Need tank for Cloupor mini

[Perpetua]

May 30, 2015 16:07:18 GMT doveman said:

May 29, 2015 19:25:08 GMT Perpetua said:

You can in theory doveman . . . . although there are a couple of ' buts ' from me -  it is a squeeze fitting a button top in a Cloupor Mini, personally I prefer a flat top in them.

There are better batteries to be had than Efests, how accurate that rating is - I don't have the technical knowledge to tell you, though I suspect it could be over rated a smidge?

Essentially I agree with the gents and their recommendations.

As an aside, I'd also be inclined to remove your battery for charging, which is easy enough with the magnetic door - for no other reason than I personally believe it to be safer whatever battery you choose to get.

Ah thanks, I didn't notice that one was flat top and the other button top.

I found these Torchy 3400mAh flat tops for £17.99/pair www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-Torchy-Panasonic-Inside-3400mAh-Flat-Top-18650-3-7v-Li-ion-batteries-case/291474750355?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D31101%26meid%3D5f6e2c1a4be44b7bbd0059feef882456%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D121657899067&rt=nc so maybe they'd be OK.

I think I'm going to just get the two Samsung 2500mAh for £9.99 from Pure Mist though puremist.co.uk/ecigarette-accessories/pure-mist-batteries/2-SAMSUNG-25R-INR18650-25R-2500mAh

I would, it's seldom that a duff recommendation is made on the forum doveman.

[doveman]

Well it seems I wasn't imagining it when I thought the batteries in my Cloupor weren't lasting as long as they used to, after that incident with the cable heating up.

With the new batteries and a Nitecore USB charger, when the Cloupor reports the battery is flat, I put it in the charger and it shows it still has 50% capacity left!

Is there any chance there's something I can fix in the Cloupor or should I just buy a replacement?

[Perpetua]

Jun 30, 2015 12:52:05 GMT doveman said:

Is there any chance there's something I can fix in the Cloupor or should I just buy a replacement?

Did you buy it in the UK after all doveman? If so I'd contact your Vendor as you've not had it for hardly any time.

And if you did buy it overseas . . . . I'd still be contacting the seller.

[doveman]

No Perpetua, I bought it off a friend when he upgraded to something else. I was quite happy with it originally and only after a dodgy cable heated up when I was charging it once did it seem to be lasting less time between charges, so I'm sure it was fine when he sold it to me.

I thought it might just have been the battery that got damaged, which is one of the reasons why I bought some more but even the original battery shows 45-50% charge remaining in the Nitecore when the Cloupor says it's flat, so it must be the mod itself that's damaged in some way.

[Perpetua]

Ah well . . . . in that case I'd just buy another then doveman, they're pretty reasonable to pick up.

www.fasttech.com/products/3032/10009433/2032101

If there's the ePacket shipping option you should receive it quite swiftly as well.

[doveman]

Yeah Perpetua, they don't cost much so I'll just get another one. I'm going to get this silver one, just because my current one is black and it will stop me mixing them up
www.fasttech.com/products/3032/10009433/2032100-authentic-cloupor-mini-30w-variable-wattage

I don't urgently need it, as the current one still works, so I'll just select the free shipping, as I normally do. Some orders have arrived much quicker than others but the e-packet option only reduces the typical time from 6-20 days to 9-14 days (which is actually an increase at the lower end), so it's not worth paying the extra $2.50 as far as I'm concerned.

[letsavit]

"Cable heating up" don't sound great doveman, keep an eye on it while charging until new arrives...

Long shot but make sure the battery terminals are clean and the negative (the bottom one) is keeping the battery snug and connected...ie get a screwdriver and pull the tab out more if required.

[doveman]

I'm pretty sure it was just a dodgy cable letsavit . It was a short one that was connected to a long extension and then to a wall adapter when it warmed up and the next day when I connected just the short lead to my USB hub the hub started making a worrying whining noise, so I think the cable was poor quality and had shorted. Haven't had any problems since binning that lead, either charging from the wall adapter (now with a single long lead) or from the hub but it does seem to have damaged the electronics in the Cloupor so that it's misreading the battery as flat when it still has 50% charge.

I don't leave it charging unattended anyway, so it should be safe to keep using until I get the new one.

[spaced]

Jun 30, 2015 12:52:05 GMT doveman said:

Well it seems I wasn't imagining it when I thought the batteries in my Cloupor weren't lasting as long as they used to, after that incident with the cable heating up.

With the new batteries and a Nitecore USB charger, when the Cloupor reports the battery is flat, I put it in the charger and it shows it still has 50% capacity left!

Is there any chance there's something I can fix in the Cloupor or should I just buy a replacement?

That is probably about right.

The Cloupor has internal battery protection to stop you discharging your batteries too much and damaging them. If I recall right it is 3.5v or 3.3v that the cloupor cuts off at, and then your charger would not show it fully discharged. And a full discharge is bad for the battery life, and also may make it impossible to recharge.

[doveman]

Jul 2, 2015 14:28:57 GMT spaced said:

That is probably about right.

The Cloupor has internal battery protection to stop you discharging your batteries too much and damaging them. If I recall right it is 3.5v or 3.3v that the cloupor cuts off at, and then your charger would not show it fully discharged. And a full discharge is bad for the battery life, and also may make it impossible to recharge.

Hmm, there's a big difference between fully discharged and half discharged though. I'll check the voltage with my multimeter next time the battery stops working in the Cloupor.

[spaced]

Jul 2, 2015 14:59:06 GMT doveman said:

Hmm, there's a big difference between fully discharged and half discharged though. I'll check the voltage with my multimeter next time the battery stops working in the Cloupor.

I should have said possibly instead of probably.

[doveman]

spaced Seems you were right, unfortunately! The new Cloupor Mini does the same and stops working when the battery still has 45-50% charge. It's rather annoying because if it was able to use all the charge, one battery would probably last me all day but as it is, I have to use two.

Are there any mods that are able to utilise the full charge of the batteries or would I just have to try and find something that takes a 5000mAh battery, as half of that would be about what I'm getting out of my two 2500mAh batteries?