Yes. I read it all. I know the BDC and BVC are different. The reason I wanted the BVCs is because of all the great reviews. And there are more and more of them everyday. I have lots of the BDCs.....I wanted the latest, greatest, but not at the expense of Mesothelioma or something like that.8-o
I've read enough and it all seems like a bunch of Rant to me. I researched
all of this (except for ceramics) before I found the Beach in
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...erials-safe-vs-dangerous-480.html#post5717639 This thread was started by a guy in Russia who found that Silica Wicking can create chards from a Dry Burn that can be inhaled. But it was torched with a butane torch while it was brand new and totally dry.
The conclusion that I came to, after reading the whole thread and all the alternative wicking materials that were experimented with in that thread (including cotton in several forms, hemp twine, and bamboo twine) was that
NO Wicking should be allowed to Dry Burn
when you are vaping on it. And really, that Dry Burning a Silica Wick to Clean it has the potential to leave shards on the Wick and Coil, so it should really be rinsed off before using it again (but not many actually do that).
I haven't seen where the Reddit thread is talking about BVCs at all, except for the initial post that has a link to the PDF. That PDF shows testing results...
http://kn100.info/hosted/scs.pdf. But even that was about the Fiberglass Paper used, which looks (from the image at the bottom) to be the Fibrous Sheet used in the BDC that I mentioned earlier. IDK if that same material is wrapped around the ceramic cup in the BVC, but everything except for Lead that was tested for was not detected at all (as shown in the PDF), so they are saying this material is Safe.
To me, it's more about using all of our vaping gear properly. If someone tried to push something like the Nautilus Mini BVC beyond its designed limits, by something like high Voltage or Wattage, then that's when problems can occur. You vape at about 8W, so I don't think you'll have any problems, as long as you keep juice in the tank.
Mesothelioma is not a concern because there is no Asbestos, Fiberglass, or Graphene here. OK, Silica is Fiberglass-like, but can be natural or (I think) manmade. But they are just ranting about safety in general, and what they don't really know is good or bad from definitive testing. It's not really a problem in a BDC, either, as long as you keep the wick and coil wet. That's Silica, but keep it wet. Silica is in every factory Head you're going to purchase, except for something like the BVC (unless that Fibrous Sheet is in there too), but you want to keep any wick/coil system with plenty of juice. Every wick/coil system has its issues... cotton will burn if not kept wet.
If you have an area of concern, we can research it, but that just stirred doubt, IMO. The Vaping Greek has issues with cotton. I have issues with PG. Some people have issues with VG. Others have issues with Ethyl Alcohol in juices. But where this Reddit thing is concerned, just keep your juice levels up and you should be OK.
Do you have other links?
OK, I found this . . .
Apparently, the Fiberglass Paper is what you see in the breakdown (and there is no ceramic cup), so the PDF is showing how safe it is to use, from a level of Purity Testing. However, you have to keep it wet, just like Silica. Fiberglass and Silica are in the same family. But this Fiberglass Paper is attained via some manufacturing process. However, so is Silica Wicking.
Would
I be concerned about using it? NO!
EDIT:
I say it's not a problem as long as the coil is wet because the material (Fiberglass, Silica, or whatever) can't get hot enough. The juice will keep it cooler than the danger temps. Just like water in a pot keeps a can of beans from burning when the stove burner is on high. The water is boiling, but it's cooler than a burn temp. And as long as there's enough water in the pot, there's no problem. Same kind of thing here.
Since this thing has Fiberglass in it, there is a potential for Mesothelioma, but you have to keep juice in the tank to prevent that.
I have not fired up my new Aspire mini with the BVC's yet....seems there is some question about the safety of the BVCs....some tests are showing that the wicking material is melting and turning to dust...causing concern about it getting into our lungs.
8-o
And I am sure thoses tests are not coming back normal. 
