Ego-T safety and battery discussion

[RobertButler]

Given this is a hit for the e-cig community, and for the man and his family (hope all is well). There are many instances of batteries exploding, catching fire, etc. in many, many other electronic devices. Any device with a battery can result in a very nasty fire/explosion (laptop, cellphone, etc.) Why stuff like this doesn't make it into the news any more is beyond me. The sad fact is there are a lot of people who will soon be losing massive amounts of money as the e cig community continues to grow and will do just about anything to not see that happen. So like someone said above (hopefully all of this was not said, didn't read every post here) I would rather add another possibly explosive device to my arsenal of already dangerous daily objects rather than have to deal with all the nasty, negative side effects of cancer sticks.

 

[InTheCity]

Common sense is learned through experience and these forums sure contain a lot of misleading information mixed with the occasional poster who actually knows what he/she is talking about.

My online supplier said "Charge it at overnight"
My local ecig (walk in) store said "Charge it overnight"

So you go away with two pieces of information saying to yourself "Yup, my understanding of this product is complete"

It's only through the fear of this crap exploding in my face that I come to the forums looking for some hard facts on Lithium Ion, otherwise I'd have taken their advice for granted.

You say with your wealth of knowledge, that I won't question for now.. That if I trickle charge an old battery, the charge won't go green or the battery won't charge. I've never had a battery stay on 'red = charging' - I've had them charge very quickly, but never overcharging. Because as the manufacturer states, they actually have functional safety cutoffs in places that protect them (that work MOST of the time).

The issue here is not the batteries, but the faulty chargers. I have one where if the wire is not situated in exactly the right position, the charge indication will flash 'green,red, green, red', now that's the kind of ..... that seems as though it would overpower a battery and lead to an explosion.

Take that charge apart and you'll see some of the most half arsed soldering on the planet.

So in my view you should toss a faulty charger before you start assessing a battery for signs of wear, because there aren't any, other than their age.

 

[mooreted]

Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries

Common sense is learned through experience and these forums sure contain a lot of misleading information mixed with the occasional poster who actually knows what he/she is talking about.

My online supplier said "Charge it at overnight"
My local ecig (walk in) store said "Charge it overnight"

So you go away with two pieces of information saying to yourself "Yup, my understanding of this product is complete"

It's only through the fear of this crap exploding in my face that I come to the forums looking for some hard facts on Lithium Ion, otherwise I'd have taken their advice for granted.

You say with your wealth of knowledge, that I won't question for now.. That if I trickle charge an old battery, the charge won't go green or the battery won't charge. I've never had a battery stay on 'red = charging' - I've had them charge very quickly, but never overcharging. Because as the manufacturer states, they actually have functional safety cutoffs in places that protect them (that work MOST of the time).

The issue here is not the batteries, but the faulty chargers. I have one where if the wire is not situated in exactly the right position, the charge indication will flash 'green,red, green, red', now that's the kind of ..... that seems as though it would overpower a battery and lead to an explosion.

Take that charge apart and you'll see some of the most half arsed soldering on the planet.

So in my view you should toss a faulty charger before you start assessing a battery for signs of wear, because there aren't any, other than their age.

 

[wv2win]

........ Are these types of ecigs considered safe? Smartfixx claims to be the first ecig out there.

That is a HUGE lie!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The first one made was by the man in China that started the Ruyan company.

There were 2.5 million PV's bought just last year in the US alone. People have a greater chance of being struck by lightning than having a PV malfunction in this way. Even the models that have stacked batteries are safe as long as you use protected batteries and every higher end supplier that I know also builds protection circuits into their mods.

The ones that look like a cigarette and are heavily marketed or sold in malls are the ones I would be more concerned with being defective and definitely way over priced and underperforming.

 

[mikeinbc]

Regarding charging egos, I follow three rules. Frist, I charge my egos using a surge protector with usb rather than my computer's usb.
Here's a link: Amazon.com: Belkin 6 Outlet Surge Protector with USB: Electronics
Second, I charge them for a maximum of three hours.
Third, I never leave them unattended.

I think these simple rules will keep you and your equipment in good shape.

 

[soybean]

First I just want to say, I really wish I didn't read this thread.

Now to my real concern.

I bought a Mega T-Rex from Liberty flights as my first e-cig about 6 months ago and I have been using it since. The battery shuts itself off after holding down the button for like 5-7 seconds. I'm wondering if I have anything to worry about with this battery.

edit: I ended up reading some more posts on this thread and came to the conclusion that odds are probably in my favor(if the sources are correct.) And since I'm a degenerate gambler, I would be stupid if I stopped using my e-cig with the overwhelming odds of being safe on my side.