Onboard Charging Question

[Q]

I wouldn't say it's any safer (or less safe) just that my choice is if it comes out I take it out

[Greg]

Mar 22, 2015 14:53:00 GMT charliehorse said:

Mar 22, 2015 1:57:44 GMT Q said:

Safety first for me, if the battery can come out then it DOES come out

So is the onboard charging inherently safer with a built in battery for some reason ?

Do they use better circuitry knowing that people have no option but the USB charging ?

I'm just trying to figure out if onboard USB charging is safe and effective.

In particular, safe and effective in mods with a replaceable battery or is it only if its inbuilt

As I said in the OP I reckon not having to carry spare batteries and/or a separate charger would be very handy for certain situations.

There's really no answer to that other than if you buy a cheap mod it's probably better to remove to charge. If your concerned about the quality of onboard charging then I'd be just as concerned about the rest of the mods electronics, it's unlikely the quality of components would differ between the charger board and the main board.

With my dna40 the battery never comes out and the wireless charging is astonishingly quick, the sub zip charging even faster.
With cheap China mods I'm more likely to remove the batts and charge.

[charliehorse]

Mar 22, 2015 15:03:40 GMT Greg said:

Mar 22, 2015 14:53:00 GMT charliehorse said:

So is the onboard charging inherently safer with a built in battery for some reason ?

Do they use better circuitry knowing that people have no option but the USB charging ?

I'm just trying to figure out if onboard USB charging is safe and effective.

In particular, safe and effective in mods with a replaceable battery or is it only if its inbuilt

As I said in the OP I reckon not having to carry spare batteries and/or a separate charger would be very handy for certain situations.

There's really no answer to that other than if you buy a cheap mod it's probably better to remove to charge. If your concerned about the quality of onboard charging then I'd be just as concerned about the rest of the mods electronics, it's unlikely the quality of components would differ between the charger board and the main board.

With my dna40 the battery never comes out and the wireless charging is astonishingly quick, the sub zip charging even faster.
With cheap China mods I'm more likely to remove the batts and charge.

That's a fair point about the overall quality of the cheaper mods Greg but something like an istick can be had for less than £20 and has a battery that cannot be removed for charging.

I think I'll have to have a rethink about the whole thing

Might end up with something I can remove the battery for charging when at home but top up using USB when away for a day or two.

Appreciate all the answers that have been given throughout the thread

[whiteshep]

As onboard charging is the only way for an istick I think eleaf will have made sure theirs are as safe as is possible and given the amount of isticks sold I have not heard of a single battery problem occuring so with those at least I'm fairly confident hence why I bought the 50w version though I did spend a lot of time looking to see if there had been any issues. Authentic I think your safe as the damage to the company would make it a risk not worth taking but obviously cheaper clones I'd be more careful and not sure I'd take the chance on them.