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.
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@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.
Thanks for your detailed reply man,
What happened was that the Mighty was a replacement for an older broken Mighty, which S&B replaced under warranty.
Then I put the new replacement Mighty in my storage unit during the main Covid times, then after Covid restrictions reduced, I got the new Mighty out of storage and used it for around 5-6 months, until it stopped charging, and thus the warranty period was expired already.
NB. Storz & Bickel accepted my registration for the device on their website, but only gave a 1 year warranty, not 2 years, as it was a replacement item. It was over 2 years since receiving it from them anyway.
I tried wiggling the charging cable, tried a friend's charger & looked inside the charging socket for anything obstructing it (e.g. fluff, like you say), as well as opening the Mighty and checking inside, but there is no visible damage/problem, and it refuses to accept a charge from the charger.
Thanks for your ideas anyway, which are appreciated, and I have since 'modded' the Mighty to have an external battery pack (photos to follow)
[Charger port stopped working after only around 5 months of light use]
- So I have modified my Mighty (batteries removed and remoted), to use an external battery pack instead:
Battery indicator bar flashes "empty" every few seconds now, as that was the 'last known battery status', the last time I used it 'legitimately' and not with the external battery pack, so the 'brain'/CPU of the device 'thinks' it is almost out of battery power, but in reality there is plenty of power remaining (e.g. from fully-charged batteries).
The batteries are charged independently with 2 x 18650 battery charger.
The device works as normal, but does not show battery charge amount - the battery indicator on the Mighty just flashes 'almost empty', with an empty bar flashing every few seconds, but power is still there from the (e.g. fully charged) batteries.
NB. Underneath the tape around the wires are connectors, in order to unplug the battery pack, but some solder joints broke, so I did a temporary repair by twisting 2 wires together, and then just used black electrical tape to tape it all up.
- I am still working on ideas for this mod, e.g. I am looking for a better battery holder , and will re-solder the connectors soon, thus making the battery pack unpluggable (and possible for airport travel!).
- The benefit to this mod/setup is that you can have spare sets of batteries with you, while out and about.
The downsides are that it's (even) less portable, there is no battery indicator status anymore, and it is not "airport friendly" until you disconnect the battery pack, and make it look "more normal"!
- I have tested this through a German airport, with the battery pack disconnected, and it was fine with airport security, but having the battery pack connected with wires like that could cause issues!
. The screen is a little dim but the batteries, are surprisingly still working. It was charged still when I turned it on. I bought it in May 2015, and it’s still hitting hard.
mine has been sitting in a drawer for 2 years now after an unfortunate drop off my couch snapped the plastic at it’s thin point where it holds the cu in place. Thanks, -Will
