Burned pass-through

[alex1407]

What's up guys. I have my second pass through,today i was vaping like always,i went into the kitchen for about 5 min,when i came back into the room it was filled with burning plastic smell.Turns out that my pass through burned plastic on the outside of the cart alone with half of it filling.Whene i put another cart on,it start to hiss as soon as i plugged it back to the computer. Any body know what happened,maybe switch got stack or something?

 

[Pawpaw]

Either the switch stuck or the FET shorted out. Not that it really matters, but was it an auto or manual PT?

Send an email to mark@vapor4life.com and he'll take care of you.

 

[alex1407]

That was an auto.

 

[emberl]

What's up guys. I have my second pass through,today i was vaping like always,i went into the kitchen for about 5 min,when i came back into the room it was filled with burning plastic smell.Turns out that my pass through burned plastic on the outside of the cart alone with half of it filling.Whene i put another cart on,it start to hiss as soon as i plugged it back to the computer. Any body know what happened,maybe switch got stack or something?

Thank you for posting this because people should be aware that this a possibility.
You do not want to leave your pass through hooked up when you leave your laptop, go do what ever, or God Forbid leave it plugged in all night long and wake up in the middle of the night and your house is on fire.

I always unplug the pass through even if I leave for 1 minute.

The other reason I unplug it is because I do not want to fry my laptop.

 

[emberl]

Either the switch stuck or the FET shorted out. Not that it really matters, but was it an auto or manual PT?

Send an email to mark@vapor4life.com and he'll take care of you.

I'm sure they will take care of it.
At the same token this is serious stuff and people should be aware of a possible disaster.

 

[alex1407]

Thank you for posting this because people should be aware that this a possibility.
You do not want to leave your pass through hooked up when you leave your laptop, go do what ever, or God Forbid leave it plugged in all night long and wake up in the middle of the night and your house is on fire.

I always unplug the pass through even if I leave for 1 minute.

The other reason I unplug it is because I do not want to fry my laptop.

Well until today i never unplugged my PT for the night,only when i live the house,guess i was lucky.

 

[Pawpaw]

I'm sure they will take care of it.
At the same token this is serious stuff and people should be aware of a possible disaster.

Absolutely it is serious.

Its also a good idea to unplug from the USB adapter in your vehicle if your cigar lighter stays hot with the ignition switch off.

My truck has 3 outlets. I keep the adapter plugged into the only one that shuts off when the ignition is off. I also have my radar detector plugged into that outlet, so it's easy to make sure it shuts off.

 

[CDC700]

LOL, Mine has been plugged in for two months straight8-o guess i wont do that anymore

 

[alex1407]

LOL, Mine has been plugged in for two months straight8-o guess i wont do that anymore

Honestly it didn't even cross my mind that something like that could happen,i even glad it did,now i'll be more careful. (my wife would kill me for sure this time if I'd manage to burn another sheet even without real cigarettes)

 

[pianoguy]

Good to know - glad no real harm was done!

 

[seanhenschel]

Wow! that is good to know, i'm not tech savvy at all. I didn't even consider that sorta thing could happen with a usb port. my kids leave thier ipods plugged in to charge them, but i'v never even used the usb before. I absolutly LOVE the PT and like to keep a cart on it all the times. I'll be sure to unplug when away from the laptop because I would miss The PT more then the puter....

 

[Pawpaw]

Leaving an iPod or other equipment like that plugged it is pretty safe. Since any atomizer (including the one inside a carto) is nothing more than a heating element, the potential exists.

Unscrewing the carto would reduce the risk to the point it is negligible. Unplugging the PT eliminates it.

Most newer computers with USB 2.0 ports should have circuitry to monitor power consumption and will shut down that port and bring up a warning message if a dead short happens. With an attomizer attached, it is not a dead short, so that wouldn't happen.

It is up to each user to evaluate the risks and decide how to proceed.

I hope this helps someone.

 

[MegD]

good to know! thanks for posting this!

 

[Michelle43]

I remember seeing a warning label on the packaging of mine to not leave it plugged in when not in use. I meant to ask if everyone did or did not. Glad to know now not to

 

[Pawpaw]

good to know! thanks for posting this!

Thanks for reminding me about this Meg!

I'm going to mention it to Birdy. This should be in her New User's Guide.

 

[thood]

Same thing happened here. Just received my VK with passthrough and posted about it getting the cart so hot and hissing at me. Last night and today both I noticed 2 carto's have burn spots on them. I did not leave the PT plugged in. Barely used it but it happened anyway. PawPaw suggested I clean the passthrough with everclear (which I havent tried yet )

 

[edbaar49]

That's frightening! I wonder if I should be concerned whilst it is attached to my mouth? I tend to keep it there, like a Turkish water pipe, while I'm working at the PC.

 

[Pawpaw]

I wouldn't worry about that. If the PT switch sticks, the carto will get warm or even hot. You'd feel it unless your lips are numb.

 

[antithesis]

does this apply to the car as well, then? i unplug my PT from the car when i'm done driving (generally using it on my 30 minute drive to work, and 30 back), but i DO leave the USB adapter in. i'm wondering if that should come out as well?

 

[Taryn]

It's always smart to unplug any electronics when not in use, but the danger in the PT lies in the atomizer heating up and causing a fire.