My eGo is haunted

[Automaton]

My eGo is possessed.

It's a manual. It was sitting on my desk. All of a sudden I hear the unmistakable hiss of an LR firing.

I look down. And it's firing. Sort of pulsing. I unscrew the atty and try pressing the button a few times. Still randomly firing when I let off. And then it stops. And now I'm staring at it... afraid to vape it... but also really wanting that Hypnotic Mist.

Um. What's wrong with it? I'm genuinely stumped, here.

EDIT: Just as I posted this, it started doing it again. What the hell. Now it won't stop. It's been going for over a minute.

 

[keyzygirl]

Sounds like the LR atty messed it up.They sometimes pull to much power.It kills the batt.Lots of suppliers say not to use Egos and Rivas with LR attys.

 

[Automaton]

Sounds like the LR atty messed it up.They sometimes pull to much power.It kills the batt.Lots of suppliers say not to use Egos and Rivas with LR attys.

Ugh, seriously? Any way I can fix it? I'm assuming not...

 

[Automaton]

Ok, this is weird.

If I hold the button down, it lights up solid, but when I hit the cut-off, it still blinks and goes out. And then immediately starts pulsing again.

 

[jctennis]

LR attys pull way too much amperage. It fries the cheap tiny mosfets used in those batteries.

 

[foggy1]

What is the resistance of your LR ?
There are threads on batteries that show even an ego type batt
will use more current than they can provide over time "C rating"
sorry can't find thread now or would post the link

 

[banjo]

Sounds like a good subject for your next video: The Haunted eGO.

 

[Automaton]

It's 1.5ohm. The battery is 900mAh.

 

[foggy1]

Yea, think that exceeds the battery 'C' rating at 1.5 ohm X 3.2 volt
(for you newbies reading..mha shows only amount of stored power..180,280,650,900,etc.)
I'll look for the link, but your mosfet may have fried

 

[classwife]

I had 3 die that slow agonizing death....it is sad to watch.....

 

[breaktru]

No it's definitely the switch on the battery. Perhaps some juice is bridging the contacts of the button switch. Try cleaning it out with alcohol. 1.5 ohms is okay for the battery.

 

[Automaton]

The light just stopped pulsing. I think it finally gasped its last.

 

[Automaton]

No it's definately the switch on the battery. Perhaps some juice is bridging the contacts of the button switch. Try cleaning it out with alcohol

HOPE! ...How do I do that?

 

[foggy1]

someone else started a thread yesterday
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/battery-issues/134409-faulty-ego-batt-safety-issue.html
and another today
may be a problem of quality control again ?
If it's an ego from LibertyFlights, there's a 6 mo. warrantee

 

[breaktru]

HOPE! ...How do I do that?

Use a cotton ball full of alcohol and dab it. The pulsing stopped because the battery needs to be charged. Don't charge until you clean it.

 

[Automaton]

When I hit the switch, it doesn't blink as though it needs to be charged. Just fires as normal.

It stopped pulsing for the longest period since it started now. I'll try the alcohol, and see how it goes with a regular atty...

 

[Automaton]

Well, it had stopped randomly firing for a while, so I tried firing it - fired normally, and it still had a charge - and then cleaned around the button with alcohol, and set it in front of my fan to make sure it really dried out.

Stuck a regular 510 on there and fired it up. Worked fine.

It's now back on the charger, and seems to be charging normally.

Maybe there's the spirit of a dead e-cigarette in my apartment complex somewhere, taking hold of innocent batteries...

 

[Vagablonde]

My eGo is possessed.

It's a manual. It was sitting on my desk. All of a sudden I hear the unmistakable hiss of an LR firing.

I look down. And it's firing. Sort of pulsing. I unscrew the atty and try pressing the button a few times. Still randomly firing when I let off. And then it stops. And now I'm staring at it... afraid to vape it... but also really wanting that Hypnotic Mist.

Um. What's wrong with it? I'm genuinely stumped, here.

EDIT: Just as I posted this, it started doing it again. What the hell. Now it won't stop. It's been going for over a minute.

step away slowly..lol

 

[Automaton]

Aaaand it's possessed again. Ok. I officially don't trust it. Crazy possessed eGo...

It's like it's having a seizure. Just sitting there pulsing non-stop.

Um. Is it in any way dangerous that I vaped it a bit between its first possession and now?

 

[breaktru]

Aaaand it's possessed again. Ok. I officially don't trust it. Crazy possessed eGo...

It's like it's having a seizure. Just sitting there pulsing non-stop.

Um. Is it in any way dangerous that I vaped it a bit between its first possession and now?

It's still definitely the button on the battery. If cleaning (may have to soak it good) didn't work, then the button needs to be replaced. The only way the atty gets it's power is through the button in series with the battery and parallel to the overcharge circuitry. So a faulty atty, battery or O.C. circuit could not possibly power up the atty. Only if the button switch becomes shorted, stuck, partially stuck in or intermittently shorted. This conclusion is from your statement that your heard your LR fire up.