New to community and vaping over all, but I need help! Battery question.

[Myimagination339]

Hey E-cig community. As titled, I'm new to the over all community of vaping. I got my first vape pen after finally breaking down a yesterday after a friend offered to buy my first. It's a simple VapeUSA ego-ce4. What I got to try of it, I found to be decent as someone who's starting out, but know it's not something I'll stick with forever.

Here's a short story and my question:

After having the luck of losing my first one out of my pocket into a toilet while hanging out with friends (please don't judge too harshly ), I went back and purchased another today.Since the smoke shop didn't have my color of the one I lost in the blister packs, they were willing to trade the battery out of the pack with one of the extras they had in the case that was in my color. Come to find out after leaving the store it was not coming on at all and figured that it's completely dead. Alrighty, no big deal. Figured I would charge it when I got home since all I have it the usb charger that came with it. I put it on the charger at around 4:30 pm while I do some social media and what not. About 7 pm I reached down to check the battery and find it rather warm to the touch and felt like it was getting warmer as I was letting it rest in my palm. I immediately pulled it off. Also I have noticed that the light will blink on the pen when charging for a few seconds, but not any other time after. I'm guessing that the light is more do due to lack of charge ... but as a newbie, I figured it was better to find out here than to just assume.

I guess my questions are:

1) Is the battery suppose to get warm when charging?
2) Now that the battery has cooled down for a while, should I attempt again? (I feel this is a strong NO, but better to ask than be ignorant)
3) Basically, all in all, is the battery no good?

Thanks in advance

 

[Norrin]

Batteries often get warm when charging, but it's not ideal. Sounds like you have a problem though I would take it back and try and sort it out. Not worth taking the chance of it blowing up.

 

[Myimagination339]

Thanks for the response. I'll definitely be taking it back and switching it out. Hopefully third time's the charm!

 

[Norrin]

Good luck getting everything sorted and a good idea would be to get a spare too so you don't have a problem like this again....oh and a back up for your back up it's not quite like smoking where you can get a pack anywhere.

 

[Maiar]

This is why I bought two starter kits when I first started. Those tanks are all long dead but I have 4 spare ego batteries in case something happens to my Spinners. Haven't moved up to a mvp or anything like that.... yet...
And I've never had one get even slightly warm while charging that I've noticed.

 

[bullfrog97]

hey i just came along sum new gear ,a friend relayed me to these guys n ill do the same the line is called nice vapor ,they got these touch batteries that are unbelievable 3 coils settings really nice stuff i think they are a member of the ecta or sumthing they got sum nice juice to i havnt tried alot of there brands but the fruit hoots one is awesome ...good luck mang !

 

[molimelight]

It definitely shouldn't be getting warm when you charge it. Don't try it again. Take it bakc and bring the charger with you. Chances are if they switched out the battery with another brand it may not be matched correctly with your charger. Take the charger with you when you go back.

 

[Myimagination339]

Thanks everyone for the feedback.

I took it back in with me today and explained what was going on. They looked at it and such while I shopped around for a bit. All in all, it was a bad batter and willingly switched it out. Now I'm having no issues and enjoying the learning process of getting to know my vape pen.

 

[daleron]

Welcome to ECF Myimagination, make yourself right at home
Glad you got sorted out there!

 

[lucky_x16]

Welcome to the Forum!
I too ordered multiple starter kits when I first started, basically because they were cheap. That saying the only benefit from a truly cheap kit is the ego batteries are the only survivors from it, and gives me the knowledge of having back up batteries that will last while my others charge.
Back ups are always a good thing.

 

[djsvapour]

After having the luck of losing my first one out of my pocket into a toilet while hanging out with friends (please don't judge too harshly ),

Welcome.

I am having a little laugh... as the man who has lost TWO e-cigs down the toilet steath-vaping in Nandos.

 

[twgbonehead]

Thanks everyone for the feedback.

I took it back in with me today and explained what was going on. They looked at it and such while I shopped around for a bit. All in all, it was a bad batter and willingly switched it out. Now I'm having no issues and enjoying the learning process of getting to know my vape pen.

Sounds like you've got a winner with your B+M (vape store). Welcome to ECF!

 

[Redruth]

Hello and welcome to ECF. Glad you were able to sort the battery problem out on.

Happy vaping

 

[Myimagination339]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome

I now have another question for thought, but I'll start a new thread for that.

Welcome.

I am having a little laugh... as the man who has lost TWO e-cigs down the toilet steath-vaping in Nandos.

To djvapour: Glad to give you a laugh I could only wish I was stealth vaping at that point, but mine was just unfortunate timing of a "flush and stand"