eGo twist not charging? Charger no recognizing? Getting 3 led lights? This may help..

[souskei]

So my twist recently quit working on me just after 2 days of using it.

I was getting the 3 led on/off when screwing in any attys followed by the 20 LEDs on/off signaling low batt (even though I KNEW it wasn't low)
and the charging did nothing when screwing it in (but worked fine with my other ego)

Soooooo instead of changing it out for warranty, I decided I wanted to take it apart to see what was wrong.
I searched YouTube for taking apart ego batt

So I did, and this is what I found.

The neg lead had come off somehow!!


So, with a BRAND NEW xacto blade I stripped the insulation off the wire

And properly tinned the wire and soldered it back on the board. Take care here and make sure your soldering iron is tinned so you won't get a cold joint.

slap it all back together carefully, and WALA! Back in action and charging properly.
VV still works and all is good again!

I hopes this help those with the same problem i had!
Good luck!

-Darryll

 

[Britches]

Souskei,
You beat me to it!! I found the EXACT same thing- First one fell out of my pocket and dropped about 10ft and hit a concrete floor and stopped working, so I ordered another and 1 week later dropped another about 3 ft and stopped working with the same condition as yours. Now I was getting really mad so I ordered 2 more and figured I would have to keep them in a lanyard that I use for cutting grass or for the bike. So I decided to take one apart since I had nothing to loose at this point and found the same prob, checked the other one and BINGO same thing so I soldered the wires and it works great. My other 2 shoud be here in a couple days so I will have a total of 5 of them to rotate between the repairs

 

[Vince159]

I had a similar thing happen. My Ego twist fell off the dresser and hit on the dial on the bottom. It stopped working. Then I tapped the bottom and it started working again. I used it a while, then it needed a charge and I charged it; all the while I was wondering if it was safe. It seems to be fine now. Anyone have insight into the safety of using this thing?

 

[Eddie.Willers]

Good, informative post for an easy fix!
Well done!

 

[Ratman]

Friend had a new one did the same thing, asked me to look at it and I found just pushing down on the post did the job but if it acts up again I know what to do thanks to your post. Appreciate you taking the time to post the pics too.

 

[Vince159]

Yes, thanks for posting this info. I'm still having a little trouble with mine, I have to give it a couple of taps once in a while to get it going again. I know one day I'll have to take it apart and fix the connection.