Battery fear

[retird]

Ron.... from your post.... I would really like to hear from people that do run unprotected batteries
in a mechanical mod

I hope you find the answers you seek.....be safe and good luck....

 

[Roncgizmo]

Ron, that wasn't meant to be condescending but rather cautionary, and your first post was so lackadaisical that is showed no indication of your 20 years experience, much like the travel charger doesn't show anything meaningful besides a red and green light. The charger you just got and has not been tested either.

Otherwise, it is not about your own safety, but that your post is going to be read by many others, who likely won't have the experience and common sense that you do, and will feel empowered to try something on there own and end up in a tragic situation.

Heh, if I wanted to be condescending, I'd probably toss you a snide quip and link you to Battery University.

With that all out of the way, did you google the number on the laptop cell's wrapper?

Then I do apologize for misreading your post. The travel charger I bought is just a very temporary band aid
until I find a good charger that I can use for this as well as my photography gear. I have a box full of AA/AAA
chargers and they all have one thing in common, They don't work well. Some I paid a lot for and others not so much..

And as a side note. I feel like the jackass here. I got the vamo today and found that the protected batteries are
fully charged. they read 4.2 volts. the batteries I harvested from my old laptop battery read 4.1 volts. I also found
my coil is at .8 ohms. I think I'm going to check out Harbor freight today about a cheap meter until I find the one I want.

And again. Please accept my apology for my misinterpretations.

 

[asdaq]

Check harbor freight for coupons, their meter is sometimes free. And for NiMH batteries, I've spent years with energizers and was always disappointed, i got a set of eneloops and am very impressed. My wireless mouse needed a change out every few days and now it has been going strong on the same pair for 4 months.

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[Roncgizmo]

Check harbor freight for coupons, their meter is sometimes free. And for NiMH batteries, I've spent years with energizers and was always disappointed, i got a set of eneloops and am very impressed. My wireless mouse needed a change out every few days and now it has been going strong on the same pair for 4 months.

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I found the same thing with energizers. I'll give the Eneloop a try. Thanks

Oh, it looks like I missed the free meter from HF..lol However they have one on sale for about 5 bucks.

 

[dr g]

Just make sure you are getting low self-discharge NiMH.

 

[LucentShadow]

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Now I'm thinking (from ALL the information I read about batteries here) that It's fairly safe IF you're not an idiot about it.

As in: If anything gets hot, if your vapor is reduced, stop using and start charging.

As for safety: Always lock the button when you're not using the Mod And don't run a low ohm coil.

Am I about right on this? Like I said, I would really like to hear from people that do run unprotected batteries
in a mechanical mod.

I would not charge if it's getting hot. They should not get hot. If vapor is reduced, it probably is getting significantly low. You should get an idea how low, by checking them with a meter. It can be dangerous to discharge them below 3.2-3.1 volts, and they can fail on charge in those cases.

Having a lock on the 'fire' button is a good idea. I would not totally trust it, though. As for running low-ohm coils, that's a bit ambiguous. Don't stress your equipment's capability.

You really need to figure out what the demands are that you'll be putting on the battery, and get ones that can handle more than that. This goes for any device being used. I assume that you know Ohm's Law from your comments, so you should be able to figure out your most-demanding current draw. I get batteries rated for double that amount continuous current, or more, if possible.

Most protected batteries are not rated for high-current applications, such as what many use mechanical mods for, so safer chemistry batteries are preferred, such as IMR batteries. They are not as explosive as typical Li-ions, and can generally handle much more current.

It should be assumed that any cells removed from a laptop pack are not safer chemistry, and removing those from their protection makes for a high risk, even if they are not old and used. Especially if you have no specs on what current they are rated for, individually.

I'd also advise researching at Battery University. I'd guess that almost anyone stands to learn something there. Even though I've got fairly extensive electronics training and experience, I learned much there.