GGTS Safety Fuse..

[imeothanasis]

Lisa,

Li-Mn battery is designed to improve safety of Li-Co battery. Li-Co batteries exploded, so LiMN are safer, not safe. So fuse is a nesessary part of any construction that use current to avoid explosions and electric shocks.

 

[imeothanasis]

I think it is GREAT that its offered as a option for the GG, as it isnt for everyone, but very cool that it is indeed offered.

The GG line may be the SAFEST mod ecig lineup...

GG for LIFE

-Tim

It is Tim, thanks friend

 

[Lisaf01]

The GG line may be the SAFEST mod ecig lineup...

There's no doubt that the GG range has more safety features than any other range of mods currently on the market.

Lisa,

Li-Mn battery is designed to improve safety of Li-Co battery. Li-Co batteries exploded, so LiMN are safer, not safe. So fuse is a nesessary part of any construction that use current to avoid explosions and electric shocks.

The atomic structure of LiFEPo4 and of LiMN batteries is such that the structure of the bond with the oxygen is many times stronger and so when short circuited, they do not produce the same intense exothermic reaction as standard Li-Ion batteries do.

However, having a fuse inside the GG protects these batteries themselves, and protects the user if they are using other batteries, or just not sure what they are using and want to be protected in case the worst happens.

 

[imeothanasis]

There's no doubt that the GG range has more safety features than any other range of mods currently on the market.



The atomic structure of LiFEPo4 and of LiMN batteries is such that the structure of the bond with the oxygen is many times stronger and so when short circuited, they do not produce the same intense exothermic reaction as standard Li-Ion batteries do.

However, having a fuse inside the GG protects these batteries themselves, and protects the user if they are using other batteries, or just not sure what they are using and want to be protected in case the worst happens.

explosion is always an explosion and it can hurt people. Safety is what matters here. I cant imagine that some day I would have had a dangerous thing near to my face with batteries inside without protection. Maybe we are used to e-cigs and we forget what they can do to us. Only one event will happened and e-cigs maybe get banned permanently. We were lucky until now and e-cigs broke some jaws and some teeths. We have to be very very careful in future. I am trying to think of a way to put fuse on SS now so I can sleep nice at nights.

 

[5thelephant]

I am also using the red 18650 with my new GGTS. Today is day two of my ownership. I experienced the very same thing just a little while ago. I searched and found this thread. After reading your post, I checked my cartomizer and noticed the same thing. The white O-ring was more exposed than the unused ones - it had sort of risen up out of its recess.

I have moved on to a new carto and all is fine, but that was a little scary. No fuse in mine, but I think that will change soon.

Any idea what could have caused that to happen?

The gg fuse from my experience today is an essential update. Im using an aw 18650 red battery vaped a little this morning then out of nowhere no vape button got hot, then nothing. took everything quickly off and saw i had blown fuse. Turned out i had a faulty atomizer where the connection was depressed exposing excessive white o ring, which im sure caused a short. Now without the fuse there i can only imagine what would have happened.
In short get the fuse and you wont have any worries.

The brass botton probably got hot due to the heat created by the short, which in turn blew the fuse (the hot button is how i knew something went wrong.) My 18650 battery was not damaged and has been working well since, gone through one charge cycle since.

Note: for added safety check the atomizer connection for abnormalities as the short was caused by the white o ring on the atomizer comming loose (guess something went wrong in the positive and negative connection??)

Hmm did i say i love the GGTS?? been with it a few weeks now works flawlessly with the exception of a few user errors.

 

[Lisaf01]

I checked my cartomizer and noticed the same thing. The white O-ring was more exposed than the unused ones - it had sort of risen up out of its recess.

I have moved on to a new carto and all is fine, but that was a little scary. No fuse in mine, but I think that will change soon.

Any idea what could have caused that to happen?

This is almost exclusively caused by over-tightening of the cartomiser/atomiser down on the GGTS - or over-tightening of the telescopic system itself. I see it a lot.

It's really not necessarily to over-tighten anything on the GG - just enough to make contact, no more.

