USB Passthrough Question

[Monkeylurv]

I just finally received mine. When it's plugged in & attached to atom/cartridge, is it suppose to be heating up the atomizer constantly? I hooked it up after it charged a bit, and I heard it sizzling because the atom. is staying on & it's staying heated even when I'm not dragging on it.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

I just finally received mine. When it's plugged in & attached to atom/cartridge, is it suppose to be heating up the atomizer constantly? I hooked it up after it charged a bit, and I heard it sizzling because the atom. is staying on & it's staying heated even when I'm not dragging on it.

Monkey--No--it should not be doing that. It should work just like your batteries and sounds like the switch is getting stuck on. Is it a manual switch or an auto switch passthough?--Sun

 

[Monkeylurv]

There's no switch so I guess auto? I have it plugged into a wall adapter if that makes any difference?

Darn, I thought I'd luck out & not get a faulty one.

 

[taz3cat]

I don't think pluging into wall outlet is a good idea. I tryed my pass through like yours with it connected to my kenningston battery pack while it was charging and it did the same thing. It works fine on the K battery pack when it is not charging.

 

[Monkeylurv]

I don't think pluging into wall outlet is a good idea. I tryed my pass through like yours with it connected to my kenningston battery pack while it was charging and it did the same thing. It works fine on the K battery pack when it is not charging.

You know what, you're right. I just plugged into my computer and it's fine.
Annoying because I had hoped I could "plug" myself in downstairs without a computer, and use it in the car because I have a standard outlet in my car too.

And they really need to make this thing longer!! I don't have usb jacks in front of my computer. Only in the back.

Thanks Taz!

 

[Sun Vaporer]

You know what, you're right. I just plugged into my computer and it's fine.
Annoying because I had hoped I could "plug" myself in downstairs without a computer, and use it in the car because I have a standard outlet in my car too.

And they really need to make this thing longer!! I don't have usb jacks in front of my computer. Only in the back.

Thanks Taz!

Monkey --just check around for any USB battery back or car cig lighter USB that outputs 5v 1000mh and that will work fine--most of us have them---Sun

 

[Monkeylurv]

Thanks Sun. I had the USB DC adapter I used for my Ipod. It must be the wrong voltage - says 5V, 100-240V AC, 50/60HZ. It's a generic adapter though.

Oh well, more equipment....Thanks for the info!

 

[taz3cat]

Monkeylurv, thats why I bought a Kinsington Battery Pack so I can go everywhere with it. Also my computer decided to fry one making it do the samething and it did not recover from the experiance. I am just glad it did blow up my computer. I had used it for almost two weeks before my Computer decided it didn't like it. There is a thread by someone who know more than I do, on the forum some where that explains what happened.

 

[Monkeylurv]

Yes, I had read that in another post too. That's why I didn't want to plug it into my computer. Was your computer a laptop or desktop that you plugged into? I'll look into the Kinsington battery!

These really should be better quality for $20. But what's their incentive, since I'm sure they want us to just keep purchasing new batteries.

 

[taz3cat]

I have a DEll desk and it is about 4 years old. I understand the newer ones may not have the same problems about power shifting or what ever it is.

 

[Cellmeister]

We use this AC to USB Wall Charger Adapter, My Buddy had already smoked his computer (learned the hard way, Dell XPS only a year old, right after warranty expired) with the USB Pass Through Plugged into his Computer.

We Bought a bunch of these to get the better price and they are real good units.

Universal Rapid AC to Standard USB Cable Home / Travel Charger USB 5 Volt with 1000 mAh Output

They are here Universal Rapid AC to Standard USB Cable Home / Travel Charger for Cell Phones, PDA, MP3 Players, Digital Cameras or Any Mobile Electronic Device with USB 5 Volt with 1000 mAh Output

Keep Vapin!