Ego Batt. Ruined?

[Capt.shay]

Well, I gave a try at rebuilding a coil today. slapped it on a battery and fired it. It glowed red! Yea! Then it kept glowing and glowing even with the button released. Then it stopped glowing (burned out no doubt). Now the button light is on with no head on and if I screw a clearo on I can vape away without pushing the button. Did I fry the button? Is it another paper weight, again. Is there any thing I can try to save this thing. I tried slapping it around like a red headed step child but that didn't help. I don't think the button is struck.

Any ideas other than order a new battery?

 

[steved5600]

I've tried two time to fix one. All I ever did was make it worse. They are so damn cramped inside unless it is the switch and not the pcb your screwed. I know of folks that have pulled the top part with the button off and put in a new switch but you will need things like a small soldering iron, solder wicking or a desolder. You may have to resolder wires when you take it apart. Like I say they are cramped.

 

[Ken_A]

Try wiggling the button. I hear that sometimes they stick.

 

[Doorknob]

Sounds like you shorted it out. Time to buy a new one.

 

[Capt.shay]

Ha! Anger has turned to humor and I am laughing at this silly button glowing at me! It mocks me with it's sky blue shine.

I figured, with nothing to lose, I would go all Chuck Norris on it. Wiggled it, slapped it, thew it accross the room. Still it glowingly mocks me.

I have to take off for an hour or so. If any one has any ideas please do post. If I get back at 8:30 and it is still a little blue night light then I think I'll take a pair of channel locks to it. See if I can get to the button and maybe the short causing it. In the mean time, I think I'll leave it in a coffee can in the middle of the concrete garage floor, just in case it feels like playing a little game of thermal run-away on me while I'm at meeting.

 

[HughDaHand]

Either try that or solder on a new button.

 

[Iffy]

Sounds like a fried (aka shorted) switch. If ya can't ungiggle it, demilitarize it (aka break beyond repair) and get another. I wouldn't trust it now!

 

[Heavyrocker]

Time for a Vamo.

 

[r77r7r]

I believe the Joye brand egos have a safety for a short. You can just reset it. Used to be that it wasn't recommended to run much under 2ohms on an ego.

Especially the regulated 3.3. The 3.7 Upgrade or Riva/Kgo would put out better power to handle the lower ohms.

 

[Katya]

What did you rebuild and what was the resistance of your atomizer?

Ego batteries are not designed to be used with low resistance coils. If you want to use RBAs, you need big batteries.

 

[crxess]

Well its been 2hours since you posted. If it didn't release, it's done for. Once the battery drops below about 2.7v permanent damage will occur.

 

[Capt.shay]

Just got home. I can't see the video that HughDahand posted. Am also having a problem with some of the media players right now. Perhaps some one can post a direct link for me and hopefully I can play it.

 

[Grimwald]

Ha! Anger has turned to humor and I am laughing at this silly button glowing at me! It mocks me with it's sky blue shine.

I figured, with nothing to lose, I would go all Chuck Norris on it. Wiggled it, slapped it, thew it accross the room. Still it glowingly mocks me.

I have to take off for an hour or so. If any one has any ideas please do post. If I get back at 8:30 and it is still a little blue night light then I think I'll take a pair of channel locks to it. See if I can get to the button and maybe the short causing it. In the mean time, I think I'll leave it in a coffee can in the middle of the concrete garage floor, just in case it feels like playing a little game of thermal run-away on me while I'm at meeting.

Sorry, just got a vision of a phaser on overload...always dramatic on Star Trek...probably not the same effect in your garage.

 

[ImThatGuy]

Ego-C Twist Repair - YouTube

 

[Capt.shay]

Well, the night light continues to glow nicely. The battery was fully charged and that little LED can't take much juice so I think it will burn for a while without hitting LVC.

I was trying my first attempt at rebuilding a T2 and making a coil. After my third or fourth attempt I thought I had it down and I "thought" I was reading 2.4 with 5 raps on some 3mm wick. I'm thinking somehow I dead shorted and it overpowered the switch and did a little melty thing in there. I have never torn one of these little batteries apart before and I can at least salvage the fitting for a future unsafe home made mod build.

 

[Capt.shay]

Thanks ITG watching now.

 

[Capt.shay]

Well, I got it apart and will at least be able to salvage the cell and connection.

 

[Visus]

Easy to turn it into a mechanical now.
I just sent back an ego three days after receiving it, with a similar problem, I had only used it a few times. I wanted it to work and have mods already, so needless to say I dont use any home wrapped atty' coil to be safe.. I've noticed that even though an atty will read 2ohm or higher they can because of wire slack when under load go lower, much lower...

Joytech upgraded ego-c and the twist are protected none of the other ego's have a protection circuit..

 

[ScottP]

Easy to turn it into a mechanical now.
I just sent back an ego three days after receiving it, with a similar problem, I had only used it a few times. I wanted it to work and have mods already, so needless to say I dont use any home wrapped atty' coil to be safe.. I've noticed that even though an atty will read 2ohm or higher they can because of wire slack when under load go lower, much lower...

Joytech upgraded ego-c and the twist are protected none of the other ego's have a protection circuit..

My eGo-T 650mAh does. If I put a bad coil on it, the button blinks a couple of times and becomes disabled until I unscrew the head. As soon as I do the light blinks again and the button works again.

 

[Capt.shay]

Now with the cell out of the casing, when I even begin to screw a clearo on the light goes out. If I push the button with the atty screwed in it blinks three times and goes out. Take atty back off and the light stays on again. Making me think the problem may be in the head connection some where. Can't really see how to pull the switch and board out. I'll have to check u-tub. If any one has an idea I'm open to trying things. Ultimately, seeing how easy this thing came apart, I think I'm just going to transfer the cell over to another device that has a weak cell and doesn't hold much of a charge (this cell is showing 3.7 right now). But, if some one knows how I can salvage this one that would be great!.

Thanks for the help so far and for any further ideas. And yes, I see some bigger batteries in my near future. I have a Ping 36v20ah LiFepo4 out in my garage, I think I'd have to use a coat hanger to make a coil for that thing