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As AndyC says rule #1 of vaping is never buy from ebay, rule #2 of vaping is never buy from ebay ....
there are some people on ebay selling good quality kit, but they are absolutely drowned out by the squillions of ebay sellers selling god awful cheap tat, and all of the ebay sellers are bending ebays rules (you're not permitted to sell e-cigarettes on ebay at all as per their policy.)
I get at least 30-40 spam emails a day from "less reputable" Chinese sellers offering me eGos (and all kinds of other stuff) at really really cheap prices. Usually they do not contain the battery inside that they claim on the outside (they might have a 350mah battery and not the 1100mah battery it's supposed to) or the battery inside is low grade and isn't going to last long or the battery inside is actually a capacitor and not a battery at all.
The vast bulk of eGo blister packs sold on ebay fall into this category of cheap tat.
The brand name eGo batteries that are definitely decent are Janty, JoyeTech, SmokTech AnyVape, Vision, and also Kanger. If it has anyone elses name on it I wouldn't touch them with a long stick. they might turn out to be fine, they probably won't and it's a bit of a lottery.
As far as charging goes, charge them from a charge cable plugged into a wall socket, and do not use a plug adapter higher than 1A.
When fully charged a 900mah or 1100mah battery ought to last about a day of normal vaping.
If the light on the charge cable goes red when the eGo is attached and it's plugged in and takes forever to turn green, it's not charging right and a new cable is probably in order. Check the output voltage stated on the cable. It should be 4.2V 420ma. If the numbers are smaller than that then you could have a cable that's designed to charge the much smaller cig-a-like batteries, which would be limiting the current supplied to your eGo and means they'll take forever to charge. (cig-a-like battery chargers run at about 180ma)
Also USB sockets can fluctuate how much power they. It's even possible to ruin a perfectly good computer if something goes wrong. Charging in a wall socket is much much better.
If you plug the eGo into the cable and the light stays green and it doesn't charge then there's a problem with the centre posts contacting, either pull the post (as in video upthread) or clean the contacts. A red light on the cable and taking forever to charge means not enough power is getting to the eGo to charge it correctly, or the battery inside it is borked.
If your ProTank is spitting juice into your mouth it's flooding, which is usually caused by not enough airflow coming into the tank so when you draw on it it pulls to much juice into the head.
there are some people on ebay selling good quality kit, but they are absolutely drowned out by the squillions of ebay sellers selling god awful cheap tat, and all of the ebay sellers are bending ebays rules (you're not permitted to sell e-cigarettes on ebay at all as per their policy.)
I get at least 30-40 spam emails a day from "less reputable" Chinese sellers offering me eGos (and all kinds of other stuff) at really really cheap prices. Usually they do not contain the battery inside that they claim on the outside (they might have a 350mah battery and not the 1100mah battery it's supposed to) or the battery inside is low grade and isn't going to last long or the battery inside is actually a capacitor and not a battery at all.
The vast bulk of eGo blister packs sold on ebay fall into this category of cheap tat.
The brand name eGo batteries that are definitely decent are Janty, JoyeTech, SmokTech AnyVape, Vision, and also Kanger. If it has anyone elses name on it I wouldn't touch them with a long stick. they might turn out to be fine, they probably won't and it's a bit of a lottery.
As far as charging goes, charge them from a charge cable plugged into a wall socket, and do not use a plug adapter higher than 1A.
When fully charged a 900mah or 1100mah battery ought to last about a day of normal vaping.
If the light on the charge cable goes red when the eGo is attached and it's plugged in and takes forever to turn green, it's not charging right and a new cable is probably in order. Check the output voltage stated on the cable. It should be 4.2V 420ma. If the numbers are smaller than that then you could have a cable that's designed to charge the much smaller cig-a-like batteries, which would be limiting the current supplied to your eGo and means they'll take forever to charge. (cig-a-like battery chargers run at about 180ma)
Also USB sockets can fluctuate how much power they. It's even possible to ruin a perfectly good computer if something goes wrong. Charging in a wall socket is much much better.
If you plug the eGo into the cable and the light stays green and it doesn't charge then there's a problem with the centre posts contacting, either pull the post (as in video upthread) or clean the contacts. A red light on the cable and taking forever to charge means not enough power is getting to the eGo to charge it correctly, or the battery inside it is borked.
If your ProTank is spitting juice into your mouth it's flooding, which is usually caused by not enough airflow coming into the tank so when you draw on it it pulls to much juice into the head.
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I use ego type batteries on a daily basis.
My usb charger Input states input dc5v 500ma, output states DC4.2v 420ma. Always use a wall adapter mine states output. Dc5.0 +/- 0.5v 500ma.
My 1100mah batteries take 2 - 2.5 hrs to charge (green light) and last about 16 - 24hrs before recharge needed. I don't know how much vape time that is, I've never timed it.
My usb charger Input states input dc5v 500ma, output states DC4.2v 420ma. Always use a wall adapter mine states output. Dc5.0 +/- 0.5v 500ma.
My 1100mah batteries take 2 - 2.5 hrs to charge (green light) and last about 16 - 24hrs before recharge needed. I don't know how much vape time that is, I've never timed it.
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The charger i received with my kanger evod kit (2x 650mah) - Model KY-738<IC> . Output DC 5v, 500ma. I actually replaced it with one i found in a supermarket which had the same specs but was a better quality unit because i thought even that was cheap crap. There are a lot of poor quality chargers & power adapters out there & it pays to brush up on the basics of these.
Always replace a charger with one the same spec as the original. If you charge your evod/ego batteries at 1amp (1000ma) it could be charging it too fast. Slower is better but even then 2 1/2 to 4 hours is realistic.
Personally i would not trust ANY unbranded ego batteries fro anywhere at all & have found the kanger evods to be trustworthy.
Always replace a charger with one the same spec as the original. If you charge your evod/ego batteries at 1amp (1000ma) it could be charging it too fast. Slower is better but even then 2 1/2 to 4 hours is realistic.
Personally i would not trust ANY unbranded ego batteries fro anywhere at all & have found the kanger evods to be trustworthy.
mexicaneagle
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Ah. Thanks all for your replies. It seems obvious that I have been making false economies by buying cheap. I will get a starter kit from a reputable seller and see how that goes. Hopefully the battery will last longer than a month!
Thanks again guys.
Thanks again guys.
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it sounds to me like the center pin is no quite making contact, it could be that the atomisers are just pushing the pin off slightly it doesn't take a lot for a good solid contact to be broken, try prising the pins up on the ego batts then charging dont over tighten screwing onto the charger sometimes we don't know our own strength just enough for the blinking light, see how long they charge then repeat the same when screwing onto the atomiser just tighten till it binds with the center post vape it see how long, I know my gf has got a evod battery and tank which has an adjustable pin which was a bit prominent she scewed it down so it was flush which caused the rubber seal to break on the evod tank, I just adjusted the pin a nats gonad and it was fine.
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