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And the finish.

I can't figure why it took me so long to think of doing it that way...DUH

Almost, hopefully it will correct from here.

Might not be recommended but here's how I got my # 3 cell up to the same voltage as 1 and 2. Then finishing up with the on board charger. I didn't have much use for the juice in that bottle anyway.

I too have this same problem, it started when I got juice on the balance connector. It's been cleaned off but did it again on the new battery that I installed. It appears that cell 3 drains while sitting unused and not on charger. My friend is balancing the first battery now so I'll see if the next cleaning job did anything.

So I gave my first "bad" battery to my friend to balance it with a real RC charger, when I get that back I'll swap out the 2nd battery and do the same with it. I'm pretty sure the batteries are OK.

Does the battery icon have the charge symbol when it's balancing, does it show any amperage? How long does it take? Should I keep it on charge for a couple of days? It was similar to this so I changed the battery. I tried to balance this battery and the original battery with the cheap charger that comes with the Hotcig mod, all it does is overcharge the "good" cells. It stops charging when 1 and 2 reach 4.20 volts, or I think it does.

So after installing the new battery all was well.....at first anyway. After leaving the mod sit unused for a couple of days cell #3 is at 3.90 volts while 1 & 2 are at 4.20 volts (after charging). I'm really not sure but I'd guess that the board is draining down #3 when not in use. I see quite a few posts with a similar problem. Anyone got some ideas?

They must be getting ready to cut them loose.....hoping anyway

Too soon for me to know but 1300mah is 1300 mah, it should probably stay healthy much longer than the crappy Lion Power that they used. The Turnigy I used has a lesser C rating than the Lion Power Lion and lighter gauge wires, but it seems just fine though.

I just finished putting the above Turnigy 1300 mah Lipo in my Vapecige box. I used a Deans connector but considered just cutting the plugs off and soldering the wires together. I did shorten the two big wires on the battery as there is very little space. If I were to do it over I think I would have just soldered the wire together where the plugs are, I wanted to avoid soldering on the board if possible. The wires from the battery are exiting the battery on the opposite side of the case from the board. It was successful, charging now.

I removed the battery and measured the pack voltage with my meter just in case the pack voltage was the sum of the cell readings, it was low.12.2 volts.

After installing the new battery I will do that if it's still out of whack.

Well the pack voltage is down by the same amount as cell 3 when charging is completed.

So here is a screen shot of why I'm replacing the battery although I'm not exactly certain that the battery is the problem. I disassembled it this morning and found some kind of crude built up on #3 solder joint of the balance connector. I probably should have re-soldered it after I cleaned it off but it looked good. I'll find out when I replace the battery I guess. I tried charging it with the rc balance charger that came with my Hotcig DX200 and all it did was overcharge the two good cell to 4.28 volts. Since failure charging with little RC charger I'm pretty sure now that the battery is at fault here.

I just ordered one, my luck with mine finally ran out. Still works but #3 cell is out of whack. Thanks for the info.

How about the Paypal receipt you may have in your email? Assuming of coarse that you used Paypal.

Is that the CSV off their website, or do I need to contact them to get it? Going off what replies I have gotten I shouldn't be having any issues. But I still have the same issue. What temps are you guys vaping at?[/QUOTE]http://www.sweetspotvapors.com/category_s/1856.htm

Bigger, probably not. Better, probably, the 900 mah FullyMax sold by Evolv.

Coming real soon, Hotcig

Perhaps use it in TC mode setting the temp way on the high side, that's the only way I see this working near what your asking.

The resistance of the ss wire is still going to increase as it's heated regardless if in TC mode or not. The same would be happening with a mechanical mod but there the wattage would be decreasing.

It was $23.87 USD yesterday when I bought one, today it's $45

Mine has been sitting for a couple of hours unused with no usb attached, read the thermometer on wall near it, mod says 87.25F and thermometer reads 88. Thermometer is about 3 feet higher. I'll check it again after it's been connected with usb for a whileand see if there's a difference. And a little later with usb plugged in and charging, board room temp is 93F, thermometer says 90F

I also spotted that and was looking for it.