do batteries come ready charged

[Brian]

new toys arriving tomorrow from vapeescape, and hoping the batteries will be charged. its the riva 1100. wont be home until 5ish and out again at 7.30 for the night and so want to take it along.
also, will it harm the batteries if they are left charging overnight?

[Perpetua]

They'll come with a factory charge Brian, so you'll be good to have a play from the off!

But it would be wise to get your other battery on charge asap as you probably won't get an evening from it, as it comes out of the box.

I do leave my batteries charging overnight, not everyone does because of the safety aspect . . . but it won't harm your batteries if you do.

PS. I'm going to move your thread to the New Members section, where you'll get more responses/feedback.

[Karma]

Brian, start vaping right away with one battery and immediately put the other one on to charge, it should then be ready to see you through the night.

Note to self - buy another Riva battery cause they are great, oh wait a minute, I'm not buying anything else till March lol!

[Brian]

thanks both of you.
would my laptop be able to take it if i charged both batts at same time with the usb?
i dont have a plug adaptor with my kit and still not 100% sure if the plug i have from the VIP cigs is suitable

[safercigs]

they come as the norm with a 40% charge in them

[Perpetua]

I'm not a fan of charging off the laptop must be honest Brian, although there are some ecigs where you have to charge that way . . . to be on the safe side, I'd only charge one battery at a time from your lappy.

[Brian]

Jan 26, 2012 20:30:02 GMT Perpetua said:

I'm not a fan of charging off the laptop must be honest Brian, although there are some ecigs where you have to charge that way . . . to be on the safe side, I'd only charge one battery at a time from your lappy.

i did read somewhere on here that guys ruined their motherboards by charging a single battery that way, so dont think i`ll risk 2.

cheers for that

[Chrissie]

I'll second what Perpy says, Brian. Really not worth the risk of damaging your motherboard. Best to buy a mains USB hub or a good quality mains USB adapter plug.

[blakey]

Jan 26, 2012 18:35:58 GMT Brian said:

thanks both of you.
would my laptop be able to take it if i charged both batts at same time with the usb?
i dont have a plug adaptor with my kit and still not 100% sure if the plug i have from the VIP cigs is suitable

Have a look at the usb plug that came with your VIP cig and it should tell you how many volts it pushes out, It needs to be 5volts to charge the battery properly

[Brian]

it is a 5 volt, and i have 2 usb mains plugs as well that came with the 2 VIP starter kits, but i saw on vapes site that his plugs are 100 amps and the plugs i have are only 0.5 amp, so not sure if they are compatible. or am i reading it wrong. my new kit arrives tmrw and dont want to get it wrong. i did ring jason this morning to ask him to put a plug in with my kit, but he said i should be fine with the ones i have.... is he right? or am i over-reacting?

[blakey]

Jan 26, 2012 22:42:40 GMT Brian said:

it is a 5 volt, and i have 2 usb mains plugs as well that came with the 2 VIP starter kits, but i saw on vapes site that his plugs are 100 amps and the plugs i have are only 0.5 amp, so not sure if they are compatible. or am i reading it wrong. my new kit arrives tmrw and dont want to get it wrong. i did ring jason this morning to ask him to put a plug in with my kit, but he said i should be fine with the ones i have.... is he right? or am i over-reacting?

He's spot on mate, jason knows his stuff

[Brian]

ok blakey, cheers mate.
i`ll stop panicking now.