What am I doing wrong?

[TrippTheLette]

Just got in my ego c4 from liberty flights. Put the battery to charge for over an hour and took it off when the charger turned green. Problem is now it won't turn on. if I press the button while it charges it blinks. I tried it once out of the box, turned on, but got no vapor from it.....

help...?

 

[Bill's Magic Vapor]

Many ego batts require you to press the battery 5 times before it turns on. Hope that works.

 

[hmorphone]

Ego batteries generally require 5 quick presses of the power button to turn "on." Try taking it off the charger and do that.

(I see billbeckusa beat me to the punch!)

 

[TrippTheLette]

I knew that.. after I took it off the batter nothing was happening... 5 short presses, long..nothing

 

[TrippTheLette]

I put it back on the charger... the battery light is blue and the charger is green.. hoping this works

 

[Brevin28]

Might want to call up the supplier if the 5 quick presses don't work to see if they might be a problem with the button and or defective.

Best of luck

 

[SpiritShadow]

The button is more than just a power lock. Are you holding down the button when you draw on it?

 

[debcartee]

I have had a few problems with the C4, but i found out sometimes the little nub part in the battery gets pushed down. If you take a paperclip and very gently pry up around it, the contact is made. Like I said, do this very gently. It happens to me ferquently.

 

[TrippTheLette]

what nub part in the battery...? If I press the button while it's on the charger, it lights up. when it's off it won't.... maybe it needs a long long time tl charge?

 

[debcartee]

If you have the tank off, inside the threaded area is there a little raised area? that is what I mean.

 

[Topwater Elvis]

With the battery connected to the charger when the light turns green on the charger it is fully charged.

If the battery is turned on pressing the fire button will cause the fire button to illuminate, if it aint lighting up it is either turned off or broke.

 

[TrippTheLette]

there's a big raised area... but I don't think it's what your talking about.

 

[TrippTheLette]

If it's on the charger, the button will light up. once it's off nothing at all happens. I've don't it by itself and connected to two different clearomizers. The light is green on the charger so I don't get It... I have an email in to liberty flights.

 

[solotippr]

Maybe there's a defected part, try and get it replaced.

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Unless you are using a passthru charger you shouldn't be pressing the fire button when the battery is connected to the charger and the charger is connected to a power supply.

 

[Train2]

Some batteries leave the button lit while charging. But once it's green, it should be charged.
Then - it it's OFF (won't work), try turning it on with SIX quick clicks - sometimes, five doesn't work, but six never does any harm...
ALSO check that "recessed connection" issue mentioned above - that's happened to me too.

 

[serendipitee]

Kind of depends on your charger, is it possible for you to load a picture of your system: battery, atomizer/cartomizer/juice tank, charger?

Is your battery the screw on kind? Does it have threads?

The first few times I charged mine, I just placed the battery on the non USB side of the charger and pushed on it assuming it would click into place. It kept slipping off the charger but I thought you just had to not move it while it was charging. I never got a very good charge and it was super annoying. About a week or ten days in, I realized I had to screw the battery onto the USB charger and tighten it. Once I did that, I started getting great charges.

They're all different but I have an eGo and the battery blinks red when I first put it on the charger. The charger light is constant red. As it begins charging the light on the battery stops blinking and stays constant red. The indicator on the USB has a red light until it's fully charged, then it turns green.

Once the charger light turns green, the battery is fully charged, disconnect it and put an atomizer/clearomizer/tank on. Press the button 5 times and it should be constant red. Hold the button down as you drag in on it and let the button go when you stop breathing in.

Some eGos are variable voltage. Press the button five more times, my light turns purple this is the medium setting. Press it 5 more times and the light turns blue which is the highest setting.

There is so much to learn... but it's worth it.

 

[TrippTheLette]

Alright here are some pictures of my setup.After putting it back on the charger I noticed it go red for a moment then green.... I'm thinking something is off with the connection? Whether its the charger or battery. I've got it connected to my laptop and it goes back and forth depending on how I twist it or position it... But alas here are some pictures.

 

[serendipitee]

I don't see anything unusual there. The battery should screw into the USB charger pretty easily, line the two pieces up, twist slowly making sure the threads are meeting correctly. It should take about 8-9 turns till it's on there securely. Once it's attached, plug it in to either the wall via wall adapter, car via car adapter or computer via USB port. You might want to test other outlets with other devices just to make sure all is working correctly or try another outlet.
Lots of retailers and online sellers limit your warranty period to a week or less on ecigarette hardware, so if it's defective you'll want to get it returned ASAP.
That's all I have but there are people on here far more knowledgeable than I, hopefully if your issue is not solved, some of them will give you more direction.

 

[TrippTheLette]

I emailed liberty flights right now to see what they say....