Two dead 900mah eGo batteries today.

[Dusty_D]

At work, went out for a break and managed to fry a relatively new 900mah battery. It got so hot that the power button melted into the body. No problem, took out my spare and attached it to the atty.. without even thinking that it may have been the atty that had shorted out. Ofcourse, first hit, the second battery died too. *Facepalm*. It just blinks when I press the button, but wont work at all.

Now, here is where my paranoia for backup's comes into play. I had a 3rd battery on hand along with a brand new atomizer, that I was able to prime and am currently using. As annoyed as I was with myself and the eGo batteries for dying, it would have been far worse if I had killed the only two devices I had.

Lesson learned: Always have backup's for your backup's.

Happy vaping!!

 

[dopeh]

That sucks man, good thing you had a spare set. I keep a new atty in the car, always.

 

[WiηgC¤mmαηdεя]

Sad about the 2 dead batts, congrats on having the 3rd as back-up.
At least you were able to keep vaping.

Wing.

 

[Lambch3p]

So sorry to hear that! Kudos for being prepared though! I too carry at least 3 ego batteries and at least 2 to 3 atty's when I leave the house. I call it my emergency kit. Its not like with cigs, if you lost them you could run into any 7-11 to replace them. So it is always smart to have a back-up and a back-up for your back-up.

 

[DevilFishPhil]

This reminds me that I need to bring a few extra attys to work just in case, maybe keep one or two in my car as well.

Oh I can't wait for the day that I won't need to be this paranoid and if I forget my PV stuff so be it, I can go a day without vaping.

 

[Neon]

I had an atty that did the same thing, and it killed two ego's before I realized that it was the atomizer shorting it out. It was an expensive lesson to say the least.

Neon

 

[lickwid]

At work, went out for a break and managed to fry a relatively new 900mah battery. It got so hot that the power button melted into the body. No problem, took out my spare and attached it to the atty.. without even thinking that it may have been the atty that had shorted out. Ofcourse, first hit, the second battery died too. *Facepalm*. It just blinks when I press the button, but wont work at all.

Now, here is where my paranoia for backup's comes into play. I had a 3rd battery on hand along with a brand new atomizer, that I was able to prime and am currently using. As annoyed as I was with myself and the eGo batteries for dying, it would have been far worse if I had killed the only two devices I had.

Lesson learned: Always have backup's for your backup's.

Happy Vaping!!

Good thing you didn't have to resort to taking shots of Geoff's blend!

 

[jamieishere]

how long to the batteries and atomizers last?

 

[Dusty_D]

Good thing you didn't have to resort to taking shots of Geoff's blend!

LOL.. nice!

 

[Dusty_D]

how long to the batteries and atomizers last?

This was a first for me, and I guess it's why I did not recognize the symptom when it happened. The sad thing is that these 900mah batts were put into my rotation less than a month ago. I've still got my original eGo 650 mah batts that I started vaping with about a year ago, and they are fine.

As for atomizers, I am the last person you want that feedback from. I've had one that's lasted 6 months, and I've had many that have not even lasted 6 days.. go figure.

 

[jamieishere]

This was a first for me, and I guess it's why I did not recognize the symptom when it happened. The sad thing is that these 900mah batts were put into my rotation less than a month ago. I've still got my original eGo 650 mah batts that I started vaping with about a year ago, and they are fine.

As for atomizers, I am the last person you want that feedback from. I've had one that's lasted 6 months, and I've had many that have not even lasted 6 days.. go figure.

yea that freaked me out i just ordered two attys and a extra batterie fopr my ego wich was suposse to be here today lol

 

[mostlyclassics]

You can never be too thin nor too rich. Neither can you ever have enough attys and batteries.

 

[Natalia]

I had the same thing happen with a 510 carto. I've gotten to the point where I test three out of every 5 pack with a multimeter before using them. Of course it's no guarantee, (they can fail at any time), just makes me feel a bit more proactive...

 

[Dusty_D]

You can never be too thin nor too rich. Neither can you ever have enough attys and batteries.

Well, after today's fiasco, I'm going to keep a couple more spare atties and batts at work .. JUST IN CASE!!

 

[Richie G]

This was a first for me, and I guess it's why I did not recognize the symptom when it happened.

I lost an eGo battery due to atty failure awhile ago too. A few days ago I had an eGo battery drain significantly faster than normal, over 2 hours shorter. I tested the atty and saw that it was measuring just 1 ohm. I tossed that atty real quick. We don't always get an alarm like that, but it's another sign to look for. Vaping isn't always easy. =)

 

[EastSideToker]

Lesson learned: Always have backup's for your backup's.

Happy Vaping!!

I hear ya there ... 2 of my attys are now dead ..just ordered 2 more ...
good thing i had 1 backup.. it may leak a little but it works ..

funny thing 2 attys burnt in a little over a month.. better switch to real Ego attys

 

[4mehealth]

yea that freaked me out i just ordered two attys and a extra batterie fopr my ego wich was suposse to be here today lol

James, for regular atty's, the cheapest price I've found is ordering through vaporkings (<$50 for 10). He states "genuine Joye". I'll take his word for it.

I've got a friend that orders from China. I can't remember the price he paid. But no warranty. I stopped listening after that.

 

[The0n3]

Good thing u had extra! i alwase keep a few around, im running on two but i got 3 more on the way