Crap: A Large Vapor Zeus warning thread

[Kenneh]

I left mine standing up last night, thinking I may have over-filled it just a tad and also thought for some reason it wouldn't leak that way(it was late). Grab it this morning and the battery is hot and dead. Against my better judgement(and as a mechanic) I plugged it in to see what it did all night to run out of juice. It, by itself, is just giving off one quick toot over and over again. When I go to draw on it, it won't fire.

I've killed the one thing that kept me 3 months off analogs ;_; le sad.

So, mostly to other folks out there who have one: DON'T DO THAT. Now I've just gotta contact V4L and get a new one. Might have to buy a disposable to get me through work. Yuck.

 

[Morandir835]

What kind of carto did you have attached to it Kenneh sir?

 

[Nailz]

That sucks, I feel for you Kenneh

I never leave any carto/smileo/tanks connected to my batteries when I am not using them, even if it is for a short time I always have the battery unattached.

 

[Kenneh]

I had the 6ml smiley hooked up. I guess I didn't think anything of it cause it's always in my pocket like that, and I've flooded my smileys so many times with no problems. I've read about people purposely trying to flood the zeus battery to no avail.

Oh well. Any ideas whether stupidity on my part is covered in the warranty? lol

 

[Sallyem]

That sucks, I fell for you Kenneh

I never leave any carto/smileo/tanks connected to my batteries when I am not using them, even if it is for a short time I always have the battery unattached.

Good for you Nailz....I bet you are one of those super-organized people. OK...I will disconnect my Dial a Volt and my Zeus, and maybe my Egos, but the regular stick batts and carts....I don't think so!

 

[Nailz]

Good for you Nailz....I bet you are one of those super-organized people. OK...I will disconnect my Dial a Volt and my Zeus, and maybe my Egos, but the regular stick batts and carts....I don't think so!

Wow offer some advice and get sarcasm, but to answer you, I am far from organized, but only have 1 battery on the go with a tank on it, so not hard to unscrew it for me

 

[Morandir835]

That would be me Kenneh sir trying to purposely kill a Zeus by flooding it. Even more perplexed you were able to do it with a smileo....

 

[oO_Gab727_Oo]

That sucks, I feel for you Kenneh

I never leave any carto/smileo/tanks connected to my batteries when I am not using them, even if it is for a short time I always have the battery unattached.

I especially make sure not leave tanks attached if i'm not using them. I only use cool carts, so I never had trouble with major leaks or anything of that sort. Sorry to hear that Kenneh

 

[Amraann]

You're all saying that it is not good to leave tanks or cartos attached if the battery is not being used?

 

[Morandir835]

Tanks yes Ms. Amraann. Eventually gravity will take it's toll and juice can leak into the battery. Cartos never had the issue with unless overfilled....

 

[Amraann]

Thank you Sir!

 

[Morandir835]

No problem Ms. Amraann.

 

[Kenneh]

I charged it up today, left it upside-down all last night/day, trying to get at least some life out of it. The "full" charge on this thing doesn't last more than 3-5 good hits, then its dead. I'm surprised, but at the same time, sort of not. Until I got my first Zeus, I was strictly a manual user, cause I was afraid of things like this happening. Ah well, live and learn, eh?

EDIT: Shot to the heart - "Damages caused by e-liquid misuse will not be covered by the warranty."

So, again, PLEASE BE WARNED! DO NOT DO THIS.

 

[Amraann]

Kenneth, I would contact V4L. I have not read that the zues should not be left standing up with a smileo on it one their site.
It is possible that this may not constitute misuse. It can't hurt to ask.

 

[JenJen]

I always leave the smileo on the battery over night. I always left cartos and mega carts on the batteries too. Of course, I generally use manuals which I believe are not as touchy about juice leaking because they are sealed or something (?). Any way, I haven't ever used the Zeus, but regular manual batts, as well as the ego batts and DAV batts have never poofed on me.

I do tend to refill off the batt though, then check to make sure it is not overfilled (if I can't see through the tube, I blow a little into a tissue with pressure against the screw on part) until I can see through it. Only then do I screw it onto the battery. Also, I lay my batteries flat on the table when not in use, which probably doesn't allow the juice to drip down into the battery.

Good luck with your next one - I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

 

[Kenneh]

Strange update:

Threw the battery on the charger last night just to see what would happen again. Picked it up and... it vapes! Every so often (not at regular intervals) it'll vape on its own, but it doesn't take a long hit. The battery life seems to have returned. Last time I tried it the thing died after a few drags. Been using it for a couple hours now, will keep posted for those interested.

 

[Amraann]

Please do Kenneh.

I would still contact v4l as it maybe had nothing to do with your leaving a smileo on it. Maybe you got a bum battery.

 

[BHam]

Keep me posted Kenneh. If it doesn't work consistently, just PM with the order number. I'll take care of it.

 

[Kenneh]

Battery life has been holding up just fine, but after I take a hit it will take another 1-2 short puffs on its own. An improvement from before, but still not quite right.

 

[BHam]

Can you send the order number to brandon@vapor4life.com?

Battery life has been holding up just fine, but after I take a hit it will take another 1-2 short puffs on its own. An improvement from before, but still not quite right.