A word of safety to all mechanical users

[COGamerGirl]

None of the snarky responses were directed at the op.

The ops post was great reminder of how quickly things can go wrong.


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[sonicdsl]

Also why where you using an i clear anything on a mech?

Why not? What's wrong with an iClear on a mech? (Not saying that I like iClears, just curious about your question).

 

[Zach904]

And this post, my friends, demonstrates why mechs are just plain dumb.

Use an electronic device. Be smart. We're in 2014, it's not the 19th century...

What an ignorant comment to make. Be smart, its 2014.

 

[TheSystemHasFailed]

Gee, 2009 much, OP?

 

[Vapocalyptic]

Why not? What's wrong with an iClear on a mech? (Not saying that I like iClears, just curious about your question).

Kinda defeats the purpose IMO. Not really a worthwhile vape in my experience.

 

[Domkayfunimous]

I'd tend to believe that if a VV could handle a .05 ohm coil, then pushing it that close to the limit is just as bad as with the mech, especially when you consider the fact that most are taking their ohm reading off a $15 piece that probably has a .1 ohm error, maybe more!

Stay safe my friends...

 

[TheRac25]

Regulated devices are great for those higher ohm builds. Mechs are perfect for sub ohming.

im not sure what you're talking about my regulated mod pushes 120 watts through a .3 ohm load with no variance till the batteries are out of electrons, you can keep your mech

 

[TheSystemHasFailed]

im not sure what you're talking about my regulated mod pushes 120 watts through a .3 ohm load with no variance till the batteries are out of electrons, you can keep your mech

There is room for both, sir.

Keep it away from water, impacts, and life

 

[JMarca]

Mechs have been around for years, guess what new guys, we used to vape 1.8ohm, 2.0 heck even 2.5ohm coils on mechs. I still have an old mech in the closet with a bridgeless dripping atomizer on it. I bet if I fired it up it would still work great, vaping isn't ALL about sub-ohm'ing and mechs were around for YEARS long before anyone ever heard of a micro coil.

 

[Vapocalyptic]

Mechs have been around for years, guess what new guys, we used to vape 1.8ohm, 2.0 heck even 2.5ohm coils on mechs. I still have an old mech in the closet with a bridgeless dripping atomizer on it. I bet if I fired it up it would still work great, vaping isn't ALL about sub-ohm'ing and mechs were around for YEARS long before anyone ever heard of a micro coil.

Understand that, but even the higher end of sub ohm . 8 or so just completely nullifies the need for anything else. I mean I've got an aspire on a kamry and it's okay but nothing I'd vape extensively. Apples and oranges I guess

 

[danca90]

Unlike some, I am smart enough to use a mech. I had what I would call a soft short with a bad batch of cartos. But if you act quick, all will end well.

 

[Vapocalyptic]

Unlike some, I am smart enough to use a mech. I had what I would call a soft short with a bad batch of cartos. But if you act quick, all will end well.

Yeah, agree. I will build down to about 0.4 ohms, but I always check resistance across multiple devices, test fire, and use hi drain batteries. It's really not as complicated or scary as some people like to think. It really comes down to user error like what, 98% of the time?

 

[danca90]

Kinda defeats the purpose IMO. Not really a worthwhile vape in my experience.

Big battery, big tank, don't have to drip. I used a pro tank on a mech, sometimes I'll slap a carto tank on one. Sometimes I don't want to build. Nothing wrong with it.

 

[amolson]

Ok, stupid question, but wouldn't a fuse have been a really good idea? I've occasionally thought of getting a mech, somewhere down the line, but I'd always, always have some kind of fuse in there.

 

[danca90]

Fuses don't let you learn from your mistake

 

[amolson]

Heh. Good one. Personally, blowing a fuse, cheap enough lesson learned. Thanks!

Actually makes me feel better about the idea of getting a mech at some point. Or building one. I can probably get access to a CNC shop.

 

[danca90]

Why not start small, and get a clone. See what you like, and what you don't. Maybe start by machining a better top cap, and button. Fuses are well worth it though. If you're not chasing clouds. And cloud chasing for me is a short hobby, I get my laugh, change attys, and fuse up.

 

[WharfRat1976]

My batteries heat up hot on my mechs after a chain session. It does not mean they are in a runaway meltdown. I never put a wide open battery into anything above 1.2 ohms. It's just asking for something to break. I do like the vape quality with a regulated device...it simply provides consistent power where a mech always provides declining power until I pull the battery at around 3.4-3.7 volts. The OP reeks of user error and it kind of does not add up for me...whatever....Where did the short take place? Had the coil been rebuilt and was the rebuild faulty? Was the battery itself altered or in a poor condition? Had the pin in the bottom of the head become unflanged and was the one of the leads shorted out to another lead or the head itself. Was one or both of the coils altered and was it touching the sides of the head? Were the battery connections faulty? Was their a short in either end of the battery compartment? Had the head been ohm'd out to make sure there was no shorts. A runaway battery can entirely be avoided with some general equipment knowledge and a little bit of common sense. It would be nice to know what caused this short.

 

[amolson]

Heh, for the price of aluminum and some switches, what do you mean a clone is cheaper? Heck, my first mech might well be a Reo clone. I do have access to a 3d printer so if I can get all the dimensions, it's not that big a deal. Crank out the drawing on Autocad and send it to the printer.

That's why I was asking about the fuse. Why would a fuse be a problem with subohming? Ok, another dumb newb question there. But the whole cloud chasing thing does look like fun. At least after a few beers.

 

[WharfRat1976]

Heh, for the price of aluminum and some switches, what do you mean a clone is cheaper? Heck, my first mech might well be a Reo clone. I do have access to a 3d printer so if I can get all the dimensions, it's not that big a deal. Crank out the drawing on Autocad and send it to the printer.

That's why I was asking about the fuse. Why would a fuse be a problem with subohming? Ok, another dumb newb question there. But the whole cloud chasing thing does look like fun. At least after a few beers.

A kick or a fuse on an unregulated device is always a good idea for someone that either does or does not know what they are doing...in a general sense.