And another exploding ecig

[twoeyedbob]

almost certainly a cheap charger with no protection....and quite possibly a cheap ego clone with no protection..
Bargain

 

[Huggett]

So, what am I supposed to connect my ego charger to? The ego battery cannot be charged with an iPhone charger. I need the little bit in between that screws onto the battery. But where am I supposed to connect the USB end to? Those cheap plugs that one can buy? An iPhone charger? A Samsung USB plug?
Read the reviews on this. It made peoples devices blow up. Looks like a genuine iPhone charger.
USB TO MAINS WALL ADAPTOR CHARGER FOR HTC, BLACKBERRY, SAMSUNG, MP3,TOMTOM, APPLE IPHONE 4S 5 4G 3G 3GS IPOD UK #08i UNIVERSAL 5V 1A CE:Amazon.co.uk:Electronics

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My authentic Samsung USB charger is fine, it has the same voltage and amperage as the USB ego charger :-)

Sent From Within A Plume Of Vapour...

 

[Huggett]

Edit:- Apologises you did read it doh! Im waking up.

Get an authentic one or one from somewhere reputable :-)

Sent From Within A Plume Of Vapour...

 

[madpiano]

There is no authentic one. The ego charger is a USB charger. Which leaves you with the problem of where to plug it in to. If you have an iPhone the USB plug would be the most obvious thing. Trouble is, most are not genuine. Not only egics explode, peoples phones and laptops do as well.

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[Lockett]

Hopefully just to set things straight incase people need to know what is required to charge an eGo.

eGo batteries should be charged at DC 4.2v - 420mA.

For a charger you would require one that outputs DC5v at as close a number to 420mA. A lot of USB wall chargers will state on that label there specs. Typical example would be 5v at 0.5A (500mA)

The actual piece you screw into your eGo battery, the charging dock, lets say, requires DC5V input and will have some form of regulated circuitry that will lower the current to the required output, this is usually given off thermally. 0.5A is perfect for this as its only 80mA higher then is required and thermally will hardly be noticeable and will not stress the charging dock. You start to go higher, things start getting VERY warm.. It is easily possible to damaged the circuitry thus regulating of current will fail and this usually results in the eGo battery to experience 'Thermal Runaway' when a much higher current is being pushed to it.

Here are some examples of outputs from common devices:

PC USB Port: 5v at 0.5A (Perfectly fine)
iPhone charger: 5v at 1A (over double an eGo charger requires, the charging dock is now trying to regulate 580mA more then it needs, more then enough for things to get bad, quickly)
iPad Charger: 5v at 2.1A (4x the current required, now you're in trouble, the charging dock will likely fail very quickly)

So in conclusion, common sense prevails. If you know what your requirements are when charging a device you should then know what you need to use to deliver that current correctly.

Remember, most of the eGo charging docks are small and won't handle higher input currents well as the circuit inside is not designed to dissipate excessive current.

Recommended Charger: Nitecore USB Charger

 

[cheersm8]

Maybe I'm just plain weird! When I used Ego's I charged with with 5 quid EGO chargers and never had any problems.

 

[Lockett]

Maybe I'm just plain weird! When I used Ego's I charged with with 5 quid EGO chargers and never had any problems.

You talking about what you screwed your eGo into or the thing you plugged your USB plug into to power the charge dock?

 

[Loco]

Hopefully just to set things straight incase people need to know what is required to charge an eGo.

eGo batteries should be charged at DC 4.2v - 420mA.

For a charger you would require one that outputs DC5v at as close a number to 420mA. A lot of USB wall chargers will state on that label there specs. Typical example would be 5v at 0.5A (500mA)

The actual piece you screw into your eGo battery, the charging dock, lets say, requires DC5V input and will have some form of regulated circuitry that will lower the current to the required output, this is usually given off thermally. 0.5A is perfect for this as its only 80mA higher then is required and thermally will hardly be noticeable and will not stress the charging dock. You start to go higher, things start getting VERY warm.. It is easily possible to damaged the circuitry thus regulating of current will fail and this usually results in the eGo battery to experience 'Thermal Runaway' when a much higher current is being pushed to it.

Here are some examples of outputs from common devices:

PC USB Port: 5v at 0.5A (Perfectly fine)
iPhone charger: 5v at 1A (over double an eGo charger requires, the charging dock is now trying to regulate 580mA more then it needs, more then enough for things to get bad, quickly)
iPad Charger: 5v at 2.1A (4x the current required, now you're in trouble, the charging dock will likely fail very quickly)

So in conclusion, common sense prevails. If you know what your requirements are when charging a device you should then know what you need to use to deliver that current correctly.

Remember, most of the eGo charging docks are small and won't handle higher input currents well as the circuit inside is not designed to dissipate excessive current.

Recommended Charger: Nitecore USB Charger

Beat me to it there, lucky i read before posting! Charging a battery (cheap ones even lacking any inbuilt protection) at double there amp rating is asking for it.

I'm generalizing i know, but I think the fact that a lot of apple users buy into there products for there ease of use, and are not always the most technologically aware/able people. Add this to the fact that any decent quality battery is going to come with a charger/instructions included, if this is lacking, i for one would question the overall quality of the product.

Just too many people that assume, if it fits in the hole its going to work out fine....

 

[knome]

As well as Lockett85's recommended Nitecore adapter/charger there is this from Myepack...

UK Iphone Style Mains USB Adapter - Batteries & Chargers

It says it is "iphone style" with an output of 5V/500mA suitable for ego chargers. I've got one.

 

[cheersm8]

You talking about what you screwed your eGo into or the thing you plugged your USB plug into to power the charge dock?

I'm talking about the the little ego usb chargers that you screw your ego battery into. For some strange reason, using an Ego charger to charge my Ego batteries,just seemed to make sense. I also use a nokia charger to charge my nokia phone.

To quote from the article - “We are investigating whether a device of ours was involved. The fire service is echoing the clear advice in our instructions that e-cigarettes should only be recharged using the charger supplied.”

Which just about covers all of the where's and whyfors, imo.

I don't use E-lites, but if I did, I would more than likely use the supplied charger, and would see no rhyme nor reason to use something else.

ps. I put my chip pan on, and then went into town while it heated up, when I got back, the chip pan was on fire! It wasn't my fault! It was that damned rape seed oil. Rape Seed oil should be banned!"