Filling up cartos

[Phoenix .]

Sorry if this has been asked before.

Why can't you refill cartos the same way you fill them ; soak them from the battery end?
I am constantly having to refill mine after just short usage, then the battery needs charging, don'y seem to last long between charges. Using the Riva 510 and Sd battery.
yesterday I charged all 3 ready for today, 2 of them were fine for about 1 hr now battery dead, am not an all day vaper so I don't understand what I am doing wrong.

Got my kit last Tuesday and didn't need to recharge batteries or refill cartos until thursday, it was great,now I feel like giving up!

[alvoram]

I don't understand that either mate, so I'll leave it to a professional. But I will say I've had my riva for... weeks now, I'm a heavy vaper, both batteries still last days...

[womble]

Are 2 of your batteries only lasting an hour each?

[Phoenix .]

Mar 13, 2012 14:05:14 GMT womble said:

Are 2 of your batteries only lasting an hour each?

roughly that yes, although they turn green when I am charging so they must be fully charged ?

[Phoenix .]

Mar 13, 2012 14:05:14 GMT womble said:

Are 2 of your batteries only lasting an hour each?

The SD battery when fully charged lasts the longest but then still want cartos refilling.

[womble]

Well they should be fully charged when it's green I think. The riva batteries should last longer than the SDK.
I'm not sure what's going wrong here, how long do the riva batteries take to charge?

You can't lump a battery problem and filling cartos together, two separate things.

Which cartos need refilling all the time?

[Karma]

Lil, make sure the battery connectors on both battery and charger are clean

[Chrissie]

alvo and womble are right lil, the riva batteries should be lasting you all day between charges. try what karma has suggested.

as for topping up the cartos, think of it being not much more faff than lighting a ciggy

[Gordy]

if you find filling the catos easier with the cap and filling from the battery end then there is no reason you cant top them up this way too... its all down to what you feel is best for you

your Riva should last for considerably more time than they seem to be giving you
two thoughts. as Karma said make sure the connections on them are nice and clean
second thought is do they have the 3 button press off option? you may be pressing them three time inadvertently and switching them off

[Chrissie]

Mar 13, 2012 16:12:21 GMT Gordy said:

second thought is do they have the 3 button press off option? you may be pressing them three time inadvertently and switching them off

i was just wondering the same thing gordy. i'm sure lil's riva batteries will be the 3 click on off ones.

[VE Jason]

Lil has standard 510 mini batteries (she emailed me earlier).

[Gordy]

ahhhh that would explain the short battery life

[Karma]

Lil, have you been using the same carto for a week? If so it's time to replace it, they loose absorbency!

Don't give up, it takes a while to get used to all the different bits and bobs. If you want batteries that will last longer between charges you would be best with something like this

www.vapeescape.co.uk/riva-1100mah-batteries-%5Bcolour-matched%5D~159

You will probably need another charger as well if you only have the one that came with the 510 kit!

[Chrissie]

that would definitely explain it jason. lil had confused us by saying in her opening post that she had riva 510's.

lil, karma is right, to have batteries that last all day or more between charges, you need the riva 1100mah - they are still a 510 thread so the cartos you have will fit.

[Phoenix .]

Mar 13, 2012 16:12:21 GMT Gordy said:

if you find filling the catos easier with the cap and filling from the battery end then there is no reason you cant top them up this way too... its all down to what you feel is best for you

your Riva should last for considerably more time than they seem to be giving you
two thoughts. as Karma said make sure the connections on them are nice and clean
second thought is do they have the 3 button press off option? you may be pressing them three time inadvertently and switching them off

The model I have does not have an 'on/off button.