Batteries and SAFETY !! please read if you have any doubts or concerns

[pizza2me]

Thanks Mike for the great info. I know my BP was safe. But it really made me feel good that everything I read in roly's post regarding safe stacked battery mods are exactly what you do with your devices.

And if I understand correctly, you do even more with the short circuit doo-hicky and the PCB melt thingy
(Can you tell I'm not an electro techie? )

Seriously though. We all really appreciate that concern for your customers comes FIRST.

Thank you and your team!!!

 

[TexasT]

It's making me rethink the bark collar for my puppy now. I had no idea!

Aha!!! Now maybe I can get my wife to take this one off of my neck!!

Finally!!

TT

 

[908Tracy]

Aha!!! Now maybe I can get my wife to take this one off of my neck!!

Finally!!

TT

LMAO!!!! (((hugs TT))) That's funny.

 

[908Tracy]

Thanks Mike for the great info. I know my BP was safe. But it really made me feel good that everything I read in roly's post regarding safe stacked battery mods are exactly what you do with your devices.

And if I understand correctly, you do even more with the short circuit doo-hicky and the PCB melt thingy
(Can you tell I'm not an electro techie? )
Seriously though. We all really appreciate that concern for your customers comes FIRST.

Thank you and your team!!!

Pizza,

You're a man after my own heart! Doo-hickey's and thingy's.....you're talking my language! hahaha And hey, they haven't thrown me out of here yet!

 

[BuzzKill]

Thanks Mike for the great info. I know my BP was safe. But it really made me feel good that everything I read in roly's post regarding safe stacked battery mods are exactly what you do with your devices.

And if I understand correctly, you do even more with the short circuit doo-hicky and the PCB melt thingy
(Can you tell I'm not an electro techie? )

Seriously though. We all really appreciate that concern for your customers comes FIRST.

Thank you and your team!!!

No problem Pizza ! we have always been concerned about safety , it is our first concern .

Selling products has a liability associated with it , as a business we have to understand that a product can fail or be misused and might cause injury so we design safety features into them. Some companies that make mods in the garage do not concern themselves with this issue.

I do appreciate the Kudos !!!

 

[spaceballsrules]

What I'd like to see on your website, is a shorter iPro mod that takes 1 maybe larger battery that is an AW IMR Lithium Manganese (LiMn) battery with a c rating of at least 4. If that can't be done, I know you could make something smaller with a battery life of 5-6 hours, thats not stacked & safer.

Hey Buzzkill, I am wondering the same thing. Any plans for a single battery mod?

 

[BuzzKill]

Not at this time Space balls , we have never had a battery failure like this , some DOA from time to time or one stop working with bad capacity but thats about it.

 

[Scottinboca]

I found out that they were CR123 batteries. He was stacking them in a custom mod of some sort.

 

[Scottinboca]

Here's the article Leading E-Cigarette Retailer V2 Cigs Speaks Out About the Dangers of Modified E-Cigs - MarketWatch

 

[BuzzKill]

And almost for SURE unprotected batts and OR device . we limit current to a MAX of 2 amps from the battery the BUCK regulator makes up the other 1 amp of current .
This company is covering their butts as they should , but not ALL mods have protection built in like ours do.

 

[dfs405]

I was checking my batteries on the battery junction web site-I stack two RCR123a 3.0 volt batteries in my Reo Grand and their description of batteries states that they are protected and they cannot explode and cannot catch fire- am I being foolish to believe this claim?

 

[Killjoy1]

Yes. ANY battery can fail if pushed beyond its limits. "Safer" doesn't equate to "foolproof" ;-) From what I understand, the recent incident that has everybody up in arms was a pair of Tenergy 3v 123a's

 

[dfs405]

Right but I also heard they were unprotected batteries and in an unvented tube-which is definately not the same setup as a reo with an opening on the door to push on the e-juice bottle to feed the atty. I am talking about protected batteries that I have-but thanks for the response

 

[Codrut Popescu]

Can I use AW IMR16340 550 mAh IMR CR123 size LiMN Rechargeable Lithium Battery in my Buzz Pro?

Are they certified/safe?

 

[BuzzKill]

Can I use AW IMR16340 550 mAh IMR CR123 size LiMN Rechargeable Lithium Battery in my Buzz Pro?

Are they certified/safe?

they should be fine IMO , so they are LIMN right ??

 

[Codrut Popescu]

Thanks! Yes, seems to be what is being called "safe chemistry" LiMN 3.7V. Nothing is 100% safe but they seems to be safer. They are not protected (via built in IC) but they are recommended in series / multi-cell applications. Can be charged with any LiIon battery charger with 4.2V output. Probably they have a lower duration than the Powerizers but are to be considered if you want the safest option.

 

[FranC]

Thanks for the post Mike. Lots of good info.

 

[bydus]

Glad i ordered vvpv even though I don't have it yet safety first

 

[markfm]

AW IMR 16340 550 mAh should be good, though lower run time. They are Manganese tech (the "M" in IMR is manganese, vs. the "C" in ICR being Cobalt). Manganese has lower energy capacity (mAh/gram) than Cobalt, which is why you see lower mAh ratings for the LiMN batteries. They are rated up in the 8C zone, so even though a lower total mAH than a classic ICR, they are good for high current draw, and their failure mode is supposed to be "softer".

I'm content with the Powerizers, given the Pro series PV-level protections, but the IMR are nice batteries.

 

[BuzzKill]

If they have an 8"C" rating they will be more than fine but with reduced run times.