E-Cigarette Plugged Into iPad Charger Explodes in Front of Bartender

[Craybee]

Just ran into this article on Gizmodo. Now every little e-cig mishap is being covered. even when the mishap is because somebody did something ......ed.


E-Cigarette Plugged Into iPad Charger Explodes in Front of Bartender

http: //gizmodo. com/ e-cigarette -plugged- into-ipad- charger -explodes -in-front-1560840122

 

[-mj01-]

Just saw a rewrite of this on Yahoo UK news.

They hint at but do not s-p-e-l-l out that the guy was not using a charger designed for the battery. Instead they call for regulations.

Newsflash - you cannot legislate common sense. Using a proper charger and monitoring your battery when charging is a matter of common sense that NO piece of legislation will be able to fix.

Might want to break the link to the above story though.

 

[DrMA]

ten char

 

[Craybee]

Just saw a rewrite of this on Yahoo UK news.

They hint at but do not s-p-e-l-l out that the guy was not using a charger designed for the battery. Instead they call for regulations.

Newsflash - you cannot legislate common sense. Using a proper charger and monitoring your battery when charging is a matter of common sense that NO piece of legislation will be able to fix.

Might want to break the link to the above story though.

thanks, didn't know about the link protocol.

 

[MorpheusPA]

Best comment: Apparently, "stop, drop and roll" in England is "flee with tyrannosaurus arms"

It's very strange, but all my e-cigs come with listed chargers and Dire Warnings not to use anything else. Except my Volt X2, which just requires any USB connection of standard voltage and any reasonable amperage.

 

[rothenbj]

Best comment: Apparently, "stop, drop and roll" in England is "flee with tyrannosaurus arms"

It's very strange, but all my e-cigs come with listed chargers and Dire Warnings not to use anything else. Except my Volt X2, which just requires any USB connection of standard voltage and any reasonable amperage.

Yeah, but who reads instructions.

 

[Uma]

Yeah, but who reads instructions.

i just ran across this article while looking for OP's. I love how they educated instead of fear mongered, so I'll not break the link.
Warning: Do Not Use iPad Chargers to Recharge E-Cigarettes - AppNewser

 

[Cloud Junky]

Things explode here and there, what are the odds. I do not know a vapers without lips so, carry on...

 

[Uma]

Question. I have a new to me mvp v2. It came with the charge chord but not the wall socket plug thingie. The chord looks just like the iPhone chargers with the 3 different USB males. Is it ok to use the mvp chord in my iPad's wall socket thingie?
The mvp also charges phones & "other" electronics.

 

[Jumpin' In...]

Question. I have a new to me mvp v2. It came with the charge chord but not the wall socket plug thingie. The chord looks just like the iPhone chargers with the 3 different USB males. Is it ok to use the mvp chord in my iPad's wall socket thingie?
The mvp also charges phones & "other" electronics.

Output on my Kanger eVod charger 4.2V, 500mA - which I think is the same as a standard USB port on a computer.

Output on my 1st Gen iPad charger is 5.1V, 2.1A.

I would NOT charge a MVP off Apples charger unless Innokin specifically says it is OK - in writing.

Do us all a favor and do NOT take pictures if you decide to try it anyway.

 

[jtpjc]

"E-Cigarette Plugged Into iPad Charger Explodes in Front of Bartender"

Actually, it exploded BEHIND the bartender. In the video you can see it smoking and bending before it shoots to the left:

 

[wv2win]

This is the second thread on this story of someone being too stupid to know how to charge a battery. OP, let's break the link to this story:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...g-links-junk-science-other-rubbish-posts.html

 

[sonicdsl]

People do stupid things, and not just with connecting ecigs to the wrong charger (because it fits, it must work, right?? )

Case in point:

This person took a hammer to a Samsung Galaxy S5.... may be a Darwin Award in this guys future.

Samsung Galaxy S5 Hammer Smash Fail = Battery Explosion - YouTube

 

[SleeZy]

Now swedish news are trying to spread fear with this news.
By not telling anything what so ever why it happened. Just that i blew up in her face. (Which it didn't) However it flew past her face... And hitted a man in the stomach.

So this is the 4th case of battery explosion and all of them were due using wrong chargers.

