Well, it finally happened. (Hello 016 batt died)

[NMEterrorunit]

At least I think it died, it refuses to charge. I can't tell if it's a charger issue or a battery issue but when i plug the charger in the battery light flashes three times like usual, but the charger light remains green.

Has this happened to anyone else? Any ideas on things to try? Obviously I could try using a new charger on my old batt or a new batt on my old charger, but I was wondering if anyone else encountered this with their Hello tech 016.

Thanks! madvapes rules!

 

[Turok]

I've actually had this issue happened to me a few times, and I have a pretty easy fix.

First, very carefully (this is important, be careful!) smash the battery against a solid object repeatedly while spewing out vulgarities, after that buy a box mod or something more reliable.

Seriously though, you can try and twist the battery on to the charger slowly until you see the red light. Usually this will do the trick, but it'll only work a few times before the battery either refuses to charge altogether or will just flash when you fire it with an atomizer screwed in. I had one Hello016 that melted my charger, became superheated and smoked for a few hours. My suggestion to you is bite the bullet, and buy another non-016 battery. These things aren't just unreliable, they're dangerous.

All props to Madvapes, they're a great company with honest merchants. Unfortunately, the standards in China aren't all that great.

 

[NMEterrorunit]

I have a box mod, but the 016 has been a champ for the last 6 months or so. I guess it's 5v time.

 

[xg4bx]

It happened to 2 batteries of mine. I quickly abandoned the hello 016 as did every supplier from the looks of it. I had the same exact problem you did.