There should be markings for which end wants to be positive or negative. Might be worth checking. The reason I say this is pulling the battery shouldn’t have killed your mod. Neither should putting them in backwards, since most mods have reverse polarity protection. It would make the mod not work though. It’s possible it’s just out of battery though. Do you have a charger to charge the battery with?
Ok I have never pulled batts out while charging by cable, I suppose that could have unforseen results. Get an external charger and put batteries on that. If they charge the batteries are ok, then if they don't work in mod, the problem is with the mod. If it is not working I recommend do not continue trying to charge by cable.
Sorry, I am kinda out of ideas. The motto around here is to have back ups for your backups lol. Do you have another device to vape while you wait for hubby to wake up? Does he vape?
Batteries do take a few hours to charge even on an external charger. So charging internally probably takes longer. I am assuming that the 54 and 51 you refered to was the % of the battery charged? Yes?
If when hubby wakes up and he can't figure it out either, go out and get another set of batteries tomorrow, and a charger. If he does figure it out, still get new bats and charger. Totally worth it for convenience and safety. When you get another set, keep them together, "married" is the term, new separate from old. They will last longer and charge better that way. And it's so much nicer to just swap out batteries instead of waiting to charge on a cord. You should really only charge by cord in a pinch.
Is the mod new? Did you buy online or a in a vape shop? Either case a lot of vendors/vape shops have a warranty period. Send an email to where you purchased it or visit the shop to see if you can exchange. Like everything else, some things can be defected.
Look for LG HG2, SONY VTC5A, SAMSUNG 25R batteries, there are some other good ones but these are common and some of the best. Good luck and don't stress.
