Riva 501 battery probs

[Philx123]

I've just had two Riva 501 batteries go bad on me. They appear charged, and the blue light works when pressed, but they won't fire the cartos. I've cleaned the connections and know it isn't the charger or the cartos (smoketech duels). That makes four batteries in six months. Anyone have the same problem and found a way of fixing it?

Thanks.

 

[swedishfish]

Have you tried adjusting the battery? Get a small screwdriver and pull the center button on the battery up very slightly. It might have gotten pushed down a bit charging it. Also you could get a bent paperclip and pull the center on the carto up slightly.

That's an issue sometimes with dcc. They don't make a connection with the battery. They do sell adaptors but the adjustment might work.

 

[Liv2Ski]

Try the solution above from swedishfish. If the batts smell like god aweful burning computer board then they are shot. If this is the case the light on the button will still fire but the board is toasted. I had a faulty charger once that shorted out the batts and if you have a shorted carto or atty it can do the same thing. Best of luck

 

[Philx123]

Hi, thanks for that. Yes, tried both of the above but still nothing. No smell of burning, just nothing except the blue light. Well, the blue light on one of them. It's stopped on the other.
Switching from Riva to another type and manufacturer, I think. Sick of the poor reliability.

Thanks again

 

[swedishfish]

6 months on a battery isn't so bad. Especially using dcc on them.

 

[brianishiwa]

I have the same experience with all smok cartos, the center pins are way too easy to push in. I'd at least try the paperclip method to wiggle the carto center pin out, even sticking out a little. If I swap a Smok carto from my Prodigy to the Riva, it will blink the blue light as an error alert, and shut off. I always need to pull the carto post back out.

Worth a shot. (And not saying this is your problem, but on a few occasions I've met fellow vapers who didn't realize that their 3-click shutoffs were engaged.)