Hi all,
Re: Mighty not charging!
My (out-of-warranty) Mighty (2019 model) is unfortunately not charging after only 6 months of light use, the charger is ok as I've tested it on a friend's Mighty, but my Mighty does nothing when I plug the charger barrel into the socket (no vibration noise, no indication on the screen, and does not charge the device).
- The Mighty still works perfectly with what little battery power it still has remaining, but just won't charge.
- Has anyone else experienced this please, and if so, how did you fix it? - Maybe the charging port is faulty, or maybe it is a circuitry fault?
Thanks and all the best,
SV
Don't mean to pry, but if it's out of warranty after 6 months of use are you sure you have your dates correct?
It's supposed to be a 2 year warranty from date of purchase I believe.
ok, but dumb question….you say your charger works on your friend’s Mighty. But did you try charging
your Mighty with
your friend’s charger?
I‘ve had a similar issue with two different units. Both times the Mighty would charge on a different charger. Give it a try, because my first reaction to your story was “bad charger” and using that charger with your friend’s Mighty isn’t sufficient evidence that the charger is ok with
your Mighty, IMO.
Yes, this^^^, and
@Sm00thV@pr make sure it's not your wall socket, or just how your charger plugs into to your wall socket.
The Mighty charger is pretty much a regular male 5.5mm DC jack plug that is wired to have it's central pin as the positive conductor (centre positive) with 12 volts DC @3000mAh.
You can find similar power supplies that will replicate it on such things as CCTV, CB radio, and many domestic broadband routers. (Power supplies for guitar pedals are normally around 9 volt and centre negative, so dont use those).
There should be a label on each appliance or device stating the wiring polarity of the jack plug, and the voltage.
If the device's supply is similar to a Mighty, you can also test your Mighty charger using these other devices.
Power supplies under 3000mAh, such as 1 , 1.5, or 2 amp supplies, will charge the batteries of a Mighty no problem, but should cut out temporarily if you try to power up the vape as they won't have enough welly to power the Mighty heater like the original 3 amp one does.
I have once or twice heard of the 5.5mm DC socket inside the Mighty needing to be replaced or resoldered in the past on this thread I believe.
I don't know if you've already tried wiggling it very slightly although that's never really recommended!
Or just trying shaking or moving the wire lead around gently, as the conductors inside may be intermittently open circuit.
Have you looked inside the opening of your 12 volt Mighty socket closely with a jewellers loupe or magnifying glass to see if it all looks normal and if the terminals can properly make contact with a plug, or if there is any fluff lodged inside there?
You can reset settings such as temperature back to default, by holding the power button for 10 seconds while the vape is on, but I'm not sure this will help at all in your case.