MVP Getting hot when charging

[Welsh wizard]

Hello Peeps


So I have a MVP 1 which has been happily working for at least the last 12 months. Happy days!!

The last two charges it takes ages to charge and also gets very hot (you can touch it but its getting close to not being able to touch for long). The green indicator light will not go out once fully charged and it just seems to get hotter and hotter with every charge!!!

I have tried various things, charging with atty unscrewed, made sure the output button is set to off, only using the white charging lead that came with the MVP and also tried three different USB chargers and the laptop all with the same result.

So any ideas or is it due for the skip?? I cant say a bad thing about this device and it has served me well so I really don't fancy sending it to MVP heaven yet!

Cheers

  

[leo]

I'll tag ronaldo for ya as he's the man when it comes to misbehaving mods!!
Good luck!

[Q]

Sounds like the usual usb socket problem to me, are you handy with a slodering iron?

[Welsh wizard]

Thanks Leo.

Q, yes I am but not sure about workings of it all as not had a chance to strip it down yet. I'm guessing others have had this issue so someone must have repaired this fault before.

[ronaldo]

mvp overheating is a tricky one to diagnose it is normally one of three things and I have had them on my bench for all three
the charging socket has came loose but this is noticeable as the charge lead seem to wobble
the circuit board is cracked due to it being dropped at some time (could even be months ago)
battery failure the battery as came to the end of its useful life
I also check all wire solder joints
my guess with it being a V1 though would be battery must be getting towards the end of its useful life and overheats as it charges and if it is getting that hot on a charge the battery has probably been damaged beyond its safety limits so I think it is only really suitable as spares now im afraid but don't ever bin a mvp as there is always people crying out for spares for them
as it stands I need 2 switches and surrounds for them and three top caps

[leo]

Sounds like, send it to ronaldo, and treat yourself to a Vaporshark then!!

[ronaldo]

Sept 23, 2014 12:21:38 GMT leo said:

Sounds like, send it to ronaldo, and treat yourself to a Vaporshark then!!

I wish people would send me there broken MVPs instead of binning them as you wouldn't believe the amount of repairs I have to turn away due to not having the spares for them

did you read the post I put on last week about the MVP post mortem I did very educational  

[Welsh wizard]

Ronaldo your a star, I will strip it down later and check the joints, board and socket. Also I will run a multimeter across the battery to see where it stands on volts etc.

If it is pronounced dead then send your address by PM and I will fire the MVP to you in the post for spares so others can benefit from the bits.


As I said I cant fault it really, the things been in constant use for over 12 months and charged roughly twice a week, so its been a good workhorse. Just have to convince the other half to let me spend some doh on the weekend!!

[ronaldo]

Sept 23, 2014 12:42:34 GMT Welsh wizard said:

Ronaldo your a star, I will strip it down later and check the joints, board and socket. Also I will run a multimeter across the battery to see where it stands on volts etc.

If it is pronounced dead then send your address by PM and I will fire the MVP to you in the post for spares so others can benefit from the bits.


As I said I cant fault it really, the things been in constant use for over 12 months and charged roughly twice a week, so its been a good workhorse. Just have to convince the other half to let me spend some doh on the weekend!!

that would be great but BEFORE you dismantle read this thread allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/threads/recent/16289 as it will help you to strip it I was going to write one but I found this and it is more than good enough but as a reminder before you do anything at all get a very flat knife under the switch surround and slowly lever it out be very careful as they break easily and I always have a list of people asking me for them

and above all GOOD LUCK

[leo]

Sept 23, 2014 12:42:34 GMT Welsh wizard said:

Ronaldo your a star, I will strip it down later and check the joints, board and socket. Also I will run a multimeter across the battery to see where it stands on volts etc.

If it is pronounced dead then send your address by PM and I will fire the MVP to you in the post for spares so others can benefit from the bits.


As I said I cant fault it really, the things been in constant use for over 12 months and charged roughly twice a week, so its been a good workhorse. Just have to convince the other half to let me spend some doh on the weekend!!

Shouldn't be too hard once you point out how much money you've saved by not smoking for 12 months!! 

[Welsh wizard]

Sept 23, 2014 12:48:55 GMT leo said:

Sept 23, 2014 12:42:34 GMT Welsh wizard said:

Shouldn't be too hard once you point out how much money you've saved by not smoking for 12 months!! 

Very true but you haven't met my better half!!

[leo]

Just buy another MVP then, she'll never know!!

[majorhazzard]

I had one which had the same issue.. got very warm when charging. I sent it back to myepack who kindly replaced it.

[ronaldo]

it is a lot more common than you think but it must be repaired as soon as possible as the longer it goes on the more damage is done to the battery and once the battery as really overheated then that is the end of these batteries im afraid there is no return from a seriously overheated battery

[Welsh wizard]

Right, so stripped down the MVP, battery has swelled and smells very rank!!!  So I reckon it MVP heaven time. 


ronaldo the case with all insides except the battery (don't think it's salvageable now!) is going in the post tomorrow. Buttons are intact and ego/510 is in good nick so hopefully this will help to save somebody else's MVP from impending doom!!! 

Cheers for all the advice, looks like I need to spend some well earned this weekend after all    If I can get it passed the