charger longevity

[zerominusone]

I know the vendors say the USB chargers will last for ??? charges but who is going to count how many times you charge your batteries? How long have your chargers lasted before you needed to get a new one and how did it die (abnormally long charging times, just not charge anymore, etc.)?

 

[swedishfish]

My USB chargers don't seem to last long at all and I try to be careful with them. I know mine are dead when they don't seem to charge anymore. Sometimes the lights even change from red to green but the battery isn't charged.

I just ordered two USB chargers today as a matter of fact.

 

[Switched]

20 months vaping haven't replaced a charger yet - both USB and mains

ETA: keeping the connections celan by a weekly cleaning with a Qtip and alcohol ensures good contact between battery and charger.

 

[swedishfish]

20 months vaping haven't replaced a charger yet - both USB and mains

ETA: keeping the connections celan by a weekly cleaning with a Qtip and alcohol ensures good contact between battery and charger.

Really?

I have gone through about 4 USB chargers. This is with two people vaping and one person that's not that careful (not me!) with at least 8-10 batteries in rotation. So they aren't used non-stop.

 

[Switched]

Really?

I have gone through about 4 USB chargers. This is with two people vaping and one person that's not that careful (not me!) with at least 8-10 batteries in rotation. So they aren't used non-stop.

Dunno what to say. Change vendors perhaps

 

[zerominusone]

Mind if I ask where y'all got yours from Switched? Mine came from MVS.

 

[Switched]

My 3 USBs came from Happy Vaper = JoyE

Ultrafire WF-138 IkenVape

Ultrafire WF-188 Deal Extreme

Tenergy PH-123A-3.0A Lighthound

HG-1208Li Madvapes

 

[swedishfish]

Dunno what to say. Change vendors perhaps

Definitely don't change yours.

 

[Rocketman]

batteries have a service life due to internal chemical changes from repeated use. Heavy usage shortens that.
Often the "500 cycles" is reduced to a 100 cycles because of heavy usage. Physical damage like drops to a hard floor can kill a battery.


Chargers DO NOT HAVE A "CYCLE LIFE".
Low quality/reliability may be a result of production errors such as poor soldering but a well constructed charger will last until killed by the user.

Power surges can kill a charger from the input end. Shorts caused by a bad battery can overload a charger.
Most charger failures are caused be heavy handed handling
The electronics in a charger could work for 10 years if not killed from the outside. Batteries have limited life, even if not used.