@densa I was half expecting it to say refurbished or open box returns. Perhaps later this month Meh will have some open box returns to offer. I’d still have to pass.
@nishthenarwhal sadly no, she dosent have too much interest in anything sexual. Its a side effect of her medications. But she is at least trying for me and im greatful for that.
I got two of these last time. Both had dead batteries, as in not rechargable and not recoverable… I even tried using various Lipo tricks that have worked on other Lipo batteries and no joy.
Anyways, at $4 a pair, I’m getting some more… if they are merely decorative, I guess I’ll just use them as Christmas tree ornaments.
Edit: no, it is $4 for one! Hmmm… is two enough for Christmas ornaments?
@Talidan It isn’t hard to disassemble them and replace the batteries, tho I never got around to finding replacement batteries.
If there is interest, I can do a tear-down video and show how to repair them, presuming I can find replacement batteries or just hack them to use a non-rechargable battery like these 3.0v ones…
@brhfl the design is pretty flawed. Great for uh, dry skin… But it’s basically impossible to clean unless you protect it by putting it inside something. It doesn’t say it’s waterproof.
@baqui63 yesterday I opened the body of the massager
two mini phillips head screws that threatened to strip out at the head.
then one side has a plastic tab that needs to be pushed in.
that gets one side off.
in there is the battery, of course.
I took off the shrink wrap that encloses the battery and the apparatus that includes a small circuit board and a thin metal strap to the other end of the battery.
in fact, a “strap” is attached to each end of the battery.
it looks like detaching that from the bad battery & attaching it to the new one will be the trick.
the batteries are plentiful on Amazon.
but unless you want to buy 6 of them (or more) & a charger, they are not “cheap”.
in fact, expect to pay more (per battery) than you paid for the massager.
I bought these pair, no charger
but 6 with charger is a better deal if you have another use for the batteries - like lots of mini massagers!
I guess this post is what they mean when they say a picture is worth 1000 words, lol.
A lot of those charging circuits attached to lipo/liion batteries will not initiate a charge if the battery voltage is too low. Getting direct access to the cell(s) and applying your own charge can bring them back to life. This low voltage cutoff is 3-3.3v/cell.
I use an rc lipo charger to do it, but lacking that you should be ok supplying 4v/cell. 5v would potentially overcharge the cell although not immediately; depending on the chemistry cell voltage should never exceed 4.3-4.7v. With just a power supply you should give it power for up to 15 minutes or so then check for signs of life. With a lipo charger you can fully charge the battery.
I just resurrected an aftermarket Roomba li-ion battery pack that would not charge this way and it’s working good as new.
Yep, mine is DOA. LED flashes when you plug it in, but does not charge. Runs if its plugged in, but what is the fun in that? It clearly says for travel.
@djslack finally got together the various tools & supplies I thought I needed to work on this.
I had loaned my multimeter to a co-worker and he was so slow to return it I considered buying another.
interestingly (or not) the battery that is in it fro delivery reads as 1 volt. so it is not stone dead.
not sure if that’s still to low to take a charge.
I have 2 new cells (they read close to 4v), but not sure if I swap one of them in, if it will just run down and then not recharge as well.
is there any way to tell if the charging circuit actually works?
right now I am attempting to charge again, just to see if it goes up from 1v.
I am not keen to solder in a new battery and then learn that the charging circuit is borked.
@djslack I notice that the LED flashes when the USB gets connected (or removed, I think), but does not stay lit while “charging”.
not sure if it is supposed to or not.
I thought maybe it was an odd connection, but could not get more than the single flash, while wiggling the connector in the charging port.
can I charge the one battery from my new battery by using some wires as jumpers?
@ekw that should work. If you had a 4 or 3.7v transformer (more common than 4 but not very common) or an adjustable bench power supply you could use that as well. USB with an appropriate resistor would also work. But the easiest would be one of your new batteries.
The common problem is that the charging circuits assume the battery is defective and will not attempt to charge a battery that shows less than 3v/cell.
You could also jumper together your new battery with the old for probably an hour or two until they equalize and then leave then jumped and plug the charging circuit in to charge them both.
@ekw i just thought some more about this. If you plan to replace the battery and don’t care about reviving the old one but just want to be sure the charge circuit isn’t bad, then jumper the new battery in parallel with the old and attempt to charge. The cells won’t be balanced but you should be able to see if it stays lit/charges pretty quickly.
@ekw jumping a new battery in parallel with the old and getting the charger to kick in could do the trick and seems the easiest course of action. If the old battery isn’t shot it shouldn’t take very long to get it above 3v and ready to accept a charge normally.
