Charging

[EdgarsV]

Hi!
Just recently went from cigarettes to vaping. I bought a smok X8.
I had a question about charging - I don't want to charge overnight because of the risk of battery overheating and exploding. And sometimes I won't have four hours to charge fully, so I wanted to know if it will in any way damage the battery if I don't charge it fully then unplug it and then next day plug it in while it isn't fully discharged.

If you know any other good tips for a beginner vaper, please submit them!

Thanks!

 

[stols001]

Well it would certainly be fine to charge it up a certain amount and then "finish" the charge, although not all batteries retain "memory" although to be honest, I'm not quite sure how that works, because I have charged up batteries that weren't fully discharged, yet my (external) charger showed them at partial charge. It is good practice to remove batteries when fully charged, although my understanding (which I will admit is hazy) is that most charges shut off and don't draw more current unless they are attached to the device for so long that they require "retopping" I mean, I don't worry about leaving my cell phone to charge overnight, and I've never had any problems.

I think you can still HAVE problems though, and if you feel safer watching it while charging or at least keeping an eye on it, well, that would be good practice. I don't leave lithium ion batteries on my (external) charger overnight if I can help it, so I'd definitely agree that it is the safest battery practice, as you just never know when something might go wrong. So I would say, go with your instincts, if you can make it work for you. It shouldn't harm your battery or device, although it may (potentially? possibly?) cause the device to need to charge a little longer, as each time you plug in a charger, it may start charging at slightly below whatever your charge was? That is what I have found with some of my internal battery mods, but I don't think that it stresses the battery unnecessarily.... And if that is what works for your safety and routine, I say go with that.

And I apologize upfront, I am not a battery "expert" I am going by what I have seen when charging externally and internally and haven't had any problems with my "no charging overnight" strategy. I actually leave my charger in the bedroom just in case I ever forget.... But far away from whomever wakes up first (most likely my husband, I can sleep through Armageddon) in order to deal with it.

Folks will often isolate charges (USB or otherwise) by placing the device (mod in entirety and/or battery charger) in a heat safe enclosure to minimize any damage that could happen by charging, e.g. it's easier to take an overheated or venting battery outside when in a baking safe container or something.... But these are rare incidents, for the most part.

Anna

 

[Baditude]

To answer your question specifically, yes you can do a partial charge on lithium batteries. In fact, doing a partial charge will prolong its life expectancy, but not enough to make it a strict practice in a practical sense.

• Partial discharging and recharging multiple times is better for long battery life than discharging all the way down to where the mod indicates "low battery" and then recharging.
  • How can we extend the life of our batteries?

Since your Smok 8 uses an internal battery, I strongly suggest that you get a backup setup. Not only could you continue to vape while your Smok 8 recharges its internal battery, but EVERY vaper needs a backup device. Don't allow yourself the excuse to buy another pack of cigs just because you don't have a charged battery, don't have a working coil/tank, or you run out of e-liquid. You must have backups for everything that you use while vaping.

You can find a ton of battery information in Mooch's Blog. He is our resident battery expert on ECF. He works in the electronic field, does scientific bench testing of batteries, and provides helpful battery advice to vapers. He has been on numerous You Tube vape reviewers shows, and recently began recording his own You Tube channel.

• Minding Your mAhs

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Deeper Understanding of Mod Batteries Part 1

• For those who want to learn the differences between IMR, IMR/hybrid, ICR, and LiPo batteries. What do those numbers and letters on batteries mean? What's an amp rating and why is it more important than the mAh rating when choosing a battery for vaping?

 

[Storm52]

The X8 has an integrated battery and, as such, you have to charge the device and not just the battery. You're fine with charging at multiple times during the day. I'm no expert and others may chime in, you might be shortening the life of the battery as there are a limited number of charge cycles. However, the charge cycle is a measure from a depleted state to a fully charged state, so half full to recharge state isn't necessarily counted as a cycle.

 

[EdgarsV]

Big thanks to all your fast replys!

Battery life shortage issues were the damage I was talking about so yall gave me the precise answer I needed.

 

[Gramdogg]

Yup your good.

 

[MJCSD]

Hello and welcome to ecf

 

[EdgarsV]

Hello and welcome to ecf

Thanks!
I’m happy to be a part of this community and to go away from cigarettes.

 

[medleypat]

make sure you look around and check out other threads on here there is alot of good people on ecf

 

[suprtrkr]

Nope, no problem on doing that. Welcome to the board

 

[BrotherBob]

I don't want to charge overnight because of the risk of battery overheating and exploding.

Welcome and glad you joined.
I use internal battery mods, and I too, won't charge them overnight either, very wise.