Just got my DSE 901 in the mail. book says to charge the batter 3-4 hours or until light turns green. I have read on the board to let it charge anywhere from 1 hour after light turns green or up to 12 hours. which is it?
First 901 battery charge
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i charge it till the light turns green since first got it. the batteries last a good 3 to 4 hours depending on how much i vape. red is regular charge and green is trickle charging...i believe. no need to trickle charge for hours. ill sometimes leave it plugged in when its green for maybe another 30 minutes.
i have 4 901 batteries and ive charged them all the same way since i got them on march 2 09. no problems with ant of the batteries
i have 4 901 batteries and ive charged them all the same way since i got them on march 2 09. no problems with ant of the batteries
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exactly....
you can kill the battery by overcharging as well...even if its trickle charging
Me neither, I was just going by what I have heard around here. Good to know!
You are not alone.
I was also told the long pre-charge was a must when I first started.
Bit of an urban myth that just wont go away.
The Chenglish instructions dont help.
I think the guy that wrote them just figured all batteries are the same and copied the first charging instructions he came across.
I was also told the long pre-charge was a must when I first started.
Bit of an urban myth that just wont go away.
The Chenglish instructions dont help.
I think the guy that wrote them just figured all batteries are the same and copied the first charging instructions he came across.
Here's what I know. When I start using a freshly charged battery, and within 30 minutes it's blinking at me and dies, it's always a few-hours-charged-til-green battery. If I then charge it for 8+ hours, it will once again work normally. And I'll go out on a limb and say that many, many people having this experience is the source of the "urban myth", in addition to folks like Leaford who proved it out by counting puffs.
If your batteries work fine by charging til green, then do that.
If your batteries work fine by charging til green, then do that.
I don't think the charger will over charge these. I've left them on charge over night up to 10 hours and they still work fine. I don't think they trickle charge. Most everyone here says the light is inaccurate but maybe green means charge current is cut off completely so they won't over charge.
The 901s I had started off being good for 2 hrs but within a week or so went down to 1.5hrs vaping.
That was following the instructions given by the seller.
Charging till green and using immediately made no difference .
I was using them heavily.
I did not count the puffs I got.
I use large batteries now and they start off holding a 7 hour charge after 5 - 6 weeks use they take less time to charge but only hold their charge for 5 hours vaping.
Tried putting them on charge for 12 hours it does not increase the time they last.
That was following the instructions given by the seller.
Charging till green and using immediately made no difference .
I was using them heavily.
I did not count the puffs I got.
I use large batteries now and they start off holding a 7 hour charge after 5 - 6 weeks use they take less time to charge but only hold their charge for 5 hours vaping.
Tried putting them on charge for 12 hours it does not increase the time they last.
ok...maybe we need to break it down by MFG of the ecig.
i am very confident that my DSE 901 charger is fully charging fine all 4 of my batteries. i have 2 chargers and they both are charging well.
here are the specs of my charger (line by line):
Desan battery charger
Model: DSE901-C
Input: 100-240-50/60Hz
IN.DC: 6-24V
Output: 4.2V 0.1A
ok sooo now if the charger is charging at 0.1A = 100Ma and the 901 battery is somewhere around 200Ma capacity. it should technically take 2 hrs to full charge a dead battery. now i dont sit in front of the charger to see when the green light comes on but it does average around the 2hr mark when the green light comes on.
i am very confident that my DSE 901 charger is fully charging fine all 4 of my batteries. i have 2 chargers and they both are charging well.
here are the specs of my charger (line by line):
Desan battery charger
Model: DSE901-C
Input: 100-240-50/60Hz
IN.DC: 6-24V
Output: 4.2V 0.1A
ok sooo now if the charger is charging at 0.1A = 100Ma and the 901 battery is somewhere around 200Ma capacity. it should technically take 2 hrs to full charge a dead battery. now i dont sit in front of the charger to see when the green light comes on but it does average around the 2hr mark when the green light comes on.
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I put my 901 together immediately and started puffing. I always heard that nimh and lithium batts did not have a memory and as long as you didn't over or undercharge them you were fine. I think that the differences in battery times is probably based on usage and manufacturing variance.
I use my batteries as soon as the charger turns green, sometimes sooner if the other one dies.
I knew that the 901 batts that came with my kit were just going to be starters anyway until I start modding/using a USB.
I use my batteries as soon as the charger turns green, sometimes sooner if the other one dies.
I knew that the 901 batts that came with my kit were just going to be starters anyway until I start modding/using a USB.
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