I was sitting at home this morning happily vaping on my Magnum Box mod when all of a sudden it goes boom and gives off a small explosion with gas venting out of the box. It scared the crap out of me and I'm glad I wasn't injured. I made sure to get clear of the vapor immediately and once I felt sure that everything was okay, I opened the case.
What I found surprised me. It doesn't appear to be a short circuit but rather one of the CR2 cells had a failure. It may have been user error (overcharged, undercharged, etc) or a manufacturing defect but the bottom line is that the battery failed in a dangerous manner. On the positive side, the battery looked fine except that it flipped open a small tab on the positive end where it vented the gas. That's a safety feature that I'm glad worked otherwise I would have had an explosive fire failure which is far more frightening.
Oh and the magnum box? It's perfectly fine and working like a champ. I'm just a bit skittish around the CR2 batteries now though. Anyone have a good source of some reliable CR2s that are protected?
What I found surprised me. It doesn't appear to be a short circuit but rather one of the CR2 cells had a failure. It may have been user error (overcharged, undercharged, etc) or a manufacturing defect but the bottom line is that the battery failed in a dangerous manner. On the positive side, the battery looked fine except that it flipped open a small tab on the positive end where it vented the gas. That's a safety feature that I'm glad worked otherwise I would have had an explosive fire failure which is far more frightening.
Oh and the magnum box? It's perfectly fine and working like a champ. I'm just a bit skittish around the CR2 batteries now though. Anyone have a good source of some reliable CR2s that are protected?