Battery dying...or just bad luck?

[Laguna6866]

Hello all!

Ive been vaping for about 3 months. Love it! I quit smoking for good (i hope) about two weeks ago. I have gotten about 200 charges out of my 808's (estimate) and as of late, it seems like whenever i refill a carto, or use one that is not brand new, it is hard as heck to draw! is this bad luck, or is this a sign of a battery(s) dying? I feel like the cartos ive been buying lately are junk because i cant get any extended use out of them? Has anybody experienced this? Any input would be appreciated!
Thanks!

 

[Princessdee]

Sometimes the label is over the little air holes toward the bottom of the carto.
Use something to scrape it off (I use a dental tool)
Dramatic difference in draw.

 

[zoiDman]

It could be the battery is about dead...

But it might be that the air holes are just plugged up. Take a pin and make sure that the small holes on the side of the battery are not clogged up.

I had one battery that was just plain too hard to draw no matter what I did. I thought, before I throw it out, why not try running warm water thru it. I pulled off the LED cover and rinsed it out with warm water. (It was wild to see the LED turn on under the water.) I let it dry in the sun all day and that night I screwed on a carto and it hit like it was brand new.

I don't suggest you try this unless you are going to throw it away anyway but it did work for mer.