2 month vaper from London; first problem!

[thekatieloulou]

Hi guys!

Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. My name is Katie and I'm 23, from London, and have been vaping for nearly two months. I've smoked since I was about 18, and when my 'social smoking' became a 15 a day habit, I decided that it was time to stop! I've only had a couple of cigarettes since I started vaping; success!

I've got an joyetech eGo One, which has been great so far, but two days ago it stopped charging. Basically, when I connect it to my Macbook, the red charging light goes on for about a minute then just switches off completely. I've tried leaving it like that for a few hours anyway, but it just doesn't charge.

I've take it apart, cleaned it, tried pushing out the 510 connecter thing but no luck. If I was in London I could pop to any number of good vape shops, but I'm home for Christmas in the middle of nowhere!

Any help greatly appreciated; I know I sound like a massive noob (and I've probably picked a bad vape haha!), but I am here to learn from you all!

Thanks!
Katie x

 

[Katmar]

Hi Katie and welcome to the forum. It could be one of 2 things. Bad charger or bad battery. Do you only have one battery?

 

[Train2]

May seem silly (especially if I'm right) - but could it be that it IS charged, but that you've turned it "off"?

On/Off is 5 quick clicks, and sometimes people will do it accidentally...

 

[thekatieloulou]

Thanks for both your replies!

Definitely not off; and no spare battery

Would a non-official charger be potentially damaging?

 

[bigdancehawk]

Hi guys!

Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. My name is Katie and I'm 23, from London, and have been vaping for nearly two months. I've smoked since I was about 18, and when my 'social smoking' became a 15 a day habit, I decided that it was time to stop! I've only had a couple of cigarettes since I started vaping; success!

I've got an Joyetech eGo One, which has been great so far, but two days ago it stopped charging. Basically, when I connect it to my Macbook, the red charging light goes on for about a minute then just switches off completely. I've tried leaving it like that for a few hours anyway, but it just doesn't charge.

I've take it apart, cleaned it, tried pushing out the 510 connecter thing but no luck. If I was in London I could pop to any number of good vape shops, but I'm home for Christmas in the middle of nowhere!

Any help greatly appreciated; I know I sound like a massive noob (and I've probably picked a bad vape haha!), but I am here to learn from you all!

Thanks!
Katie x

and for more detailed information:
Ego One Battery Broken? Help? • /r/electronic_cigarette

 

[thekatieloulou]

Thanks; will give that video a watch and let you know how I get on!

 

[nyiddle]

Yeah my guess is that the 510 pin just needs a good wigglin'.

It's pretty common with a lot of devices with fixed 510 connections, and is usually easily remedied. In general, be a little careful about "over-cranking" your tank onto your device. It's good for it to be snug, but you don't want it to be indenting or jamming in that 510 connection.

Not to mention an over-tightened tank + a little bit o juice in the threads creates an interesting "vacuum" effect wherein it requires other-worldly herculean strength to take the tank off the battery. It's a bummer.

 

[gandymarsh]

Just to clarify, she's talking about one of these

They charge with a micro USB cable plugged into a port at the bottom.

It sounds like the something inside the battery might have gone bad.

If you bought it at a vape shop, see if you can return it.

This is another reason everyone should have backup devices. You never know when one is going to quit working.

 

[dcfluegel]

howdy - and welcome

 

[TheVapingKitty]

Hello there! Welcome onboard. Glad to have you here

 

[suprtrkr]

Hi and welcome. Hope you get it fixed.

 

[Chrissie]

Hello & welcome @thekatieloulou

I'm also in the UK

@gandymarsh is right. See if you can return it, but above all you need back ups.

Have a look at this list of good UK e-cig & e-liquid vendors, many with (non affiliated) discount codes -

E-cigarette/E-liquid Vendors List + discount codes | ALL ABOUT E-CIGARETTES UK

 

[bigdancehawk]

Thanks; will give that video a watch and let you know how I get on!

Please do let us know--you can probably fix it unless the battery is toast. For your next mod, you might consider getting one with a spring loaded, self-adjusting center pin.

 

[JUDGMENT AFFIRMED]

Hi guys!

been vaping for nearly two months.

I've got an Joyetech eGo One,

Thanks!
Katie x

Hi Katie

It should be under warranty. Have you changed the coil in nearly two months?
News on Products' Warranty And Security - Joyetech

 

[JUDGMENT AFFIRMED]

How NOT to fix an EGO battery
Joyetech 650mah Battery had a serious failure!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bunnykiller]

I would say its a bad "charger"...

not supposed to use the computer as a charger even if the plug does fit...

 

[Grimwald]

Could also be the cord. Might try a different cord or a wall wart instead of computer. If it's something inside the battery, it's probably toast...unfortunately.

 

[Jwaterski]

If you can try a wall wart, never a good practice to use the usb on your computer to charge e-cigs. Also, are you using a usb and computer you have used before?

 

[CharlieCloud]

Not all usb ports on laptops are chargeable ports. Some laptops have only one usb port for charging devices. Maybe you could try a different usb port.

My current laptop, while having 3 usb ports, will only charge devices on one of those ports ... neither cell phone nor ecig will charge on the other two ports, though it looks like it's charging.

If possible, you should use a wall adapter to charge devices ... laptops are expensive, wall adapters are cheap.

If you're using the same usb port, that you know will charge the device and the laptop in not in sleep mode ... then it's more likely the battery in your device is the problem.