Dropped my vape in snow
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Should be fine. Just make superduper sure to let it dry a day in a warm (not hot) and dry place so eventual water inside can evaporate before you use or charge it. Wouldn't be much since snow isn't liquid but better take an extra precaution than to put a miniature falcon 9 to your face.
After drying charge it in a fireproof place, if possible outside or in a garage, and after charging first test the device without vaping on it (away from your face with a filled atomizer screwed on).
After drying charge it in a fireproof place, if possible outside or in a garage, and after charging first test the device without vaping on it (away from your face with a filled atomizer screwed on).
The atomizer, i.e. tank, should be just fine. You may need (or want) to take it apart and clean / dry it, maybe recoil and rewick (or replace the coil if not a rebuildable).
As @untar says, the mod will need to be thoroughly dried out, and since it was into snow and not a lake, the odds of a full recovery are good. Don't rush the drying time. If it's winter where your are, and you have central heat, setting it atop a heat vent for a day and night might be effective. And DO monitor it closely the first few times you go for a recharge. Test fire a few times without a tank, then if all's well, with a tank - at arm's length.
As @untar says, the mod will need to be thoroughly dried out, and since it was into snow and not a lake, the odds of a full recovery are good. Don't rush the drying time. If it's winter where your are, and you have central heat, setting it atop a heat vent for a day and night might be effective. And DO monitor it closely the first few times you go for a recharge. Test fire a few times without a tank, then if all's well, with a tank - at arm's length.
H and welcome,
Have you considered something indestructible, like a REO?
I'm at over 900 days (and counting) of continuous use.
Cheers
I
Sorry...it's been so long and Provari is out of business.
That would indeed be more safe, but only if you pay attention to not building a fragmentation grenade (no tightly attached covers + air should be able to circulate).
In your situation I would personally:
1: remove the battery from the mod and recycle it.
2: buy a 5lb bag of rice, dry off the mod and put it inside the rice bag, seal the bag and leave it in a cupboard for a week
3: dry off the atty and replace the coil
The atty can be used fine. The mod may or may not survive.
1: remove the battery from the mod and recycle it.
2: buy a 5lb bag of rice, dry off the mod and put it inside the rice bag, seal the bag and leave it in a cupboard for a week
3: dry off the atty and replace the coil
The atty can be used fine. The mod may or may not survive.
That's a myth. The bad thing is it's counterproductive. Either drown it in isopropyl or dry it as fast as you can with dry air and a moderate amount of heat. Do not let it sit for a week in a damp climate.
Don't Put Your Device in Rice. Here's Why
In addition to that plain white rice isn't even that great at absorbing moisture from the air, instant rice and instant couscous are better and silica gel tops them all. Still wouldn't recommend the bag trick with any of those.
Edit: fixed the URL should work now
Edit²: nope, maybe now
Edit³: finally. Who puts 3 dots at the end of their URL
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I don't blame you, I hear that thing all the time and it's all over the internet which doesn't help. A friend of mine is an electronics engineer and hardware nerd, when I told him about the rice trick he laughed at me for believing it could work and explained basically the same thing the guy on the website does and I felt stupid
Welcome to the forum and I hope your mod survived. Next up for chip makers, find my mod app.
I dropped my phone in a toilet once. HTC One (M7). Thought it was completely toast. NINE days later it turned on, and kept working for several months after (until I dropped it and shattered the screen - even then, it was still functional). Glad your mod is OK!
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