TWO dead mods in under 24 hours!!

[cgalka]

So basically what happened was I had my eVic VTwo charging yesterday as j always do. Only difference is once I tried to use it the screen was off and the mod was totally unresponsive. Completely dead. I tried a bunch of things to get it working with no success. So I got my back up mod out of the drawer and put my tank on it so I could use that one while I decided what to do. It's another VTwo. Well, I woke up this morning to see ANOTHER dead vtwo!!!

What the heck is killing these?!

It would have to be my charger I assume. The only other possibility is the tank. I have used the same charger and tank for a long time with no problems, though. I used the same charger and same tank on both mods that died.

I am soooo frustrated right now. Any ideas about the cause of this? And do you think it was the charger or the tank? At least if it's the charger that's not expensive to throw away like the tank is. Im not going to use that charger again, of course. But I'm also hesitant to use the tank in my other (and last) backup mod.

Please help! And sorry about the long read.

 

[Izan]

Hi,
Do the evici "wake up" when connected to a computer? For example: to update the firmware?
Have you confirmed that the "charger" will charge other USB items?
Which tanks/toppers are you using with what coils/builds?

Cheers
I

 

[r77r7r]

Looks like there is a Reset on the bottom also.
eVic VTwo - Joyetech

 

[Izan]

Looks like there is a Reset on the bottom also.
eVic VTwo - Joyetech

Cheers
I

 

[smoked25years]

You are charging through micro-USB and that is notorious for breaking. That's one of the reasons that I recommended the NX75A which uses USB-C instead. Make sure to get the "A" version (NX75A). The "Z" version is missing it (NX75Z).

 

[tailland]

Faaar in the back of my head, I remember something about the EVic devices:

It was said (I never tried it), that if you open the battery panel WHILE the device is charging through USB, a part of the chipset gets fried.

Now I don't know if you have a model with internal batteries or not, but that might be a possibility...

 

[cgalka]

Thank you guys for the replies. They are the ones with the internal batteries. I tried hooking it up to my computer and also resetting it. No luck.

I bought a new Aegis Mini today. But I'm so nervous about charging it. I just threw away the usb/adapter i used to charge the paperweights. But now how should I charge this Aegis mini? It came with a micro usb but it's tiny and there's no adapter. I have a few Samsung chargers around. I believe they are the fast chargers. I read they can be used for some mods but couldn't find any info about the Aegis. Is this safe?

 

[Red Winter]

You can use any USB wall wart with it. Maybe not those dodgy Ebay ones though.

Actual charger is in the mod and it takes care of the charging process. Wall wart simply provides power to it. Charging speed might be affected depending on how much current yours can provide.

 

[RayofLight62]

Very likely the internal battery of the mod is gone.
In my experience, they last anything from one to three years.