Think I'll stick to regulated mods.
Let's give it some time and see how (some of) those cheapo VV-clones with built-in cheapo LiPos fare once the cells get some age and wear on them
Think I'll stick to regulated mods.
Damn man we live in the same city, I could have been on that street car. What gives, you claim to practice safe procedures but at the same time state "hey things happen." Sorry this crap makes me frustrated as anything and I am furious after reading about a vented battery and a mech mod literally exploding. Come on man, are you even sure that your VTC5s were real. Where and when did you get them? What vape shop do you frequent I know some great ones in Toronto that wouldn't sell a newb a mech even for a milly (not saying your a newb, but damn man...come on)
Spring loaded top pin.....Spring collapse is one of many.
Wells..it either shorted or you didn't lock it or bought a mech that didn't lock. That battery(although your right on the amp threshold) can take that load safely.
Spring loaded top pin.....Spring collapse is one of many.
Personally I think if you attempt builds like these...even though you know what you are doing...that it should be left at home where you can handle it without worrying that other people could get hurt.
At least you took it safely away. ...Not like that coward at the Vape meet that Pbusardo was at and just dropped it and ran.
Before getting into this story I want to make it clear that I am well aware of the dangers involved in using Mechanical Mods. I always do my best to vape as safely as possible, but hey. Sometimes .... happens.
My set up in this case was a Stingray X with a Dark Horse RDA, Sony VTC 5 battary, duel 24 gauge kanthal twisted coils .2 ohm.
I was out a few days ago running errands, and like every other day I brought my mod out with me to vape on. Well all was going well until while I was on the street car on my way home I started feeling my leg getting hot right under where my mod was in my jacket pocket. I stood up and pulled the stop request button on the street car as I reached into my pocket to get my mod out, well the mod was so hot I couldn't touch it, and my pocket started smoking. By this point the street car had stopped for me to get off. I ran off, turned my pocket inside out and saw my MOD was POURING out smoke, for everywhere, the venting holes, and the top of the RDA. Luckily the street I was on wasn't very busy and I had time to kick the thing down an ally. I stood watching for a few minutes because I didn't want anyone walking by to approach the ally way and get hurt when POP!!!!!!! The whole thing blows apart. Luckily no one was hurt. I went back to my local vape shop and explained what happened to the owner of the shop, and he hooked me up with a new set up for free. Now I am using a IPV V2 60 watt box mod, and have a new Dark Horse RDA on it. Still not too sure what happened as the battery was working fine, and the whole set up was working for over two months without a problem. Anyways, just wanted to share that little story with everyone.
Did he make it out of the instantaneous vapourisation radius? - Oh hang on, this scaremongering is contagious!
Was pbusardo there to snap a pic? Please forgive me for filing this story in the "highly suspect" folder.
I'm a little suspect myself.
"Scaremongering".... Ummm.... His tube mod turned into a pipe bomb. Did you miss that part?
See, I didn't know I just know my girl has been using mechs her whole career, she's actually what got me to become a more "high end" vaper if you will. I do know though at least (like you said) the battery should always be cool to touch however maybe the outside of the mech will get a bit warm but never "hot."
I don't claim to be an expert on mechs I am actually not even remotely close to that lol. I like my regulated high wattage boxes, I don't see the need for a mech now n days but to each there own, if you use a 650mah ego and 510 atty I am happy for you lol.
PLEASE DO NOT RIDE THE STREETCAR WITH YOUR MECH ANYMORE. Now everytime I get on the damn street car I have to worry about exploding mechs lol.
Ok well I have been vapeing for three years and I have probably been to 95% of shops in the GTA, never seen a VTC5 only 4s at one of them. Name the shop and I shall tell you if its good because sorry a lot of them aren't. I personally saw three days ago a shop selling fake VTC5s. They looked so bootleg it was unreal and he kicked me out when I was trying to snap some photos of the batteries to blast said shop on ecf. It doesn't help me that you were shaking like a leaf, couldn't care less. The fact that you had a mech actually explode really worry's me, the fact that I could have been on that street car with my nephew worry's me more. Just use a regulated device if you don't care to learn the ins and outs of battery's and so forth.