Battery unsafe?
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You could just rewrap it.. They sell battery wraps in many different colors and sizes even.. Be sure to get a new top ring along with it though.. You may even consider double wrapping it
You're absolutely right about the danger - do not use the battery until it's fixed and be very careful how you store and handle it! The good news is that it's easily fixable. You can buy a battery wrap and rewrap the battery with the aid of a hairdryer or heat gun. Many vape shops will also rewrap batteries for a small cost or even for free.
The shops I’ve tried haven’t had battery wraps and have tried to sell me new batteries, the battery works 100% I’m just scared it might explode
I wouldn't use it until you get it rewrapped personally.. i
You can buy battery wraps most anywhere
Here's a link to a great source to purchase new or buy wraps..
Liion Wholesale Batteries | Li-ion battery/cell distributor
Here's a link to a great source to purchase new or buy wraps..
Liion Wholesale Batteries | Li-ion battery/cell distributor
also you may want to familiarize yourself with a guy in here that's called Mooch.. he is the Battery Master when it comes to vaping and provides a list of the top rated batteries that he has personally tested..The ratings from the suppliers aren't always truthful of what they claim.. Just an FYI
They don’t ship to Ireland, do you know any others?
If you can't find a wrap locally (or right now), I would buy a new battery and retire the one with the damaged wrap until you can rewrap it. Then you can add it to a rotation with the new battery once it's rewrapped and safe again.
I would suggest you purchase some wraps and keep them on hand. I always buy 10-20 wraps each time I order batteries, so that I DO have them on hand when needed.
The past year, I have been using clear wraps to double wrap my batteries before I will even use them.
I would suggest you purchase some wraps and keep them on hand. I always buy 10-20 wraps each time I order batteries, so that I DO have them on hand when needed.
The past year, I have been using clear wraps to double wrap my batteries before I will even use them.
Rats. It's annoying when shops try any excuse to sell you something instead of being helpful. Try this:
18650 Battery Wraps
I'd suggest picking up a stack of wraps and some insulator rings. Torn wrappings is just one of those things that tends to happen with vaping. You can find plenty of rewrapping videos on Youtube. Watch a few and pick a method that works for you.
The problem with a compromised wrap is that the whole outer case of the battery is the negative pole. If anything metal ever connects the positive with the negative (such as the casing of a mod), you'll have a short, and shorts can easily go boom. An exploding lithium battery is not something you want to see, much less experience.
Mooch was mentioned above. He's a great resource. He's created a list of recommended batteries for us. What you might be most interested in now is the blue part of the chart, which includes a list of trusted vendors. It's where I got the link above:
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/attachments/7fdf0dbf-4d99-4676-932d-b3259735ef7d-jpeg.735233/
This will help you out
Battery Repair Kit (18650)
Fogstar is a good source for batteries in the UK
Batteries Plus - Batteries Plus - Specialists in rechargeable batteries for cordless phone, mobile phone, digital camera, solar light and torch batteries and a large range of button cells, all at Batteries Plus in the UK
Nkon (Netherlands) - https://nkon.nl
Keeping your wraps in perfect condition is absolutely essential. The tutorial I linked to below has links to some suppliers of wraps too. I bought mine from fasttech.
Tutorial: Re-wrapping a Battery | E-Cigarette Forum
Tutorial: Re-wrapping a Battery | E-Cigarette Forum
That is the way to go -- buy a new one until you get wraps. Ebay Ireland has a number of listings for them.
Score 69 - I just ordered some batteries and I am going to try that with a clear wrap --great idea.
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I got enough wraps to wrap the world's batteries for a month from Amazon. They were inexpensive, and came in a variety of sizes. You might try there. An insulator ring or a few might come in handy. I've usually been able to reuse mine, but sometimes they get lost, or degraded as well.
If you have other batteries to use, use them. If you don't have enough, well, buy a spare set or two. They can come in handy, and it's better to have what you need to hand, than to have to worry about more batteries, or when you have time to get to rewrapping. It's also cheaper to use a well-regarded seller of authentic batteries than a vape shop if you can. It is I guess possible to find authentic batteries in vape shops, but the prices are overinflated, and there really is no way to guarantee they're authentics, and/or not rewarps or cheap seconds that failed Qc from the big manufacturers. I think this can happen more often than one may think.
Best of luck,
Anna
If you have other batteries to use, use them. If you don't have enough, well, buy a spare set or two. They can come in handy, and it's better to have what you need to hand, than to have to worry about more batteries, or when you have time to get to rewrapping. It's also cheaper to use a well-regarded seller of authentic batteries than a vape shop if you can. It is I guess possible to find authentic batteries in vape shops, but the prices are overinflated, and there really is no way to guarantee they're authentics, and/or not rewarps or cheap seconds that failed Qc from the big manufacturers. I think this can happen more often than one may think.
Best of luck,
Anna
Are your battery wraps and insulator rings intact?
Why Repairing Batteries With Cracked Wraps Is Absolutely Essential
Battery tears
You might ask why do battery manufacturers use such a fragile wrap? Well, you may not know that the batteries we use for vaping were never intended to be used like we use them. They were designed to be used only in battery packs for the auto and power tool industry ... never intended to be removed and re-inserted frequently as a stand-alone power source like we vapers use them.
18650 battery pack with battery management system
Battery Basics for Mods: The Definative Battery Guide for Vaping
Are You Using a Rewrap (Rebranded or Aftermarket) Battery?
Why Repairing Batteries With Cracked Wraps Is Absolutely Essential
Battery tears
You might ask why do battery manufacturers use such a fragile wrap? Well, you may not know that the batteries we use for vaping were never intended to be used like we use them. They were designed to be used only in battery packs for the auto and power tool industry ... never intended to be removed and re-inserted frequently as a stand-alone power source like we vapers use them.
Battery Basics for Mods: The Definative Battery Guide for Vaping
Are You Using a Rewrap (Rebranded or Aftermarket) Battery?
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