Enlighten me about carrying a series mod without locking mechanism on your pocket!

[Pairrate]

Pulled the trigger on a Noisy Cricket and, since it does not have a locking mechanism (have an idea for it but need to get the mod first) was wondering how do you carry it in your pocket? Do you like to live dangerously and just leave it as they are? Do you take 1 or both batteries out and store them in a plastic case? Do you have a home made solution to lock the button?

Thanks

 

[nyiddle]

The Noisy Cricket's button is on the top, no? Detonator-style I thought. So you shouldn't have too much of an issue about it accidentally being pressed as long as you don't have anything in your pocket on top of it.

For my HexOhm V2 (which has a big ol' airhorn button on the side) I live pretty dangerously, but I also never put it in my pants pocket. I'm always wearing a coat with a pocket that allows it to sit upright, so I can put it in there knowing it (usually) won't leak and, unless I'm unintentionally applying too much pressure to it, won't fire on me.

I generally try and keep my boxes out of my pockets though, just because they're bulky and I don't want them to get scuffed up. Usually when I arrive at wherever I'm going I'll unload my vape onto a table or something, where it'll stay until I'm ready to head out again.

 

[Pairrate]

The Noisy Cricket's button is on the top, no? Detonator-style I thought. So you shouldn't have too much of an issue about it accidentally being pressed as long as you don't have anything in your pocket on top of it.

For my HexOhm V2 (which has a big ol' airhorn button on the side) I live pretty dangerously, but I also never put it in my pants pocket. I'm always wearing a coat with a pocket that allows it to sit upright, so I can put it in there knowing it (usually) won't leak and, unless I'm unintentionally applying too much pressure to it, won't fire on me.

I generally try and keep my boxes out of my pockets though, just because they're bulky and I don't want them to get scuffed up. Usually when I arrive at wherever I'm going I'll unload my vape onto a table or something, where it'll stay until I'm ready to head out again.

Yes it is on top and I also thought I would not have much of a problem but I don't want to find out if there's a problem or not lol, that's why I was thinking about buying a single silicon pouch and just take off the battery under the firing button so I can carry it in my pocket.
During winter, there's really no problem with carrying a mod since I always have a jacket, but during summer the only pockets on my are the ones on my jeans lol

 

[nyiddle]

Yes it is on top and I also thought I would not have much of a problem but I don't want to find out if there's a problem or not lol, that's why I was thinking about buying a single silicon pouch and just take off the battery under the firing button so I can carry it in my pocket.
During winter, there's really no problem with carrying a mod since I always have a jacket, but during summer the only pockets on my are the ones on my jeans lol

Psh, are you telling me you don't own one of these fashionable bad-boys:

You're a nobody until you own a shirt with like a dozen baggy pockets on it.

 

[Pairrate]

Psh, are you telling me you don't own one of these fashionable bad-boys:

You're a nobody until you own a shirt with like a dozen baggy pockets on it.

I will invest in this thing for carrying all my extra 18650.

 

[Bad Ninja]

Some things just aren't meant to be put in a pants pocket.
A dual battery mechanical with no lock isn't something I want to put that close to my ninja sword.

 

[sonicbomb]

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I don't carry mechs in my pocket if I can possibly avoid it. Tanks go out, mechs stay home.

 

[Bad Ninja]

Nite-ize flashlight holder.
No box mod holder.

 

[Pairrate]

Some things just aren't meant to be put in a pants pocket.
A dual battery mechanical with no lock isn't something I want to put that close to my ninja sword.

Understood sensei. You might be right.

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I don't carry mechs in my pocket if I can possibly avoid it. Tanks go out, mechs stay home.

I've always felt like Beverly Hills cop but something was missing, now I know what it is.

 

[nyiddle]

Signor Busardo just reviewed this high end body holster for vape gear. Leather, big price tag, lots of room for pretending to be a 70's cop etc.

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I don't carry mechs in my pocket if I can possibly avoid it. Tanks go out, mechs stay home.

LOL!

Holy crap that's like the silliest thing I've ever seen.

 

[Ceasareborgia]

Signor Busardo just reviewed this high end body holster for vape gear. Leather, big price tag, lots of room for pretending to be a 70's cop etc.

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I don't carry mechs in my pocket if I can possibly avoid it. Tanks go out, mechs stay home.

Thanks!

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[dry_hit]

I carry mine in my jeans pocket. Pretty easy to fell the difference between a fire button and an RDA.

 

[Baditude]

Having had a battery in a mechanical mod blow up in a pants pocket, I understand your concern. I was quite lucky that the pants were hanging up in a work locker at the time, and I was not wearing them.

This mod had a protruding horn-style fire button, which became compressed in the pocket. The rapid & continuous discharge of the battery caused it to go into thermal runaway. This occurred about 3 years ago when we were all using protected ICR batteries, which are more flammable and explosive than today's safer IMR batteries.

Currently, I use a mech mod (AltSmoke Silver Bullet) which uses a safer recessed side fire button, and whose button is designed to vent gas from a battery in thermal runaway. I personally have no issues with carrying this mod in my pocket.





So, some mods are not "pocket-friendly" from a safety perspective. Should you still decide to carry your mod in your pocket, remove either the atomizer or the battery (breaks the battery circuit) to prevent the battery from discharging in your pocket. Transport loose batteries in plastic battery cases; coins or keys in your pocket can create an electrical circuit with a loose battery and cause it to go into thermal runaway.



The potential dangers of mechanical mods are 1) no protection circuity and 2) no timed auto cutoff of the fire button. The danger increases if the 3) firing mechanism is of a poor safety design (protruding fire button, or, no locking feature with a bottom fire button), and if the mod has 4) inadequate ventilation holes for the rapid accumulation of gas for a battery in thermal runaway.

Batteries are designed to vent gas from the positive pole, so vent holes in the battery cap may be useless should the battery physically block gas escape. If you notice pics of mech mod explosions, most explode at the top of the mod where the gas first accumulates. With no escape outlet for the gas, the enclosed metal tube becomes a pipe bomb.

A Beginner's Guide to Your First Mechanical Mod

Ideal location for ventilation holes is where the positive pole of the battery is located (see below).