Possibly DoA batteries?

[Virginia Kay]

I ordered a couple of the lavender auto short batteries I've been so excited about the day after I bought my manual kit, I was pleasantly surprised that I got them today, I didn't think they'd be here until at least Monday.

I had to run a bunch of errands so I haven't been able to break them out of the pack until just a little while ago. I let them charge up while I was catching up on some reading, I was all excited when they were done, so I immediately screwed on a carto and went to take a nice long deep inhale.... and nothing. The little LED came on, but no vapor at all what so ever. I switched cartos thinking that may have been the issue but, nope still no vapor.

I double checked my cartos on my manual battery, and they worked just fine. So I switched to the second shorty battery, same thing. The LED came on but no vapor, I sucked on that thing until I thought a blood vessel might burst, but nothing.

I wanted to post something here first to ask if there's anything I could try or maybe I'm overlooking? It just seems odd that BOTH batteries aren't working. I'm really disappointed, they're gorgeous, but if they don't work, they don't do me any good.

EDIT: batteries weren't dead, they work beautifully, just needed a minor fix. If you're having a similar problem scroll down to see how to fix it, worked perfectly

 

[Sallyem]

See if you can pry the round battery connectors up just a little on both the battery and the cart to make a better connection. That has
worked for many people. Doesn't sound like the batteries are dead if the light works.

 

[Virginia Kay]

See if you can pry the round battery connectors up just a little on both the battery and the cart to make a better connection. That has
worked for many people. Doesn't sound like the batteries are dead if the light works.

Not to sound like a total noob or anything but how do I go about doing that?

 

[Sallyem]

You need something small enough to be able to put it between the round part of the battery connector (with a hole in it) and the side of the battery connector. Try
a straight pin, or something like a teeny tiny eyeglass screwdriver. Then just pry it up a little, evenly. Just a bit. When the carto is screwed on to the battery, those
connectors are supposed to meet. Sometimes they don't quite make the connection tight enough.

 

[Virginia Kay]

Oh okay, that makes sense! When I screwed on the carto there seemed to be a tiny little gap there, even though there was no way I could screw it any father. Wasn't sure if it was supposed to be like that or not.. I wouldn't have thought to try that, didn't want to damage the battery and kill it for sure. Thanks


Edit: IT WORKED!! I'm so happy, thanks so much.

 

[Sallyem]

You really shouldn't have a "gap" when you screw it on. Try screwing it on tighter. There are little cutouts at the bottom of the carts, where it connects to the battery. That is ok, they are supposed to be there. But the pieces shouldn't have a gap when screwed together. Maybe someone else can offer a suggestion.

 

[Virginia Kay]

You really shouldn't have a "gap" when you screw it on. Try screwing it on tighter. There are little cutouts at the bottom of the carts, where it connects to the battery. That is ok, they are supposed to be there. But the pieces shouldn't have a gap when screwed together. Maybe someone else can offer a suggestion.

I didn't actually see a gap, it just felt like there was some kind of gap between the carto and the screw end of the battery. Sorry about the mix up, but your tip payed off perfectly, feels and works fine. Thanks so much

 

[Sallyem]

You are very welcome!

 

[MachoKing]

I have this happen every now and than on mostly auto batts. Simply adjusting the post on the carto works for me. I've never messed with anything on the battery.

 

[TrashcanCandy]

I didn't actually see a gap, it just felt like there was some kind of gap between the carto and the screw end of the battery. Sorry about the mix up, but your tip payed off perfectly, feels and works fine. Thanks so much

If you ever do come across the problem of cartos not screwing on (not sure if it's still a problem with the newest ones or not), just use some fine grained sandpaper on the threads on the batteries until the carto will screw on.
And yeah, I have that same problem you were having with cartos not connecting to the battery. I use a safety pin, and it works every time