VAMO help !!

[spikus]

Received my new VAMO from Fasttech a couple of days ago ...( eventually !)

I ordered 2 extra 18650 batteries .... But they won't work !! 

Have I bought the wrong ones ? The positive terminal is much smaller than on the batteries it came with .... Any help greatly appreciated ...

[spikus]

Lol .... Upside down !! Sorry

[punisher]

well all i can say is they look like nipple i use flat in my vamo should still work though
remember 5 clicks on 5 off not just hold for 5 secs

[punisher]

lol
ops alsowas about to say as you atach bat cap it normal y blinks 3 times

[spikus]

As I screw the cap on it powers up briefly ... Then nothing ....

[padiho]

My vamo from Fastech is very temperamental . Sometimes I sit clicking 5 times again and again, thinking "it's broke" then suddenly it will fire up. Hopefully that's all it is with yours

[spikus]

I'm not sure that the case ... The 18350's work fine .... Very confused ...

[gibla53]

Asking a silly ? have you tried some other 18650 batteries and as padiho said sometimes more than 5 clicks works . Seems to be the batteries as you said it works with 18350

[Gary Horder]

I only use flat top in mods so cant help with whether the button top work, have you tried stretching the bottom spring to make sure connection is nice and tidy

[spikus]

I've just noticed that the batteries have "short circuit and over-current protection"..... Could this be the reason ?

[fred]

Might be stating the obvious, but they are charged?

Failing that, you did read all the posts about buying batteries with 'fire' in the name?
(I've got a couple of Ultrafires, and one went bad in less than 6 weeks.)

3600mah - really?

[markm]

check they are charged - the vamo will flash to read the battery, that its the right way round and
that it has sufficient charge, if it detects a problem with either it will refuse to continue.

[lardarse]

It'll be the batteries, mine wouldn't work with protected ones, the Vamo has built in protection. This is copied from Stealth Vapes site.."Protected type Li-Ion batteries in general will not work effectively in the vamo – the over current protection renders them unusable as they usually have a current limit of 1 to 2.5 amps and vamos require up to 5a,"

[chrisjw]

Yep.....you need unprotected ones, but make sure you get decent ones.......

[spikus]

They've been on the cheapo charger that came with the Vamo for 12 hours ( why didn't I get the night core charger .... Guess that's what happens when you place your order whilst under the influence of Sauvignon blanc..)

I have no way of testing them to see if they are charged ... Unless anyone has a DIY method .... The Vamo won't stay on long enough to give a reading