Battery orientation

[El Desconocido]

Which way do the batteries go in on a P+18650?

 

[BuzzKilla]

positive facing atty connection , negative facing switch.

 

[proggieus]

positive facing atty connection , negative facing switch.

I get a more reliable connection the other way around. Electrically it makes no difference as long as you are not using a Kick so its up to you.

 

[BuzzKilla]

I get a more reliable connection the other way around. Electrically it makes no difference as long as you are not using a Kick so its up to you.

i would still against this... you dont want to have the positive connection to the button. if the battery sheating is torn, your mod will short even with no atty connected.. and that is BAD!

if the battery is in its normal orientation this would be avoided.


Please dont give bad advice on the internet, unless you want to take the responsibility of the risks.

 

[proggieus]

If your battery cover is torn to the point of shorting it would be MORE likely to short and vent with the positive up since the positive is always in contact with the center pin and there is very little space separating the positive and negative on the top cap of a precis . In the positive down position the only time the positive can make contact is when the button is pressed since the battery is held in place with a rubber o-ring.

I honestly can not see how a battery in the positive down position could permanently short in a Precis.

So I will stand by my advice.

 

[BuzzKilla]

a battery installed the proper way will not short if there is not an atty on the connector to complete the circuit.
BUT if the battery is installed the wrong way, you run the risk off setting off a damaged (unknown to the user) battery if the button is accidentally pressed. even if there is no atty installed.

some people remove the atty or slightly unscrew it, when pocketed to prevent any accidental firing.
but in a direct short, that battery will heat up REALLY fast, and if the precise is in a bag, you will not notice it, and will end up with battery acid everywhere.

If the mod is designed a certain way, it should be used as such.

the only circuit protection in a mechanical mod is common sense.

 

[proggieus]

Well i guess theoretically if the positive was at the switch and the body of the battery was in contact with the body of the mod it could short when the button was pressed, but only with the button pressed. release the button and the short disappears

With the Positive up the same situation will cause a full time short that can only be removed be either unscrewing the (likely very hot)Atty or removing the battery.



At the end of the day the biggest factor for safety would be not to use a battery with damaged insulation.

I see your point though,

Thanks

 

[BuzzKilla]

I'm not trying to bring you down, but when info like that makes it on to a public forum, someone who is less informed may end up damaging their mod or hurting themselves.

I've seen so called veteran vapers use batteries where the sheathing is half off in a meta tube mod... so anything is possible.

we just have to be aware of the suggestions we make on here, and the possible outcome of that info in the hands of the less informed...