Just Venting a Little

[Live4Vaping]

So I did something really stupid tonight. I tried putting my Vulcan Heat Sink on my Tugboat V2 mod tonight. Mod started getting really hot so I quickly disassembled it and sure enough the heat sinks center pin screwed itself to be flush with the negative threads. Melted a little to the derelin and took 15 minutes to cool down but thankfully no major damage or explosions. I always like to test setups before I fully run with them as this setup could of been really bad.

But I do have one question, would you recommend retiring the battery? Wrap is still intact although a couple small wrap sections appear to be melted to the battery now. Battery has not expanded in any way. Thanks for listening to my disaster averted story. Definitely didn't want to become the next news story as to "how vaping is bad" when its battery saftey not the act of vaping. Safety first.

 

[KenD]

So I did something really stupid tonight. I tried putting my Vulcan Heat Sink on my Tugboat V2 mod tonight. Mod started getting really hot so I quickly disassembled it and sure enough the heat sinks center pin screwed itself to be flush with the negative threads. Melted a little to the derelin and took 15 minutes to cool down but thankfully no major damage or explosions. I always like to test setups before I fully run with them as this setup could of been really bad.

But I do have one question, would you recommend retiring the battery? Wrap is still intact although a couple small wrap sections appear to be melted to the battery now. Battery has not expanded in any way. Thanks for listening to my disaster averted story. Definitely didn't want to become the next news story as to "how vaping is bad" when its battery saftey not the act of vaping. Safety first.

If the battery got hot enough for the wrap to melt it's probably damaged. You could check the voltage with a dmm, hoping that it's not below the useable level, but I wouldn't keep my hopes up.

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[Ben85]

Get rid. Why risk it.

 

[zoiDman]

... Definitely didn't want to become the next news story as to "how vaping is bad" when its battery saftey not the act of vaping. Safety first.

There would be No Question in my mind. I would Not Use that battery even as a Backup.

As you said, you Don't want to become the next News Story.

14-year-old blinded after e-cigarette explodes at Brooklyn mall kiosk

 

[Live4Vaping]

Yea I will just get rid of it. Even though it looks fine why take that chance. Not even going to check voltage readding. But quick action stopped it drom fully venting and becoming the next headline. But then again I wouldnt be reporting it in the news cause I know it was my own stupidity it happened.

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[Scy123]

nvm

 

[sonicbomb]

If you could see the internal structure you might be able to take a guess at it's integrity.
But it's covered in a metal shell, so you can't.
So assume the worst and recycle and replace it.
Burns hurt.