SmokTech has horrible manufacturing. I'm really not impressed with the company.
e-power problems already
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Hmm... Interesting.
I was under the (assumption?) that the Riva was also modulated, just to a higher average voltage. IDK about that booster thing... it's designed for one or the other, but not both since they differ. If the Riva is not modulated, then my post #11 is wrong too.
Of course, once they get to 100% duty cycle... they begin to drop off until cut-out threshold is reached.
Guess I'll have to dig in.......
my riva seemed to stay pretty consistant after the initial drop off, never really tested it but i never noticed any diminished performance untill the last few hits before the battery died, my old riva battery was before they were 3.7 and i noticed a huge difference in performance, even the end of the life of my 3.7 riva was about the same as my old riva battery, i just didnt want to deal with 3.2-3.4v's i prefer 3.7+ i need a strong kick in the throat n lotsa vapor
Quote from the thread: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/happyvaper/202635-ego-booster-faq.html
"Does the Ego Booster work with the Riva or other 3.7 fat batt devices?
Sadly, no. We found that 3.7 volt fat batts just could not produce the current required by the Ego Booster. As mentioned previously, if you connect an Ego Booster to one of these devices you will not damage the Ego Booster, however you may damage the battery.
The Ego Booster uses the fact that genuine eGo batteries use what is called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) to control the power going to the atomizer. If you use a device which does not use PWM, the battery must be capable of producing adequate current to power the Ego Booster. This is why we recommend high-current batteries for non-eGo devices."
Hope this helps
**edit** I don't know personally, but supposidly 1st gen Rivas had PWM chips, and would be compatible with the booster, so they should be constant voltage batts. It's the Riva SEs that aren't. FWIW.
"Does the Ego Booster work with the Riva or other 3.7 fat batt devices?
Sadly, no. We found that 3.7 volt fat batts just could not produce the current required by the Ego Booster. As mentioned previously, if you connect an Ego Booster to one of these devices you will not damage the Ego Booster, however you may damage the battery.
The Ego Booster uses the fact that genuine eGo batteries use what is called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) to control the power going to the atomizer. If you use a device which does not use PWM, the battery must be capable of producing adequate current to power the Ego Booster. This is why we recommend high-current batteries for non-eGo devices."
Hope this helps
**edit** I don't know personally, but supposidly 1st gen Rivas had PWM chips, and would be compatible with the booster, so they should be constant voltage batts. It's the Riva SEs that aren't. FWIW.
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My paint started chipping on my black e-power 18650, I also have a titanium e-power 14650 and had no problems with the finish. I came up with this easy inexpensive fix.
I bought some 3/4" heat shrink tubing black fits pretty close. Had to sand off all the tube paint, left it rough to grip the heat shrink tubing, used a hair dryer to shrink the tube. Looks great and now have a rubbery grip.
I like all my e-powers.
Testing that under load right off the charger won't show anything. You would need to test it under load fresh, after 30 min, after 1 hour, after 1 1/2 hours, etc, to see the difference that I'm referring to. You will probably see the voltage drop from 3.23 to 3 to 2.7, or something along those lines, after those testing phases. Testing it one time right off the charger isn't really going to tell you anything.
Sounds to me like you're getting a bad connection. I'd say clean the contacts/threads as best you can. Seems as if when you're screwing/unscrewing it's temporarily cleaning them until the juice seeps in and kills the contact again. I could be completely wrong though, don't have one of those myself.
Hopefully somebody electrically inclined can chime in on that. Sounds electrical to me then.
I agree with the bad connection, but it may be the center pin on the carto isn't touching (this happens to me all the time). The threads on my unit weren't drilled very well and my connection is all screwed up now. It really is cheaply manufactured and I would not buy another one.
Another thing you can try is twisting the battery. I have to do a ceremonial dance to get the battery in the right position sometimes, and that includes getting the battery to charge.
i concur with the center post possibly not making connection with the atty/carto
i also wanna say that i feel caged's pain
my magnificent e-power's included atties didnt even want to work with the base unit...thankfully my other atties and cartos do
i also wanna say that i feel caged's pain
my magnificent e-power's included atties didnt even want to work with the base unit...thankfully my other atties and cartos do
I have both the E-power (18650) and NoEgo (14650) and I can tell you the NoEgo is better quality. I know it's made by the same manufacturer but the NoEgo is better built.
I purchased a black 14650 E-Power for my mother (I was buying the silver NoEgo and she wanted one but doesn't come in black) and when it arrived, I inpected both 14560's for differences. My opinion is the NoEgo is better built.
So in other words....Perhaps you should forget the E-power and look into the NoEgo. It's only $25 and you have the batteries already.
I purchased a black 14650 E-Power for my mother (I was buying the silver NoEgo and she wanted one but doesn't come in black) and when it arrived, I inpected both 14560's for differences. My opinion is the NoEgo is better built.
So in other words....Perhaps you should forget the E-power and look into the NoEgo. It's only $25 and you have the batteries already.
Do you want to put up with it?
I ordered a new switch and another battery, but I'm not expecting much better. The only reason I didn't buy a new unit (different brand) is I'm waiting to see how Ikenvape's Ikon (ego-w) pans out and the new switch and battery for the e-Power were the cheapest option.
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