Is my eGo Toast?

[Secti0n31]

Hey guys,

My ego PT just died, as it does once in a while, but I think it may be dead dead. I plugged it into the PT and ir didn't light up. Then I plugged it into the regular ego charger and it didn't light up.

Now for reference, It has not been losing battery life. It always lasts a minimum of 6hrs (except this charge which was about 4-5 hours. I've also owned the battery since mid-feb, so it's not that old, but it is my primary battery and has been through nearly 100 charges.

Is there a reason why it's not charging, and can it be saved? I don't have the extra funds to buy a new ego batt at the moment, so I'd like to save this one. Please let me know.

 

[RIMP]

Is it still under warranty?
RIMP

 

[Secti0n31]

Vendor warranty was only 14 days, Not sure if there was a manufacturer's warranty but I doubt it.

 

[RIMP]

Can I ask where you got it? You can PM me if you don't want to post
RIMP

 

[Secti0n31]

That's ok. I got it from LiteCig.

 

[JD1]

If it's a Joye batt it might have a six month warranty. I'd check with the vendor to see. Never hurts to ask.

 

[Secti0n31]

It is a genuine joye battery and it hasn't been submerged or abused. I've got an email out to LiteCig and he's really good people so he'll probably help me out (he's out of ego PT's right now, but he has regular and 900mah batts). Let's hope because I don't want those 2 hours of charging to turn into "Son of a B%@ch!!"

 

[JD1]

I remember a thread from long ago about some steps to take to recover the smaller batteries but I can't find it now. You might post this over in the battery issues forum and get some better suggestions.

 

[Secti0n31]

I'll let this thread go for a few days, and if LiteCig can't exchange my PT for another ego type product I'll hang onto the battery and go hit up the battery thread. I just figured General forum was the best place to perhaps find someone that's had a similar issue in the past.

My long term solution? GLV-supermini (in about a month)!! Lmao. But I'd still like to fix my eGo.

 

[KeithB]

I don't know about this particular passthru but I've read that a lot of them ship with very cheap USB cables that may not last. Do you have another cable you could try?

 

[Secti0n31]

It's not the cable. I tried 3 chargers.

 

[six]

Sometimes, having a dead ego batt around is a good thing. - I know the ~20 or so bucks to replace is a bummer, but a dead ego batt can be a handy tool. Some uses: It is the right tool for the job to insert and remove E2s from MAP tanks. Also, now and then I find a carto or an atty where the middle of the connector on the bottom wasn't inserted flush. Screwing it really tight on to a dead ego batt usually does the trick. And one more: Occasionally, I find a carto or an atty where the threads might have a burr or weren't cut just perfect. Again, screwing tightly to a dead ego batt can smooth out those problems.

 

[Secti0n31]

Ok, so the guy at litecig told me that my warranty was up, and so I decided to dissect it. There was some loose wiring so I re-soldered that. It'll now charge via regular ego charger but no longer works as a PT. Maybe it'll fix itself, but eh. It just lost $6 in value because now (if it works after charging) It's just a regular ego batt now.

 

[Secti0n31]

Ba-bump. I was wrong. It was the cable.

The 3 chargers that I tried were (1) the original PT cable, (2) a regular ego charger that worked, and (3) Another usb-to-mini cable that I've since determined is not powered. I think it was the data cable from one of my old cell phones, so in hindsight it wasn't designed to carry a charge.

I got a replacement PT from totally wicked and the cable that came with it worked. I suppose that this should be a lesson to anyone who uses an ego PT to go to amazon and get an extra usb-mini charging cable or wall AC to mini USB, and be gentle with the cables you have.