Newbie needs help! Ego-t battery, low battery warning?

[satonic]

Hi there,

New to the forum and e-cigs!

I have started my vaping life buy purchasing an ego-t. After reading a lot of information on this forum I'm getting a great vape, and enjoying it very much. Haven't had any desire to touch a analog at all.

I have been vaping about 1 tank a day, and its been 3 days now since I started and its still working fine on the same battery?!

Will the battery warn me when its low or do I just keep using it until it dies? Or should I be putting it in charge each night?

I have noticed no drop in performance at all and getting big clouds of vape and a good TH everytime.

Cheers

 

[ThreePutt]

Isn't it great?!? I have the eGo-T, and usually get a full day from use. From vaping one tank a day, it's very likely you'll see similar results going forward. My wife goes between 1 and 2 tanks a day, and I'm always asking her if she needs her battery charged. It lasts between two and three days for her.

If you do eventually change your atty or cartomizer choices to the low resistance or dual coil, it will eat battery power a bit faster. But if you stay with the standard tank that came with your starter kit, you'll get a lot of battery life.

When the battery finally quits, it'll start blinking about 10 times and won't fire the atty any more. The easiest method for me is to plug it in overnight. I assume you have a starter kit, which should include two batteries. Have one charged and at the ready. When the used battery is ready for a recharge, just swap out.

Welcome to the forum, and your new vaping journey!

 

[satonic]

Wow what a great reply, that was exactly what I was looking for!

I'm yet to get into the whole modding thing yet as I want to research it more, and I'm currently living in Thailand, they are illegal here so its pretty hard to get the bits I want.

Yep have 2 batts... I was thinking I would cycle each night but to get 3 days so far and still going strong has really cheered me up!

Thanks for taking the time to reply

 

[classwife]

Hi and Welcome ! You will also notice a drop off in performance before the light starts blinking....that is when I swap batteries and recharge the one I was using !

 

[vsinner]

I get a day, maybe a day and a half out of my standard ego-t battery (650mah) which is fantastic I simply charge the battery as soon as it cuts out and switch to the backup..

There's no low warning, just an out-of-power one (blinking led) and I'm too new to notice the drop in performance so I just carry the backup everywhere once it's charged.

 

[Hoot48]

The low battery blink thing isnt in any of the literature i have seen..But it is on mine....there are dozens of "ego t" manufacturers in china....dont know if all have same idiosyncracy.

I get a whole day on one battery...'"650 mah". be sure to charge 6-8 hour first few charges...and run down completly btween first 2 or 3 charges...and keep contacts clean...juice can get on battery side of atty....i use swabs...

 

[KeithB]

It took me quite a while to notice that drop in performance. At first, my batteries would just die on me. After a month or two, it got to the point where I'd notice "Hey that hit didn't seem quite right. Let me try again." and I'd get a few more so-so hits before it would die. It still took me a while to associate that with "Hey, My battery is about to die." Now it may be that someone more observant than I (there are a lot of them out there) would get more of a warning, but I know about 3 or 4 drags before my batteries died.

Also, I wouldn't charge 6-8 hours the first few times. I would take them off the charger when the light turns green. You may get a better charge after the first few charges, but leaving them on the charger after they are done is not a recommended practice.

 

[n9emz]

My VEC and eGO batteries (650, 900, and 1100 mAh) can go from 1 to 2.5 days before actually requiring recharge, but Lithium-ion batteries require a bit more care and consideration than that if you want long and reliable service from them. If you want the best performance from them, hit the hip for a professional grade charging station. However, the cost differential between such and following some simple practices with the supplied chargers will leave you with more money in your wallet if you just use some care with the latter. It's a bit complicated but there's plenty of info available.

Simplified, don't completely discharge them. After some use, everyone learns to suspect when they're getting low....charge them.

When the charger signals they're charged, they're most likely at about 60-70% of capacity....leave them in the charger another half hour or so....no longer.

Rotate your batteries. If you're going to store them, use them first until they signal discharge, then recharge them until the charger signals they're charged (60-70%)....no longer. Stick them back in the charger before re-use and follow normal charging procedure.

Don't worry about cycling or otherwise calculating usage vs. charging times. Li-ions don't record number of times charged as cycles. In fact, if you fully discarge and fully recharge them afterwards, you can drastically reduce their service life.

These rules apply especially to use "common" vapers using standard 3.7 VDC hardware; those of us who aren't using sophisticated high-buck equipment. It would be more cost-effective for them to purchase professional charging stations.

 

[jerrdan]

I have the 900 battery and its lasted me 3 or so days each charge.

 

[cags]

I don't let my batteries run out before I charge them. I was under the impression it was better to not let them run out before charging.

also, don't leave them unattended while charging. see this post from rolygate

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/announcements-rules/275097-warning-mid-size-ecigarettes-failing-while-charge.html

 

[classwife]

OP asked this in July of 2011...closing