@djslack well, you were right. I think.
I jumped the battery for abt 20 minutes and that brought it to ~4v.
but - the ekw-factor came into play.
repeated handling has caused both the wires that attach to the mini circuit board that sits right on the battery to pop free.
I noticed the red one was off, and as soon as I moved the battery to get a better look, the black popped off.
so, now I can’t tell which was on which solder nub, nor do I have an iron tiny enough to attempt to reattach them.
one might have a stamp of “P+” by it.
or I could be mis-reading something unrelated.
red is +, right?
I suppose it’s 50/50 of getting it right.
so - the operation was a success, but the patient is dead.
fwiw - it still runs if connected via the USB cord, lol.
@djslack well, in keeping w/ my normal MO,
step 1 - buy $4 massager
step 2 - buy nearly $10 worth of batteries to try to fix it
step 3 - buy a HF “big” soldering gun & those alligator clip holder dinguses in anticipation of soldering in new batteries. call it $20
step 4 - break it some more while bringing battery back to life, negating the need for HF soldering gun.
step 5 - purchase $8 precision soldering iron to complete its destruction.
yeah, so I have nearly a month and 10x the purchase price sunk in this mini-vibe.
pretty standard.
at this rate, I could have just purchased a Hitachi Magic Wand at retail and saved a few bucks.
I’ll keep you updated, but keep an eye out for house fires in southeastern PA.
at least my hands already have a bunch of burn scars.
@djslack fwiw - I bared the ends of the wires that popped off, then set the vibe to “on”, and touched the wires to the nubs.
it fired up, startling me, of course.
so, if I can get the wires reconnected, it will likely work.
the more likely outcome: I pull the OTHER end of the wires free while trying to reattach them.
@RiotDemon also, if you want to email your snail mail address to me, I’ll mail you my 2nd battery.
I doubt I’ll ever need it.
it’s <my meh username>555@gmail dot com
if that makes any sense.
Mine came in the mail today and zi have guests in the house. Guess I’ll try to charge it after they leave…don’t want any uncomfortable discussions. Lol
@hockeyham same here, doesn’t work when plugged in. Blue light comes on and it gets warm, but DOA. I might crack it open to see what’s wrong, not like it’s doing anything as is.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x “Travel Massager”
1x USB charging cable
Warranty
No! Gross no no no! Stop it!
Estimated Delivery
Tuesday, July 14th - Monday, July 20th
I didn’t come here for this
@brandon but you came none the less
@brandon But you can come here WITH this.
@lowlypeon Genius.
@Darnitol that was the joke I was making…
@brandon And that was my tip of the hat, sir!
@Darnitol or maybe just the tip.
ummm
Yeah baby!
Yeah, we all know what those really are.
@bwarman standard toothbrush to “pulse” toothbrush conversion kits?
@bwarman Electric ear cleaner?
The only thing that would make this better is if they were refurbished.
@densa I was half expecting it to say refurbished or open box returns. Perhaps later this month Meh will have some open box returns to offer. I’d still have to pass.
@bleedmichigan factory refurbished and quality control tested!
apparently Meh took the “more items for women” comments to heart…
@nishthenarwhal no, no not the heart
I should buy and keep a couple of these handy.
@ELUNO I see what you did there.
Toys!
They don’t have Samsung batteries do they?
@mehcuda67 idk but I heard they still cause explosions
Santa comes, early this year.
@doogalbeez at least somene is coming this year!
i opened this at work and my boss almost saw me looking at vibes, thanks meh
Needs a banana for size
Not hidden in the dead of night like last time. Good on ya, meh!
Hey if it’s another sex toy my wife won’t use…it might as well be a cheap one.
@nltownsend843 Is that a humble brag?
@nishthenarwhal sadly no, she dosent have too much interest in anything sexual. Its a side effect of her medications. But she is at least trying for me and im greatful for that.
Finally.
/giphy at last
/giphy frigid-rewarding-nation
They do not re-charge I repeat they do not recharge you must use with the cord
@tomahawk1979 Yeah, the batteries are shot. They can be replaced, but it is a bit of a pita.
@baqui63 shouldn’t ad advertise as rechargeable is all I’m saying
Perfect for my daily prostate massage!
/giphy "travel massager"
LOL, the standard “wiggle” effect of the product Specs section suits this product well.
/giphy vibrator
91 very satisfied customers so far.
@TBoneZeOriginal wouldn’t describe them as that for at least another week.
oh no
@woodhouse
/image oh yes animated gif
Sold, garbage product or not the girlfriend will be ecstatic I thought of her, and all for less than a Starbucks latte.
