Fed up with Riva batteries breaking!

[cambermam]

How long should i expect a 1100 Riva to last?

I've got 3 that are now broken and i expected them to last longer I'm definitely not heavy handed with them and after maccafan kindly repaired 1 Riva + my SDK i've been careful not to overscrew them.

I've got one from Liberty flights which is 5 weeks old, the button keeps coming on randomly when i'm not pressing it, with all the faffing i've lost the actual button now.

And two from VE, both about 9/10 weeks old. One does nothing at all, button won't light up, nothing. The other lights up and doesn't fire up the carto at all (same problem as the one macca repaired)

What am i doing wrong?! I use visions so i'm not unscrewing it constantly to refill like i was with the boges.

[Batdragon (AKA Batty)]

If you dont want the broken one send them to me pls

[Batdragon (AKA Batty)]

on a fix it note, do you clean the battery connector regularly? it might be that your juice is getting onto the terminal and breaking them that way.

I have got quite a few eGo/Riva batteries and the only ones I have had issues with is the one I dropped and the other the button is a bit sticky (am hoping use will losen it up)

I think you might be a bit unlucky with them to be honest. It does sound like to me that the terminals are breaking inside the switch circuit board. But for why I dont know

[OneDay]

Cambermam... the one that does nothing, have you tried the three quick clicks to make sure it is turned on?

[Batdragon (AKA Batty)]

Jun 25, 2012 0:09:19 GMT OneDay said:

Cambermam... the one that does nothing, have you tried the three quick clicks to make sure it is turned on?

or five on some circuits if it is an eGo type one

[cambermam]

Yeah i've tried 3 click, 5 clicks, 10 clicks, any clicks!! But nothing! It doesn't flash when i put it on charge either.

I wipe it out gently but i don't know how to clean it properly because i worry about knocking it out of place as i was warned about last time one broke. I have tried gently lifting the one that does light, with a pin but still nothing there either. Plus i can't see much if any juice getting on it with the stardusts, they're not messy like the cartomisers i used to have

[Sandra (aka Chillax)]

I am not sure how long to expect them to last, it sounds like your not having much luck with them at all, have you thought about a mechanical mod like a mini Argento? They are very cheap and a lot of people like them, not much can go wrong with them.

[domesticextremist]

Jun 25, 2012 0:36:26 GMT cambermam said:

Yeah i've tried 3 click, 5 clicks, 10 clicks, any clicks!! But nothing! It doesn't flash when i put it on charge either.

I wipe it out gently but i don't know how to clean it properly because i worry about knocking it out of place as i was warned about last time one broke. I have tried gently lifting the one that does light, with a pin but still nothing there either. Plus i can't see much if any juice getting on it with the stardusts, they're not messy like the cartomisers i used to have

Sounds like the connection to the centre pin is broken.
The wires in the Riva are notoriously thin and brittle and
quickly break under repetitive strain..
Easy to fix with a soldering iron and some fresh wire.

[maccafan]

What resistance cartos are you using on the RIVA Cambermam?

Has the one I fixed gone again?

Send me the misbehaving one's if you want to and I can have a look at them..

[womble]

Both of my batteries decided not to work while they were not being used. I expected to use them as back ups, but when I checked them, just nothing.

I don't know what went wrong with them.

I do wonder sometimes if these are the best thing to advise everyone to buy.

[DiscoDes]

I have 2 Riva batteries that are 2 years old and still work.

[Karma]

You could always buy one of these while they are still around at this price, pretty much bombproof. You would need to get a couple of adapters to use your visions

www.totallywicked-eliquid.co.uk/products/discounts-offers/discontinued-products/kits/ecig-silver-screwdriver-kit-product.html

[dave]

If you want something pretty much bomb proof, a simple battery mod is the way to go, the Screwdriver karma has linked to is an excellent buy and lots of people have been happy with the Argentos from Britvapes. You do seem to have been unlucky with your Rivas though!

[Batdragon (AKA Batty)]

Jun 25, 2012 6:46:27 GMT maccafan said:

What resistance cartos are you using on the RIVA Cambermam?

Has the one I fixed gone again?

Send me the misbehaving one's if you want to and I can have a look at them..

What has been the problem with them Macca? is it the wires or the soldering that has been the root of the problems?

[maccafan]

Usually wires getting hot enough to melt solder and coming away..RIVA's are fine as long as you stick to SR..

Once you start using cartos of less than 2 ohms, they usually fail..