Misrepresented mAh Ego Batteries

[Colonelboom]

I agree with that. You buy cheap, you buy twice I what I was always told too and it does ring true a lot of the time

 

[Fleabag]

I think if it were as simple as "all blister packs are dodgy" or "all cheap Egos are dodgy", we'd be fine. The problem is that some blister packs are being reported as good, and if the going rate for a decent eGo is £16, what's to stop a vendor charging that, even if the unit he bought was bargain basement (and priced that way because corners were cut on battery size or construction).

In its defence, my market stall one contained a branded battery and was properly soldered, and it performed fine (I had no other eGos to compare lifespan with). If it had been advertised as a small capacity, it would have been a faultless product (though massively overpriced at £20)

 

[VaperCaper]

I'd just like to add that if you are adding pics and details to this thread please also include how much you paid for the battery approximately.

This is one of the SmokTech eGo Winder 1100mah batteries we sell for about £20 for reference. (we get them directly from SmokTech)

 

[MrKraken]

I'd just like to add that if you are adding pics and details to this thread please also include how much you paid for the battery approximately.

This is one of the SmokTech eGo Winder 1100mah batteries we sell for about £20 for reference. (we get them directly from SmokTech)

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Funnily enough I'd just done the same with mine



Top - Bauway 650mah (That I sell for £7)
Below - Smok 650mah (which I will be transitioning to when my stock is depleted, just so I don't have to use different suppliers all over the place!)

 

[VaperCaper]

Funnily enough I'd just done the same with mine

Isn't pulling things to bits fun!

 

[MrKraken]

Isn't pulling things to bits fun!

Always! I'd actually done it a while back when people started saying my batteries wouldn't charge. They do, if you're using a decent USB cable if the step-down is wrong, the charge circuit won't activate which is a blessing and a curse, because the cables from bauway are a mixed bag! So i've binned the lot and waiting on Smok I would stock Joyetech... but not at that MOQ for bloody egos >.< especially considering Smok are as good

 

[Bubba]

I'd just like to add that if you are adding pics and details to this thread please also include how much you paid for the battery approximately.

This is one of the SmokTech eGo Winder 1100mah batteries we sell for about £20 for reference. (we get them directly from SmokTech)

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That looks put together very well. not a wince of masking tape in sight

 

[Mosiagi]

Isn't pulling things to bits fun!

Putting them back together not always so much.

 

[glyn77]

Here's another one.

Sold as a 900 mah in a blister pack with a ce4 type clearo and a usb charger:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7612331/IMG_20131029_163353.jpg

The clearo had a crack in the bottom plate, so leaked/gurgled, and the battery crapped out after about half an hours use. The charger's going in the bin too. I haven't looked up the battery spec, but it's too small to be 900 mah, and you can see the bit of foam rubber stuck to the end to stop it from rattling inside the casing.

Checked it on the multimeter after it died - tells me it's got 2.6v, suggesting the overdischarge protection has either failed, or was never present.

 

[Tubbyengineer]

Here's another one.

Sold as a 900 mah in a blister pack with a ce4 type clearo and a usb charger:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7612331/IMG_20131029_163353.jpg

The clearo had a crack in the bottom plate, so leaked/gurgled, and the battery crapped out after about half an hours use. The charger's going in the bin too. I haven't looked up the battery spec, but it's too small to be 900 mah, and you can see the bit of foam rubber stuck to the end to stop it from rattling inside the casing.

Checked it on the multimeter after it died - tells me it's got 2.6v, suggesting the overdischarge protection has either failed, or was never present.

If its 30mm =260
40mm =360
45mm =450