Did it auto fire?

[T0mmy1977]

This was the setup: Smoant Cylon mod; 2 LG HG2 18650 batteries; Aspire Cleito 120 Pro with .16 Clapton coil.

It was sitting on an end table. Yesterday when I returned home from work the juice was completely drained from the tank. I cleaned up that mess and popped the batteries in a charger. Both batteries were drained down to 3.8 volts. I assume the mod had auto fired and cut off when the batteries got down to 3.8 volts. Scary. I threw the mod in the trash and kept the tank.

I guess it auto fired? Your thoughts?

 

[Rossum]

3.8V would be a somewhat strange place for it to "cut off". That's still something on the order of a 60% state-of-charge.

Describe the "mess" that you had to clean up please. Also, what's the condition of the coil in the tank?

 

[jwbnyc]

The device may have been draining the batteries without firing.

 

[Topwater Elvis]

3.8v isn't drained down really, the usable range is 4.2v ~ 2.8ish v.
Most semi decent power devices have a low voltage cutoff somewhere in the 2.8v - 3.5v range.
Most semi decent power devices have an auto cutoff of 10 - 12 seconds meaning no matter how long you hold down the fire button it will only fire for so long.
This feature also works as an auto fire limiter if the chip/board is operating as intended.

Sounds more like the tank / delivery device leaked.
If it had auto fired the head / coil & wicking material would be burnt / charred to a crisp, easy to see & there would be a very noticeable burnt smell & taste.

 

[T0mmy1977]

3.8V would be a somewhat strange place for it to "cut off". That's still something on the order of a 60% state-of-charge.

Describe the "mess" that you had to clean up please. Also, what's the condition of the coil in the tank?

The liquid was completely drained from the tank. It had run down the side of the mod. It was as if a hole was drilled at the bottom of the tank and it all just ran out of the tank.

Based on your replies, I am guessing it was user error somewhere in my setup...

 

[Eskie]

I would agree the issue occurred with the tank, nit the mod. Even if it was auto firing you wouldn't find all the juice pooled around the mod and table (wherever it was).

Now if juice got inside the mod it can mess with things, like the board damaged or more common messed up buttons when the juice dries and leaves funky stuff on which can make them stick.

If you haven't thrown the garbage out you might want to retrieve the mod, inspect it for liquid in the battery compartment, and the button play. Then I would use it with freshly charged batteries and keep a close eye on it. Don't leave it alone powered on until you know it's trustworthy. And charge your batteries in an external charger. It's good practice for using any mod with replaceable batteries rather than in the mod. It provides better balanced charging and allows you to monitor the condition of the battery better, especially with newer chargers that give you all sorts of info about the battery.

 

[susieqz]

not sure you should toss the mod.
sure sounds like a tank problem.

 

[Mordacai]

Seconded, sounds like a tank issue more than a mod issue.

Batteries should be fine, not too sure about the mod as liquid may have got inside the mod.

 

[evan le'garde]

Happened to me a few days ago.

It was the 36D o ring on my V4.

 

[vimagreg]

I think that's a tank issue, too. Sounds like you blamed the wrong guy. Just inspect your o-rings, change the ones you find defective and you should be good to go.

 

[T0mmy1977]

Thank you all. I did indeed grab the mod out of the trash in my room. The Smoant Cylon is a great mod, too.

 

[United States]

Tank leak. Yup, hate it when that happens.

I had one leak like a window screen and gave it to my brother. He closed the lid correctly at refill and never had any leaks with it.

 

[stols001]

I think it's tank but you should do what is comfortable for you. I would never really want to say tank and be wrong.

Anna