Battery Question

[Joeseff]

Ive today received my Riva 510 with 2 750mah battery's, it says in the manual that these battery's need to be charged for 8 hours on there first use. So i plugged one in on the charger and its been on for a couple of hours now and the green LED has come on saying its fully charged?

So will it be okay to use this battery now or should i leave it on charge for the 8 hours?

Joe

 

[Zal42]

Yes, it's OK to use.

The 8 hour instructions, although common, are actually mistaken. Lithion-ion batteries, which is what you have, do not need a long initial charge time before use. The 8 hour charging instructions are basically boilerplate left over from the dark times before Li-ions, when rechargeables meant ni-cad or NiMH -- those did require an initial long charge.

If you want to dig deep into this topic, check out this article on priming batteries, and how to prolong lithium battery lifespans.

 

[Joeseff]

Yes, it's OK to use.

The 8 hour instructions, although common, are actually mistaken. Lithion-ion batteries, which is what you have, do not need a long initial charge time before use. The 8 hour charging instructions are basically boilerplate left over from the dark times before Li-ions, when rechargeables meant ni-cad or NiMH -- those did require an initial long charge.

If you want to dig deep into this topic, check out this article on priming batteries, and how to prolong lithium battery lifespans.

Thanks ive been desperate to get a hit on this with my new liquids

Joe

 

[dormouse]

If the light on the piece where the battery screws in is solid green or blue, vape away But don't forget to get the primer off the atomizer - that stuff tastes nasty.

 

[Joeseff]

If the light on the piece where the battery screws in is solid green or blue, vape away But don't forget to get the primer off the atomizer - that stuff tastes nasty.

first thing i did was get the primer off the atty lol

Joe