 

[5thelephant]

That's pretty much what I figured. But tightening just to make contact (on the telescoping threads) doesn't quite satisfy the need to tighten enough that it doesn't loosen itself with normal handling.

Contact is certainly created before the point at which the device feels secure. Is there any trick to finding the right balance? I have been cautious about this, but clearly I went a little too far.

This is almost exclusively caused by over-tightening of the cartomiser/atomiser down on the GGTS - or over-tightening of the telescopic system itself. I see it a lot.

It's really not necessarily to over-tighten anything on the GG - just enough to make contact, no more.

 

[chichigrk]

yeah i was over tightening ggts, got wise now i have no more deformed attys.

 

[imeothanasis]

Guys, imagine that when you feel the first resistanse you have to screw it a very little more, nothing else

 

[emonty]

That's pretty much what I figured. But tightening just to make contact (on the telescoping threads) doesn't quite satisfy the need to tighten enough that it doesn't loosen itself with normal handling.

Contact is certainly created before the point at which the device feels secure. Is there any trick to finding the right balance? I have been cautious about this, but clearly I went a little too far.

Nice Signature!!!!

 

[imeothanasis]

YouTube - screwing the telescope.wmv

 

[lordbyron77]

I just "jumped" a fuse of the GG, reconstruct what happened:

wield the GG with wet hands, I feel a slight shock to her lips and then stops working days .... pressing the button at the mouth (I have the metal spout in afs) comes from the stinging batteries.
wipe my hands and wash my GG, I change the fuse (the former find is "stretched") and I saved atom and batteries.

questions:

may depend on wet hands? strange because often I have sweaty hands ....
if there had been the fuse, what happened? atom lost and batteries?

 

[5thelephant]

Could you please define "first resistance" in this context? The first resistance comes just when the battery touches the spring. Then there is increasing resistance as the spring compresses. Finally, a hard resistance is met when the spring is fully compress and the battery is against the post.

Which resistance do you consider the first?

Guys, imagine that when you feel the first resistanse you have to screw it a very little more, nothing else

 

[imeothanasis]

I just "jumped" a fuse of the GG, reconstruct what happened:

wield the GG with wet hands, I feel a slight shock to her lips and then stops working days .... pressing the button at the mouth (I have the metal spout in afs) comes from the stinging batteries.
wipe my hands and wash my GG, I change the fuse (the former find is "stretched") and I saved atom and batteries.

questions:

may depend on wet hands? strange because often I have sweaty hands ....
if there had been the fuse, what happened? atom lost and batteries?

No way friend

 

[imeothanasis]

Could you please define "first resistance" in this context? The first resistance comes just when the battery touches the spring. Then there is increasing resistance as the spring compresses. Finally, a hard resistance is met when the spring is fully compress and the battery is against the post.

Which resistance do you consider the first?

If you have the spring version 5the, then I mean when battery touches the spring. But if you see that GG is not firing then you screw it more, thats it.

 

[boomboom]

Or, try holding the button while screwing. When you hear the atty fire, screw just 1/8 more and you're good.

 

[5thelephant]

Maybe I'm missing something here. I tried what you described. When my atty starts firing, signaling that the circuit is complete, the telescope is no where near tight enough for handling. It could almost blow on it and make it turn. Giving it an 1/8, even a 1/2, of a turn doesn't improve the tightness enough to feel right.

Is there something obvious that I'm overlooking?

Or, try holding the button while screwing. When you hear the atty fire, screw just 1/8 more and you're good.

 

[boomboom]

Maybe I'm missing something here. I tried what you described. When my atty starts firing, signaling that the circuit is complete, the telescope is no where near tight enough for handling. It could almost blow on it and make it turn. Giving it an 1/8, even a 1/2, of a turn doesn't improve the tightness enough to feel right.

Is there something obvious that I'm overlooking?

Just tried it myself. I had to make three complete turns to get it tight enough. Sorry about that.

 

[imeothanasis]

5the, just screw it until you feel that its ok with you, dont try to ask other people because you will get confused.

 

[Lightgeoduck]

is it lefty loosy and righty tighty, or the other way around? I don't know..I will give more input later....