E-Cig Won't Charge :(((

[ih8analogs]

Firstly, hello to the lovely e-cigarette-forum, how's everybody doing today? (Better than me I hope.)

I've joined up to ask; WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY ecig?!

My problem started yesterday and has for the meantime put a packet of analogues in my pocket, which as you have probably worked out from my name, I now hate.

Basically I am using the standard EMOW by Kangertech starter kit and all was going great until yesterday, when my e-cig began to not charge.
I had placed it on the charger for about half an hour when I realized the light had gone green much, MUCH sooner than expected. I'd say about half an hour.
I figured that I may have just miscalculated how much charging was actually needed. Then today after the battery died quickly I went to put it on the charger again..
Now when I try to charge it the light blinks from green to red twice and then stands at a solid green, which allows me to draw 2 measly puffs of glorious vapour before the battery dies again.

Can anybody help me please

I am uncertain of what is at fault here since the battery DOES indeed charge but only for 2 seconds. (And yes all the contacts are clean as a whistle)

Another thing worth noting is that I am in India at the moment and for another month and it is notoriously difficult to get items shipped my way.

A big thank you in advance to anybody who replies.

 

[Robino1]

Firstly, hello to the lovely e-cigarette-forum, how's everybody doing today? (Better than me I hope.)

I've joined up to ask; WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY ecig?!

My problem started yesterday and has for the meantime put a packet of analogues in my pocket, which as you have probably worked out from my name, I now hate.

Basically I am using the standard EMOW by Kangertech starter kit and all was going great until yesterday, when my e-cig began to not charge.
I had placed it on the charger for about half an hour when I realized the light had gone green much, MUCH sooner than expected. I'd say about half an hour.
I figured that I may have just miscalculated how much charging was actually needed. Then today after the battery died quickly I went to put it on the charger again..
Now when I try to charge it the light blinks from green to red twice and then stands at a solid green, which allows me to draw 2 measly puffs of glorious vapour before the battery dies again.

Can anybody help me please

I am uncertain of what is at fault here since the battery DOES indeed charge but only for 2 seconds. (And yes all the contacts are clean as a whistle)

Another thing worth noting is that I am in India at the moment and for another month and it is notoriously difficult to get items shipped my way.

A big thank you in advance to anybody who replies.

When you say All Contacts.... Is the charger's contacts clean too?

 

[twgbonehead]

Hi, ih8! Welcome to ECF!

Sorry to hear about your problem. Not familiar with the EMOW specifically but for what it's worth:

Have you tried turning it off and then turning it back on again? (usually something like 5 clicks of the fire button).

How long have you been using the EMOW? These batteries will eventually die (although they often give you a little more warning).

Did the problem start right when you arrived in India? Are you sure your charger will deal with the wall outlets there (220V if I'm not mistaken, although Australia might be the same for all I know).

Good luck; hope you find a solution!

 

[daleron]

Welcome to ECF, make yourself right at home
How old is your battery?
Are you sure it's on?
Could it be your tank not making contact and not your battery?

 

[ih8analogs]

Oh wow such fast responses lol. I was not expecting this. Thank you all!!!

Robino1: Yes, I've made sure the contacts on both the charger AND the battery are clean. However there is a bit of gunk that I just can't get in the crevice of the ego style connecter on the battery side but this has never caused any problems in the past!!

twgbonehead: Thank you!! Can't say its a pleasure to be here but at least I'm now a member of the community I have indeed tried turning it on and off, and charging it in both modes however it has made no difference... I have only had this battery for just under 2 months now so that shouldn't be an issue.. should it? And no the problem began to occur just yesterday but I've also been here for just under 2 months so I don't believe it's a problem with the voltage from the sockets.

daleron: Thank you very much, I do plan to The battery is about 2 months old now, and to answer your other questions, yes and yes

 

[Cory Troutman]

I used to have a kanger Evod kit and one day i went to plug it up to the charger and it never charged again, i cleaned everything one it and checked all my plugs and even difference chargers and it never worked again, if nothing works it may be time for a new battery sadly. I ended up going about 3 weeks without a battery before i got a new one and it was terrible haha. If anything I may recommend picking up a mod that you can change the battery in? After my Kanger I got a Vision Spinner and it did the same thing so ive since switched to Mechanical Mods and Regulated Box Mods. May be something to start looking at,