/giphy "personal pleasure"
Bought two last time. The batteries were both irreparably degraded, and could not power on. They worked corded though.
In for two! (TMI?)
/giphy vocal-reflective-jackalope
@gregormehndel
/giphy you rang?
Haha. I’m either tripping or having a weird dream
What a day Meh
Keeping it interesting.
Bought these last Meh-day. Surprisingly not bad.
Edit : Did I get the only one(s) with good batteries?
Glad you updated the picture, meh. I thought it was a 2-pack and pounced on the deal! Had to cancel when I read that you only get 1 for $4.
Yup, me too. $4 isn’t bad for one, but it’s definitely better for two.
@medz Wait! What? It’s not two? I guess I missed that too.
@WaltC The ol’ switcharoo! You might still have time to cancel if you go review your order.
Where does Meh get off selling this?
@khiddy Anywhere it wants. I think that’s kinda the point with these things.
@khiddy I see what you did there…
@kungfuqua unless you have to keep it plugged in.
I got two of these last time. Both had dead batteries, as in not rechargable and not recoverable… I even tried using various Lipo tricks that have worked on other Lipo batteries and no joy.
Anyways, at $4 a pair, I’m getting some more… if they are merely decorative, I guess I’ll just use them as Christmas tree ornaments.
Edit: no, it is $4 for one! Hmmm… is two enough for Christmas ornaments?
@baqui63 looks like you only get 1 for 4, it was just a poor picture choice
@baqui63 eh… fuck it. Got two more…
/giphy hallowed-aspiring-downtown
@baqui63
Yeah, both I received wouldn’t charge, though they work while plugged in.
I’m tempted to try again, because just one that would recharge and use wireless would be handy.
@baqui63 that gif is perfect
@Talidan It isn’t hard to disassemble them and replace the batteries, tho I never got around to finding replacement batteries.
If there is interest, I can do a tear-down video and show how to repair them, presuming I can find replacement batteries or just hack them to use a non-rechargable battery like these 3.0v ones…
@medz Yes… I bet she’s gonna need a much larger vibrator to get satisfaction.
@baqui63 I know I’m absolutely interested.
@baqui63 I would be interested.
because the one that arrived here yesterday is deader than the Phillies’ playoff chances.
@ekw Sorry about the Phillies (or is that just a common saying?)
NYCFC clinched a playoff spot today when Atlanta beat Montreal, so I’ve got at least one post-season match. (I know, different sport.)
My travel massagers should arrive Tuesday or Wednesday, so I’ll work on a video at the weekend, if not before.
@baqui63 As someone who has some history doing meh teardowns, let me say I would love to see a vibrator teardown.
About all they’re good for since I highly doubt they’re actually body-safe.
@brhfl the design is pretty flawed. Great for uh, dry skin… But it’s basically impossible to clean unless you protect it by putting it inside something. It doesn’t say it’s waterproof.
@brhfl, one could always use a condom; I doubt the vibrator would complain.
@baqui63 yesterday I opened the body of the massager
two mini phillips head screws that threatened to strip out at the head.
then one side has a plastic tab that needs to be pushed in.
that gets one side off.
in there is the battery, of course.
I took off the shrink wrap that encloses the battery and the apparatus that includes a small circuit board and a thin metal strap to the other end of the battery.
in fact, a “strap” is attached to each end of the battery.
it looks like detaching that from the bad battery & attaching it to the new one will be the trick.
the batteries are plentiful on Amazon.
but unless you want to buy 6 of them (or more) & a charger, they are not “cheap”.
in fact, expect to pay more (per battery) than you paid for the massager.
I bought these pair, no charger
but 6 with charger is a better deal if you have another use for the batteries - like lots of mini massagers!
I guess this post is what they mean when they say a picture is worth 1000 words, lol.
A lot of those charging circuits attached to lipo/liion batteries will not initiate a charge if the battery voltage is too low. Getting direct access to the cell(s) and applying your own charge can bring them back to life. This low voltage cutoff is 3-3.3v/cell.
I use an rc lipo charger to do it, but lacking that you should be ok supplying 4v/cell. 5v would potentially overcharge the cell although not immediately; depending on the chemistry cell voltage should never exceed 4.3-4.7v. With just a power supply you should give it power for up to 15 minutes or so then check for signs of life. With a lipo charger you can fully charge the battery.
I just resurrected an aftermarket Roomba li-ion battery pack that would not charge this way and it’s working good as new.
@djslack in theory a charged cell of similar spec could be used to recharge the dead cell too.
@ekw as it turns out, those thin “straps” I was talking about are called “solder tags”.
Seems like a lot of these arrive doa.
