Did I ruin my E-Go battery by charging it through my Xbox 360 USB instead of using an outlet?

[R211]

Hey guys,

I've tried looking this up online but have seen conflicting posts from people.

I have a really good variable voltage Ego battery. Before I had this, I had some of the junky into level ego batteries that weren't variable voltage. With my old ego batteries, I would charge them using any USB port with the charger it came with.

I am afraid that I've ruined this new battery by charging it in my Xbox 360. I never really took note of the output power of USB ports. I only noticed this recently with my cell phone, that charging it in the wall went over twice as fast as charging it in my computer or 360.

Last night, I charged by Ego for 6 hours in my 360, and when I tried to vape it today, it was vaping as if the battery was almost dead. The light turned green after the charge showing it was a full charge but it wasn't hitting right. I plugged it into the wall and now it's been charging for 2 hours.

I guess the 360 just isn't putting out enough power to charge my battery correctly, but I'm worried I did damage to it by charging it this way for a few weeks. My battery and my charger didn't come with any directions so I'm not sure the exact place I was supposed to charge it. I'm using the iPhone outlet adapter now to charge it. My charge is one of those basic black screw on short chargers.

 

[Sgt.Rock]

i doubt you damaged it...might not have had any power on that port though with the X-box off or if it was on then maybe not enough amperage to charge your battery.

If it charges up fine now then don't sweat it...

 

[Ryedan]

i doubt you damaged it...might not have had any power on that port though with the X-box off or if it was on then maybe not enough amperage to charge your battery.

If it charges up fine now then don't sweat it...

This ^^^ .........

 

[HughDaHand]

You are not going to damage the battery by charging it on a 360. The USB ports on a 360 are fully powered while it is on or off so that it can charge your controller if you have the rechargeable battery pack. I have never seen or heard of a ego charger that draws more than 0.5 amps which is the minimum current output allowed to be labeled as a usb port.

The real danger here is if the battery charger burns out it could ruin the xbox or anything else it is plugged into. So its best to use a wall adapter, as I would much rather replace a $10 wall adapter than a $300 xbox or $1000 computer. I do use the usb port on my directv DVR alot to charge ego battery's and never had a problem, but it is a rental.

 

[Mechanical Andrew]

You mentioned that it is a new battery. With most electronic devices that require batteries, the manufacturers usually state that you want to let it charge for a total of 24 hours prior to it's first use. Even if it says it's fully charged. With some lithium batteries they develop a memory and the first charge is very important. It's not too late for you to let it charge for 24 hours. Just throw it on a wall charger, or somewhere that is a constant, reliable power source, and let it sit for a day.