What is most ego like mod that has a replacable battery?

[bombastinator]

I've been buying 650 ego passthrough batteries and of the three I have bought, two lasted under a week before their internal battery popped and sat there stinking of alkali.

These things obviously do not have protected batteries in them and in any case paying 25$ for what is effectively a 7$ battery plus non removable parts has left me pretty non plussed.

In an ideal world I would pull and replace the batteries on the ones I already bought but they seem to be specifically designed to prevent that. .......s.

Is there any way to get an ego style passthrough that has a removable battery?
BTW One busted one is from liberty flights, and the other is totally wicked. Both went exactly the same way.

 

[jasezero]

I'm kinda wondering myself as one of my eGo batteries just died today...

 

[dustypioneer]

I've been eyeballing the Mk II Screwdriver for that reason, but I've never seen a removable battery on a pass through. I'll keep my eyes open though, that would be cool!

 

[Traver]

Don't really have an answer to your question but I was wondering if there's a chance that liquid dripped into the battery from the atty? Are these Joye Egos?
Also what do you mean by Ego like, physical appearance, milliamps or it's modulated working voltage?

 

[Elendil]

Could this be a problem with your USB connection versus a battery problem?

 

[bombastinator]

Don't really have an answer to your question but I was wondering if there's a chance that liquid dripped into the battery from the atty? Are these Joye Egos?
Also what do you mean by Ego like, physical appearance, milliamps or it's modulated working voltage?

all of the above really. I very much like the ego/riva form factor, voltage, and size. I just wish they screwed apart instead of being made of pressed together parts.

They could perhaps doule the price of he thig and it woud still be a better value because of the long term repairability. These batteries just go bad eventually. Makes me wonder actually if someone coul do a supercapacitor one. That would never blow up or wear out. It would be huge of course.

 

[bombastinator]

The screwdriver might be a possibility if it will take an ego tank atty.

 

[bombastinator]

Could this be a problem with your USB connection versus a battery problem?

The smell of ruptured battery makes me say no.

 

[Elendil]

The smell of ruptured battery makes me say no.

My point would be what made it rupture. I have seen numerous threads about some USB ports causing battery and passthrough issues.

 

[tybin]

switched is making a ego type mod that takes a rechargable battery. it would not be a passthrough but it's worth a look. check out the ikenvape subforum

 

[Mr Pink]

Surprized by this. Have about 8 eGo batteries and no problems with any of them.

 

[classwife]

My point would be what made it rupture. I have seen numerous threads about some USB ports causing battery and passthrough issues.

+10 here...I have one port that I can't use a pass through on !!!

 

[firhill]

I've been buying 650 ego passthrough batteries and of the three I have bought, two lasted under a week before their internal battery popped and sat there stinking of alkali.

In an ideal world I would pull and replace the Batteries

Is there any way to get an ego style passthrough that has a removable battery?

You could try posting a [WTB] thread in the classfieds for a PS Protege and a passthru extension. The device will takes a 14500 rechargable and is less than 1/8" larger in diameter and maybe 1/2 longer than a 650mAh eGo.