New Kgo user here

[slovatish]

Ok, so just got my Kgo kit today and went to charge the battery as I heard that you need to charge them for 8 full hrs first time, vape it for 20 min, then charge another hr or so. So I put the batt on the charger and it's doing this weird thing where the light on the USB cable is red, but there is clearly a green light blinking constantly along w/ it, almost through the red light. Any idea what this means? Is the batt fully charged already and ready to go or should I just ignore this and keep charging for a full 8 hrs?

 

[madjack]

...many chargers blink back and forth when the batt is nearly charged...LiIon batts don't have a "memory" so, don't worry about the 8hr deal, that is considered old info...once the light turns green, no more charging is taking place...me, I would already be vaping.................
madjack
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/256359-just-got-my-kgo-now-what-lol.html

 

[jacquelyn]

Mine did that. I would keep it on for the 8 hours then vape 20 then charge 1 hour. People say it keeps the battery living longer

 

[Mac_206]

Mine did that. I would keep it on for the 8 hours then vape 20 then charge 1 hour. People say it keeps the battery living longer

My ego kit does that. Good info

 

[slovatish]

Thanks for the info guys. The light is now solid green, so I'm debating whether to fire it up here shortly. Also, how durable are these things? Like an idiot I was taking my spare batt out of the packaging and didn't realize one of the ends was open. As you can guess it fell straight down onto our tile floor D'OH! It chipped the gold end a bit, but looks ok otherwise. I don't need to worry about it exploding or anything while I vape do I? That would not be good lol.

 

[space0matic]

Thanks for the info guys. The light is now solid green, so I'm debating whether to fire it up here shortly. Also, how durable are these things? Like an idiot I was taking my spare batt out of the packaging and didn't realize one of the ends was open. As you can guess it fell straight down onto our tile floor D'OH! It chipped the gold end a bit, but looks ok otherwise. I don't need to worry about it exploding or anything while I vape do I? That would not be good lol.

First off, I strongly recommend doing the charge exactly how the manufacturer says. Eight hours on, 20 minutes of vaping, then 1 hour back on the charge.
Secondly, the batteries are sealed, which means no exploding by that little drop- mine is built like a tank, and I've dropped it many times. You're going to be A-OK!

 

[slovatish]

Thanks space0matic! Appreciate the advice. I managed to hold off on firing it up and it's still sitting on the charger as I type this. Pulled out my trusty Bloog to get me through the rest of the night Can't wait to try this thing!

 

[Skennard]

I've dealt Li-ion batteries for years and it all boils down to this. If it will make you feel better charging your batteries a certain way then do it that way. I still break out my old ego batteries and they still work fine with minimal decline in performance and i never did anything special charging them.

 

[slovatish]

Thanks Skennard, appreciate the insight.