eGo Vision Spinner turns itself on?

[Hexadecimal]

So I bought my first vision spinner about a month ago and the button became stuck after about a week of use. Looked around online and found that its a common defect for the battery and the shop I purchased it from happily gave me a replacement, no questions asked.

I'm now on my second battery and after about three weeks of usage the battery is now turning itself on at random until the safety kicks in and turns it off (happens even when standing up straight, nothing coming in contact with the button). I'm now having to regularly switch into sleep mode to avoid the issue and not burn my coil out prematurely, but I have a feeling that constantly clicking at the button could exacerbate the problem. Tried to find fixes or suggestions online, but got a lot of nothing. I'd hate to go back to the shop again for another return. I'm now debating giving up on this battery type entirely or attempting to fix it myself (I have some background in repairing electronics).

Anyone else experience this level of vision spinner possession and know a fix? They seem like decent little batteries, but getting two in a row that broke in such a short time period has left me frustrated.

 

[happydave]

i have had this problem with other types of "ego" batteries.
see if you can get store credit and put that towards something you want.
never had any problems with a genuine JoyeTech ego however.

 

[Hexadecimal]

Huh, I thought that the Vision Spinner was a JoyeTech product, but looking around on their website it does seem that the VS is made by a different manufacturer. Is this common for a battery to be marketed as an eGo product, but not actually produced by JoyeTech? Is the term eGo just a reference to the battery style?

 

[Rob0506]

Yeah, it's kind of like Formica. It's a brand that became so popular that it is now synonymous with the style.

With a name like Hexadecimal. you must be a fellow programmer??

 

[Hexadecimal]

Did a lot of programming in HS and early college, but switched from CS to Genetics. Cause, yanno, programming life, god complex and all that. Hexadecimal is just a throw back to when I used to help out with SNES ROM translation projects. And the cartoon Reboot.

Thanks for the clarification on the batteries. Other than JoyeTech, are there other reputable battery manufacturers? This whole adventure into vaping has a bit of a learning curve to it and I got the VS on a recommendation not knowing that they break easily.

 

[happydave]

Innokin iTaste VV V3.0 Battery

Innokin iTaste MVP V2.0

Kanger Batteries

^ these are quality batteries / power units.

 

[Hexadecimal]

Thanks for the help!

 

[Hexadecimal]

Just wanted to revisit this thread. Picked up a Marquee re-branded Innokin Itaste vv v3.0 and its been a great battery for the week I've had it (already lasting longer than one of my Vision Spinners). Love the passthrough feature. Thanks again for the advice and suggestions!