New and a couple of questions

[Lennon]

Hi, only been into vaping for about a week or so now and have a couple of issues. I've searched around and read the FAQs but can't find the answers so apologies if it this is something common...

I got an black auto 510 kit about a week ago and so I got the equivalent of 2 e cigs in there.

One of them has a blue LED and it works perfect - I'd read about issues of them activating on their own but i've not seen it do this once and it works almost to perfection. Now, the second has an orange LED but this one activates on it's own with the slightest vibration. In addition to this after you draw on it, it will light up and fire up the atty on it's own for several seconds until it starts flashing and it goes out. It gets very hot in the process! My question is, why the difference ? Is the second one just faulty or is it somehow supposed to be different and i'm doing something silly ?

Back to my one with the blue LED which works perfect.... well, the LED no longer lights up on this one now! It will light up the first time you draw on it if it's not been used for a few hours but after that nothing... It's still creating vaper and the atty seems to be working fine (It's been charged )

Am I just having some bad luck with faulty stuff here or am I doing something wrong ?

 

[dormouse]

I recommend people not buy automatic batteries at all. Too easy to damage or kill with juice leaks, and harder to get a good hit. I also recommend people only buy Joye or Janty brand 510 because some clones are junky and one clone (FS510) is even reverse electrical polarity and will fry real 510 batteries with its charger and vice versa.

I recommend you buy manual batteries that are real Joye or Janty brand.

 

[MajorRocker]

You get what you pay for imo. Vaping is still fairly new, but there are a lot of reputable companies out there with great products. I think you just bought your items from the wrong vendor. If I were you, I would peruse the forums here so you can make a well educated decision on your next purchase.

 

[Pepe Le Vapse]

Automatic batteries are becoming sealed as well thus ending the leaking concern. However I do still like the manual's I get a longer and better draw with them.

Al-tho the new sealed Volt batts are good.

 

[HeadLikeOrange]

Are you sure these are 510s? Do you have a brand-name or something??

 

[patxxoo]

Sounds like you got some bad ones. I'd contact the vendor and see if they will set things right. No matter what you shouldn't have to settle for a malfunctioning product and no matter what anyone says a weeks worth of use only, is a malfunctioning product no matter where you bought it from.


Good luck and good vaping.

 

[sweetmeat]

My first time around I got a bad set of manual batts. Sometimes after pressing the button and taking a puff the batt would stay engaged and I'd smell burning. It made me so nervous. If you keep using that one while waiting for a replacement, unscrew the batt from the atomizer a bit so it won't burn you or anything else when not in use.

 

[dormouse]

Automatic batteries are becoming sealed as well thus ending the leaking concern. However I do still like the manual's I get a longer and better draw with them.

Al-tho the new sealed Volt batts are good.

Bah humbug! Auto batteries cannot be sealed. Auto batteries are totally dependent on the battery sensing your drag. So until they come up with some way to put the drag sensor IN the carto and have it transmit the drag signal electrically through sealed metal, autos are NOT sealed.

The Volt "leak resistant" autos simply moved the HOLE or HOLES to the side of the battery post instead of right smack in the center of the battery post. I actually bought one to try but the drag of an auto is unacceptable after being used to manuals. I had to take 2 drags into my mouth and then inhale to equal the hit and vapor of one drag on the manual.

 

[achieve]

I recommend people not buy automatic batteries at all. Too easy to damage or kill with juice leaks, and harder to get a good hit. I also recommend people only buy Joye or Janty brand 510 because some clones are junky and one clone (FS510) is even reverse electrical polarity and will fry real 510 batteries with its charger and vice versa.

I recommend you buy manual batteries that are real Joye or Janty brand.

I admit that I am a newbie, but 9 days in and i am using the automatic batteries from my starter kit. Have had no problems with them so far, and no analog since I started.

 

[DaveP]

I haven't ever used an auto battery. I shied away from them after reading ECF before buying anything at all.

I have read about some sealed auto batteries, but haven't had anyone review them after using them for a period. The switches have to be two delicate contacts that sense the vacuum you create when you draw. I used to use small vacuum sensors in my job that were enclosed, but fairly reliable. Having tiny, sensitive contacts makes them fragile and poor quality control would dictate a high failure rate or damage in shipping from shock. I'd react in shock myself if I dropped one on a hard surface. I have done that several times with a manual battery with no failures.

 

[ThatJoeGuy]

+1 for manual batteries. And welcome, Lennon!

 

[Huffelpuff]

You've got good advice up there. My advice is to definately disable that thing so that you are not at risk of being burned. Seems simplistic but being new you may want to try to make it work - it's not worth it. Good luck with your working mod - order something from an approved vendor. If I'm not mistaken, liberty flights-us offers a short warranty on their Riva kits and they are a little step up IMO from the 510.

 

[Balthezar]

I have both a 510 auto and an eGo manual, they both have advantages and disadvantages. everyone has their own preferences, it just comes down to what you prefer. There will be some of each that will be faulty, as there is in everything we use. I have overfilled an auto and it's caput, I just learned to fill when not connected to the battery, and blow out any excess before connecting it, better safe than sorry. ok, that's my , good luck and as long as it keeps you from smoking, you're good to go

Balth