Frying my cartomizers?

[LM1]

I am not sure how I'm doing this, but I've done it twice now and I'd like to figure out why. These are refilled cartomizers on my automatic ego battery. The second one spent a some time on the passthrough first so it wasn 't overflowing at least. I prefer an auto battery at work.

Same circumstances both times too: Going to work, I let myself have one analog, then pull out the ecig. That's usually right when I approach a stoplight. I take a hit off it, that's fine, and put it back in my shirt pocket. At the next stoplight, maybe 5 minutes later at most, I take it out again. Both times the it felt fairly warm. Not overly hot, but warmer than it should have been. I go to take a hit and nothing. Can't get any air through. On the side, there's a now a mark that looks like it melted a bit inside. Cartomizer is ruined.

No problem with separated atomizer and cartridges, so far anyway.

I understand leaking juice can cause the auto switch to turn on, but it seems the auto switch is maybe getting stuck on longer than it's cut off time? Is this just this one battery switch is defective or would all of them act this way? Any thoughts other than just "use a manual"?

 

[grantemsley]

My guess would be that liquid got into the battery. When it gets into the switch (and depending on the type of switch it uses) it can make the switch slow to move or even get stuck. So the switch is getting stuck on (or at least taking a long time to move to the off position).

Any chance the cart was still a bit over filled?

Auto batteries are finicky at best. I preferred them at first, but they just don't last as long and aren't as reliable as a manual.

 

[TxMagic]

Said you put it in your shirt pocket . . . driving with the windows partially down? Vent blowing in general direction of pocket? Airflow sets off autos . . . just sayin'. I set mine down outside on a day with a breeze. Apparently mother nature likes to vape too!

 

[LM1]

GrantEmsley, I am pretty sure with one it was overfilled, but you're probably right and the other was a bit overfilled too. I think I am starting to to lean the same way where manuals are just less trouble to have around.

TXMagic, BINGO! I think you figured it out, thank you!! I bet that's it. If I am going to use it soon, have gotten in the habit of not pushing it all the way down into the pencil pocket so I can grab it easier again. Egos barely fit in those and I bet I'm doing that after using it at the first light. Since I keep windows open to dry my long hair....

Mystery solved!

 

[grantemsley]

It doesn't take long to get used to using the manual batteries. After the second day or so you forget you are even pressing the button, you just do it automatically without thinking about it.

 

[TxMagic]

Woo hoo! I got one right! Enjoy!

 

[banjo]

One of the easiest ways to get rid of this problem is to replace the auto batteries with manual ones.