Yep, mine is DOA. LED flashes when you plug it in, but does not charge. Runs if its plugged in, but what is the fun in that? It clearly says for travel.
@gumbright when they sold a pair previously, both of mine did that. I left them plugged in for hours and now one does work properly.
@gumbright The cable is pretty long
@gumbright I mean, it can’t turn on when TSA is groping your luggage if it won’t hold a charge…
@brhfl But that’s half the fun. I like the look on their faces when I try to mehplain why a dude has one.
@baqui63 I just got mine and same thing, battery is dead. It works when plugged in, but does not charge.
@djslack finally got together the various tools & supplies I thought I needed to work on this.
I had loaned my multimeter to a co-worker and he was so slow to return it I considered buying another.
interestingly (or not) the battery that is in it fro delivery reads as 1 volt. so it is not stone dead.
not sure if that’s still to low to take a charge.
I have 2 new cells (they read close to 4v), but not sure if I swap one of them in, if it will just run down and then not recharge as well.
is there any way to tell if the charging circuit actually works?
right now I am attempting to charge again, just to see if it goes up from 1v.
I am not keen to solder in a new battery and then learn that the charging circuit is borked.
@ekw give the battery 4v for a half hour or so then try the charging circuits once it reads above 3v.
@djslack I guess I really don’t have any way of “giving it 4v”.
though I may be overlooking something obvious.
in other news - the LED does not light when it’s on charge, but it does light when it is plugged into the adapter & I turn it on.
@djslack I notice that the LED flashes when the USB gets connected (or removed, I think), but does not stay lit while “charging”.
not sure if it is supposed to or not.
I thought maybe it was an odd connection, but could not get more than the single flash, while wiggling the connector in the charging port.
can I charge the one battery from my new battery by using some wires as jumpers?
@ekw that should work. If you had a 4 or 3.7v transformer (more common than 4 but not very common) or an adjustable bench power supply you could use that as well. USB with an appropriate resistor would also work. But the easiest would be one of your new batteries.
The common problem is that the charging circuits assume the battery is defective and will not attempt to charge a battery that shows less than 3v/cell.
You could also jumper together your new battery with the old for probably an hour or two until they equalize and then leave then jumped and plug the charging circuit in to charge them both.
@ekw my good one stays lit the entire time it’s plugged in and charging. My bad one flashes and turns off.
@ekw i just thought some more about this. If you plan to replace the battery and don’t care about reviving the old one but just want to be sure the charge circuit isn’t bad, then jumper the new battery in parallel with the old and attempt to charge. The cells won’t be balanced but you should be able to see if it stays lit/charges pretty quickly.
@RiotDemon thanks. I guess that tells me that the issue is either the circuit or the battery, but it’s definitely not “normal”
@djslack well, being lazy (and not a soldering ace) I’d love to fix it w/o swapping the battery.
but that might not be possible.
@ekw jumping a new battery in parallel with the old and getting the charger to kick in could do the trick and seems the easiest course of action. If the old battery isn’t shot it shouldn’t take very long to get it above 3v and ready to accept a charge normally.
@djslack thanks. I’ll give it a go when I get home from work today.
@djslack well, you were right. I think.
I jumped the battery for abt 20 minutes and that brought it to ~4v.
but - the ekw-factor came into play.
repeated handling has caused both the wires that attach to the mini circuit board that sits right on the battery to pop free.
I noticed the red one was off, and as soon as I moved the battery to get a better look, the black popped off.
so, now I can’t tell which was on which solder nub, nor do I have an iron tiny enough to attempt to reattach them.
one might have a stamp of “P+” by it.
or I could be mis-reading something unrelated.
red is +, right?
I suppose it’s 50/50 of getting it right.
so - the operation was a success, but the patient is dead.
fwiw - it still runs if connected via the USB cord, lol.
@ekw red + is a generally safe bet. Hope you can get it resuscitated, I’m curious to see if that will bring these buzzers back from the dead.
@ekw what kind of battery did you use to jump it?
@RiotDemon exactly these
16340 RCR123A 3.7v 700mAh Lithium-ion Rechargeable Batteries With Flat Top (2pc)
@djslack well, in keeping w/ my normal MO,
step 1 - buy $4 massager
step 2 - buy nearly $10 worth of batteries to try to fix it
step 3 - buy a HF “big” soldering gun & those alligator clip holder dinguses in anticipation of soldering in new batteries. call it $20
step 4 - break it some more while bringing battery back to life, negating the need for HF soldering gun.
step 5 - purchase $8 precision soldering iron to complete its destruction.
yeah, so I have nearly a month and 10x the purchase price sunk in this mini-vibe.
pretty standard.
at this rate, I could have just purchased a Hitachi Magic Wand at retail and saved a few bucks.
