May have discovered a fix for "dropped" auto batteries

[FreeGT]

^1up

I actually had my mother's XL stick on today. I looked down the battery hole with a bright flashlight, and noticed the center post was out of alignment (It is connected to the diaphragm). I gently pushed it until it was centered again. I used a very very thin dull pick. Works like a champ again! A very small clyndrical coffee straw might work as well.

I think it just got bumped around or my mom took too strong of a drag.

Be VERY VERY careful if you are going to realign the center post. If you put ANY pressure on the membrane you WILL most likely tear it, rendering the battery useless! I'm sure any tears are not covered under warranty!

 

[FreeGT]

I want to mention I only "nudged" the center post from the side, I did not put any downwards pressure!

 

[RiskyBusiness]

[Le-Sigh]

Of course it was easier to blow into a cart. The cart has air holes. That air was routed out the sides of the cartridge, with very little getting into the battery.

The point isn't to inflate the battery or anything. The point is to put inverse pressure on the switch. Blowing into the cart will insert more juice into the battery making sure it freezes up even tighter in a few days when that dries, making rescue even harder/less likely to succeed.

I hear you... but it worked for me, and it's still working... sometimes the unconventional can reap great rewards. Happy vaping...

 

[Adrenalynn]

[shrug]

Everyone that does it that way can send their batteries to you for replacement, right?

 

[RiskyBusiness]

[shrug]

Everyone that does it that way can send their batteries to you for replacement, right?

To each his own , big guy... shrug on...

 

[Adrenalynn]

That's "big girl" to you.

 

[Belletrist]

[snicker]

seriously tho, the dropping-and-breaking situation is not a good one for me. i'm clumsy to an absurd degree. so far i haven't killed any of mine, but i already have the temptation to make little padded coats for them out of... bubble wrap?

 

[x3x]

this happened to me 2 days ago lol. i remove the catty ,blow the air out and the light glow again then drop the batty on the carpet few times woot! it work again. Stupid darn thing hahaha

 

[Blue Skies]

[snicker]

seriously tho, the dropping-and-breaking situation is not a good one for me. i'm clumsy to an absurd degree. so far i haven't killed any of mine, but i already have the temptation to make little padded coats for them out of... bubble wrap?

While reading this thread I was considering something similar except maybe silicone or thin rubber. I have a rubber-y case that I keep my iphone in and have dropped it on concrete a couple times. Not even a ding or a scratch!

 

[Adrenalynn]

The number of g's it'll withstand aren't known. I don't have enough batteries I'm willing to sacrifice to derive that number. That said, I suspect silicone or thin rubber aren't going to absorb enough of the instantaneous shock of a direct drop.

Bubble wrap may. A heat-sealed airbag like they use for pack-and-ship most certainly would distribute the force. You'd have to scale it down but not so far down that the shock characteristics change for that device.

Maybe modeling and simulation? Again, without knowing the survivable shock it'd be hard to back into a reliable number though.

 

[Taryn]

Slip one or two pencil grips on it and it should absorb plenty of shock plus make it less likely to roll off a table.

 

[Guineahill]

What a great idea Taryn!!!!

 

[Taryn]

I just use my Leaford's lanyard of course

 

[FreeGT]

I was actually thinking about the pencil rubber grips, but Taryn is always a step ahead!

I love my lanyard, absolutely love it, but it does have it's situational purpose. In the car, at home, or casually going about my day, it is bar none, the best solution!

That being said..... I work LONG hard hours in a restaurant, and I feel that the lanyard string is too fragile for my line of work. I do tuck it in my shirt, but then I also don't want to perspire all over my battery! I know I could replace the leather string with something REAL heavy duty, but if I get it caught on something, I'm gonna get whiplash!

So I am looking into a belt mounted pen case. I've been searching for them around the internet, looking for a perfect price/quality/durability combo. A pen case could come in handy for me, since I use XL batteries, which only fit in a lanyard. With a pen case I could store my XL's with cartos attached!

For examples:
I can't post links due to my low post count, but just search google for "pen case" then click on "shopping results"

 

[Adrenalynn]

Like this? http://www.baproducts.com/asccustompages/products.asp?ProductID=3062

I have a pen/scissor case from when I climbed with MSAR. I throw mine in that and toss it in my purse.

 

[FreeGT]

Exactly what I was looking at. Most of the ones I have seen are a flip/slip lid, I have been looking for something a little more enclosed.
For those with multiple batteries, there is a roll-up bag with sleeves that looks promising.