Ok so i cant post this anywhere but here since i ma new member but i was hoping i could have a few questions answered for me that i have searched and not come up with. So when i first got my svd i got 1 efest 18650 2000mah battery with it and a trustfire charger(grey one with 2 slots) all was happy and well. That was about 4 or so months ago. lately (last 3 weeks) ive been using my svd very regularly as ive found juices i like and also learned how to properly use my svd vw mode (love it) and ive started to notice my svd never shows a green charge anymore for my battery. Is this to be expected because ive had this battery for so long? i used to put that battery on the charger when it would go red on my fire button, and let it charge. Now after its been fully charged everytime i use it my fire button is yellow displaying a medium charge for only a few puffs and then goes red, ive just been using it as it hasnt yet completely died on me and then charging it later at my convenience. It displays usually around 3.6 or 3.5 volts after a full charge, what should it really be after a full charge, and is my battery dieing on me? Or is it my charger?
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The 2000 mAh battery in my wife's SVD would still hold a charge that lasted her 2+ days after 5 months. It would take near 12 hours to fully recharge, but it would hold a good charge. Since you were getting a gradual dropoff it sounds like your battery is dying. If it were the charger it would just stop charging the battery entirely.
Replace the battery and I suggest you buy another battery as a backup as well. These things don't last forever, and you'll want to be prepared when something breaks or dies. You do not want to have to go days without anything because you didn't have a backup battery or coil.
Replace the battery and I suggest you buy another battery as a backup as well. These things don't last forever, and you'll want to be prepared when something breaks or dies. You do not want to have to go days without anything because you didn't have a backup battery or coil.
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I currently use an SVD as well, in both 18350 and 18650 mode. If the light is never showing green, I am going to be with battery issue. Pick up another battery and try it out, see if you get a green light. From what you are saying though I don't see an issue with your SVD. Might be time for a new battery or even a new charger though.
A completely charged battery should read 4.2V. It's one of two things.
1. Your battery is just about shot.
2. Your charger isn't working properly.
I'll also mention, I would charge the battery and check it with a DMM if you have one. I guess the SVD could be giving you a bad voltage reading or have dirty battery contacts.
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Steve
1. Your battery is just about shot.
2. Your charger isn't working properly.
I'll also mention, I would charge the battery and check it with a DMM if you have one. I guess the SVD could be giving you a bad voltage reading or have dirty battery contacts.
Cheers,
Steve
do you know what it would display for a charge if you held the voltage check button on the svd after it was freshly charged?
ok thank you i do have a dmm for my other hobby so ill check if its giving a weird reading, i have been using it at 10 watts regularly too. also i did notice my charger started making a whining noise just from being plugged in and not having a batt in it, is that normal?
Typically if something that isn't supposed to make noise, starts making noise, it's not a good sign.
Well some electric devices make a faint whine (old tvs for example) so figured it may or may not be normal as I don't remember if it has or hasn't had a whine since I first got it
Thank you all for your suggestions im going to pick up a few new batteries tomorrow and hope it was just my battery dieng on me
it would say 4.2 Volts on a completely fresh charge. it should be like that every single time. go grab some new batteries and possibly check out a Nitecore Charger.
I've heard of a whine from a charger - but NOT when it's empty...
It's as likely your charger is bad as it is your battery...
$17 on Amazon for a Nitecore - I'd get a new one!
And geez to 10 hours charging from an earlier post? That's kind of crazy, too!!
It's as likely your charger is bad as it is your battery...
$17 on Amazon for a Nitecore - I'd get a new one!
And geez to 10 hours charging from an earlier post? That's kind of crazy, too!!
Closer to 12 hours. It's excessive, but my wife doesn't want to buy a new charger. Crazy woman.
Pila, Xtar, and Nitecore are the chargers to use. It normally takes my Xtar three to four hours to charge a 18650. Haven't timed it exactly, and that's an approximate time.
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