eGo battery ???s...

[madsen6466]

So, I work offshore and am away from civilization for weeks on end at times. I recently picked up an eGo kit and love it. I'm curious as to the life expectations of the batteries. I have two 900mHz that I trade out and just picked up a kit on sale with two more and an extra charger in it so that I have backups. I would hate for this whole thing to come tumbling down because I wasn't prepared and ran out of power!

So anyway, my question is this - what are the life expectations for these eGo 900mhz batteries? shelf life? should i keep these two additional batteries charged even if i'm not going to use them for three months?

any insight would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Scottinboca]

I don't have an ego, but I think it depends on the amount of cycles(times charged) till it can't hold a charge any longer. That's how it is for most Li batteries. I think for those the amount of cycles is around 300 give or take.

 

[madsen6466]

word - that's a sick avatar!

 

[swedishfish]

I've never had an ego type battery last less than 3 months, and they were cheapo batteries. My Joye and Riva batteries have lasted 6 months at least. But I have a lot of batteries in rotation.

So, I guess my answer is pretty useless. I have three sitting here right now. All with different juices.

 

[Robnoxious]

I see lots of suppliers saying that the ego batteries last between 2 and 300 charges. I keep 4 batteries on me always charge and rotate them out.

 

[SirVette]

If you let them sit 3 mo., the charge will go down. I would use them. I run the bats until they flash begging for the charger & 2 eGo bats. made over 1 yr. 4 mos. old. One from 1st kit is still running 1 year 8 mos. later- probably over 400 cycles!

Get a lot of attys like enough for 1 /wk.!

 

[madsen6466]

If you let them sit 3 mo., the charge will go down. I would use them. I run the bats until they flash begging for the charger & 2 eGo bats. made over 1 yr. 4 mos. old. One from 1st kit is still running 1 year 8 mos. later- probably over 400 cycles!

Get a lot of attys like enough for 1 /wk.!

That sounds awesome - I have several boxes of boge's on the way!

 

[madsen6466]

now i just need my shmorgzborg (spelling?) of flavor samples to show up so I can find out what I truly need to stock up on!

I don't know what the guy who screens our packages for contraband is going to think of small vials of liquid with mg/mL markings on them...

 

[Spac]

Good luck! I have 4 eGo batteries I rotate. Sometime (Like now) I have 2 atty's loaded with different flavours and another I'm dripping on. Charge as needed and you should be good to go, but don't forget to bring enough juice... Dependant on your volume of consumption of course...

 

[SirVette]

That sounds awesome - I have several boxes of boge's on the way!

Yes! The bats. aren't the problem, still you did good to get 2 kits (extra charger, not that it's an issue either).

 

[madsen6466]

yeah - juices is going to be the trick. already tried some johnson creek and sending it back. waiting on a few flavors from vapelicious, several from virginvapors, and the house blend from copper creek

 

[madsen6466]

currently puffing on some gnar gnar dakang usamix... which is better than the dakang dy4 batch i got, but it still ain't great. I can't believe how much I've invested so far in ecigs/accessories, but I think once I find a couple juices that I feel good stocking up on I'll be set, and in a few months my ecigs actually will be cheaper than my smoking! Already dodged 240-300 analogs and I can't put a price on that.

 

[bobsyeruncle]

Life expectation for eGo batteries is generally around 6 months. Li-ion batteries like to be kept charged but if they're going to be sitting for 3 months, it's probably going to be ok.

 

[swedishfish]

Oh yea, juice hunting can get very expensive!

 

[bobsyeruncle]

You might be interested in the following juice vendors:

BackwoodsBrew.com, Alien Visions (AveJuice.com), TastyVapor.us, GourmetVapour.com, VermillionRiver.com, MsTsBakery.com, BlueMistVaping.com, etc.

It's always good to find sample sizes for your flavours until you figure out what you like.

 

[madsen6466]

thanks, I was relieved to discover that johnson creek has a no questions asked (doesn't matter if the bottle's partially gone... and oh yeah, we'll pay for shipping) return policy. There juices were alright, and might be better once i get them into a boge, rather than a EMDCC, but I'd definitely purchased more than I needed (thinking that I was headed back offshore two days later).

Anyway, if you ever thought about trying any of their juices - their customer service is air tight. I am very impressed.

 

[Shizzle]

i concur with most here -- i have 4 batteries in regular rotation...when one dies, i still have 3 in rotation while ordering a new 4th (which usually takes only 48hrs because Cignot has top notch service!).

 

[Dieseler]

I have 3 -1000mah ego batts the misses has 3 no 4 ego of the same batts there all 6 months old and numbered in a rotating sequence for each of us and there 6 months old with never a problem to date.
I charge mine and so does she when the button light flashes as you cannot get a hit after that and move on to the next battery and put the spent one on charge.