Ego-t charging / usage questions

[Ox1de]

Hi there just got my ego-t a few general questions I had..

First off I'm not even sure if I have a genuine ego-t because in all the reviews the ego-t light is white.. mine is colored white but lights up blue.

After using it for about 2 hours the blue light flickered and stopped producing vapor..

I hooked it up to the charger the charging USB cord lights up red - the Blue light on the battery flickered but then stayed on while charging. I tried the 5-click button disable and it's still light up constant blue while charging .. Is this normal for an ego-t ? Or an ego-t clone you've heard of ?

Second vapor died off a lot probably because the battery.. Have been getting a nasty burnt taste as well but I wanted to make sure my wick is in there at the right spot but that poker tip won't come off. Do I just need to try harder because I'm afraid of breaking it ?

thanks

 

[Altered Image]

Just to ask, did you give it a full charge when you first got it? I know they usually come charged but it's not usually a full charge, just enough for them to test it before it gets sent out. As far as the charging, the blue light should go off after it flickers but I could be wrong. Mine goes off but then again it is a genuine ego, if it is a clone they might have it set up differently. I would let it charge, just check to see if the battery gets hot. If it does then I would stop charging it immediately. Does it taste like burnt plastic, if it does then it could be the little tab that is left in the tank when you puncture it. Remove that and it may help. The spike will come out, you just need to have something that can fit under it and pull it out. It is usually hard at first but eventually it will get easier after a few times.

 

[Ox1de]

No I didn't charge it at all when I first got it. Let it charge up last night for about 4 hours until the USB charger turned green. Battery blue light did stay on the entire time but the battery wasn't getting hot so I think it's just wired up that way to do that. Most likely not a genuine ego-t but for the price I paid I can't complain. We'll see in a few weeks how it holds up. I was just worried last night the atty was dieing because of the loss of vapor out of the box but the battery was just dead. Vapes like a champ now.

Went through a tank full of liquid and finally got the burnt taste out of it ..

 

[MikeE3]

I have Joye eGo-T batteries and "eGo-T" is printed on the battery, the batt light lights up white and it goes out after blinking when hooked to a charger.

 

[wizard10000]

I have Joye eGo-T batteries and "eGo-T" is printed on the battery, the batt light lights up white and it goes out after blinking when hooked to a charger.

The 900mAh eGo-T batteries my wife has have eGo-T printed on them, the battery lights up blue and stays on when on the charger. Go figure ;-)

 

[Altered Image]

No I didn't charge it at all when I first got it. Let it charge up last night for about 4 hours until the USB charger turned green. Battery blue light did stay on the entire time but the battery wasn't getting hot so I think it's just wired up that way to do that. Most likely not a genuine ego-t but for the price I paid I can't complain. We'll see in a few weeks how it holds up. I was just worried last night the atty was dieing because of the loss of vapor out of the box but the battery was just dead. Vapes like a champ now.

Went through a tank full of liquid and finally got the burnt taste out of it ..

Well sounds like you are not having anymore problems so that is always a good thing. The burnt taste was probably the primer that they use when testing out the product before shipping, usually a few good draws on it when you first get it burns it all up and you're ready to go. All in all its good to see that your are happy with your PV and happy vaping.

 

[Hondo69]

Any EGO kit should come with charged batteries from the factory. That includes EGO-T.

But when you buy a replacement battery all by itself it normally is not charged.

For first time charging, screw the battery into the USB cord first, then plug the wall charger in. You want to hook up all the parts of the system (battery, USB, wall charger) before it is plugged in. Once inserted into the wall, the switch should blink blue 4 times. Then leave it on charge for about 8 hours. Even if the charging light on the USB turns green, leave it on for 8 hours.

Then you can use the battery for about 1/2 hour. Even though it has not run low yet, plug it back in for more charging. Another hour should do the trick. Then your new battery is ready for regular use.

 

[SpiderMo]

Mine or like some of the others mentioned it has ego-t stamped on the battery and lights up white. but mine are the older version without the 5click shutoff so not sure if the ones with the 5click light up blue but I would think if original it would have ego-t on the battery. And it does sound like just needed a good charge.

 

[carpedebass]

Then leave it on charge for about 8 hours. Even if the charging light on the USB turns green, leave it on for 8 hours.

Then you can use the battery for about 1/2 hour. Even though it has not run low yet, plug it back in for more charging. Another hour should do the trick. Then your new battery is ready for regular use.

