Does a Kick provide battery protection?

[tmoore]

In other words, can I safely put an unprotected Lithium ion battery in a mechanical mod if using a Kick?

 

[bapgood]

In other words, can I safely put an unprotected Lithium ion battery in a mechanical mod if using a Kick?

Sort of...The kick has a low voltage battery cutoff and this from Evolv's website

Short Circuit Protection: The Kick will detect shorts in the connection between the Kick and the atty/carto coil. This sensor is sensitive and if it detects short, the Kick will not fire. If you experience this, unthread your atty/carto and clean out any accumulated juice in all connections and then gently re-thread atty/carto until only finger-tip snug. If device still will not fire, try a different atty/carto and/or adapter. This is designed both as a safety feature and to protect the components of the Kick module.

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[moijamie]

Kick is the little disk thing for vw right?

 

[tmoore]

Yep. VW in a mech mod.

 

[littlewing6283]

whe are you folks noticing it start to sputter or not fire due to low batt ? starts for me around 3.7 was wondering If I was the only one

 

[Buckshot]

Google "2 cent fuse"

 

[double_aa_ron]

whe are you folks noticing it start to sputter or not fire due to low batt ? starts for me around 3.7 was wondering If I was the only one

The stutter vape is its low battery indicator. When the batter puts out 3.2 volts UNDER LOAD it will do this. Perfectly normal.

 

[littlewing6283]

The stutter vape is its low battery indicator. When the batter puts out 3.2 volts UNDER LOAD it will do this. Perfectly normal.

so under load is the key word ?

I pull the battery out and im at 3.7 or 3.6 still. I'm losing power somewhere then

 

[double_aa_ron]

From the Evolv web site.

Low Battery Indicator: The Kick will detect, and stop functioning, when a battery charge level drops below 3.2 volts UNDER LOAD (with an atty/carto attached). This is a safety feature. The Kick will tell you this feature is activating when you experience STUTTER VAPE (vapor-no vapor alternating – may feel like tss-tss-tss). If you continue to vape beyond this indicator, the Kick will stop functioning until a fresh battery charge is detected. If you remove the battery and meter test it (unloaded) it may read between 3.4 and 3.6 volts. There are many variables that can contribute to the various unloaded readings.

3.7 seems a little off, but it could just be the mod you're using not being very efficient.