 

[twgbonehead]

Question. I have a new to me mvp v2. It came with the charge chord but not the wall socket plug thingie. The chord looks just like the iPhone chargers with the 3 different USB males. Is it ok to use the mvp chord in my iPad's wall socket thingie?
The mvp also charges phones & "other" electronics.

The MVP has a built-in charging regulator. It is designed to charge off of a USB source, and in my experience works fine with everything from the crappiest to the most powerful. With a crappy charger, it may take a long time to charge.

This is fundamentally different than the el-cheapo batteries.

 

[samurai7314]

Am I the only one who thinks charging something through another device is stupid anyway?

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

 

[edyle]

Output on my Kanger eVod charger 4.2V, 500mA - which I think is the same as a standard USB port on a computer.

Output on my 1st Gen iPad charger is 5.1V, 2.1A.

I would NOT charge a MVP off Apples charger unless Innokin specifically says it is OK - in writing.

Do us all a favor and do NOT take pictures if you decide to try it anyway.

USB port output is 5 volts. If you look at your evod charger, you should see: INPUT 5 Volts DC.

The mvp has it's own built in charger which takes the standard USB 5 volt dc input.

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I am looking at an old charger I have that came with a cigalike I bought last year, and this one actually says:
USB: CHARGER
Model: UC4608
INPUT: DC5V
OUTPUT: DC5V
0.1 A.

It came with a "Supercigarette" cigalike kit that comes with 1 cigalike battery, 1 atomizer, and about 6 cartridges and you buy replacement cartridges for it.

I suppose on that one, the cigalike battery itself contains the logic to stop charging when it reaches 4.2 volts.
But the ....
BTW just plugged in the 'charger' in the USB port and the 'charger' output really is 5 volts indeed.
The problem is this device has a usb on one side and a 510 male thread on the other side, but it really seems to be a mechanical adapter, and not a true charger.

I can see things happening with these adapters with people using them to charge eGo batteries or other 510 thread batteries that expect a 4.2 volt charger input and not a full 5 volt direct input.

It's just the sort of thing you don't want to be seeing in consumer electronics. You want your consumer electronics to be dummy proof.

 

[Jumpin' In...]

I stand corrected on the voltage of standard usb ports. My Kanger wall wart does output 5v DC, 500 mA. There's apparently a second step-down to 4.2v, still 500 mA before the 510 connector. I just took a multimeter to the male 510 connector and it read 4.25v.

I know that my iPad would not charge off of my brother's non-apple laptop or his powered usb hub, and if I recall correctly it would not even charge off of some older Apple computers because of some kind of power limitation. My recollection is that the iPad needed more amps than those older usb ports could provide, but it's been awhile and I could be wrong.

In any event, I would still not want to chance pushing 2.1A into a device/battery that was designed to charge at 500mA (or even 1A). I'm no electrical engineer, but that just seems like common sense to me.

I agree that there should be a better way to deal with all this in the consumer electronics arena. I guess it's a cost-benefit thing.

 

[stevegmu]

USB is USB. If something is designed to charge off a USB port, it doesn't matter if it is a USB from Apple or anyone else. The device itself is supposed to regulate how much power it draws, or use a USB adapter that does. If it doesn't, it is defective or the person is negligent for not using the USB adapter/regulator.

 

[Rickajho]

I stand corrected on the voltage of standard usb ports. My Kanger wall wart does output 5v DC, 500 mA. There's apparently a second step-down to 4.2v, still 500 mA before the 510 connector. I just took a multimeter to the male 510 connector and it read 4.25v.

I know that my iPad would not charge off of my brother's non-apple laptop or his powered usb hub, and if I recall correctly it would not even charge off of some older Apple computers because of some kind of power limitation. My recollection is that the iPad needed more amps than those older usb ports could provide, but it's been awhile and I could be wrong.

In any event, I would still not want to chance pushing 2.1A into a device/battery that was designed to charge at 500mA (or even 1A). I'm no electrical engineer, but that just seems like common sense to me.

I agree that there should be a better way to deal with all this in the consumer electronics arena. I guess it's a cost-benefit thing.

That's not the way current works. You aren't "pushing" anything out of a power supply. The device you plug into it is drawing current from it. A 2.1 A supply can provide up to 2.1 A - but only supplies what the device using it draws. You don't see 5 watt night lights exploding all over the place when plugged into a 15 amp circuit in your home.