I’ll keep you updated, but keep an eye out for house fires in southeastern PA.
at least my hands already have a bunch of burn scars.
@ekw thanks. Going to check my laser pointer and see if it uses a similar voltage.
I don’t want to spend money on this project.
@ekw If nothing else, it’s providing some comic relief
@RiotDemon you’re a wiser man than I!
@djslack fwiw - I bared the ends of the wires that popped off, then set the vibe to “on”, and touched the wires to the nubs.
it fired up, startling me, of course.
so, if I can get the wires reconnected, it will likely work.
the more likely outcome: I pull the OTHER end of the wires free while trying to reattach them.
@RiotDemon also, if you want to email your snail mail address to me, I’ll mail you my 2nd battery.
I doubt I’ll ever need it.
it’s <my meh username>555@gmail dot com
if that makes any sense.
@ekw ooh, thanks! Still Haven’t gotten around to checking my laser pointer to see if that one will work. I’ll let you know!
TYVM
11,000 RPM?! That’s like 1/3 the speed of a Dremel at full throttle.
/giphy dremel
I wanted to get off this stupid Meh-rathon earlier, and now this makes me really want to get off.
You could pick these up for the grandkids: My granddaughter’s first vibrator kind of thing.
/giphy WTF?
@opshannon or get them for your nephews and put them in lightsaber boxes. brrrrrrrzzzz brrrrrrrrzzzzm
Still not sure why I bought this…well the mrs is going to kill me for my meh purchases today so I guess I’ll go out with a vibrate?
While I can’t say anything about this particular model, I can say that these are good for guys too.
"Your order number is: freezing-cunning-uranus"
Well played, meh. Well played.
@tydalforce for shoulder cramps?
@medz of course…
Just placed an order at Lovehoney. Didn’t stop me from buying three of these, though.
Got any used ones ?
Bought these for the wife last time. They don’t charge, they need to be plugged in. The charging indicator light doesn’t even go on.
Well since they don’t charge…how long is the cord? length matters.
@MrMark it’s around 3-4’.
/giphy spotted-reflective-crumpet
These are going in my holiday gift box, along with some Krampus mugs and a fleece throw or two.
PEVMINI …Electric Vibrator Mini?
Personal, purse…
I bought the set last time. One wouldn’t charge.
I will personally deliver each and every one of these.
@norman8 glad I didn’t buy any.
@RiotDemon Double star if I could.
The model number is PEVMINI. Why is it I can’t stop seeing it as Pelvic Mini?
This thing sucks. How do I return it?
@gwill65074 no warranty.
@gwill65074 garage sale
@gwill65074 ebay it
@gwill65074 I thought it vibrated for women’s pleasure – if I had known it sucked for men’s pleasure, I would have bought one!
@gwill65074 does it blow too?
Mine came in the mail today and zi have guests in the house. Guess I’ll try to charge it after they leave…don’t want any uncomfortable discussions. Lol
@tinamarie1974 ummmm…that’s not an uncomfortable conversation for some.
@mfladd I envisioned something more like this…
@tinamarie1974 this scene makes me laugh every time
Well mine “came” in today…and like mentioned above it won’t charge.
Oh well.
…maybe I should have bought one of the power banks for it.
I’m happy to say mine holds a charge. After reading many of the posts I was a bit apprehensive. I guess there are at least a few good ones
@tinamarie1974 Lucky, mine is, uhm, … let’s just say …
/giphy impotent
@jhinra oh Im sorry…how about a little blue pill :p
@tinamarie1974 so the only downside to mine is if I wait more than a day to use it the battery drains. So planned usage only unless its plugged in
Same problem here, doesn’t work, doesn’t charge, gets nice and toasty when it is on charge.
@hockeyham same here, doesn’t work when plugged in. Blue light comes on and it gets warm, but DOA. I might crack it open to see what’s wrong, not like it’s doing anything as is.
Just tried to charge mine. No luck, though it does work when plugged in, but that’s disappointing.
Won’t charge. Works when plugged in but thats it.
Same here. Only when plugged in.
It works while plugged into my computer USB port. I wonder why that might be useful…
It just occurred to me that euphemistic language may have been used…
This thread is approaching “Olio Smart Watch” levels of tech support.
@therealjrn just needs about 300 more comments.
@RiotDemon When people start posting about swapping parts with each other, I’m out.
@therealjrn Did that ever get resolved? Mine only ever showed the initial splash screen and never did anything else
Man, I love buying junk over the interwebs! Mine don’t charge either…