do i really need to purchase a battery charger

[David Wolf]

The important thing for safety is to charge batteries in a safe place that won't burn and to not charge overnight, regardless of whether you use internal or external charging. I've read of charger fires and of mod fires while charging. The quality of the design is important so one model may not be just as safe as another. You could have a mod autofire while charging, you could damage your battery wraps taking them in and out to charge externally. No one has the definitive answer on which is safer imho

I charge my Pegasus with the built in USB port as I do with my istick 30 and 40TC and do it safely as noted above. Been charging my two Istick 30s for a year to a year and a half. No issues, no loose ports, works quite well for me

 

[SteveS45]

Although I have heard the reports of auto firing MOD's I can't help but think have these MOD's it happened to been drowned by e-Liquid at some point? Out of the 10 or so MOD's I own none of them have ever exhibited any of the strange occurrences I have seen reported.

 

[Rwanda]

The important thing for safety is to charge batteries in a safe place that won't burn and to not charge overnight, regardless of whether you use internal or external charging. I've read of charger fires and of mod fires while charging. The quality of the design is important so one model may not be just as safe as another. You could have a mod autofire while charging, you could damage your battery wraps taking them in and out to charge externally. No one has the definitive answer on which is safer imho

Very true. After spending £130 on a lavabox, if the thing burns my house down while on charge, then volcanoes gonna be getting billed for it! The problem with my mod is to take the battery out you pretty much have to un bolt the entire device lol.


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[Zutankhamun]

Simplest answer is retire the batteries when they can no longer hold a charge. For batteries like 18650s, you can see that on many external chargers that provide you with the battery voltage. For built in batteries there's no good way to test for anyone short of popping the mod open, so all you can really go by is shorter and shorter run times under the same use loads.

Eh?
So you would have to guess that it's not holding a charge, then wait, then put it on the d4 to prove your theory correct.

Would that take days? Or the next day when I check it on my dmm it would be significantly lower?

 

[Rwanda]

I charge my Pegasus with the built in USB port as I do with my istick 30 and 40TC and do it safely as noted above. Been charging my two Istick 30s for a year to a year and a half. No issues, no loose ports, works quite well for me

Bit off topic but your pic looks just like my wolf. Only mine has yellow eyes not blue. Is it your dog or a stock pic?


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[David Wolf]

Bit off topic but your pic looks just like my wolf. Only mine has yellow eyes not blue. Is it your dog or a stock pic?


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lol stock and it's 'sposed to be a wolf

 

[Eskie]

Eh?
So you would have to guess that it's not holding a charge, then wait, then put it on the d4 to prove your theory correct.

Would that take days? Or the next day when I check it on my dmm it would be significantly lower?

If it isn't charging and holding it for a day it's a dead soldier. For me the policy of if in doubt, throw it out holds given the relatively low cost of a battery. However, with these 4 battery mods hitting the market, that low cost starts to pile up.

 

[Eskie]

Bit off topic but your pic looks just like my wolf. Only mine has yellow eyes not blue. Is it your dog or a stock pic?


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Is your's a wolf or a half wolf (OK, unlikely you keep a real full wolf hanging out in the family room, but you never know, right?)?

 

[Rwanda]

Yeah I can see that. Lol they make amazing pets! I've got a 7 year old (wolf not child) lol and he's a sweetheart. Bloody hard work! But very rewarding all the same. The vet always moans at me saying he should be in a zoo. Lol


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[David Wolf]

Yeah I can see that. Lol they make amazing pets! I've got a 7 year old (wolf not child) lol and he's a sweetheart. Bloody hard work! But very rewarding all the same. The vet always moans at me saying he should be in a zoo. Lol


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He sounds awesome!

 

[Eskie]

Yeah I can see that. Lol they make amazing pets! I've got a 7 year old (wolf not child) lol and he's a sweetheart. Bloody hard work! But very rewarding all the same. The vet always moans at me saying he should be in a zoo. Lol


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So other than the stock "anywhere he wants", just where does the wolf hang out? And really, how did you get that to work out? I think wolves are amazing animals and can become comfortable with people, but full wolves are kinda rare to find outside of preserves and protected areas. And I'm sure Petco does not stock Wolf Chow unless it's a special order.

 

[Rwanda]

At home. I've got a lot of land so he's all good. Food wise he eats normal stuff and anything he catches in the woods etc mainly rabbits birds and other stuff. I rescued him from the most ironic family that a. literally had no clue what they had and b. had no clue how to look after him. He was just kept outside in a tiny garden and apparently "annoyed the neighbours" because he howled all day and was stressed out. You should have seen him when I got him. He was stick thin and had seriously poor fur and general health. He's much happier now and up to a normal weight for his size. He's definitely the runt though. He's only 7 odd stone which is small really. Anyway, feel like I've high jacked the thread a bit so sorry for that. I just thought I'd ask David if it was his wolf lol


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[Rwanda]

Back on topic, I definitely charge my mod overnight [emoji30] good news is, I charge it pretty much next to my face so if it goes bang I'll know about it. lol. In the day time I'm using it constantly so at night seems the best time to charge it...


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[Rwanda]

I don't actually even know what the lavabox uses for batteries. It feels a lot lighter than the rx75 single cell I had...


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[David Wolf]

If it isn't charging and holding it for a day it's a dead soldier. For me the policy of if in doubt, throw it out holds given the relatively low cost of a battery. However, with these 4 battery mods hitting the market, that low cost starts to pile up.

Four battery mods? Insanity!until Lion technology improves and people get educated about them that's just a bigger bomb.

 

[David Wolf]

Back on topic, I definitely charge my mod overnight [emoji30] good news is, I charge it pretty much next to my face so if it goes bang I'll know about it. lol. In the day time I'm using it constantly so at night seems the best time to charge it...


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You could be in the headlines one day

 

[Rwanda]

Four battery mods? Insanity!until Lion technology improves and people get educated about them that's just a bigger bomb.

Four?! What's it hitting 1000 watts??? lol that's some crazy power going through that. I wouldn't want that to vent in my hand!


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[Rwanda]

I just looked it up and found this. lol what's the point?!

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[Zutankhamun]

Back on topic, I definitely charge my mod overnight [emoji30] good news is, I charge it pretty much next to my face so if it goes bang I'll know about it. lol. In the day time I'm using it constantly so at night seems the best time to charge it...


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That's crazy. I don't get it.
You need some more batteries.
I got 18 atm. So it means that I've got enough that are charged to use while I'm charging others and I only usually charge on 1 or 2 days, usually a Sunday. Then I can keep an eye on my gear.

Battery + charging + sleep can = problems and that's not a good look.

Be safe, charge while your awake and in the house!

 

[Eskie]

Smok Engine 400W 4 18650 batteries

There's also the 300W RX300, a 320W Smok Marshal, and who knows how many more will hit the market. They all use 4 18650s.

Edit: oops, the Smok Marshal claims to do 320W on only 3 batteries.