likely dripping and ruined the first battery. It stuck on and fried your atomizer before you caught it. You got the warranty battery, but the atty is still fried.

I'm still waiting for the juice to arrive and only plan on dripping on the cotton.

Tried to get a syringe from the drug store but they sold them in packs of 15, only need a couple. I showed the gal what it was for and took apart the cig and showed where the fluid went and to let them know it's not to poke my veins with smack or anything so it can be reused over and over. She have me a couple of droppers for free that hold 1 ml each but there isn't a cap on the end or a needle.


On edit, the atty works perfectly fine like new. It didn't get fried since I yanked it out soon as i felt the heat. Some lith batterys are faulty like the dell laptop ones that kept blowing up.

 

[KreeL]

Did you try your atty on your other battery?

 

[Fud]

Did you try your atty on your other battery?

Yes the atty works fine now on both batts, I sent the old one back already in a prepaid envelope. The problem was solved in the first post here, there was no real contact so I gently pulled up the little washer in the batt upwards and that fixed it completly.

 

[Jim Davis]

If you're happy, we're happy

 

[Kate51]

You'll bet your what?? That's more than we wanted to know Jim

I think you're right, a 103, female battery

 

[KreeL]

I'm tickled!