http://www.myinlife.co.uk/forum/ "A Few Simple Disciplines Practiced Everyday" en Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:14:30 +0000 http://www.myinlife.co.uk/forum/topic/regal-2-battery-maintenance-if-your-battery-starts-to-fail-prematurely#post-1149 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:25:21 +0000 admin 1149@http://www.myinlife.co.uk/forum/ <p>The Regal 2 battery with its solid state switch is a fantastic device but occaisionally you may find a customer, (or yourself) has a battery that starts to die before its time. The batteries should normally last well over 6 months to a year depending on your usage and their popularity may well be their failing in the occasions when they fail before this time period.<br /> However, there is a solution that I was told about that has successfully ressurected several, thought to be defunct batteries.</p> <p>The tools needed are an ear bud...the sort you use to remove wax from your ears! and a pin...dress pin rather than a drawing pin...the sort that my wife uses to pin a hem on a pair of trousers etc..</p> <p>First thing to do is to give the inside rim that connects to the cartridge a good clean. Wet the ear bud and roll it around the inside rim of the Regal 2 battery.<br /> Then take the pin and locate the small hole in the centre of the same contact area on the battery. It should penetrate...but dont force it. Just wiggle it a bit and stop when you reach a feeling of resistance.</p> <p>Thats it....hopefully when you plug your cartridge back in, all will be good...I have found this actually improves the performance. I think the problem is that gaps occur between the contact surfaces causing a film of oxidation that prevents a clean tranference of charge.</p> <p>This simple maintenance regime should keep you trouble free...<br /> <a href="http://www.myinlife.eu">Click for Shop</a> </p> http://www.myinlife.co.uk/forum/topic/last-smoke-on-31109#post-30 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:21:56 +0000 inlifedenny 30@http://www.myinlife.co.uk/forum/ <p>When Jim Monde got me to try the electronic cigarette in February of last year I was smoking and enjoying 3-4 packs per day. My habit was deeply ingrained based on over 50 years of use. The only initial hurdle was I used up a battery in about 4 hours so I bought additional batteries. Since then - March 11, 2009 - I have not had a cigarette. This is really the logical alternative to smoking.</p> <p>My wife had to find something else to complain about other than the "smell of cigarettes" throughout our home where my office is located. </p>