I murdered my 510 mega batteries, and I should have known better

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Maast

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Murdered I tell ya! And I should have known better.

At work I've been using a cheapie USB charger that came with a disposable e-cig set, didnt think much of it, little annoying that there wasnt a light on it, but no big deal. It sure recharged things quickly though....

My three 510 mega batteries are just a month old, and I've been rotating them in and out of daily use.

One of my batteries completely died last friday, and the other two have gone from getting 6 hours on a charge to about 2 hours before recharging.

Today at work I got suspicious of the USB charger I've been using, plugged it in and took the multimeter to the outputs.

It was reading a straight 5 freaking volts! I took it apart and the damn thing is wired straight through, no voltage control at all.

Damn, I just murdered my batteries, and I should have known better not to use a disposable USB charger without looking at it first, even if it did have 510 threading.

Glad I ordered a Ego 900Mah from Heaven Gifts a week ago, I dont think my batteries are going to make it another week. Money down the drain.......:(
 
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