Broken mod

[Metmorfin]

So i got a smok gpriv deluxe edition about 3 months ago. Its worked perfectly but then i let it sit unused for around 1 month. Now when trying to charge the batteries nothing works. Its not showing any signs of life. Im currently charging one battery in a smok grip but its still on 0 percent after 20 minutes of charging. Is it a battery issue? Or a mod issue

 

[SupplyDaddy]

Sounds like you need better batteries.

 

[Metmorfin]

Sounds like you need better batteries.

As soon as you said that i checked my mod again. And the mag grip is slowly charging one battery to 14%atm. But yeah im thinking about just getting some new batteries

 

[Metmorfin]

Nope they are dead

 

[smacuser]

If letting a mod sit for an extended period of time with the batteries inside, the batteries will continue to drain (possibly to the point of no return).

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Sound like you need a decent charger and new quality name brand cells.

Trying to charge overly discharged cells can be dangerous, if under 2ish ~ 2.5ish volts proceed with caution & don't charge unattended.

 

[Metmorfin]

Sound like you need a decent charger and new quality name brand cells.

Trying to charge overly discharged cells can be dangerous, if under 2ish ~ 2.5ish volts proceed with caution & don't charge unattended.

The ones i used were Sony US18650 VTC6 batterij (3000 mAh). But i should have bought a normal charger for them a long time ago instead of using the mods. I'll look for some new ones today plus a battery charger.

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

Yes, get a charger and don't leave batteries in mods for extended periods of time. I have a couple mods that will drain the battery slowly and over a span of a couple weeks the battery is drained so far that the over discharge mechanism in the battery is tripped rendering the battery useless. This is a potentially dangerous situation. Happened to me 2 times. Learned my lesson.

 

[smacuser]

It's called parasitic drain.

 

[Fstop]

So i got a smok gpriv deluxe edition about 3 months ago. Its worked perfectly but then i let it sit unused for around 1 month. Now when trying to charge the batteries nothing works. Its not showing any signs of life. Im currently charging one battery in a smok grip but its still on 0 percent after 20 minutes of charging. Is it a battery issue? Or a mod issue

Are you try to use a USB to charge battery in a mod that doesn't use a built-in battery?

 

[Fstop]

QUOTE="UncleJunkle, post: 22891901, member: 49006"]Yes, get a charger and don't leave batteries in mods for extended periods of time. I have a couple mods that will drain the battery slowly and over a span of a couple weeks the battery is drained so far that the over discharge mechanism in the battery is tripped rendering the battery useless. This is a potentially dangerous situation. Happened to me 2 times. Learned my lesson.[/QUOTE]
I was lucky to read in passing somewhere on efc - * Not to use USB to charge Removable Batteries inside MODs As a novice vaper I was used to using USB connection to charge Built-in Battery MODs. Guess its not the same with Removable Battery MODs?
I got this, not expensive easy to us from Liion wholesale. Works well for me, I never let my Batteries Drain Completely.

 

[HigherStateD]

@Metmorfin here is a decent deal on vtc5a cells, and there is a charger there too... Can't speak to the charger, but It's be better than a mod you could check mooches blog to see what he says about it.
Deal of the Day - Coupons and Specials - 18650 Battery Store
Coupon code timmerz for 5% off

 

[stols001]

Something about that name is a) awesome and b) way more likely for me to NEVER leave batteries in mods again. Not that I do habitually. But even for a few weeks....

ewww parasitic drain.

Anna

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

It's called parasitic drain.

Yes, actually Mooch explained it to me and it's actually not technically parasitic drain rather something else. But I forget what the actual term is and it doesn't matter. lol In the end it drains your battery slowly and can make for a dangerous situation.

I hope Yihi is listening (hint, hint).

 

[smacuser]

Yes, actually Mooch explained it to me and it's actually not technically parasitic drain rather something else. But I forget what the actual term is and it doesn't matter. lol In the end it drains your battery slowly and can make for a dangerous situation.

I hope Yihi is listening (hint, hint).

Provaris did that .

 

[HigherStateD]

Standby current drain?

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

Standby current drain?

OK. So you made me hunt down the post Mooch made. You can call it "idle current" or "quiescent current". But in the end, it drains your batteries when not using the mod so never store batteries inside of mods not being used for extended periods of time (I say a few days or longer).

Mooch quote from this post...
Some circuitry must remain active in order to detect the button clicks to turn back on. While off the current being drawn is called the “quiescent” (at rest) current. This is the term you will find in the datasheets for the chips being used by these companies and by YiHi in their datasheets for the regulators boards.

Parasitic drain and idle current, IMHO, describe different things. The parasitic current is what is drawn from the battery through unintended leakage or faulty components. What the chips draw when idle or “sleeping” isn’t a parasitic drain because it’s designed into the chip and listed in the datasheet.

The current that leaks through all capacitors, MOSFETs, and other component is parasitic current. The current that flows through contaminants on the circuit board is parasitic. Both of these are typically at the microamp level.

Idle current, for me, is the current being drawn when the device is awake but not being actively used. The screen may or may not be turned on (which significantly affects the current draw).

Parasitic drain has become the popular term for any current draw that we don’t like or can’t account for though and makes it easier to discuss when not sitting with a bunch of engineers.