I have an ego-t battery, the light on the charger is suppose to turn green when it's fully charged, I let it charge for about 8 hours and the light was still red but it hasn't died yet. I'be had it for a couple days now I just don't know if this is normal because it stills seem to be charging I'm just not sure.
battery could be bad, or going bad. I'd replace it
Is this the charger you purchased with your device? If not, that may be why the light won't go off. If so, you may just have a bad charger. Since they're cheaper, I'd try replacing the charger before your battery. If it turns out your battery *IS* bad, now you have an extra charger. Also, if you're in the market for another battery, you might want to pick up an extra one (assuming your
vape budget allows you to do so)
eGo-T's take a different charger than regular eGos too...a higher voltage of 4.2V and about half an Amp of current. This is from Joye, they should know... Edit...NVM.... Last edited:
Aug 24, 2014
//www.joyetech.com/product/details.php?gno=34
Be sure you use the proper charger for your device!
Just because a vendor sold it with the device, does NOT mean it is correct.
A lot of clueless vendors out there, escp. B&M guys who just don't care.
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Sorry, CaFF, that's not right. All eGo chargers are pretty much the same: 4.2V at 420mA. It varies a little between brands, but not enough to cause a problem. It's the 510 chargers that are different: still 4.2V, but only 150mA. They would take 3x longer to charge an eGo than the correct charger, but should still finish eventually.
@vaporfeen23, are you saying you've had the problem for a couple of days, or the battery?
- #6
Sorry, CaFF, that's not right. All eGo chargers are pretty much the same: 4.2V at 420mA. It varies a little between brands, but not enough to cause a problem. It's the 510 chargers that are different: still 4.2V, but only 150mA. They would take 3x longer to charge an eGo than
the correct charger, but should still finish eventually. @vaporfeen23, are you saying you've had the problem for a couple of days, or the battery? Hmm, perhaps my info is out of date or I'm just confused. Other than the KGO and VV
types, I thought the generic eGo was 3.7v? Although, I guess it's like our mod batteries...3.7v rated, but come off charger at 4.2v 3.7 is the nominal voltage...with almost all 3.7 batts, they will come off the charger at 4.1-4.2 volts...the Kgos are unregulated so, they will measure out near the higher volts compared to say an Ego which are regulated at around 3.4v
//www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo.../261892-kgo-voltage-question.html#post5133999
I've never had an eGo personally. Maybe I was mixing up the types.
Last edited: Aug 24, 2014
- #7
Maybe you over tightened your device and pushed in the center pin,,, now you gotta pull it back out so it can make contact..
Take a small pry tool and wiggle that center pin on your battery up about 1/16th of an inch..
That should do it..
- #8
Although, I guess it's like our mod batteries...3.7v rated, but come off charger at 4.2v Yep, that's it. Output regulation, if any, has no effect on charging.
- #9
Yep, that's it. Output regulation, if any, has no effect on charging. And they say eGo's are simpler/easier... Gimme a mod and a 18650 battery anyday.
Thx for catching my misinformation though, I don't want to tell peeps the wrong info..
- #10
What bobby Q said. Almost always this
- #11
When I first began using ego batteries I found the chargers began to become inconsistent pretty fast. I found that when a light on one began to stay on red, testing the battery on a multimeter still showed it was charged. So as long as it's not a brand new ego I'd say after a couple of hours charge you're good to go - unless the charger is broken or not making a connection, in which case
what @bobby.q said.
- #12
I'd like to say that there are ego chargers which claim to deliver more power. Haven't tested them. Don't intend to. Don't intend to get into an ego debate either. Egos are too volatile and inconsistent to trouble myself with: ego-T's or wtr
- #13
@Hermit and @CaFF I agree with you both!
@vaporfeen23 I think you may have just gotten overwhelmed with technical responses... let me try to simplify this for you...