exploding ego batt question.

[CaptJR]

I just changed the EGO battery on my one DCT tanks. I don't think the tanks are leaking but the cartos they use get some juice at the hole in the very bottom. Is that the tank leaking or the carto?

Some of this leaked fluid is down in the battery connector hole. When I take one off the tank to replace it I always try to clean that out before I put it on the charger. I think I get the post down there but there is a little reservoir around it that I am fairly certain I don't get. Can't get at it with anything I can think of.

So, could juice down in there be responsible for or contribute to the likelihood these explosions?

 

[Rocketman]

Twist up a little piece of paper towel and soak up the juice. The juice will collect dust, dirt and may cause connection problems. I guess a little juice leakage is part of life with these things.

The ingredients in e-juice seems to absorb water from the air and contribute to corrosion. Try and keep it clean.

(I avoided comment on your other questions, on purpose)

 

[CaptJR]

(I avoided comment on your other questions, on purpose)

I don't think I'm going to avoid it. I use two different setups all the time. Big Daddy tank with Bogi carto in it on my ProVari and DCT tank with the Smoktech cartos that are made for it on EGO batteries.

The Smoktech cartos in the DCT tanks leak like this.
The Bogi cartos in the Big Daddy tanks don't.

 

[CaptJR]

Twist up a little piece of paper towel and soak up the juice.

Little piece of paper towel twisted will get the post down there, it will not get the reservoir around it.

 

[Rocketman]

I can't get mine perfectly clean either.
But gets most of the dirt and crud, and liquid out.
I'll use up some of my storage space here.

Dirty (really dirty) eGo,
Sort of clean
Like new (don't try this with your eGo)

 

[r77r7r]

Studio 35 Beauty Dual-Tip Cosmetic Applicators | Walgreens

These are good. I just spray quick drying Contact Cleaner in there.Also found that if I use more than 50% VG it will hang out in the carto center tube and then be released with heat from use.

Since I've been using 70/30 PG/VG, with a carto tank- I get next to nothing down there.

 

[Jimi D.]

I use a Q-tip and Everclear to clean my connectors.

 

[tj99959]

The eGo has a sealed connection, so juice should not get to where it's not suppose to get.
I would ask this simple question; how often have you thought about a battery exploding when using or charging your electric shaver? Chances are .. it has the exact same cell in it as your eGo.

 

[John Wayne]

Yes, but if his shaver explodes, he'll at least have a nice close shave. On the other hand, if his Ego explodes, he'll be stuck getting his nicotine from the patch for a good couple months.

 

[Rocketman]

His eGo is not going to explode.
One e-cig goes up in January, one in February, we are clear until the end of the month.
The odds are small.

 

[Jimi D.]

I heard the explosion was due from leaving the battery in the car in the Florida heat..

 

[Rocketman]

Jimi,
A Li-ion cell would have to get over 160F (I think) to be an issue.

Can a car even get that hot?
(in March)

 

[Jimi D.]

How Hot Do Cars Get? Pretty Close..

 

[Barto]

I heard the explosion was due from leaving the battery in the car in the Florida heat..

Damn, that is something we should all bear in mind when dealing with our batteries. That was a very nasty incident.

 

[Spazmelda]

I heard the explosion was due from leaving the battery in the car in the Florida heat..

Where did you hear that? Just curious. I hadn't seen that yet.

 

[Spazmelda]

double post.

 

[Bawn]

qtip and a little rubbing alcohol does the trick for me

 

[spaceballsrules]

Little piece of paper towel twisted will get the post down there, it will not get the reservoir around it.

I asked this question about a month ago, and the best advice I was given was to use a wooden toothpick or the toothpick on the plastic dental floss thingies (?)....basically anything really small and pointed and non-metallic....Take that and use it to work the paper towel in and around that little groove. It's a PITA, but it works well.

*EDIT* These are the floss "thingies" - Oral-B® Glide Pro-Health plus Scope Outlast Flavor Floss Picks