LR atty...is this normal?

[skippy]

I just got 3 LR attys for my eGo and they get REALLY hot after just 2 draws, is this normal? I noticed that the battery also gets hot at the atty connection down to the button. At first I thought it was the battery but it does this with all my eGo batteries. I don't want this thing to blow up on me, has anyone else had a problem with this? Is this normal for the LR's

 

[whiskey]

Skippy, I heard somewhere that they will get hotter because the resistance is lower to the battery so it runs @ a higher power(The atty)therefore it gets hotter than your used to with a regular one..I don't worry about it.
Hope that helps..someone will get on here & respond in Un laymans terms the same thing I did LOL.

 

[Quick1]

"LR" stands for Low Resistance. Low resistance means more current flowing through the circuit. More current, more watts, more heat.

Having said that, if your batteries are getting noticeably hot that's not a good thing. batteries do get warmer as they deliver current but they should not get too hot. I assume the eGo batteries are protected? In that case, the protection circuit *should* guard against over-current (drawing current at a rate greater than the battery was designed to deliver).

Didn't answer the question did it... You can expect things to warm up but they shouldn't get too hot. The atomizer I wouldn't worry about too much. Having an atomizer get hot enough to (almost) burn your fingers is not that uncommon and fine. Having a battery get hot enough to do that is uncommon and probably not good.

 

[skippy]

Thanks to both of you! I can relax a bit. I didn't realize the LR's would run hotter, Quick1 the battery gets noticeably hotter than with the regular atty but I wouldn't say it gets burning hot so hopefully I'm OK. Thanks again!

 

[whiskey]

You should be fine Skippy, just keep a eye on the bat's...Oh & I told you so LOL

Ps Are you guys seein the discusting BP oil yet?

 

[stubear62]

Hi skippy,
Just be a bit careful as the eGo's and LR atty's are NOTgeared to be taking long puffs off of.
What I mean is the longer you hold the button on the batt and the longer you drag off the atty, the HOTTER both will get.
I usually take a 6 to 8 second drag off a reg atty but when I use the LR atty, I take a 3 to 5 second drag and no longer. I also wait a bit more between drags as it gives the atty and batt a little time to cool down.
I have done this at first with my 1.5ohm atty (LR) and my eGo battery got real hot by the button (my srags were 6 to 8 seconds and hardly any cooling off time).
When I went to 3 to 5 second drags and a bit longer between my drags, the batt got warm but never too hot.
I hope this helps.

 

[Hendry]

I've had the ego give me a shock when taking a long draw with the LR atties. Did this on 2 bats that I had no previous problems with. Stopped using them on the ego for this reason.

 

[Sterno]

you might try a high drain battery thats what i use