Ego-T battery issue

[HeavenNorHell]

Not really sure whats going on, but my Ego-T battery is being weird. Normally, the fire button turns white when pressed, but for some reason, it's now producing a green light, instead. It isn't producing vapor. Furthermore, my charger is red, indicating its charging, but turns green for awhile, meaning fully charged, then reverts to red. Any idea whats going on?

 

[Kent C]

Not really sure whats going on, but my Ego-T battery is being weird. Normally, the fire button turns white when pressed, but for some reason, it's now producing a green light, instead. It isn't producing vapor. Furthermore, my charger is red, indicating its charging, but turns green for awhile, meaning fully charged, then reverts to red. Any idea whats going on?

The charger changing for red to green and back to red is normal after about 50% on the charger. At first - if the battery is out of charge - the charger light stays red and later will flash green, go back to red, etc. until fully green when the charging if finished.

Not sure on the changing of the button led on the eGo. On the Joye eGo-C, it goes from white to a greenish blue to blue then dark blue as the charge runs out. I'm not sure if the Joye eGo-t does that - perhaps the upgrade batt does, and you may not have a Joye batt so it could be doing other things. Leave the batt on the charger until you get full green on the charger, then see what color the button led is.

If you're not getting vapor, then there's a good possibility that the center post on the clearo/carto is not making contact with the battery. See the videos on 'pulling the center pin' on the battery or the clearo - try the clearo first though. Vision products - stardust, CE's series, Vivi Nova seem to have more center pin problems than the Kanger clearos although both can have them, as well as the batt. Don't crank down on the batt when using the charger - just tighten enough to where the button light flashes and the charger goes red. Also don't crank down on the clearo onto the battery. Just far enough to get a connection and if you aren't getting a connection then you need to pull the center pin up on either the clearo or batt. Easy does it on both.

 

[HeavenNorHell]

The charger changing for red to green and back to red is normal after about 50% on the charger. At first - if the battery is out of charge - the charger light stays red and later will flash green, go back to red, etc. until fully green when the charging if finished.

Not sure on the changing of the button led on the eGo. On the Joye eGo-C, it goes from white to a greenish blue to blue then dark blue as the charge runs out. I'm not sure if the Joye eGo-t does that - perhaps the upgrade batt does, and you may not have a Joye batt so it could be doing other things. Leave the batt on the charger until you get full green on the charger, then see what color the button led is.

If you're not getting vapor, then there's a good possibility that the center post on the clearo/carto is not making contact with the battery. See the videos on 'pulling the center pin' on the battery or the clearo - try the clearo first though. Vision products - stardust, CE's series, Vivi Nova seem to have more center pin problems than the Kanger clearos although both can have them, as well as the batt. Don't crank down on the batt when using the charger - just tighten enough to where the button light flashes and the charger goes red. Also don't crank down on the clearo onto the battery. Just far enough to get a connection and if you aren't getting a connection then you need to pull the center pin up on either the clearo or batt. Easy does it on both.

As I type this the charger has been on green for a few minutes now, but I'm scared to take it off lol. I'll try the pin thing although not really sure what that is. Thanks for the quick response!

 

[HeavenNorHell]

I can't seem to find any videos on clearo center pin pulling, only battery?

Edit: I'm using a Kanger EVOD clearo

 

[Rickajho]

What KentC said about the charging status. Most of these chargers behave the same way - blipping or strobing red to green the closer it gets to the end of the charging cycle. Earlier in the charging cycle you may see it solid red, but blipping to green every 20 seconds or so. It's just they way the LED displays as it's going along completing the charge cycle.

Before you go pulling anything: Kanger devices don't have a wide range of tolerance when it comes to at least one thing that can cause them to make or break contact - how the coil is screwed into the base. Take the base off, unscrew the coil a bit, and firmly screw it back into the base. It happens on occasion and just screwing the coil back in fixes the problem in a lot of cases.

 

[Kent C]

Center Pin Issue - Fixing a non firing eGo battery - YouTube

Pull Your Post. Adjust the center post on Kanger Clearomizers (EVOD &T3S) - YouTube

 

[HeavenNorHell]

I'm almost positive the issue is the battery center pin, not the clearo..
I pulled the center pin up, screwed the clearo back on lightly, managed to get a vape off it, then it quit working again. Even lightly screwing it back on pushed the pin back down. Any ideas on how to keep it in place? Sadly, I am now back to analogs until I can get this working :/ and dont have money right now to purchase a new battery.

 

[Mrs C]

Have you cleaned the threads on both the clearo and the battery? If you have gunk build up in there it can interfere with the connection. Gunk in the batt threads can make charging act wonky too.

 

[HeavenNorHell]

Yeah I make sure to keep my stuff clean. Problem is keeping my center pin from falling back down after pulling it up

 

[Mrs C]

When you screw the tank on, go to just where you start feeling resistance. Give it 1/4 to 1/2 a turn more and that's it. Snug is all you need not tight.

 

[HeavenNorHell]

Unfortunately, when I pull the center pin up, I cant get it to connect at all before the center pin falls back down. The battery still turns on though.

 

[Rickajho]

I'm almost positive the issue is the battery center pin, not the clearo..
I pulled the center pin up, screwed the clearo back on lightly, managed to get a vape off it, then it quit working again. Even lightly screwing it back on pushed the pin back down. Any ideas on how to keep it in place? Sadly, I am now back to analogs until I can get this working :/ and dont have money right now to purchase a new battery.

Considering what that guy tossed your way... this is sounding like the battery is just shot. Do you have a volt/ohm meter? That's the only way you will be able to test both the battery and the clearo any further to diagnose what's really going on.

 

[HeavenNorHell]

Considering what that guy tossed your way... this is sounding like the battery is just shot. Do you have a volt/ohm meter? That's the only way you will be able to test both the battery and the clearo any further to diagnose what's really going on.

No I don't. Really didn't want to hear that but it is what it is. I guess I'll just have to wait till I get money to buy the MVP, and toss this damn eGo.

 

[Don Robertson]

I believe there is a insulating sleeve that keeps the pin w)which is the positive side of the battery) from contacting the case (negative side of battery). I think that if the pin is pushed in too far from inadvertent over-tightening on to the charger OR the tank the PIN can carry the sleeve with it and result it the pin no longer being supported. That may be what happened and it MAY NOT be what happened. I read here on the forum (but naturally cannot locate the thread) that this can happen to both eGo-C and EVOD batteries. IF the pin seems to move back and forth instead of just up and down I would think this could have happened to yours. NOT A FACT NOW -- I COULD WELL BE ALL WRONG ..... just remembering what I read.

Good luck on the replacement battery! GENTLE is the word!

From Senility Central (with too much time on his hands) --- Old Man Don

 

[HeavenNorHell]

Luckily for me, I just had a dead head. New head = happy PV xD

 

[Don Robertson]

Success! It feels soooooooo good! Glad to hear it works again!

From Senility Central --- Old Man Don

PS ............. I was gonna suggest: New Kanger Blue Evod Battery 650mAh USA Seller Free Shipping | eBay for $11.99 it isn't a bad deal at all for the real deal Kanger. (I hope this is a permitted post).

 

[dvo352]

I'm having the same issue and I don't want to mess with it so much that it breaks. Its lighting up fine and normal (Ego-c) but I can't get any vapor. I tried with both my Kanger t3s and my vivi nova. Neither of them are working. When I try to move the center pin up, it does wiggle side to side and I'm not sure how much force to put into it before it breaks the connection completely.