Mine just up and quit after just short of three months. It wasn't that heavily used. Is this normal?
How long do U.S.B. passthroughs usually last?
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Well, mine broke after a week of usage (something inside the head/batt replacer, and I can't open it to fix it). I guess it depends.
Vapor4life. Very good products from them, but I just wondered how long a kr808-d PT should last. I think my replacement will be a manual PT.
I was puzzled till you mentioned it was an automatic......on a manual there isn't much that could happen other than a wire coming loose.....
If you get the style that has one solid cord, and it seems lose ware it goes in use a little super glue ware it goes in.This usualy keeps it from movement and breaking conections.Do this before they break.
Mine broke after 4 months (the 3.v inline battery one), I thought it might be the battery but I suspected (and was correct, after changing to a new battery) that it was me rolling over the cable in my PC chair all the time. Oh well - they arent that expensive to replace..
had mine a few months now.. had the wire start to wear near battery pack and usb plug.. used a hot glue gun and thickened those spots with some glue..
Mine broke after 4 months (the 3.v inline battery one), I thought it might be the battery but I suspected (and was correct, after changing to a new battery) that it was me rolling over the cable in my PC chair all the time. Oh well - they arent that expensive to replace..
there's a thread here someplace of a guy who just ran a wire bypassing the battery and it still worked....
Both my 510 manual passthrough and my OG V4L manual passthrough have been kicking for almost a year.
I've heard stories that sometimes they kick out earlier, such is the nature of the beast.
However with autos, anything is possible. An overfilled cartomizer may have been the culprit.
But, the problem with batteries/passthrus is that there really is no actual shelflife. Reports differ WILDLY from one user to the next.
If you get a MANUAL passthru you should be ok for many of the issues facing passthru users.
I've heard stories that sometimes they kick out earlier, such is the nature of the beast.
However with autos, anything is possible. An overfilled cartomizer may have been the culprit.
But, the problem with batteries/passthrus is that there really is no actual shelflife. Reports differ WILDLY from one user to the next.
If you get a MANUAL passthru you should be ok for many of the issues facing passthru users.
I'm going on a year with my PureSmoker manual PT. Still works like the day I got it. It cost a little more but saved me a lot in the long run. I would go through the cheap ones quite often and you never knew when they were going to break down.
My advice is to spend a little more now and purchase a good one like the PureSmoker PT. It is very reliable and extremely well built.
Hope that helps!
My advice is to spend a little more now and purchase a good one like the PureSmoker PT. It is very reliable and extremely well built.
Hope that helps!
Been using my Manual 510 PT from Litecig for 3 weeks now. Autos might be different but the manual I have is going strong even after I dropped it a few times.
I got one of the cheap ones (10440 battery on the really thin cable) and it lasted three drags. At least the protected 10440 is still good. I've got a Bart now so I use that as a PT.
Get one with a 6 months warranty - Janty or heaven gifts just to name two that I know of.... mine lasted for 5 months before I quit using them - still have them, though. They'll be for sale when I get around to it.
Thanks for the advice. I never really thought about checking what kind of warranty different PT's have.
I have been vaping for five months and my pass-throughs lasts about a month on average. Seems like they should last longer, but I think I am hard on them.
I'm for manual pts. Like the manual battery, you don't have to suck your cheeks hollow to get a decent drag off of it. There is also the security of not having to worry about killing it with excessive juice. It is a lot betterfor vapor, and the atties are not over taxed. The pt is a great invention. And it can lengthen the life of batteries by replacing them at home.
Candre also has the right idea.
A 3.7 USB bartleby makes an awesome passthru, and I hadn't even thought about it until now.
I use it on my notebook, while my manual PT is with the desktop. It's a wonderfully mobile device.
A 3.7 USB bartleby makes an awesome passthru, and I hadn't even thought about it until now.
I use it on my notebook, while my manual PT is with the desktop. It's a wonderfully mobile device.
The automatic ones seem to go bad faster than batteries. Mine seem to go because the switch membrane gets gummed up with fluid. This may be because the pass through develops more heat than the battery, so I find myself dripping more often.
I have made a manual passthrough for my DSE901 based on the Nicostick (check out the Modders forum under battery mods). I also bought a USB adapter that plugs into my car lighter outlet. At 5v, 1 amp, it generates alot of vapor and never goes bad.
I have made a manual passthrough for my DSE901 based on the Nicostick (check out the Modders forum under battery mods). I also bought a USB adapter that plugs into my car lighter outlet. At 5v, 1 amp, it generates alot of vapor and never goes bad.
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