CHUCK C.S.I. (Catastrophic Smoking & Incineration)

[jeffakamax]

OK as promised, here is the follow-up on the CHUCK VS Disgruntled batteries incident.

None of this is by any means meant to stir up and re-kindle the social flogging that the owner has already received. A mistake was made in reference to improper batteries being used, it was fully admitted, and no one needs to go there again.

Now that we have that out of the way, here we go.

These first few pics show the CHUCK just as I received it.
You can clearly see where the gasses vented around the switch perpendicular to the CHUCK as I had assumed it would.










Adaptor and atty. threading removed.




End cap removed. This pile of carbon is what remains of the PRIMARY batteries that were in it.




Battery casing still inside CHUCK.








The internals removed.
Atomizer center post, switch and wiring, and battery casings.




Inside the CHUCK.




After a little clean up.
No body swelling AT ALL and the internal retainer was not compromised.









After cleaning it up, I could have stripped the body, refinished it and it would have been good to go. I decided to hang on to it just in case I ever needed more information. Despite about 30 attempts to do this on my own, I was never successful.

 

[jcamacho]

Not seeing all pics.

 

[jeffakamax]

Photobucket is having issues at the moment.

 

[AmyB66]

That is an interesting bunch of pics.

 

[doots]

I always knew they were built like TANKS....

 

[crashtestjeep]

Looks kinda cool, I just hope I never see it happen

Your a good detective Jeffrey!

 

[quakereject]

When I first saw the pics, I thought you'd filled it with gunpowder and attempted to explode it.

 

[AppleJack]

Thank you for showing us the pictures, Jeff. Since that incident, I have been extra careful with batteries.

 

[Poeia]

Wow. I am so glad the owner wasn't seriously hurt.

So, in case of battery meltdown
1) remove finger from button
2) hope the carto/cart/atomizer isn't pointed at your face
3) be glad you vape a Chuck

 

[DiscoStu]

*double checks my batteries*
OUCH, that HAD to have hurt!

 

[TheBigD]

Awesome!

I just sent Jeff an email wondering if he had taken it apart yet, and lo! here is the result.

As I mentioned in the thread I posted when it happened, if the Chuck had not been as well built I probably would have had hand damage beyond a sore eye.

It is amazing that the end caps held, and further testimony to the build quality.

As a side note, I saw on another vaping forum a picture of two batteries, wrapped in shrink wrap (no label) that looked exactly like the ones I used, and they had an "R" in the number. I don't know if mine did (probably not) but it bears repeating to be absolutely sure of what you are getting when you order batteries.

I also hope that this means I am soon to be expecting the free replacement that Jeff was cool enough to offer!

Best mod made by a really cool cat. I hope people who are considering a Chuck read this. Order. You'll be glad you did.

 

[AmyB66]

You were okay and the rest of us learned so much about safer battery chemistry, to make sure we follow proper steps in charging, usage etc. and endcaps now come with holes. All's well that ends well.