Newber Goober here! Need help with a Smok Stick V8!

[BlitzedBlitzer]

Hey! Newber goober here that bought a smok Stick v8 as his first....(insert correct term here) and have a question about charging. The kit came with a micro USB charger to charge the 3.4V/.08 Amp battery but after about 10 minutes of charging the (battery?) gets fairly warm. Not hot necessarily but fairly warm. Definitely warm enough for me to be concerned and begin seeking advice from such lovely, experienced professionals as you all! The kit did not include any kind of wall charger, just a micro USB cord. The current charger I plug the main USB into is a 5V/1Amp wall charger. Am I just using a supply that is too hot for the smok Stick or is the temperature I'm experiencing considered normal? The battery for the V8 is 3000mah if I'm not mistaken. Sorry for being all over the place and thanks in advance for your responses!

 

[BlitzedBlitzer]

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[djsvapour]

Welcome @BlitzedBlitzer

Most (all?) mods come with a usb charging cable and a wall adapter rated 5v/1a sounds good to me.

I don't have that mod/battery but some warming is to be expected as it will be charging faster than an external Li-ion charger. Keep an eye on it and try not to worry.

 

[Hendog24]

For the mods I have with built in batteries, I also use a 1 Amp charger with no problems.

Some of them get warm but not hot. Also, they don't get any warmer that they normally do when I am using them for multiple puffs in a row.

Maybe that mod gets hot when charging. Hopefully someone with a Smok Stick V8 will chime in.


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[BlitzedBlitzer]

Thanks! The heat produced is exactly the same heat I experience after multiple draws. Very helpful description, thanks!

 

[BlitzedBlitzer]

Thanks so much @djsvapour. As a now former smoker(fingers crossed)any advice to help put my mind at ease is much appreciated.

 

[KenD]

The charger is built into the mod, the wall wart is simply a power supply. A wall wart rated for a higher current than the mod requires is preferable. Check the manual, what does it say about charging? In all likelihood a 1 amp adapter should be sufficient though.

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[djsvapour]

Thanks so much @djsvapour. As a now former smoker(fingers crossed)any advice to help put my mind at ease is much appreciated.

I went and borrowed a 'fat battery' mod from a fellow vaper and am charging it now to see what happens. My Subvod (1,300mAh) only gets a tiny bit warm but I've never had a fat tube with an inbuilt 18650.

 

[BlitzedBlitzer]

I didn't know that about the charger. I went and looked at some USB power supplies but couldn't find anything below 2Amps. So, I should be cool with the 5V 1A power supply I'm using currently? The manual is bare bones and offers zero information about charging. It's basically a matchbook sized phamplet folded in thirds with step by step instructions on how to put it together. Oh...and a warranty card

 

[saeybia]

I have the V8 and it doesn't get warm whilst charging. When using the big baby tank it gets hot but not during charging.


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[BlitzedBlitzer]

@saeybia what do you use as a power supply if you don't mind my asking?

 

[saeybia]

5v/1a wall charger


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[saeybia]

Don't know if it makes a difference it I'm in the Uk but guessing once the power goes through the adapter it's all the same. Have you tried a different adapter? Your not using it whilst it's charging?


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[BlitzedBlitzer]

Hmm that's what I'm using. I'm using the .15ohm coil but that wouldn't have anything to do with charging heat would it? When charging, it gets about as warm as it does after multiple big draws and in the same place, right above the fire button and below the air flow mechanism.

 

[BlitzedBlitzer]

*air flow adjustment mechanism

 

[r77r7r]

*air flow adjustment mechanism

AFC - AirFlowControl

 

[BlitzedBlitzer]

No I don't use while charging. In fact, I remove the tank completely and rest it on a rag but that's because of my own neurosis.

 

[BlitzedBlitzer]

AFC - AirFlowControl

Ahhh! Lol. I'll get it all right soon it enough!

 

[classwife]

merged duplicate threads

 

[BlitzedBlitzer]

So I decided to plug the USB cord into a port on my desktop pc and while the mod is still warm in the same place(near the top above the firing button), it is nowhere near as warm as when I had it plugged into the wall charger.