PT tripping protection in my kensington

[ProStreet]

Anybody else run in to this issue? I can vape about enough for 1 cigs worth then suddenly nothing. Push the button on the kensington and nothing. It will not reset till I plug it back in to the charger. Then I can use it again briefly. The PT works perfectly fine hooked up to my computer.


Any ideas?

 

[TDM]

mine is doing the same thing. It is overworking the kensington. If you vape solid one right after another hit it will pop the protection circuit.

 

[breakfastchef]

Same here. You can overload it by heavy vaping or dry burning the atomizer.

 

[Gibby]

Yeah, mine completely died, one drag was about all i would get when it showed fully charged. I had only used it for about 2 weeks.

Not sure what other power pack to try, anyone have any ideas?

 

[Mr-Glass]

I have had my APC for about three weeks - no issues - it does shut itself off to save power after about 15-20 minutes - but the life is great - We use other more industrial APC products here at work.. Picked it up on the bay for under $25

 

[andel11]

Anybody else run in to this issue? I can vape about enough for 1 cigs worth then suddenly nothing. Push the button on the kensington and nothing. It will not reset till I plug it back in to the charger. Then I can use it again briefly. The PT works perfectly fine hooked up to my computer.


Any ideas?

Same thing happening to mine, the first time it happen I just though oh well I didn't leave my Kensington charge on long enough but it happens quite freq with a fully charged Kensington, this PT draws the power out of the Kensington. Hooked up to the charger it works fine. May think about looking into another power source, any ideas out there.

 

[j4g3rb0mb3d]

Same issue here, Im gonna have to find the apc powerpack

 

[Hellen A. Handbasket]

Hi Guys,
I had this problem. I was dripping with my first unit, and it seemed to get wet under the atomizer connection. I wondered if it was causing the problem and it seems these guys figured it out in this thread.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/e-cig-technical-issues/28407-problem-my-kensington-usb-power-pack.html?highlight=kensington

Liquid causes some kind of resistance that will cause the unit trip and shut down.

Hopefully frequently cleaning liquid off of the connection while you are using the Kensington with the PT will stop the problems. I don't know if this is something that PureSmoker should be addressing or not. This thing is supposed to be made for dripping... but if it is causing some kind of overload it has me a little concerned, not to mention that it is a pain in the .... to plug it back in to reset it.

 

[j4g3rb0mb3d]

Thank you, that does seem to rectify the problem

 

[Gibby]

Any other power packs that people have used with a PS PT and not had any problems? Just curious. I don't want to buy another kensington. I keep my HW really clean mostly, and it blew in 2 weeks. I know i never overdischarged.

Any ideas?

Gibby

 

[mbolack]

I own one of these, and run my PS PT on it all the time and never have a problem.
Rechargeable Batteries & Battery Chargers - Li-Ion External Battery 3200mAh Power Bank for Portable Nintendo & PSP GamePlayers etc

 

[rfw2003]

O.k. the issue is on the Kensington is that it's barely able to supply the current that the atty is asking of it, that is why it's tripping the protection. at 3.2ohm resistance of the atty and 5 volts from the pack it's wanting 1.5625 amps of current. The Kensington is only rated at an output of 1.5 amps of current. You need a pack that is capable of at least 2 amps or 10 watts of power to be able to use your passthrough with out any issues. The lower the resistance of the Atty the more current it's going to want to draw from the power pack.

R.F.

 

[Gibby]

rgr, sweet, thanks. Got to order another one soon. Tired of luggin around my hub with ac power to use my PT, or using my PS3.

Gibby

 

[Mr-Glass]

O.k. the issue is on the Kensington is that it's barely able to supply the current that the atty is asking of it, that is why it's tripping the protection. at 3.2ohm resistance of the atty and 5 volts from the pack it's wanting 1.5625 amps of current. The Kensington is only rated at an output of 1.5 amps of current. You need a pack that is capable of at least 2 amps or 10 watts of power to be able to use your passthrough with out any issues. The lower the resistance of the Atty the more current it's going to want to draw from the power pack.

R.F.

R.F. I think these specs fit - or am I reading the specs wrong - this is for the APC..

http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/ASTE-6Z7VAM_R1_EN.pdf

 

[gjrhine]

O.k. the issue is on the Kensington is that it's barely able to supply the current that the atty is asking of it, that is why it's tripping the protection.

On the other hand there are plenty of reports here it works just fine and provides plenty of vapor.

 

[quovadis]

I have found that some atty's have less than 3 ohms...these trip the kensington.

Atty's in the 3.2 or 3.5 ohm range do not.

I have one janty TAWA atty here that measure 2.3 ohms..that one always trips the Kensington

 

[justchkn]

i had the same problem with the kennsington and the passthrough when i firt got it over a month ago . Cash told me he had bought several power packs he was going to test with the passthrough to see which one would work best. a few days ago i asked him how he made out with the different power packs and he said he hasn't gotten around to it. I should have told him to send me the power packs and i'll test them.

 

[rfw2003]

R.F. I think these specs fit - or am I reading the specs wrong - this is for the APC..

http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/ASTE-6Z7VAM_R1_EN.pdf

Yes since the PT is not in constant use the APC one is fine since it will do 10 watts or 2amps for short durations as long as your atty's resistance is no lower then 2.5 ohms

R.F.

 

[Straykat]

It's not that the Kensington cannot supply the current needed. 1.5 amps @ 5v is more than enough. The Kensington goes into short circuit protection when the resistance goes below a certain ohm. My guess is the tripping point is 3 and below ohm.

Someone posted elsewhere that resistance in the atomizer drops when theres excessive juice / juice residue. The resistance is restored if you clean out the atomizer.

 

[gjrhine]

And a short is created when juice gets on the adapter threads.

The Kensington works fine.