[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Problem with E-Cig, need help.....

Posted: 11/9/2013 1:56:53 PM EDT

Alright, I've had the battery for this e-cig for about 8 months now. Unknown manufacturer, I got it from ehookah.com, but it's an eGo pattern and has worked well so far. Well I purchased some Smok Redux CE5 clearomizers (which I've been using for quite a while without issue) and I find myself having an issue.

Normally after using a clearomizer for about a month they start having that burnt taste, no issue, I just swap it out with a new CE5 and everything is good to go. Well last night I started getting the burnt taste on one I'd been using for a while so I swapped it out and went to bed.

Started using the e-cig this morning and after about 5-10 puffs I started getting the burnt taste through the CE5. I thought, oh well maybe a bad clearomizer, so I switched to another new one and went to work. Well I'm starting to get the burnt taste on another new CE5 after only about 20-30 hits.

I'm noticing the plating on the contacts on the battery are starting to wear off and I'm thinking possibly the battery is bad. Any thoughts or ideas? I've now been a few weeks without smoking and not having this thing is sucking.

Picture of the plating wearing off:

Posted: 11/9/2013 1:58:22 PM EDT

[#1]

Sounds like there is a short in the battery contacts making the el cheapo battery go full out.

Posted: 11/9/2013 2:06:18 PM EDT

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Sounds like there is a short in the battery contacts making the el cheapo battery go full out.

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Think that would cause the burnt taste though? I could see a short causing an issue with the actual function.

Posted: 11/9/2013 2:07:12 PM EDT

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Depending on the ohm of the heads the battery could be just frying the shit out of them.

Posted: 11/9/2013 2:15:20 PM EDT

[#4]

Those batteries aren't supposed to last that long. Mine only last 3-4 months.

Posted: 11/9/2013 2:17:13 PM EDT

[#5]

Time for a new battery, dude.

Posted: 11/9/2013 2:17:18 PM EDT

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Depending on the ohm of the heads the battery could be just frying the shit out of them.

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Well I've got a picture up now of the plating wearing off. Anything you think I could fuck with to get it back to a working condition until I can order some more batteries?

ETA: I just don't understand how it went from functioning perfectly fine last night to not this morning, I figure the damn plating had been wearing off for a while now. Oh well, guess it's time for some more batteries, I've been needing to get more than one for a while now.

Posted: 11/9/2013 2:18:41 PM EDT

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Time for a new battery, dude.

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Yeah, what I was figuring. I hadn't cleaned that part off in a while and I at first just thought it was gunk from the normal operation of the e-cig. Well I cleaned it off today and noticed it had actually worn through the plating.

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