Any battery can be dangerous if something goes wrong. Most people use unprotected IMR batteries due to their relatively safer chemistry and higher amp ratings. Protected batteries have some fail safes built in but they limit the amps. Most vaping applications require high drain (high amp) batteries like the IMR.
General battery safety is something that you should read up on. You also will need to purchase a multimeter to make sure that you are not over draining your batteries, or even over charging them.
If you are overly worried about a battery failure or if you don't want to bother with testing your batteries and following general safety guidelines I suggest sticking with VV/VW devices that have safety features built in.
Hello,
I have done a lot of research on this and it seems like a 50/50 split as to which battery is safer. Some people say protected ICR's are more likely to fail than IMR's. Other people say you MUST use protected ICR's and don't ever use IMR's. You say "Most vaping applications require high drain (high amp) batteries like the IMR." Would this apply to a dingo with an 18350 battery using 1.7ohm cartos?
The two batteries I am considering are below.
AW IMR 18350 Batteries: Ecigarette Batteries, ECig Batteries, Battery 18500
Protected 18350 Lithium Ion Battery, 1200mAh
I also ordered the Vapesafe 2. Would this work with either battery? Does it really add any protection? I have seen mixed reviews on that topic as well.
Thanks!
Thanks!