Battery cleaning

[Ellen]

While we wait for our AAEC wiki to be updated

Can any one give me tips on what to use for cleaning battery terminals? My Twists have been getting flooded with juice with my attempts at direct dripping, I give them a quick wipe with tissue and cotton buds constantly, but I don't think that's doing the trick as the insides are still gross and brown looking and I think I must have juice in my charger terminals too.

My twists have started losing their battery life capacity again and last time that was put down to a faulty charger, but both my chargers are new and it's happening with both my twists so I think the chargers may have gunk in them and that may be affecting it too....

Please correct me if it seems like I'm wrong.

Reason I'm asking what to use for cleaning them is that I can't use alcohol or alcohol swabs as is mostly suggested, any other ideas/tips?

[Scarface]

i mainly use alcowipes but seeing as thats not an option then maybe vinegar or lemon juice diluted in water?

No idea if this is safe or harmful for the twist batts though...

[esmecullen]

What about nail varnish remover ellen?

[DiscoDes]

Baby Wipes work well as they have mild detergent in them, get the non scented or hypoallergenic ones.

[Ellen]

Thanks guys, great tips,
Anyone have any ideas on whether juice build up is buggering up my chargers/causing my twist battery life to fade?

[Gordy]

just dampen the cotton buds with water or maybe a bit of detergent to lift any grime you have there... clean the charger too ...disconnect it first tho

[Ellen]

Aug 23, 2012 15:24:07 GMT Gordy said:

just dampen the cotton buds with water

Yeah my spit doesn't seem to be doing the trick

Aug 23, 2012 15:24:07 GMT Gordy said:

clean the charger too ...disconnect it first tho

my name isn't Chris ya know....



*edited to sort out coding

[esmecullen]

Aug 23, 2012 15:22:43 GMT Ellen said:

Thanks guys, great tips,
Anyone have any ideas on whether juice build up is buggering up my chargers/causing my twist battery life to fade?

I've heard that it can do although I'm not 100% certain, but it recommended that you keep the connections clean as well the terminals

[Ellen]

Aug 23, 2012 15:31:17 GMT esmecullen said:

Aug 23, 2012 15:22:43 GMT Ellen said:

Thanks guys, great tips,
Anyone have any ideas on whether juice build up is buggering up my chargers/causing my twist battery life to fade?

I've heard that it can do although I'm not 100% certain, but it recommended that you keep the connections clean as well the terminals

Ok dumb newbie question here...I thought the connections and the terminals were the same thing ??? I'm taking about the bit around the centre post, the centre post itself and the ridged stuff inside, hope that makes sense

[maccafan]

Aug 23, 2012 15:24:07 GMT Gordy said:

just dampen the cotton buds with water or maybe a bit of detergent to lift any grime you have there... clean the charger too ...disconnect it first tho

Yup..Moistened ear buds (of the unused variety) work well to clean both the battery and charger contacts/connections/terminals (interchageable terms)..

[Ellen]

Thanks Macca, do you think this could be causing the shortening life of the twists?

[chrisjw]

Aug 23, 2012 15:27:33 GMT Ellen said:

Aug 23, 2012 15:24:07 GMT Gordy said:

just dampen the cotton buds with water

Yeah my spit doesn't seem to be doing the trick

Aug 23, 2012 15:24:07 GMT Gordy said:

clean the charger too ...disconnect it first tho

my name isn't Chris ya know....



*edited to sort out coding

Oi!!!!!!!!!............. I resemble that remark!!!.....

[Gordy]

you could also try to shift suborn gunk with a tooth brush or similar
with the cotton bud have a go at pulling the cotton on the end to make it pointy so it reaches the channel around the centre pin

[maccafan]

Aug 23, 2012 16:01:29 GMT Ellen said:

Thanks Macca, do you think this could be causing the shortening life of the twists?

I doubt it but maybe they are not charging fully..No way of telling really..

On the boost side, the twist is not very accurate, so maybe you got high voltage/low res combination going on..For example if you set it to four a couple of my twists output 4.1 volts under load..

Try stepping it back by 0.2-0.4 volts and see if the vape is as good. They will last longer that way..

[Ellen]

That could be it, I've been going a bit higher with voltages recently with LR attys, that could be making the difference