How sensitive is the battery connector?

[captainsqually]

I'm pretty new to all this so I just want to make sure I'm taking care of my equipment alright.

I have an ego-T hooked up to a Kanger MT BCC. I unscrewed them today and noticed a teeny tiny little bit of condensation on the copper looking battery connection on the ego-T. I was wondering if this amount of condensation is normal or if this continues am I risking a short?

I just wiped it up a little bit with some tissue paper, connected them, took a handful of test draws on it and unscrewed them again, a little bit more condensation or juice was on it again. Its so little I doubt I have anything to be worried about but I wanted to hear from the pros.

Thanks!

 

[evan le'garde]

You'll always get a little bit on the contact pin of the battery. I've never had any problems with shorts from that. Though, i couldn't speak for everybody !

 

[cyberwolf]

Like evan said, a little bit is nothing to be worried about. Get in the habit of cleaning it the way you did with every fill and you should be fine. You may want to give your MT a quick check to make sure everything is tight. A loose post on the top of the coil unit will sometimes allow some leakage.

Oh, and welcome to the ECF!

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

Welcome to ECF.
Another benefit of manual batts is they are sealed and although not 100% impervious to damage from juice they hold up pretty well. Cleaning regularly helps keep the juice from drying and gunking up the connection leading to firing probs.

 

[captainsqually]

Awesome answers, folks, and thank you for the warm welcome!