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Banning the sale of these items via the internet won't stem the tide of under-age sales. Banning something "makes a statement" but offers no solution to the larger problem at hand: the lack of adequate education about the dangers...
The heating elements inside can easily get red-hot. I've taken apart many cartos that had burned and melted because they hadn't been assembled correctly - the heat shield was placed too low, allowing the plastic reservior materials to contact the element. Maybe the atty you used had a flaw. Have...
it's a friction fit where the silver part and the black part join. you'll have to reef on it pretty hard to get it apart. you might end up destroying it getting it open.
It's probably the switch being burned up by too much current draw. You might be able to open the pass-thru up and put another one in, but it too will eventually burn up.
When I order from them it shows up in a USPS Priority Flat Rate box. That's like, $5 right? So it seems to me they *might* actually be making $2 from the order. All I know is it gets here fast.:toast:
I'd guess that they're different levels of quality. A lot of manufacturers categorize their batteries into different levels, depending on how well the new batteries test out when they're made. subtle differences can make 2 batteries from the same manufacturing lot perform differently.
the AWs...
I'd go with boiling it. The hot water will dissolve any residue (and sterilize it too). Alcohols will dissolve the fluid too, but I doubt they work as fast as boiling.
I think that depends on what your definition of "affordable" is. That, plus I'd think a US manufacturer would produce higher quality products (or ones with more features) to justify the higher cost.
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