I beleive it was an OLD ultrafire, but not sure cause the coating was taken off to get it in a mod. And they were about 6 months old. STILL NO EXCUSE for my stupiddity.
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I beleive it was an OLD ultrafire, but not sure cause the coating was taken off to get it in a mod. And they were about 6 months old. STILL NO EXCUSE for my stupiddity.
I'm going to award you with the first ECF Yosemite Sam Burnin' Biscuits Award for telling this precautionary saga so well and providing the photos to boot.
Yep, even a pill vial that costs nothing can save your bacon. This one holds two 14650s for me.
Well I'm Honored yzer, lol I THINK. Just wanted to save someone elses Johnson, lol
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I knew the weather and the men were hot in Alabama...but this is taking it a bit too far. (wink)
Glad you are OK!
Glad you are OK!
Yikes!!
Glad it wasn't worse!
I had a battery blunder when I was a kid...I dropped a 9v battery in my pocket. In my pocket I also had a few pennies...after a bit of very animated jumping around and freaking out, I got my pants off and began investigating...eventually, I realized the problem. Now I either put all batteries in a case, or cover all contacts with electrical tape...even before I started vaping...
Crotch fires are a very powerful teacher
Glad it wasn't worse!
I had a battery blunder when I was a kid...I dropped a 9v battery in my pocket. In my pocket I also had a few pennies...after a bit of very animated jumping around and freaking out, I got my pants off and began investigating...eventually, I realized the problem. Now I either put all batteries in a case, or cover all contacts with electrical tape...even before I started vaping...
Crotch fires are a very powerful teacher
I presented the award with full honors, Foxman. You have done a great service to many of us by sharing your story. A battery meltdown prevented is a johnson saved, IMHO. It takes courage to share our mishaps for the benefit of others. Well done!
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Crotch fires are a very powerful teacher
I'm trying to remember the last time I had any fire in my crotch.
This may be an important question. Did you remove the plastic shrink wrap coating from the battery that failed, exposing the bare metal underneath? What kind of battery was it? I know you don't remember the brand name of the battery. Was it a protected (ICR) battery or an IMR?
No need to call yourself stupid here, this battery technology is new to 99% of us.
Foxman, I'm glad you are okay!!!! I don't trust ultrafire and trustfire personally. I only trust and use AW imr or the Panasonic CGR. I recommend you throw out those other batteries and use better quality ones so that you balls don't get blown off next time!
It was heatshrink wrapped when I got it and I removed the heatshrink to get it into an Indulgence. I don't know if it was protected or not because it was missing the wrapper when I got it. I do know it was a flat top if that helps, lol
How do you feel it shorted? You mention a set of tweezers and a battery. Were there any other metal pieces in the bag? I could only imagine the metal tweezers touching one terminal of the battery. I am interested to know because I too have lots of batteries and metal things floating around in my bag. SCARY!!!
Glad to hear you are ok!!!!!
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Glad to hear you are ok!!!!!
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OH, You said Indulgence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That explains it! It doesn't have an off/on switch, no built in protection, and a tendency to short b/c of the terrible quality 510 connection, like in the case of the 2 I had. I made a thread to warn people about the Indulgence. They are horribly dangerous!!!
Here's the thread I started. I wish I could have warned people more effectively, but hopefully this thread will educate more people so they don't get hurt!
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ecigarette-technical-issues/299482-indulgence-v2-v3-owners-beware.html
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ecigarette-technical-issues/299482-indulgence-v2-v3-owners-beware.html
Yea the Indulgence is a BAD UNIT for sure. I threw mine away in a metalbin for scrap, lol
Removing that heat shrink tubing (coating) meant that the battery would have a much, much higher chance of failure from an external short circuit. An external short circuit is a connection between the positive terminal of the battery (the button or flat-top positive (+) end and the bottom or the case (or sides) of the battery with are the negative (-) terminal.
If the Indulgence was designed to use a 18650 battery it should have fitted your 18650 without needing to remove the shrink tubing (wrap) on the battery.
It may be a good idea to print "do not remove this wrapping" from all battery shrink tubing coatings.
If you take the shrink tubing off a ICR (protected) battery you will find a round circuit board on the positive end of the battery and possibly on the negative end of the battery. These circuit board(s) provides the protection. There is often a metal strip running along the outside of the battery case connecting to the base.
Foxman, if your battery did not have the circuit boards on the ends it was either an unprotected ICR (which should never be used in a PV or APV) or an IMR battery, which is considered "safer" chemistry and doesn't need protection circuit boards.
If the Indulgence was designed to use a 18650 battery it should have fitted your 18650 without needing to remove the shrink tubing (wrap) on the battery.
It may be a good idea to print "do not remove this wrapping" from all battery shrink tubing coatings.
If you take the shrink tubing off a ICR (protected) battery you will find a round circuit board on the positive end of the battery and possibly on the negative end of the battery. These circuit board(s) provides the protection. There is often a metal strip running along the outside of the battery case connecting to the base.
Foxman, if your battery did not have the circuit boards on the ends it was either an unprotected ICR (which should never be used in a PV or APV) or an IMR battery, which is considered "safer" chemistry and doesn't need protection circuit boards.
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The guy that exposed the smoktech telescope mod having no venting would have a field day with the Indulgence! I really hope vendors stop selling them!!!!!
YEA I'm already planning on some upgrades for sure. I already got a container for all 3 of my batteries today, lol
Yea they have already fixed the vent holes from the factory. I was in the CO-OP that had them and the VIVI Tanks on it and they got delayed over a week to fix them before they shipped them.
Pushing and pulling protected batteries in and out of chargers and banging around in a bag can cause the metal band to wear through the protection covering, shorting the postive to the negative battery case. Also perhaps the fanny pack was pinched a bit between your lap while seated.
Mine wore through and almost caught fire. I manage to pry up the band from the casing before it happened but not before burning my finger
Mine wore through and almost caught fire. I manage to pry up the band from the casing before it happened but not before burning my finger
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