Problems in paradise

[Tallmaan84]

I just got my new Riva 510 SE starter kit Sunday. I of course decided to grab the first battery and fill up my cartos and start vaping. I also plugged in the other battery for the "recommended" 8 hours since i discovered it was dead. I plugged it up for 8 hours as the manual instructed and followed the instructions for after first charge. Well the first battery i was using that came with charge finally died so i charged it up as well following the instructions. I screwed in the carto to the battery i charged initially and started vaping. About 1 hour into vaping that battery died again, so once the other one was finished charging i went back to the original. It only took the inital one i charged 45 mins to "fully" charge. I decided to test it out and sure enough about an hour later it died again. So im confused, the first battery i started vaping on lasted a LONG time. The second one barely makes it an hour before it dies. Bad battery or something else?

 

[uba egar320]

Maybe try adjusting the contact pin on the battery. Try to gently get it to pull out a bit. Other than that, I have no clue. Good luck.

 

[madjack]

...bad batt...contact vendor...understand, these things are made by the zillions in Chinese factories('nuf said 'bout that)...your vendor should take care of ya.........
madjack

 

[Swigger14]

So im confused

You're confused?!? That was a lot of battery unplugging and replugging. I used my Rivas out of the box, so I don't think that's the problem but I can't be sure.

 

[mooreted]

Yeah, I've had a couple of bad batteries before; it happens. I would contact the vendor.

 

[Boodle]

Riva is a good ecig. Sounds like you got a faulty battery that needs replacing. Other than that, how's your vaping experience?

 

[Tallmaan84]

The vaping has been INSANE FOR MY MEMBRANE!! It certainly blows my blu outta the water for : taste, vapor, battery life(even the faulty one lasts longer than my blu). Now to start building up some decent juice flavors. I got some from a friend that he had when he quit using his PV. Unfortunately, they are 100% VG and the taste isn't good but man they are still better than Death Sticks. I'll contact Liberty Flights about the battery problem after i run it down again. Thanks for all the great advice again. This is one of the many reasons i will NEVER smoke Death Sticks again.

 

[dormouse]

My only advice is never screw anything in further than necessary to contact and work and that includes chargers.

Riva SE - is that the kit with the new 3-click disable? Are you positive you did not accidentally disable that battery? Try 3 clicks (within a second I imagine) and see if it re-enables. Else contact where you got it (hopefully Liberty-Flights) and they should take care of you.

 

[Tallmaan84]

I think it is the 3 button. I'll give that a try as well.

 

[Uncle Willie]

One thing I have found on these Riva kit batteries is .. unplug the wall adapter, then screw the battery in, then plug the unit in the wall outlet .. screwing in while the adapter is connected to power seems to screw up how long the battery lasts, for some odd reason ..

 

[madjack]

...this another we reason we always recommend you have spares, SPARES and more SPARES...me, I've got 7 Riva batts w/3charger and 4 for my E-Power and a couple of chargers...doan wanna get caught short handed!!!!!!
madjack

 

[chevelle]

One thing I have found on these Riva kit batteries is .. unplug the wall adapter, then screw the battery in, then plug the unit in the wall outlet .. screwing in while the adapter is connected to power seems to screw up how long the battery lasts, for some odd reason ..

I noticed that as well on the Rivas. Maybe others? I dunno. What it prevents is the possible inrush of charge current damaging the voltage regulation circuitry in the battery if the charger is already hooked up. Not a huge risk from an electronics standpoint but there could be enough difference in charger characteristics to make this practice worthwhile.

To the OP, the battery could well be DOA from the vendor. Its rare but it happens. I'm sure they will make it right.

 

[madjack]

...yep, all batt chargers/charge cables should be disconnected from power before connecting the batt...then connect power..........
madjack

 

[Huffelpuff]

Congratulations on Quitting!!

 

[Spazmelda]

...yep, all batt chargers/charge cables should be disconnected from power before connecting the batt...then connect power..........
madjack

Wow, I never knew that. I've just been screwing in my go-go batts, and they seem fine. I guess I will start doing as you suggest. No problems so far, thankfully.

 

[Nunnster]

I have had a bad Riva bat, it happens. If you got it from LF they are really good with returns. Just contact them and they will shoot you a new one in the mail, BEFORE you even send yours out. That IMO is great service.

 

[chevelle]

Wow, I never knew that. I've just been screwing in my go-go batts, and they seem fine. I guess I will start doing as you suggest. No problems so far, thankfully.

Its always a good practice to do this but it will most likely do nothing to harm the battery if you forget from time to time. There is just not that much to go bad on these things. Seriously. No need to stress about it at all. LOL! When an engineer designs electronic stuff to be used by the public, all the bad things people could possibly do to it are taken into consideration. If necessary, the circuit is modified to allow for the most common badness. Doesn't matter where the engineer is either - China, USA, Timbuktu etc. Occasional Quality Control issues can occur when building zillions of these things but the designs are basically fine and will last long time with normal use. Just my .02

 

[Tallmaan84]

Thanks i should have rememebered that from reading here on the forums. I'll screw in the battery before plugging it into my xbox lol. Thanks folks for your awesome advice.