Reviving 510 Batteries

[Ciele Edward]

I know, I know...if the paper towel trick doesn't work, they're dead...or are they?

I tend to save my dead batteries. I have no idea why. I am not a packrat, but I just don't throw them out. So far I have tried two different batteries, one manual and one automatic, that were dead as doornails that have suddenly come back to life.

I know for a fact they were dead. I tried charging and vaping several times with no success so I threw them in the box of old batteries and forgot about it. After two months, they both work again.

So far, these are the only two I've tried. I will be going through my box today to see how many of my dead 510 batteries have suddenly come back to life. I'm really excited about this since I recently had three die in one day and my order for new batteries hasn't arrived yet. I'd be stranded otherwise.

So..save your dead batteries guys...you just never know.

 

[tybin]

you have a battery ghost in your house teehee. maybe it's the dang charger

 

[breaktru]

Ciele, why do you have so many dead batteries. A box of them?

 

[Ciele Edward]

I have no idea why I kept them. I keep telling myself that one day I'm going to take them apart, compare them, see how they tick...etc...then I just never do it. It wasn't like a shoebox or anything. Just a small box.

The count for revived batteries is now up to three. I don't think its the charger since this is the same charger I had when the batteries originally died.

I will never throw out another dead battery.

 

[squeeze]

Don't understand how someone could kill so many batteries in so little time. My 510 batteries are still working fine i got them on 1/5/2010 they got charged two times a day for 9 months,think your charger is not working right!

 

[Automaton]

Yeah, I think something's wrong with your charger. Having 3 batteries die in one day for no reason is... well, really unlikely.

A new charger is just a few bucks. Certainly less than what you'd be paying on extra batteries.

 

[kj4lxw]

Are they auto or manual, and do you drip or use cart/cartos?

 

[spider362]

When the batteries died did you try cleaning the threads and center post?

I had a couple of my batteries "appear" to die but started working again when I cleaned the contacts.