Batteries loosing charge too quickly

[hypnoclown]

I have 4 batteries that are no more than 6 months old. When I use them in my pico they drain quickly and I have to replace twice a day but if I use on my girlfriend's pico they last a lot longer, around 2 days. Is mine just broken?

[domesticextremist]

Sounds like the Pico is faulty.
Good news is they are quite cheap.
Better to get a new on than just trash your batteries.

[MrDJ]

ae both mods using the same wattage and the same tank/coil?

[ghostrider1971]

Whilst the Pico is my favourite mod (I have 5 of them...), I have had similar issues before - won't read a battery or the quick drain.

They were so cheap a while a go, I grabbed a load and if they do a year each I wouldn't be heartbroken - built for fun but sadly not to last, I guess....

[hypnoclown]

I guess I'll buy a new pico then. Could I have damaged my batteries?

[domesticextremist]

Nov 14, 2018 17:32:33 GMT ghostrider1971 said:

- built for fun but sadly not to last, I guess....

Well, my silver painted one has nearly two years' of sterling service.
Not a scratch on it apart from the chrome rubbing off the button.
(Knocks wood...)

[beedee]

IMO the new Pico Mods are not as nearly as well made as the old ones - I had a Pico for two years and recently lost it and had to replace - the new one is already looking old after only 3-4 months...

My original black Pico squonk is also two years old and looks brand new, I bought a second one a year ago, it is not as heavy and just feels a bit less robust.

[VapingBad]

Give the inside of the battery cap and the threads a good clean, and if there is there a spring in the cap pull it out and give it a good clean to. Dirty contacts cause a voltage drop and can make the mod think the batteries are lower than they are.

[izan]

Clean the POS and NEG contacts, clean the threads on the cap and the body.
If that doesn't resolve it, I might suggest upgrading the firmware to ARTICFOX.


HTH