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Figures. I have a Phantom. In fact, I'm vaping it now (just happened, I rotate.) It's an excellent piece of gear, for the price and, having a center 510 pin, it is not inherently unsafe. In fact, the only thing I don't like about it is the battery rattle adjustment. There's nothing actually wrong with it, it works just fine, but I could wish it was threaded into the insulator rather than free sliding. If course, if it was, it would cost more than a Phantom. The article does not mention what topper was on it-- the photo shows an eGo style pen type-- but 3 gets 5 it was a rewrap battery or a too-low coil build that did the young man in.
 

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Why was he blowing into it? odd
The cloud chasers do that with massive coil builds. There's a good bit of ramp time to heat that much wire. They exhale to empty their lungs to get maximum vapor. There's a good chance the kid did it just because his local contest winner does. And also that he was cloud chasing, and thus with a low build.
 

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Figures. I have a Phantom. In fact, I'm vaping it now (just happened, I rotate.) It's an excellent piece of gear, for the price and, having a center 510 pin, it is not inherently unsafe. In fact, the only thing I don't like about it is the battery rattle adjustment. There's nothing actually wrong with it, it works just fine, but I could wish it was threaded into the insulator rather than free sliding. If course, if it was, it would cost more than a Phantom. The article does not mention what topper was on it-- the photo shows an eGo style pen type-- but 3 gets 5 it was a rewrap battery or a too-low coil build that did the young man in.

From what I understand the mod has the ability to swap the top cap to a hybrid-like style...

Regardless, the parents allowed him to use the mod for however long. They knew of it, and did nothing. He is 16, underage, all responsibility no matter what happened is on the parents of the legally-still-a-child.
 

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Well it's a hybrid, and we don't what tank or rda be was using... But I think it's pretty obvious that he didn't know what he was doing. I'd like to know what battery he was running as well.

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The Phantom is not a hybrid mod, or not intentionally. Certainly not a faux hybrid, it has a center pin. The tube is threaded M20 x 1, so you could put a hybrid atty on it if you have one, but with most you'd have to go down to an 18500 battery. It's a compact design.
 

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From what I understand the mod has the ability to swap the top cap to a hybrid-like style...

Regardless, the parents allowed him to use the mod for however long. They knew of it, and did nothing. He is 16, underage, all responsibility no matter what happened is on the parents of the legally-still-a-child.
Concur on both: you culd put a 20 x 1 hybrid plate in the top of it if you were fool enough. And yes, the responsibility of controlling teenage behavior is parental, not governmental.
 

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I dunno... Nobody told me I couldn't blow clouds on my 2$ battery at 0.02 ohm. I just blame the Chinese manufacturers for not putting a danger sign on the device.
Your danger sign, is on the packaging for the batteries themselfs. The mods not dangerous, it's the batteries and the ability to know how to use them within their given specs.
 

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The Phantom is not a hybrid mod, or not intentionally. Certainly not a faux hybrid, it has a center pin. The tube is threaded M20 x 1, so you could put a hybrid atty on it if you have one, but with most you'd have to go down to an 18500 battery. It's a compact design.
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It can be if you want it to be. Quickly googling it all I saw was the mod with the hybrid top cap on. It has an optional standard pin top cap as well though.

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It can be if you want it to be. Quickly googling it all I saw was the mod with the hybrid top cap on. It has an optional standard pin top cap as well though.

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Hhhmmm... Perhaps you're right. I don't remember. If mine had a faux hybrid top cap I threw it away the day I got it. I stand corrected. Let me rather say, mine has a center pin :)
 
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Your danger sign, is on the packaging for the batteries themselfs. The mods not dangerous, it's the batteries and the ability to know how to use them within their given specs.
Yes agree ... Batteries should be banned ... At least for people with an IQ lower below their age
 

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I like my phantom too, great recessed button, and mine has the battle scars to tell some tales.

Soooo, I'm confused, does Canada not have laws regarding minors purchasing nicotine products?
Good question. You'd certainly think so, wouldn't you?
 

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I like my phantom too, great recessed button, and mine has the battle scars to tell some tales.

Soooo, I'm confused, does Canada not have laws regarding minors purchasing nicotine products?
Only thing labled nicotine products is the juice itself if it has nic.

Legally I can be 12, walk into a vapes hop up there and buy any mod i want, and juice as long as it's nic free.
 
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