External battery packs anyone?

[thewomenfolk]

Does anyone here carry a battery pack to recharge their ecigs when out and about? If so, what kind of battery pack do you use? And...can you use a rather powerful (10,000mA) juice pack to recharge ecigs? Or does that reduce the life of the ecig?

 

[Big Me]

What batteries do you have?

I use a 12,000 mAh power bank to recharge my iSticks when out and about but only because the iStick can be charged safely at 1A, which my power bank can do.

 

[SupplyDaddy]

Not really. But then, most of my mods are actually working power banks..

 

[ian-field]

Does anyone here carry a battery pack to recharge their ecigs when out and about? If so, what kind of battery pack do you use? And...can you use a rather powerful (10,000mA) juice pack to recharge ecigs? Or does that reduce the life of the ecig?

Are you regulating the charge current in accordance with the manufacturers specifications?

If its a home brew hook up, you should be aware that lithium batteries can vent with flaming gas if overcharges.

Also; you get very low efficiency charging one battery from another - you probably only get 5Ah end result from your 10Ah pack.

When I first got started by using Vapourlites with disposable cartos and only 180mAh battery - it was unavoidable to have several spare batteries, at least 3 on chargers at any one time and a couple in my jacket pocket until I got back to the charger. Most suppliers do batteries with enough capacity and carrying a spare or two is the safest way to go.

Anything over 2Ah lasts me all day.

 

[Danbrooks2k]

Nope, never...

If its an istick mini... they are 35$, I would just have 2.

I have 2 MVP's If I am on a long trip I normally use those over a sub ohm device.

That is until I get my 200 watt kamry that holds three 18650 batteries... I bet that will last a while.

 

[zoiDman]

Does anyone here carry a battery pack to recharge their ecigs when out and about? If so, what kind of battery pack do you use? And...can you use a rather powerful (10,000mA) juice pack to recharge ecigs? Or does that reduce the life of the ecig?

Not really. Now that Most of my Mods have Removable Batteries. That, and a 2500mah battery can last me More than 24 Hours.

Back in the Day, when I used 510's/eGo's, I got a External Battery Pack with 5v USB Output to take on trips.

Works Great for Cell Phones also.

 

[Vicshalls]

I have one that works well on my vs. Don't use it often cause I never really go anywhere but home and work but it came in handy when I had to go out of town. Got it from radio shack.

 

[twgbonehead]

Does anyone here carry a battery pack to recharge their ecigs when out and about? If so, what kind of battery pack do you use? And...can you use a rather powerful (10,000mA) juice pack to recharge ecigs? Or does that reduce the life of the ecig?

First, the 10,000ma is not "powerful". it's high-capacity. (it's like comparing a gallon of beer to a can of beer, not like comparing a bottle of everclear to a bottle of beer!) I'm assuming it has a USB output, and your charger is a USB charger?
This will work fine, although as ian said, it's not the most efficient.

You should look at the output current of the power-pack (which typically will be either 1A or 2A). Use the higher one if your battery has both. This will not "force" 2A into the e-cig, but will supply up to 2A if the charger will allow it.

 

[ian-field]

First, the 10,000ma is not "powerful". it's high-capacity. (it's like comparing a gallon of beer to a can of beer, not like comparing a bottle of everclear to a bottle of beer!) I'm assuming it has a USB output, and your charger is a USB charger?
This will work fine, although as ian said, it's not the most efficient.

You should look at the output current of the power-pack (which typically will be either 1A or 2A). Use the higher one if your battery has both. This will not "force" 2A into the e-cig, but will supply up to 2A if the charger will allow it.

Most e-cigs I've seen so far have the safety end of charge cut-off integrated into the battery unit. The USB charging adaptor contains a current limiting resistor and a 2 colour LED to indicate whether any current is being drawn.

When I was using the Vapourlites and struggling to keep enough batteries charged to last the day - I tried reducing the current limit resistor to increase charging current, I didn't get any worthwhile reduction in charging time before the capsule with the end of charge cut-off started getting a bit warm - this component was a bit flaky to start with, so I didn't pursue it further!

 

[twgbonehead]

Most e-cigs I've seen so far have the safety end of charge cut-off integrated into the battery unit. The USB charging adaptor contains a current limiting resistor and a 2 colour LED to indicate whether any current is being drawn.

When I was using the Vapourlites and struggling to keep enough batteries charged to last the day - I tried reducing the current limit resistor to increase charging current, I didn't get any worthwhile reduction in charging time before the capsule with the end of charge cut-off started getting a bit warm - this component was a bit flaky to start with, so I didn't pursue it further!

Yeah, that's a REALLY bad idea. The easiest way to get a battery to blow up is to charge it (or discharge it) faster than it's meant to go!

(Second-easiest is to either charge it to a higher voltage than it's designed for, or discharge it past the lowest voltage it's designed for!)

 

[zoiDman]

Most e-cigs I've seen so far have the safety end of charge cut-off integrated into the battery unit. The USB charging adaptor contains a current limiting resistor and a 2 colour LED to indicate whether any current is being drawn.

When I was using the Vapourlites and struggling to keep enough batteries charged to last the day - I tried reducing the current limit resistor to increase charging current, I didn't get any worthwhile reduction in charging time before the capsule with the end of charge cut-off started getting a bit warm - this component was a bit flaky to start with, so I didn't pursue it further!

Do yourself, and the People around you, a Favor.

If you Can't get thru a Day with the charge on a Battery, buy a 2nd Battery. Or maybe a 3rd.

 

[SupplyDaddy]

Do yourself, and the People around you, a Favor.

If you Can't get thru a Day with the charge on a Battery, buy a 2nd Battery. Or maybe a 3rd.

A backup is always suggested.. as well as a backup for your backup..

 

[ian-field]

Yeah, that's a REALLY bad idea. The easiest way to get a battery to blow up is to charge it (or discharge it) faster than it's meant to go!

(Second-easiest is to either charge it to a higher voltage than it's designed for, or discharge it past the lowest voltage it's designed for!)

I frequently discharged the puny 180mAh Vapourlites batteries dead flat.

Apparently the danger arises during recharging over-discharged cells - I have an application note for a chip that includes "constant power charging phase" that is supposed to avoid this danger.

So far I've not had any problem, but my DIY battery mods have a 2 stage charging set up - the first charger is low current, the second charger makes sure the cell is full.

 

[thewomenfolk]

Wow...I didn't expect to get so many responses but I enjoyed reading them so thanks to all of you!

I got a Mophie Mini (2500mA) to recharge other things and just wondered if it'd hurt my iStick or an eGrip or my MVP?