Helpful Reminder #37 - Chargers

[Bebop]

Put my brand new vision on the charge for a few hours

Vaped it.... Lasted about 10 puffs and died.

NOOb! The end of my charger was all gunked up. I spend so much time monkeying with my stuff I neglected the charger. Cleaned it up

All is well

Carry on

[Tam]

How does a charger get all gunked up?

[Jeffb]

I have to clean my charger connections also. Sometimes there's juice on my battery connector that I failed to clean off before charging.

[Tam]

That makes sense. I've gotten so used to having juice leak into the battery connection from my atomizers that it's become habit to always clean it out. Guess that's not a bad habit to have.

[Havamal]

lol... thanks for the reminder!... I just put one on to charge and forgot to wipe first... all cleaned now!

[Tam]

Hey Bebop. Thanks for starting this thread. After thinking about the juice I always find at my battery connection it suddenly occurred to me that instead of cleaning it out periodically while vaping and always cleaning it before charging...I should just put in an eGo to 510 sealed adapter. *rolls eyes at self* Now I don't have to worry about it getting into the connection any more. Sheesh.

[Bebop]

That's a brilliant idea, Tam. See I'm just the guinea pig

Most people don't realize that the inside threads on a 510 connector IS the negative side of the battery connection

Gunked up threads and connector ends on either your battery OR the charger will decrease the performance of your e-cig. If your battery connections are gummed up with old dried up juice it actually makes for poor performance, effectively changing the resistance of your atomizer/coil/clearo whatever making your coil "run hot" or you'll see a decrease in vapor etc.

.......or your battery won't charge.

Edited September 16, 2013 by Bebop12