Lets get this shorted out!!!!
With the ever more popular and safer Regulated devices, I hope we can all breathe a sigh of relief that new Vapers are less inclined to embark on their sub-ohming/cloud chasing/flavour chasing adventures anymore using mechanical mods.
I know it has been the concern of many members for some time now, that there have been too many incidences of accidental shorts using mechs without acquiring a reasonable knowledge of battery safety or Ohms Law or experience when building atomizers, let alone Sub-Ohm!!
With current Political trends and the increase in popularity of vaping, this could not have happened at a better time- Lets put SAFETY first.
I thought we might all share some wisdom with those who still use mechanicals by way of our personal incidents to act as an early warning system of potential happenings, however caused, without feeling silly or stupid for our earlier human errors or equipment failures, to comprise a list here in the hope that those same mistakes need not be repeated.
My 1st Short:
Fasttech Kayfun 3.1 on a Vanilla mod. Tightened the positive screw on the bottom 510 and didnt check it on a ohms reader before firing; resulting in hard short because the build deck had come loose and both parts, positive and negative had made contact ouch!!
Solution:
Always check your attys with an ohm reader after making any new builds or adjustments to them.
I notice the insulators on the kayfun 4 now have a ridge to stop this from happening-good idea me thinks!
2nd Short:
Over loosened the battery rattle adjustment screw in the same mod , due I suppose to an atomizer having a rather short 510, and the battery rattle adjustment screw came out, flopped sideways and shorted the battery upon pushing the fire button-yikes, hot!
Solution:
Never over extend yer battery rattle adjuster-maybe give it a little test tug before connecting and firing mod
Thats all for me, now your turn to share, and remember it is for the good of all and not the one so dont be embarrassed as we all make mistakes as human beings. The key is to learn from ours and those of others.
Thank you for sharing.
Juicy
With the ever more popular and safer Regulated devices, I hope we can all breathe a sigh of relief that new Vapers are less inclined to embark on their sub-ohming/cloud chasing/flavour chasing adventures anymore using mechanical mods.
I know it has been the concern of many members for some time now, that there have been too many incidences of accidental shorts using mechs without acquiring a reasonable knowledge of battery safety or Ohms Law or experience when building atomizers, let alone Sub-Ohm!!
With current Political trends and the increase in popularity of vaping, this could not have happened at a better time- Lets put SAFETY first.
I thought we might all share some wisdom with those who still use mechanicals by way of our personal incidents to act as an early warning system of potential happenings, however caused, without feeling silly or stupid for our earlier human errors or equipment failures, to comprise a list here in the hope that those same mistakes need not be repeated.
My 1st Short:
Fasttech Kayfun 3.1 on a Vanilla mod. Tightened the positive screw on the bottom 510 and didnt check it on a ohms reader before firing; resulting in hard short because the build deck had come loose and both parts, positive and negative had made contact ouch!!
Solution:
Always check your attys with an ohm reader after making any new builds or adjustments to them.
I notice the insulators on the kayfun 4 now have a ridge to stop this from happening-good idea me thinks!
2nd Short:
Over loosened the battery rattle adjustment screw in the same mod , due I suppose to an atomizer having a rather short 510, and the battery rattle adjustment screw came out, flopped sideways and shorted the battery upon pushing the fire button-yikes, hot!
Solution:
Never over extend yer battery rattle adjuster-maybe give it a little test tug before connecting and firing mod
Thats all for me, now your turn to share, and remember it is for the good of all and not the one so dont be embarrassed as we all make mistakes as human beings. The key is to learn from ours and those of others.
Thank you for sharing.
Juicy
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