 

[ih8analogs]

I used to have a kanger Evod kit and one day i went to plug it up to the charger and it never charged again, i cleaned everything one it and checked all my plugs and even difference chargers and it never worked again, if nothing works it may be time for a new battery sadly. I ended up going about 3 weeks without a battery before i got a new one and it was terrible haha. If anything I may recommend picking up a mod that you can change the battery in? After my Kanger I got a Vision Spinner and it did the same thing so ive since switched to Mechanical Mods and Regulated Box Mods. May be something to start looking at,

Mine does charge though, but only for 2 seconds (literally)
If indeed a new battery is required then I might go for a mech mod as my next vaping tool. But I will be truly sad to leave behind the sturdy, metal cased clearomizer that Kangertech provides with their e-cigs... (The EMOW and EVOD anyways...)

 

[Steven G]

Greetings ih8analogs and Welcome to the ECF. It could also be your charger Ive been through 2 chargers in 4 months

 

[twgbonehead]

Wow. This one's tough. It is possible that your battery is just dead; although it should have lasted more than 2 months, you never really know. The fact that you CAN get at least one good drag off of it would point to the battery still being OK, though... if the battery really was dead you would expect perhaps one really weak hit...

Have you tried a different head on it? Have you tried different voltage settings?

Apart from that, the best guess (if it's not a dead battery) is really that the charger is not making a good connection with the battery. If there's resistance in that connection, the charger might mistakenly think that the battery has a full charge. Perhaps the center-pin of the 510 connection on your battery has gotten pushed down a bit over time. If so, you can carefully try to pry the center-pin back up using a safety-pin, needle, or something similar. Go very easy (and make sure not to accidentally fire the battery while doing this!) but just gently try to pry that center piece up a bit, working around all sides.

 

[Robino1]

That gunk that you can't get off. A drip of alcohol (isopropyl or rubbing) into that well. Just enough to get it to soak a bit. Take a toothpick with a bit of paper towel on the end, push it into that crevice. Try to work that gunk off. That could possibly have something to do with it not charging well.

 

[twgbonehead]

Mine does charge though, but only for 2 seconds (literally)
If indeed a new battery is required then I might go for a mech mod as my next vaping tool. But I will be truly sad to leave behind the sturdy, metal cased clearomizer that Kangertech provides with their e-cigs... (The EMOW and EVOD anyways...)

You do know that you can use these heads on lots of other mods, right? (Although they would probably be better on a regulated mod than on a mech...) They are ego threaded, which will fit nearly any battery (for many mechs you would need a 510->ego adapter, though!).

 

[XIII0XIII]

Have you ever tried prying up the contact post from the battery? It has a rubber o-ring that supports it from underneath, and sometimes this o-ring gets worn and lets the contact post slip downward, preventing the battery post from contacting a charger or clearomizer.

 

[zoiDman]

Firstly, hello to the lovely e-cigarette-forum, how's everybody doing today? (Better than me I hope.)

I've joined up to ask; WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY ECIG?!

My problem started yesterday and has for the meantime put a packet of analogues in my pocket, which as you have probably worked out from my name, I now hate.

...

Another thing worth noting is that I am in India at the moment and for another month and it is notoriously difficult to get items shipped my way.

A big thank you in advance to anybody who replies.

When I first Switched to an e-Cigarette, I bought a Starter kit with included 2 RN4081 Batteries, an Atomizer with 3 Carts, a Battery Charger and 2 30ml Bottle of e-Liquid that really Didn't taste very good.

Within about a week, one of the Batteries started to act Funky and wouldn't Charge reliably. It dawned on me that the Only thing keeping me from going back to Analogs was that one, 105mah RN4081 Battery. So I ordered a New on.

It arrived and I was Happy.

But then my Atomizer started to Taste like an Old Sox. It Dawned on me, the Only thing keeping me from going back to Analogs was that one Atomizer. So I bought 2 More.

It arrived and I was Happy.

