Battery Problems with first Mech Mod

[Jason Gordon]

Well for many reasons I got my first Mech mod. I was at one of my local Vape shops and looked over the clone section. I decided on the SS Nemesis. I had been researching for months and got everything that i thought i needed. For a tank I got a Kayfun 3.1 clone called the rocket, 28 g kanthal, single battery charger that plugs directly to wall, a bag of organic cotton balls, and a 18650 battery. Well i heard that for safety reasons you have to get good battery. I went with Trustfire 18650 2400 mah protected button top. After months of vaping on this setup I reallized something wasnt right or was missing. So I did some further research and decided to buy a 30 amp, 2100 mah flatop 18650. The Sony vtc4 was the pick and boy is it a winner. Well now the trustfire was the backup so i charged it up overnight. I wake up in the middle of the night everynight to take a pee so i thought I would take it off then. I forgot all about this battery charging till 10:30 am. It was on charger for 12 hours. I took it off let it sit for a couple hours. Tried to use it wouldnt work. Charged for an hour still no juice and light on charger wont come on.

The Questions I have are:

1. Batteries shot. Right?
2. Is charger ok?
3. Whats the longest i should leave them on charger?
4. Whats a good inexpensive charger to own? 2 battery

 

[Verdes8891]

What charger was it on? Some of the chargers have chips in them to avoid over charging the battery. Once the battery reaches full charge, it will switch over to a trickle charge where it will keep it at full but not over charge them.

 

[Despraci]

Well for many reasons I got my first Mech mod. I was at one of my local Vape shops and looked over the clone section. I decided on the SS Nemesis. I had been researching for months and got everything that i thought i needed. For a tank I got a Kayfun 3.1 clone called the rocket, 28 g kanthal, single battery charger that plugs directly to wall, a bag of organic cotton balls, and a 18650 battery. Well i heard that for safety reasons you have to get good battery. I went with Trustfire 18650 2400 mah protected button top. After months of vaping on this setup I reallized something wasnt right or was missing. So I did some further research and decided to buy a 30 amp, 2100 mah flatop 18650. The Sony vtc4 was the pick and boy is it a winner. Well now the trustfire was the backup so i charged it up overnight. I wake up in the middle of the night everynight to take a pee so i thought I would take it off then. I forgot all about this battery charging till 10:30 am. It was on charger for 12 hours. I took it off let it sit for a couple hours. Tried to use it wouldnt work. Charged for an hour still no juice and light on charger wont come on.

The Questions I have are:

1. Batteries shot. Right?
2. Is charger ok?
3. Whats the longest i should leave them on charger?
4. Whats a good inexpensive charger to own? 2 battery

What charger are you using?
For your coil build do you have an ohm meter to check the build?
Ohm \ Volt meter to check battery voltage is also a requirement.
Don't EVER use a battery with the word "Fire" in it.

(disclaimer... my post above are only my opinion... if you wish to blow your face off, by all means feel free to do so.)

 

[Jason Gordon]

The charger has no brand name. It has a slider prong to adjust for different length !8*** batteries and a little led that yellow. It holds one battery and on back has two prongs to plug into wall. I use ohm meter on my MVP2 to check builds. Nothing to test voltage. Why would I want to blow my face off? Thats why I am asking for advice. Trustfires good for charger but not Batteries?

 

[Sthur]

The trustfire charger is good, not their batteries. The sony vtc is great battery.

Possibly let the battery sit for a while for it to discharger a little off the charger and it might be ok.

 

[Asbestos4004]

If you're not opposed to it, just toss that trustfire out and get another Sony.

 

[Verdes8891]

As well as grab a nitecore charger or something like that. They have those chips in them to prevent the overcharge

 

[Equilibrium]

Was the battery hot when you took it off the charger?

+1 for the nitecore I4 charger. Love mine!

 

[Baditude]

Well i heard that for safety reasons you have to get good battery. I went with Trustfire 18650 2400 mah protected button top.

Choosing a protected Trustfire ICR battery was one of your worse decisions. These are bad batteries.

Battery Basics for Mods

Sony batteries are an excellent choice. However, http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/batteries-chargers/581174-how-identify-counterfeit-sony-batteries.html

The Questions I have are:

1. Batteries shot. Right?
2. Is charger ok?
3. Whats the longest i should leave them on charger?
4. Whats a good inexpensive charger to own? 2 battery

1. Probably. I wouldn't worry about it, its a lousy battery and the wrong chemistry battery to be using anyway. Use only IMR or IMR/hybrid batteries like your Sony.

2. Any "generic" no-name charger is a lousy charger. Get a name brand charger like an Xtar or Nitecore. High quality batteries deserve a quality charger. You want the best performance from your mod right?

3. The charger should indicate when the battery is fully charged. Remove the batteries at that time. Trickle charges are only for your benefit, not the batteries. Trickle charging lessens a battery's overall life expectancy, so don't leave batteries on the charger longer than they need to be.

4. Xtar WP2 II or the Nitecore Intellicharger i2.

 

[tj99959]

Trustme, your Trustfire is toast.
Bad's advice is much more Trustworthy than your Trustfire.

 

[asvaldr]

I never trusted battery with "fire" on its name lol.

To make it worse you got the wrong chemistry battery dude, protected icr is no longer recommended for use in a mod. You should buy an imr or hybrid batteries, good call on you for buying the Sony vtc5 batt it's a hybrid battery.

For the charger maybe you should buy a more decent charger like xtar or nitecore.

 

[Jason Gordon]

Thanks everyone for advice. Im tossing out trustfire and buying another sony. Think im gonna go with vtc5 this time. Also looked into the Nitecore i2 intellicharger. I can order and have one shipped for under $15.

 

[asvaldr]

Thanks everyone for advice. Im tossing out trustfire and buying another sony. Think im gonna go with vtc5 this time. Also looked into the Nitecore i2 intellicharger. I can order and have one shipped for under $15.

Nice call bro, why not an i4? It got 4 charging bay and just a couple bucks more than the i2

 

[Looney Bin]

Right now I only use vct4 or vct5's and a nitecore charger. Its not worth the risk. Though I do have my eyes on some of the higher amp draw batteries out there. Im just waiting on feedback on them before I trust them that close to my face.