tapping fingers....

[jexmex]

So here I am on the first day I got my e-cig, and I am tapping my fingers, and twiddling my thumbs waiting for my first battery to charge (will not be done until 11pm tonight!!!)

BTW, Rocky Mountain Vapor ROCKS!!! My payment went though on Friday, and here I got it on Monday, two big thumbs up.

 

[h8isgr8]

It shouldn't take that long to charge. Even if it was completely dead, the average is about 3-4 hours.

Forget any packaging directions about initial charging for >8 hours or more. Lithiums don't work like that.

Happy vaping!

 

[jexmex]

Well that sounds awsome, but I am worried I will screw up the battery, is there more discussion on this somewhere?

 

[four2109]

If the light is green, go.

 

[Drunkwaco]

Yea i've read about 40 of different theards on it. Must people say you should charge for 1 hour then use it for 20 mins then put it back on the charge for another 3 + hours. Others say you charge it for the first time when it's empty. and a very few say charge it for 8 hours just incase. i my self with with the 1 hours use 20 mins charged for 3 hours. with 2 of my battaries and the other 2 i got i charged for a full 8 hours and i don't see any change.

 

[STILLSMOK9]

I've charged the full 8 hours and have not noticed any difference..

 

[h8isgr8]

Well that sounds awsome, but I am worried I will screw up the battery, is there more discussion on this somewhere?

Lithium-ion is a very clean system and does not need priming as nickel-based batteries do. The 1st charge is no different to the 5th or the 50th charge. Stickers instructing to charge the battery for 8 hours or more for the first time may be a leftover from the nickel battery days.

Charging lithium-ion batteries

 

[jexmex]

Yeah I just hunted down that article, and am now reading it. i am about to go home and smoke my e-cig after reading it, lol

 

[wasdiscovered]

If you have a multimeter check the batteries voltage
charge the battery until its at standard voltage

I always check the battery with a multimeter after charging
and have noticed that the chargers I have aren't very accurate
so I normally let it charge a while after the green light comes on

P.S.

WOW! You've got a hundred posts and you ain't vaped yet?

 

[jexmex]

After reading the battery post, I came home and took the battery off the charger and have been vaping away since.

 

[breakfastchef]

You know, a simple email to RMV is likely all you need to get the information you need. It is a great supplier and very responsive.

 

[Nestran]

Two 510 kits from RMV and all four batteries were charged, they took maybe 15 minutes on the charger.

Even the instructions in the kits say to do the charge use for an hour, top off and this is not needed. Took a while to convince the wife lol.

Nestran