But then my e-Liquid started to run Low. And It Dawned on me, the Only thing keeping me from going back to Analogs was that one Not so good Tasting e-Liquid. So I bought 2 More Bottles.

It arrived and I was Happy.

But then I realized. What if my Charger Fails?. And It Dawned on me, the Only thing keeping me from going back to Analogs was that one Charger. So I bought another one.

It arrived and I was Happy.

What I'm trying to say with this Long (and Probably Boring Post) is if the Only thing keeping a person from going Back to Analogs is an e-Cigarette, and if getting your Hands on e-Cigarette Hardware and or e-Liquids is Not Easy/Takes some Time, then have a Back-Up to your Back-Ups Back-Up.

And if you are like Me (and Many Others), a Back-up to All that.

 

[ih8analogs]

Okay so just got back from trying to pry up the centre pin and attempted to give it a charge, but once again I'm getting 2 blinks before the light becomes a solid green, indicating that it is fully charged. (The pin didn't seem to move upward at all while attempting to do this.)

twgbonehead - what do you mean by changing the voltages/head? The coil has to be removed before attempting to charge this model and I have not attempted to change the voltage of the battery but I will do so now.

Robino1 - I will see if I can find some iso or rubbing alcohol tomorrow.. but knowing India it will be a fruitless search. Also like I mentioned earlier this gunk has been there for a very long time and has had no effect on anything, and even to me it doesn't seem as if it affects the contacts. None the less I won't brush aside your suggestion. I'll give it a shot tomorrow.

Zoidman - hahahaha I like your style of teachings. I wish I had had the same sort of hindsight as you appear to hold in regards to these frustratingly magnificent devices. Now I'm stuck, not even knowing what's causing the problem... if I had a spare battery and/or charger I'd be able to pinpoint my problem in a nanosecond
Really not keen on smoking cigarettes until I'm back in Australia. There's an electronic repair shop next door to us, would anybody condemn me having them open up my charger to take a look-see at what might be wrong inside it?

 

[ih8analogs]

Oh and no I was not aware of this at all twgbonehead. Thanks for bringing that info around my way though Now I'm actually kinda keen to jump onto mods..

 

[zoiDman]

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Zoidman - hahahaha I like your style of teachings. I wish I had had the same sort of hindsight as you appear to hold in regards to these frustratingly magnificent devices. Now I'm stuck, not even knowing what's causing the problem... if I had a spare battery and/or charger I'd be able to pinpoint my problem in a nanosecond
Really not keen on smoking cigarettes until I'm back in Australia. There's an electronic repair shop next door to us, would anybody condemn me having them open up my charger to take a look-see at what might be wrong inside it?

They might not even have to Open your charger. A lot can be Told from using a 10$ Digital Multi-Meter. By all means, have them take a Look at it.

If you have to Smoke until you get Home, well, that Isn't the end of the World. But I would think about getting some More Hardware on order Now. So that it is waiting for you when you get back.

BTW - Do they sell Disposable e-Cigarettes where your Currently are? They might Not taste as good as what you had. But given a Bad Tasting disposable over Smoking, I would take a Disposable hands down.

 

[WillyZee]

I think the battery is dead.

as Zoid already mentioned ... backups.

 

[ih8analogs]

Okay I'll take it to the repair shop tomorrow and see what (and if) they can do for me.

And WillyZee - I've had a few post on this thread saying they think it's the charger, who's word am I to believe?! And in either case - what's the tell-tale sign?
I guess I'm also a bit reluctant to want to believe it is the battery at fault... whereas a new charger will cost me a few $$ a new battery as we all know is a different story...

But should a dead battery not function at all? Or is it normal for it to still hold enough charge for one good puff..?

 

[WillyZee]

the reason I think it is the battery? ... the symptoms are similar to a dying battery.

and, the battery is the item that is supposed to die ... the charger OTOH, should technically not stop working.

 

[Jockamo]

I have the Emow starter kit. I think its the 1300 mah battery that changes voltage by clicking three times. The spring loaded center pin is a bit finicky. The way I charge it is to screw the charger on just enough to make contact. It just take much, maybe 5 turns. When I screw the charger on all the way I believe the center pin is shorting somewhere. Could be the same issue?