Why are my Passthrough's Dying?

[Uncle JaR]

I have had two passthroughs die in the last 3 weeks. I am not sure what is going on. I will attach them to my laptop to charge, and then once charged I take them off and use the power from the inline battery for a while, periodically plugging them into the computer to charge again. I have had one in my car that I use the same way with my usb adapter. I have not had a problem with that one after 6 weeks. I'm not sure why these are dying on me. I have taken the batteries out, and by happy coincidence they also work in my cigar. Both of the batteries are working fine, so it must be in the wiring, but I don't understand what would be causing the short. Would there be a difference between the power from my laptop, and that from the adapter in the car?

 

[BigD]

Some usb ports on your computer can cause over current conditions and fry your motherboard, I suggest you buy a self powered usb port hub or a 2Amp/5v ac to usb wall adapter.

 

[Uncle JaR]

where would I pick one up? and what are the prices like?

 

[BigD]

Amazon or google self powered usb hubs and for wall adapters Madvapes carries those.

 

[Uncle JaR]

thank you...

 

[Ngspotts]

Well over time the inline battery loses it's charge it's meant to have constant current to to charge the battery. I found this out with my first PT. You can replace the battery but I just went with the direct line PT without the inline battery. I agree with the above post regarding a seperate unit to power your passthrough unless you know there is a fail safe fuse built into the unit.

 

[Mr.Self_Destruct]

sometimes i'll have to take the battery out for a few mins then it'll work again.