Can my blue ac adapter work for ego batteires? Voltage help here

[craftylady6]

I haven't used this, but I have a trip coming up and I'm NOT electriconically inclinded.

the ego ad adapter stats are:
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Parameters
*Input voltage: AC100 - 240V @ DCS 0.1A 50/60Hz
*Output voltage: DC5V +/-0.5V @ DCS5 500mA +/-50mA[/FONT]

the blue adapter stats are:

I/P : AC 120V. 50/60 HZ 0.15A
O/P; DC 5V 0.5A

am I right that it will charge it ok, but take longer?

 

[Beans]

I would be very careful, I have seen many accidents happen with mixing chargers here on ECF. It may work or it may melt, it does happen. I suggest using only matching PV/to chargers and charge them in a frying pan away from flammable items.
Safety first.

 

[Omnipanzer]

Your Blu's output is 5V 0.5A(amp)
Your eGo's output is Output voltage: DC5V 500mA (500ma = .5A)

So the output looks the same. You should probably be fine but I'm not a professional... just telling you what I see here.

 

[craftylady6]

hey thanks! this is just the adapter to the ac.. so I think the real problem would be mixing up the usb chargers... I actually found one from a pcc that has the EXACT same amp/voltage that the ego's need.. so I'm good to go!

 

[ardelleg]

I seem to remember reading that the polarity is reversed for the Blu.....
would have to look it up but I think it was dormouse that posted it????

 

[dsy5]

You are correct when saying that the polarity is reversed.

 

[madjack]

STOP!!!...the polarity between the Blu and eGo are opposite...sumthin is gonna blow.........
madjack

 

[Detroit]

ego chargers for egos blu chargers for blu ect... better safe then sorry, its not worth burning your house down.

 

[zoiDman]

STOP!!!...the polarity between the Blu and eGo are opposite...sumthin is gonna blow.........
madjack

Read the Word in the RED Letters.

 

[Tona Aspsusa]

Eh? If this is just the mains adapter (between wall socket and USB-adapter) the reverse polarity shouldn't matter at all. That would be taken care of by the USB=> PV charger.

Otherwise different polarities would need different USB-ports, wouldn't they?
(Or is this Blu (whatever it is) so extremely high tech and picky that it actually makes use of some of the more esoteric functions in the newest USB-standards? I think not. If that was the case it wouldn't work on older computers' USB-ports, and should have come with all kinds of directions and warnings. If it came with a plain USB-charger good for plugging into any USB-port that mains-adapter should be just fine.)

*I* wouldn't even think twice about using this. Now, if either the voltage or the amperage was different (by more than 10% or so), I would be a bit weary - I actually posted a question about just this issue in another thread here - but identical specs is identical specs. Vendors who want to sell you more gear will of course tell you otherwise...

 

[dsy5]

My wife was the first to try vaping. She bot a Blu. After I tried it out and found that it really sucked, I came to ECF and did some research. I ended up getting a couple of mega style cigarette sized batteries and some cartos. I didn't purchase a charger.
I tried to charge them on her Blu charger and no charging happened. I then used a voltage meter and found out about the polarity reversal. I simply bought a battery adapter (female threads) and tore apart an old carto for the male threads. I swapped the center post leads and outer (thread part) leads and was able to charge my batteries with her charger.

No damage was done to either the charger or my batteries when I first tried to charge without the adapter, but I can't say that damage would not be done on other types of chargers or batteries.

I have since moved on to Egos, ePowers and ultimately a ProVari. (She is still fiddling on and off with the Blu and analogs - go figure!)

 

[zoiDman]

... No damage was done to either the charger or my batteries when I first tried to charge without the adapter, but I can't say that damage would not be done on other types of chargers or batteries.

...

My 510 Battery wasn't so Lucky.

The Magic Smoke came out of it after about 5 Minutes.

 

[Foxfur]

There is absolutely zero difference between your USB power supplies. That is what they are, USB power supplies that provide 5 volts to power your e-cig chargers. Go ahead and plug in any e-cig charger, Kindle charging cord, cellphone charging cord, even your USB powered vibrator (Yes Virginia, they do exist).

 

[burnsy]

Moved to correct sub forum.