Smoktech Winder not charging much?

[JasonK94Z]

I have a Smoktech 900 mah Winder that I am running at 3.6 volts with a Kanger MT3 with a 1.8 ohm coil. I started the day with the clearo full of juice, and i am half way through the clearo. The battery just gave me the flashing light of "I'm out of charge, I quit". What the heck? It was fully charged last night. Is this premature? Take it back to the B&M I bought it from?

I need a backup battery I guess. I'm without an ecig until I get off work. Usually it dies around 8pm (12 hrs use).

 

[murphyramone]

Are you sure it was the out of charge flashing? Some of the batterys flash and shut off if the button is depressed to long (10sec?) as a safety measure.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

Good quality eGo battery assemblies will also flash several times if they detect a short circuit in the coil and they will refuse to fire. Stock 1.8 coils are notorious for burning out quickly. I'll go through two 1.8's before I go through the first 2.0+ on my MT3S tanks.

 

[Topwater Elvis]

May be may be not, Every time you mash the fire button you're asking that small battery to provide 2 amps, that will shorten the battery charge cycle life.
1.8 ohm on 3.6v = 7.2 watts @ 2 amps.

I get about 7.5 ~ 8 hours out of a 900 mah, getting 12 hours out of a 900mah battery is very good between charges battery life.

Loose rule of thumb one hour battery life per 100 ~ 150 mah battery capacity.

 

[JasonK94Z]

Every time I push the button now for it to fire, it just flashes.

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Either it is detecting a short or the battery needs to be recharged.

I'd guess dead battery.

 

[JasonK94Z]

I noticed i have been vaping almost none stop. This damn thing has turned into a pacifier for me as of late. Its like i can't get enough nicotine. I used to smoke the short little marlboro ultra light 72's. Maybe about 15 cigarettes per day. I'm using 18 mg ejuice.

I think i shall order the 1300 mah Vision Spinner

 

[DavidOck]

If it does the fast flash with nothing on top, yes, sounds like a dead battery to me, too. That eliminates the chance that it's seeing a short.

Nic absorbtion is different with vaping, and vaping a lot isn't uncommon.

You definitely need at least two batteries (and at least two of everything!), and a 1300 Spinner is a fine choice, and will use the same charger - but I recommend getting a second charger, as they, too, can fail!

 

[BigLebowski]

I have a Smoktech 900 mah Winder that I am running at 3.6 volts with a Kanger MT3 with a 1.8 ohm coil. I started the day with the clearo full of juice, and i am half way through the clearo. The battery just gave me the flashing light of "I'm out of charge, I quit". What the heck? It was fully charged last night. Is this premature? Take it back to the B&M I bought it from?

I need a backup battery I guess. I'm without an ecig until I get off work. Usually it dies around 8pm (12 hrs use).

Make sure the contact on your charger is clean, it will start to build up with greenish/black crud that will keep it from making good contact with your battery.