Battery question, need help

[Mroutlaw]

I sent my rdna 40 in to vapor shark to have the most recent chip installed. They asked me send it with a battery and I included a lg 18650 battery, it was only a week old.

I just got the device back today and upon trying to turn it on, it didn't work. I put another battery in and it worked fine. I placed the battery on my xtar charger and it wouldn't even give me a reading.

After sitting in the a/c house for about 5 hours, I placed it back on the charger and its reading 1.85v. Is this battery safe to use now? I called vapor shark before I could get a voltage reading on it and they said I have to mail it in to have it tested. My concern is they're going to get a reading and say it's fine

Is it safe to charge this and is it safe to use if I do charge it? Do you think the south Florida heat just made the battery discharge that low?


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[Neunerball]

Even if you would be able to charge the battery, it's already damaged. In a best case scenario, you can use it. However, it'll discharge quicker. I would just toss it out and replace it, to be on the safe side.

 

[Mroutlaw]

Even if you would be able to charge the battery, it's already damaged. In a best case scenario, you can use it. However, it'll discharge quicker. I would just toss it out and replace it, to be on the safe side.

Thanks. I'm going to make them replace it. I sent them a brand new battery and I got I back one week later DoA


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[f1r3b1rd]

As much as im not a fan of VS right now, not sure you can blame them for the battery if its a lghe2, I've had 3 that were not from vs and all were pisspoor

 

[Neunerball]

Thanks. I'm going to make them replace it. I sent them a brand new battery and I got I back one week later DoA


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Good luck! You'll have to provide proof, it was a new battery.

 

[Mroutlaw]

Good luck! You'll have to provide proof, it was a new battery.

The device was only a month old and they mailed me the battery. Like I said, he told me to mail it back to them, but they have to test it first


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[BoomStick]

Sounds like a bunch of shady nonsense to me.

 

[Neunerball]

Sounds like a bunch of shady nonsense to me.

+1

 

[Haadkoe]

How could the charge get that low? Something must have been sucking juice from it, no? Even if the mod were left powered on when they tossed it in the box to ship it to you, it should have shut down when it hit it's low voltage limit, shouldn't it?

I wonder if that mod is drawing power from the batteries even when its off. Internal short or something?

I'd start investigating. Maybe check battery voltage fresh off of the charger, pop em in the shark and leave it off overnight, and check the voltage again in the am. Maybe also try the same but with the mod powered on (but not being used or fired) to see if it's drawing an unusual amount of power while in standby or something.

Then again, maybe they shipped the package air mail and the cold temperatures in the planes cargo bay had some negative effect as cold often does to batteries.

Iuno.

 

[Mroutlaw]

How could the charge get that low? Something must have been sucking juice from it, no? Even if the mod were left powered on when they tossed it in the box to ship it to you, it should have shut down when it hit it's low voltage limit, shouldn't it?

I wonder if that mod is drawing power from the batteries even when its off. Internal short or something?

I'd start investigating. Maybe check battery voltage fresh off of the charger, pop em in the shark and leave it off overnight, and check the voltage again in the am. Maybe also try the same but with the mod powered on (but not being used or fired) to see if it's drawing an unusual amount of power while in standby or something.

Then again, maybe they shipped the package air mail and the cold temperatures in the planes cargo bay had some negative effect as cold often does to batteries.

Iuno.

I put a new battery in it and have it sitting and gonna see where the battery is tomorrow. As far as shipping. I came from vaporshark, which is in Miami and I live in ft lauderdale so it only traveled about 45 miles. I was thinking it was the heat. It was in the 90s the last couple of days and it was in mailman truck from 7 am to 3pm when delivered


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[f1r3b1rd]

That amount of time in the heat shouldn't effect it that much.
I live in New Orleans and we have similar weather conditions, I've accidentally left batteries in my truck during a work day without issue.
And no, im not suggesting anyone new that. (directed at the noobs) that was an incredibly stupid thing to do.

 

[Mroutlaw]

Luckily I live in south florida, which is where Vapor Shark is. They had me bring it to a Vapor Shark B&M and they gave me a brand new unit and New battery. They replaced the entire RDNA 40 just in case the unit had short when they reinstalled the chip

 

[Neunerball]

Luckily I live in south florida, which is where Vapor Shark is. They had me bring it to a Vapor Shark B&M and they gave me a brand new unit and New battery. They replaced the entire RDNA 40 just in case the unit had short when they reinstalled the chip

Cool!

 

[Haadkoe]

Good to hear!

I'd still run those tests on the new unit though, just for fun.