Joye eGo-C Upgrade battery shorted out after a week?

[jwat82]

Granted I've been chain vaping, but I can't imagine I vaped it out after a week.

Yesterday, I noticed my rig wasn't hitting so I looked and the battery was blinking a whole bunch. So I looked online and tried to reset it by plugging it in. The battery blinked but the charger didn't change to red. I left it on the charger all night and when I got up, it seemed to work, but after on drag it did the blinky thing again.

I have a ticket open with the vendor, but I'm afraid they might need me to send the whole kit in and I don't want to go back to analogs after a week.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

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[xtwosm0kesx]

I recommend try this, common problem on ego's if something is overtightened and will cause it not to fire.

Center Pin Issue - Fixing a non firing eGo battery - YouTube


After re-reading your post, sounds like it may be defective, but still worth trying to above trick before you return it.

 

[jwat82]

Awesome! Thanks so much! I tried that and the charger is now recognizing the battery at least!

Keeping my fingers crossed that it works when it's charged!

Thanks again!

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[Rickajho]

Blinking to indicate the battery is shutting down at the low voltage point would be normal. If it isn't reacting at all when you screw it onto the charger - the button isn't flashing as it should to indicate it established a connection with the charger - it sounds like another case of "overzealous screwing." See the link already posted for how to correct.

Stuff shouldn't be ratcheted onto these batteries. If you can't unscrew the device from the battery in a one handed operation you are screwing things on too tightly. The center post in the battery can get pushed down too far to make contact in short order.

 

[Ryedan]

Blinking to indicate the battery is shutting down at the low voltage point would be normal. If it isn't reacting at all when you screw it onto the charger - the button isn't flashing as it should to indicate it established a connection with the charger - it sounds like another case of "overzealous screwing." See the link already posted for how to correct.

Thanks for the laugh Rickajho, but I'm not touching that one with the proverbial ten foot pole LOL ...

Oh, but I'm sooooo tempted ...

Stuff shouldn't be ratcheted onto these batteries. If you can't unscrew the device from the battery in a one handed operation you are screwing things on too tightly. The center post in the battery can get pushed down too far to make contact in short order.

The rule of thumb I use for these is to turn till I feel contact made and then rotate about 1/8 turn (45 degrees) further. It will leave the clearo, carto, etc a bit loose, but it always worked for me without pushing in the pin. Same for putting it on the charger.

 

[jwat82]

Thanks again y'all! I'm usingbthe battery I thought was broken as we speak!

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[Rickajho]

Thanks for the laugh Rickajho, but I'm not touching that one with the proverbial ten foot pole LOL ...

Oh, but I'm sooooo tempted ...

What'd I say? What'd I say? It's only true - right? lol

All this restraint that must be exercised on ECF... Some times you really have to work it to get in a phunny, without getting hit with a TOS violation.

 

[Kat VV]

Thanks! I watched the video and my battery works again!

 

[swampman]

Oh wow thanks folks! this really helped me out also!!

I was about to cry...thought i broke my batteries! Working again though! I learn something new on here every day.