Perhaps you can explain to me what this accomplishes. I've read previously that this is the "accepted method" for initial charge on a LI-Ion batt, but cannot, for the life of me, figure out why...

 

[Kent C]

Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries

"The so-called miracle charger that promises to prolong battery life and methods that pump extra capacity into the cell do not exist here. Li-ion is a “clean” system and only takes what it can absorb. Anything extra causes stress."

They upgraded that page - it used to say this:

"Lithium-ion is a very clean system and does not need priming as nickel-based batteries do. The 1st charge is no different to the 5th or the 50th charge. Stickers instructing to charge the battery for 8 hours or more for the first time may be a leftover from the nickel battery days."

 

[Hondo69]

Thanks for that info Kent. It always puzzled me too why you would "overcharge" a LI battery.

I'm far from a battery expert but I can understand at least the basics and the old nickel batteries were much different. That's why I inquired about the same instructions when the LI batteries became popular. The answers I got were very confusing, so I tried my own little experiment.

First I took two identical EGO-T batteries that had no charge from the factory. One I only charged until the light turned green. The other, I followed the 8 hour instructions. Then I used them for a few days, swapping them out as I went along. Used one for a few hours then the other.

The one with the "normal" charge pooped out first. I set it aside and kept going with the 8 hour battery. I'd guess it lasted somewhere between 10-20% longer. Then I recharged them both at the same time and they took just about the same time to recharge. Both seem to be working fine ever since.

I wish I could explain it in technical terms but I can't. It seems to defy logic.

For all I know, the factory switched over to LI batteries at some point but still had a few thousand instructions sitting around, leftover from the nickel days. So they just kept putting them in the boxes until they ran out of old instructions. Who knows?

 

[Kent C]

Thanks for that info Kent. It always puzzled me too why you would "overcharge" a LI battery.

I'm far from a battery expert but I can understand at least the basics and the old nickel batteries were much different. That's why I inquired about the same instructions when the LI batteries became popular. The answers I got were very confusing, so I tried my own little experiment.

First I took two identical EGO-T batteries that had no charge from the factory. One I only charged until the light turned green. The other, I followed the 8 hour instructions. Then I used them for a few days, swapping them out as I went along. Used one for a few hours then the other.

The one with the "normal" charge pooped out first. I set it aside and kept going with the 8 hour battery. I'd guess it lasted somewhere between 10-20% longer. Then I recharged them both at the same time and they took just about the same time to recharge. Both seem to be working fine ever since.

I wish I could explain it in technical terms but I can't. It seems to defy logic.

For all I know, the factory switched over to LI batteries at some point but still had a few thousand instructions sitting around, leftover from the nickel days. So they just kept putting them in the boxes until they ran out of old instructions. Who knows?

Hondo, actually most li-on/polymer batts in the kit instructions, still say 8 hours - but the batt technology is quite different - no memory in li-ons. But the myth continues. Battery university is a pretty good site. Many ask about fully dischanging batts - good or bad??

Well the info there is that the li-on likes frequent charges - gives it longer life. So if I have one on a charger that has turned green I replace the one I'm using even though it still has charge. I also never leave one on the charger over night or if I'm leaving the house.... while there are protection circuits in both the charger and battery - there is that 'black swan' event when both go. I haven't had it happen and the probability is way low, but it can happen.

Also most good manufacturers will have the battery at 40% charge - considered optimum. In fact if you store batteries long term you should run them to 40% first. That takes some figuring but most eventually know how long a battery is going to last and can do the math

 

[Hondo69]

Great info Kent.

I'll check out that site and keep experimenting. Replacing batteries is expensive and I want to make sure I'm not killing them off just through lack of knowledge.

 

[tc1]

Over charging any lithium-based battery is a complete and utter "no no". LiO or LiPo alike. There is a reason why chargers (any decent one) have shutoff circuits.

The only time you have to worry about Li-based batteries is when you've decided to do a long term storage on thus said battery. In which case as someone has already mentioned, you're better off storing them at X amount of capacity. Not for sure if the 40% is the magic number simply because I have a RC hobbyist quality charger that does all the work for me. But they are definitely best suited at middle to below-middle capacity.

And in fact, you are BETTER off "over charging" your battery than letting it drain completely. By over charging I mean of course, placing it on the charger more frequently. Once the charger says "charged" ... take it off the charger... you're good.
Bottom line ... you are better off charging Li-based batteries often (even if not close to being dead) than to completely drain them.