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  1. Rocketman

    Mod with Safety issues???

    Alkaline, NiMH, Nicad devices are not related to the issues being discussed. (yes I know, even a rock can explode)
  2. Rocketman

    Mod with Safety issues???

    Zoid, Just pointing out the the gas passage did not seem to get all blocked up. Even with all the crud and tight fitting cells (not a lot of room inside with 16mm cells). The three little holes vented like crazy and sent the PV probably about 20 feet. The cells still seem to have a nice...
  3. Rocketman

    Mod with Safety issues???

    Already did, long time ago.
  4. Rocketman

    Mod with Safety issues???

    Does it use 3 stacked Li-ion cells. There are some lights available that do.
  5. Rocketman

    Mod with Safety issues???

    Zoid, is that the GG that vented flames out the bottom holes? Flew off the table and ended up over by the couch, and even burnt the carpet? I find it hard to believe that a swelled cell, blocking off gas release will still be able to pass gas out the bottom cap and rocket around the room...
  6. Rocketman

    SmokTech Telescope is air tight!

    Wear Protection :)
  7. Rocketman

    Mod with Safety issues???

    Serious post: I hope all this pressure (no pun intended) on the manufacturers and resellers will drive them to publish technical details in their advertisements such as a list of everything they consider to be a safety feature that the model offered includes. Including, in print, which cell...
  8. Rocketman

    SmokTech Telescope is air tight!

    Track record: faces blown off by Chinese PVs versus faces blown off by U.S. made PVs?
  9. Rocketman

    SmokTech Telescope is air tight!

    I still question the use of a 'party balloon' instead of the more reliable 'industrial grade' balloon. Would you trust a 'party balloon' as a contraceptive?
  10. Rocketman

    How Many Watts Do You Vape At

    Where are all the stacked battery folks using LR DCCs? They sell 6 volt and 7.4 volt mods. People complain "only goes up to 6 volts" with some VV PVs. You know, the ones that the weaker PVs (8 to 12 watts) just don't hack it? for the record, toss me into the 3.7v/1.5ohm DCC crowd (7 to 10W).
  11. Rocketman

    SmokTech Telescope is air tight!

    That must have been some really strong double sided tape :) and the way the cell swoll all up, wow.
  12. Rocketman

    Mod with Safety issues???

    Roly, can you point me to any evidence that steel cased Li-ion cells swell? To swell a cylinder it seems you would have to build up enough internal pressure that the hoop stress exceeded the yield of the material. If the cell vented inside a sealed PV the cell internal pressure would be about...
  13. Rocketman

    Mod with Safety issues???

    Guess you wouldn't want to carry a gun designed like a thin walled PV with an 18650 "cartridge" :) (gate valve on a turbocharger?)
  14. Rocketman

    Mod with Safety issues???

    Roly, that sounds good. The boxes that are currently used (I've done a few) just don't look as stylish at a machine turned cylinder. Making the PV cylinder a little bigger to increase the gas path cross section would make an 18650 mod look like a 26650 mod. By the time you get to 32650 cells...
  15. Rocketman

    Mod with Safety issues???

    Do you really think one of the revised ones has made it to the customers yet? No comment on the modification, there will be plenty without mine :)
  16. Rocketman

    Mod with Safety issues???

    Cylinder/barrel gap looks more like vents up at the top of a PV, integral suppressor slots are at the end on the gas path. Most of the energy has been expended by the time the pressure pulse gets to the vents (or gas port). I guess you get a few hundred fps from gas expansion past the gas port...
  17. Rocketman

    Mod with Safety issues???

    I was being just a little sarcastic with the number of holes. Roly's slot idea gives more vent area in a hurry than a bunch of little holes. And, a 1" diameter hole would be hard to do on most PVs :) Here's a thought on holes and slots though. The cell (or cells) occupies most of the...
  18. Rocketman

    Duel AW IMR14500 Verse Trustfire 14500 Flame on a Smoktek Varicool

    You're correct, I keep forgetting it's a buck device. I use a variable load (4 ohm 150 watt ohmite rheostat). Running a PV up to the limit to see the cutoff/shutdown or voltage sag is probably a good way to shorten it's life. How fast does your car go? How often do you test it :) Since you...
  19. Rocketman

    Duel AW IMR14500 Verse Trustfire 14500 Flame on a Smoktek Varicool

    OK, 93% is easier with a buck converter than a boost converter and it might be a little less over the entire operating range. If you used 6.0 volts into a 3 ohm carto for example, you would be vaping at 12 watts. The cells would have to put out just a little more than 12 watts for 12 to get...
  20. Rocketman

    Saving "empty" bottles

    Or make test equipment out of them :) http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/rocketman_photos/DrK-DIY-Lab-Kit-3min.jpg I use this to compare/adjust juice thickness.
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