Charger Compatibility?

[izak]

Hi all,

Got my first e-cig about a month ago, still analog-free. My first battery was from V2cigs, a KR808. I just got an Echo 1300mah battery, but I didn't get a charger with it. My V2 wall adapter is rated at a 1000mah output, and the USB wire is a 200mah output. The Echo wall adapter is rated at 500 mah and the wire at 150mah. Can I use the V2 charger on the Echo?

Thanks for everything guys!

izak

 

[dormouse]

No - chargers and battery cables do not have mah. Look again. They have mA.

And if you meant mA, then tell me what the voltages are. What voltage does the Echo battery cable expect and what voltage does the AC adapter output?

And regardless my answer is no on the cable because you need the cable to put out the correct voltage AND mA for the battery - any more can damage a battery. I damaged 5 batteries unknowingly using a cable sold to me as correct but was actually putting out too many mA output. And see my note on polarity below.

The voltage output of the ac to usb should be 5v (like a PC's USB) or at minimum what the cable expects as voltage input. The mA output of the AC to USB needs to be as much or more than the mA input the cable requires (cable takes its mA from what is available).

ALSO - USB to AC adapters should all have standard electrical polarity. BUT some ecig models with the same threading are reverse electrical polarity from each other so their charger cables are reverse polarity and will literally fry each other. I never use a charger cable for another model unless I see some cables are sold stated as working for both (like Ego and Riva 510).

 

[swedishfish]

I don't know if this helps, but my echo-e charger says

Input:100-240V 50/60 Hz 0.3A
Output 5V---.5A

USB Charger:
Input:5V DC 500mA
Output 4.2V Dc 150 mA

I'm not sure what it means but hope it helps.

 

[dormouse]

So swedishfish - your AC to USB puts out the right voltage (same as the cable wants as input) and enough mA (since 1/2 an amp is 500mA and that is enough for the mA the the cable wants as input)

But like izak's, the output of your Echo cable is 150mA so I would not use his 200mA output V2 cable even if I knew the polarity was the same. Izak may not even be asking to do that since I believe the threading is not the same.

IF his V2's AC to USB is 5v 1000mA that should be fine with an Echo cable since 5v is standard and mA just need to be at least as much as the cable requires as input. At least that is my understanding of battery cables.

 

[izak]

Thanks for the info, guys

My V2 equipment reads as follows.

Wall Charger
Input 100-240V 50/60 Hz 0.3 A
Output: 5V --- 1000mA (the lines are really one solid line on top of one dashed line)

USB Wire
Input DC 5V
Output DC 4.2V --- 200mA

EDIT: dormouse is right, though; the charger isn't compatible with the Echo. The threading is right, but it doesn't screw deep enough into the v2 usb wire to make contact. My problem is that I have neither an echo cable nor echo wall adapter, so...

 

[swedishfish]

So swedishfish - your AC to USB puts out the right voltage (same as the cable wants as input) and enough mA (since 1/2 an amp is 500mA and that is enough for the mA the the cable wants as input)

But like izak's, the output of your Echo cable is 150mA so I would not use his 200mA output V2 cable even if I knew the polarity was the same. Izak may not even be asking to do that since I believe the threading is not the same.

IF his V2's AC to USB is 5v 1000mA that should be fine with an Echo cable since 5v is standard and mA just need to be at least as much as the cable requires as input. At least that is my understanding of battery cables.

Do you think mine isn't right? I hope I didn't switch them. I try to keep all the chargers separate.

 

[dormouse]

You have to get an Echo cable. Echo is a proprietary threading. Echo-E is 510 threading. Neither is KR808D-1 threading (what V2 is)

However your AC to USB should be fine for any battery cable. 5v output is totally standard and same as a PC USB. And 1000mA available is more than enough for any battery cable.

 

[izak]

Thanks for everything, everyone I just wanted to say that SmokTek has been out of the Hangsten 150ma charger for the echo for a while now, so I've ordered one from cropduster and eagerly await its arrival. Y'all are the best!