Be Careful!

[kriztufer]

I got my Chuck a little over a week ago and I LOVE it!
I can go on forever about how much better it is than any power source I've ever used for vaping, how much better the vaping experience is with it and on and on and on and on.

Now when I say be careful, I mean in regards to travelling with it in a pocket, a bag, purse, etc.


So here's what happened to me,

I live in Brooklyn and ride to my office in Manhattan: Total ride time 30 mins.

Yesterday before I mounted up for my ride home, I took a few glorious pulls on my Chuck and then placed it in the single zipper, quick access pocket of my backpack and headed home.

Upon arriving home, I carry my bike up a flight of stairs, take my bag off, wipe my brow, take a sip of water and then reach for my Chuck.

As soon as I opened the zipper I knew there was a problem. The blue gray wisp of smoke that wafted out was the first sign.

But nothing was on fire, the smoke cleared and my Chuck looked OK so I reached in and tried to take it out. and there was some resistance as I tried to. I peeled it out, and soon as I saw my freshly filled cartomizer I knew we had a problem.

I guess somehow in my backpack the "power" button on my Chuck got pushed and cooked the cartomizer for a while, melting to the lining of the pocket in my backpack.

It also killed a fresh set of batteries.

But all is well. I slapped a new set of batteries in and a new adapter and cartomizer and I'm back in business.

Ill be sure to remove the batteries when my Chuck gets tucked in for travel

Be careful!

 

[jeffakamax]

Just remove the atty. problem solved.

 

[Poeia]

Just loosen the cartomizer or atomizer a couple of twists and it won't be able to make the connection to heat up. The hardest thing is to remember to retighten it before taking a drag. I can't tell you how many times in the two weeks I've had it that I've pulled mine out of my purse, inhaled and thought it was time for a battery change before remembering to tighten the atty.


Those were protected batteries, I assume.

 

[kriztufer]

Just remove the atty. problem solved.

Really?? So with it removed, if the button gets pushed it; wont give it any power????

 

[kriztufer]

Just loosen the cartomizer or atomizer a couple of twists and it won't be able to make the connection to heat up. The hardest thing is to remember to retighten it before taking a drag. I can't tell you how many times in the two weeks I've had it that I've pulled mine out of my purse, inhaled and thought it was time for a battery change before remembering to tighten the atty.

Ahhhh, I'm an idiot

Duhhhh!! what the hell was I thinking?? or NOT thinking should I say

Those were protected batteries, I assume.

They were!

 

[Houdini]

Really?? So with it removed, if the button gets pushed it; wont give it any power????

That was sarcastic, right?

 

[whiskey]

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Lilibet]

I'm glad that you and the Chuck escaped serious injury.

I carry my Chuck in an oversized, hard-sided eyeglass case and it's not long enough to accommodate the Chuck and the atomizer (the big Chuck with an 801 atomizer and whistle tip mouthpiece is 7 1/2 inches long) so I have to disassemble it. It works well for me because I can't forget to take off the atomizer.

 

[kriztufer]

That was sarcastic, right?

God, I wish it was

 

[Houdini]

God, I wish it was

Well, with the atty removed if the button gets pushed there is still voltage going to the connector but with no atty on it nothing gets hot and since the batteries arn't powering anything they can't drain. Just loosening the atty to break contact with the center post will give the same results.

 

[MonsterKenny]

i bought a cellphone case for my little chuck, slit the top flap of the case and it fits perfectly with any atty and mouth piece attached. doesnt go off while im at work.

 

[Ladycats]

Great idea Kenny !!!