BIG Bad Battery Problem

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SheerLuckHolmes

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I do not get these batteries. I got my SB Wed. Sweet! Great Vap! Great Vapor. All is Sweetness and light. I had ordered (2) 18650 bats ahead of time so I'd be ready and have no problems.

I ordered 18650 2200mAh 3.7v. Put the first one in and great times were had by all. I used it for the entire day and into the next morning. I put that one on the charger and put the second 18650 in the SB and got on it. I used the SB a little more exclusively on this second bat and around 4:00 this afternoon I put it on the charger and put the first one back in.

Really terrible performance. Low vapor, low taste, I thought I the atty had taken a crap. Put in a new atty and worked with that one to break it in. Nothing better. Worked all afternoon and into the evening. In the meantime I had the 18650 2400mAh that came with the SB on a charger. While waiting for that I put 2X RCR123a 3.0v 900mAh bats in. Three big hits and ~ DEAD! Nothing! WTF!

I put one of the 2200mAh bats in and I get the low vapor and low taste. I'm really getting ...... now. Finally the 2400mAh 18650 is ready from AltSmoke and I put that in and BANG right back to big vapor big flavor amazing device I had the first day!!!!

This is Crap. What is up with all these different bats mah this mah that... At least with a "C" or a "D" or a "AA" you get it. All are the same and all perform the same all fit what you buy it iswhatitis and you get what you buy. This all these Bull***** strange ... bats with these mods you don't know what your getting and you don't know if you don't kiss them, turn around three times while holding your right earlobe and pulling on your left nostril they will work each and everytime.

PLEASE HELP! WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?????????????????????????

I want to buy a stinkn bat that works, you charge it and it works and not this freakn song and dance crap!

Did I mention that I am somewhat frustrated and annoyed?:evil:
 
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cddz

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I do not get these batteries. I got my SB Wed. Sweet! Great Vap! Great Vapor. All is Sweetness and light. I had ordered (2) 18650 bats ahead of time so I'd be ready and have no problems.

I ordered 18650 2200mAh 3.7v. Put the first one in and great times were had by all. I used it for the entire day and into the next morning. I put that one on the charger and put the second 18650 in the SB and got on it. I used the SB a little more exclusively on this second bat and around 4:00 this afternoon I put it on the charger and put the first one back in.

Really terrible performance. Low vapor, low taste, I thought I the atty had taken a crap. Put in a new atty and worked with that one to break it in. Nothing better. Worked all afternoon and into the evening. In the meantime I had the 18650 2400mAh that came with the SB on a charger. While waiting for that I put 2X RCR123a 3.0v 900mAh bats in. Three big hits and ~ DEAD! Nothing! WTF!

I put one of the 2200mAh bats in and I get the low vapor and low taste. I'm really getting ...... now. Finally the 2400mAh 18650 is ready from AltSmoke and I put that in and BANG right back to big vapor big flavor amazing device I had the first day!!!!

This is Crap. What is up with all these different bats mah this mah that... At least with a "C" or a "D" or a "AA" you get it. All are the same and all perform the same all fit what you buy it iswhatitis and you get what you buy. This all these Bull***** strange ... bats with these mods you don't know what your getting and you don't know if you don't kiss them, turn around three times while holding your right earlobe and pulling on your left nostril they will work each and everytime.

PLEASE HELP! WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?????????????????????????

I want to buy a stinkn bat that works, you charge it and it works and not this freakn song and dance crap!

Did I mention that I am somewhat frustrated and annoyed?:evil:
Sounds like the PCB in the 2200mAh battery is bad.
 

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maybe its the charger? where did you get the batteries/ charger from?

I am having different types of battery problems. I placed an order from all-battery.com on Monday, and the estimated time of delivery was for Saturday the 26th, well I just checked the tracking and now the delivery date is Oct 1???? WTF????? I bought some throwaway bats from Lowes to hold me over till Saturday, well now I have to either buy more throw-aways to last till next Thursday or put the SB away and try to forget I have it, well option 2 is going to suck bad so I think I probably end up paying for throw-ways for what I paid for the whole Tenergy 750mAh battery/charger kit. I chose to order from all-battery because I thought they would have fast shipping- well, I may have been better off buying from china or DX- damn
 

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Both? Each one gets fired after one use and one recharge?!!? What causes that so I don't fry the one I got from AltSmoke. Tomorrow it will need charging and I'm scared to death to put it on the charger!!!!!!!!!
You have already charged the 2400mAh ones and they were fine? And yes both batteries can have bad boards in them, crapy luck but yes it can happen.
 

SheerLuckHolmes

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OK, so the 2400mAh I got with the SB starts sputter'n around 11:00am this morning ~ having been kick'n ... since 4:00 last afternoon (6 or 7 hours take away sleeping time). Gotta love how long these bats last!!! So I take one of the 18650 2200mAh 3.7v that I've recharged, and with baited breath (and baited breath really stinks) I put it in the SB. Bang! Producing like it did when used the first time.

This kinda stuff just frosts me... Works one time and not the next and then works again?

Other than this hick-up, I gotta recommend the SB as one of the finest PV's I have. Great job, guys. Now just waiting for 3.0V bats I ordered to experience the 6 volts and have a back up if the 18650 2200mAh 3.7v act up again and AltSmoke's 2400mAh is on the charger.

I ordered the 801 adaptor so I could use my 801's but I am completely satisfied with the 510 at 3.7v. Would you recommend the 801 for 6v or not?

Thanks for putting up with my exasperation over this!
 
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