how many charge cycles should Powerizers last?

[arkador]

I have a pair that seems dead. They charged overnight, and the light on the charger was green. I took 1 draw, and it felt like the batteries were dying. 2 more draws, and the red light inside went out.

Put the batteries back on the charger, and within 1 minute, the light turned green again.

I bought a buzz pro used, and these batteries were included with it, but were listed as about a dozen charge cycles through them, and I put another 4 or 5 charge cycles through them, and they seem dead.

Is there a reason not to order trustfire battereis through my usual seller?

my other set of batteries appears to be working fine (although need to be charged) so it isn't my Buzz...

 

[arkador]

found my flashlight that uses these batteries, and they seem to power the flashlight just fine. I have no clue where my voltmeter is. mabye I can just run them dead in the flashlight and recharge them back up and it will reset their internal memory or something...

 

[Bovinia]

Interesting Ark, they should last a lot longer than 16 charge cycles. Hopefully someone with more battery knowledge will check in soon.

 

[KeysBum]

about 200 - 300 recharges per Roly

Probably more info than you want, but a good read.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ecf-library/129569-rechargeable-batteries.html

 

[arkador]

ran the flashlight for 3 hours and put the batteries back on the charger, they took almost 2 hours to charge. Will try them in the morning when the good set dies.

 

[Bovinia]

Hope they work for you. I always leave my batteries on the charger at least 3 hours even tho the lights turn green before that time

 

[kempo63]

Could be one dead batt. If you have more than one set you can swap 'em around until you find the culprit.

 

[arkador]

Could be one dead batt. If you have more than one set you can swap 'em around until you find the culprit.

1 dead battery does me no good when I only have 2 pair

I'll order a new pair this week, along with a chrome 510 end cap and a M1A1 tank

 

[BuzzKill]

Are they powerizers or Trustfire grey ones ??? normally they last MUCH longer than that but Batts DO go bad from time to time.

 

[arkador]

I only have Powerizers for my Buzz, and per the feedback I recieved via a PM, will continue to use only Powerizers in my Buzz Pro.

I use trustfires from Madvapes in my Roughstack.
Have a chrome cap, 2 sets of batteries, and a M1A1 tank sitting in my shopping cart right now, going to see if I can find a chrome cap or tank on the classifieds first though.

 

[arkador]

swapping has confirmed 1 bad battery.

the LED flashlight is regulated to 3v, so that is why they worked in the flashlight. Once the new batteries arrive, I will have a rechargable pair for a flashlight that has been thrown in a drawer for over a year with no batteries.

 

[BuzzKill]

OK good find ! If I think I might have a funky batt I mark them to isolate the bad one.

We have had very few bad ones but they do pop up from time to time ,

 

[arkador]

If I think I might have a funky batt I mark them to isolate the bad one.

good tip, put a red sharpie X on the bad one.

 

[vikki59]

I only have Powerizers for my Buzz, and per the feedback I recieved via a PM, will continue to use only Powerizers in my Buzz Pro.

Why??? I do have 1 set of powerizers, but I also have trust fire flames that I use, as those are what came w/mine (classy's). I will do whatever to get the longest life out of my BP, so any info would be appreciated. Thx

Oh yeah, I have a 510 chrome cap, just changed mine. I'm a brass girl. If you haven't ordered your chrome caps yet, send me a p.m.!

 

[arkador]

Wow, thanks Vikki, PM sent, let's make a deal on that Chrome cap! I didn't order one with the rest of my order today.

 

[vikki59]

Wow, thanks Vikki, PM sent, let's make a deal on that Chrome cap! I didn't order one with the rest of my order today.

I love playing "Lets Make A Deal". Answering pm

 

[mamamia]

I have the same (or better: a very similar) experience with one of my new Powerizers. After only 1 or 2 weeks of using the new pair, my BP also made symptoms as if it needed a battery recharge. So I did that and put them back in after they were fully loaded.

Not more than 5 pulls later, the red LED inside went weak and no more turning to blue. Measured the batteries, one had just gone from 4.21 to maybe 4.19 or so, the other one was at 3.94 (or so - I didn't take notes). Also, when taking them out of the BP again, I realized that the one which had lost more, was slightly warm. I put it aside and am now going on 3 which I am using in turns. These 3 are all fine.

But #4 ... I realized I have another device which needs this batt size and put it in: same symptoms... one or two pulls and the mod plays dead. Measuring it, I find it still has 3.84 Volts left. But it just won't fire or so...

Very mysterious.

 

[BuzzKill]

The ones I have seen go bad will take a charge but not produce voltage under LOAD ! weird I agree , we are talking to our supplier about his now , out of the 1,000's we sell we have a few go bad but it sucks ! hard to troubleshoot.

 

[arkador]

The ones I have seen go bad will take a charge but not produce voltage under LOAD ! weird I agree , we are talking to our supplier about his now , out of the 1,000's we sell we have a few go bad but it sucks ! hard to troubleshoot.

and that would explain why it worked in my flashlight soooo well, because it is a LED flashlight, and it takes about 20 hours to fully discharge a pair of batteries in that thing. the load is a probably 1/200th of what the Buzz uses.

Mamamia, that is EXACTLY what I experienced. I put a red sharpie X on it, so it doesn't find it's way back into my Buzz.

 

[Bovinia]

Mamamia, don't forget that the powerizer batteries are unprotected! Be careful what other mods you use them in, especially if the are stacked.