Charging new EGO for 8 hours ?

[Startmeup]

Just received in the mail today my new eGo vision stardust & extreme vision custom kit 1100 mah. Have been vaping 510 for 1 1/2 years and decided it was time to move up. The directions say I need to charge the battery for 8 hours even though the light has turned green, then use it for one hour, then charge it again for one hour.

What I would like to know is if I could just try it out before the 8 hours are up and then put it back in charger again ? I'm so excited to try it out.

Thanks to all for this amazing forum !

 

[recidivus]

Hm. I don't have that exact model (ego-c), but my instructions say it takes 2-4 hours to charge, when it's green it's good to go. I haven't had any troubles yet, been using a new 650mAh all day without a hitch. If they're li-on they don't have charge "memory" like the old nicads, so I don't think you should have a problem. I mean, an 1100 battery needs a charge every hour is kind of counter productive.

 

[dgm76513]

If the light turned green, it's not charging anymore. Go ahead and vape away my friend!

Charge for eight hours despite a green light from the charger, then use for an hour, then recharge for an hour? What the?

 

[Startmeup]

Hurray and thank you so much !

 

[spaceballsrules]

The directions for the first charge that come with the kits are old and do not apply to the current lithium batteries. Those instructions are for batteries that have a memory effect, such as NiCad batteries. Lithium batteries do not have a memory effect, so there is no point in doing the whole charge 8 hours, vape 20 minutes, and charge 1 hour. In fact, doing that may even be dangerous, as you could overcharge the battery.
When the light on the charger turns green, that's it. You're done. Vape away.

 

[Methodman]

I had to do the same thing with the Kgo 1100mah battery. It has something to do with the charge discharge cycles. When these particular batteries are on the charger for the initial charge, even when the light is green the battery slowly discharges even when connected to the charger, but it quickly recharges(Because it's still on the charger) After that initial 8hr charge they only have to be on the charger a few hours. I would suggest following the instructions with these particular batteries, as they come off the charger at a higher voltage than the standard ego batteries (4.2v) Under load 3.7 Ego's usually are only 3.3 to 3.4v under load. For some reason these batteries are required to go through the slow discharge, fast recharge cycle for optimum performance.

 

[Startmeup]

Thank you for the info Methodman. I tried to use it and nothing happened so I suppose it needs the extra charging. Does the manual switch light up when I press it to take a drag, because nothing lit up ?

 

[spaceballsrules]

Thank you for the info Methodman. I tried to use it and nothing happened so I suppose it needs the extra charging. Does the manual switch light up when I press it to take a drag, because nothing lit up ?

It has an on/off feature. Click the button 5 times fast and it will turn on. Click it 5 times fast again to turn it back off.

 

[yankeebobo]

All egos I've had are 5 clicks in case the 3 are not enough.

 

[spaceballsrules]

All egos I've had are 5 clicks in case the 3 are not enough.

That's right. Rivas are 3-click. KGOs and eGos are 5-click.

 

[Startmeup]

Thank you for the info on turning it on with five clicks, I had no idea. Is there a site I can go to to learn about this ego ? The only instructions that came with the kit were the charging for 8 hours. Many thanks.

 

[Iffy]

Is there a site I can go to to learn about this ego ?

You're already here!

 

[Startmeup]

Well thanks to everyone for advising me about the 5 clicks. This morning my husband and I got to enjoy our new ego's, wow they are fabulous, will take a little time to get used to the size compared to the 510 but so far enjoying the experience !

 

[Rick_H]

Continuing on the eGo thread, can you damage the batteries if you vape a cart too long? How do you know when you need to refill it?

 

[izzice777]

Continuing on the eGo thread, can you damage the batteries if you vape a cart too long? How do you know when you need to refill it?

Damage no, draining maybe.. Use tank with ur carto, much easier.

 

[b06gordo]

Congrats on the new e-go! I still use my e-go almost everyday even though I have many others to choose from. Enjoy!

 

[Startmeup]

Another question please ...... now that I have learned to turn the ego on, do I need to turn it off when I am finished with it at night ?

Also when I charge it does it matter if it is on or off ? Many thanks

 

[YoureFired]

Sometimes I'm heading out the door and take the ego batts off the chargers while they're still red. So what if they're not fully charged when I take them off. They weren't fully charged when I put them on either. I also hardly ever wait until they run out of charge to recharge them. I don't think it does any harm either way. I've been doing the same thing with my cell phone and camera for years.....

 

[DC2]

Thank you for the info on turning it on with five clicks, I had no idea. Is there a site I can go to to learn about this ego ? The only instructions that came with the kit were the charging for 8 hours. Many thanks.

That was the only instructions that came with them, and they were wrong.

That's funny!