I always thought top face up and bottom is down where the firing switch is but when i use my friends nemesis the top faces down and flat bottom part faces up for it to work
Mechanical mod battery positive side up or facing down ?
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Most generally regard the top as the positive end of the battery. In 99% of mech mods that means the positive end goes closest to the atomizer, or top faced up.
That doesn't sound right. All 3 of my Nemesis are opposite of your friend's. I believe even the clones are the same.
You may want to exercise a bit of caution when using your friend's mod.
If you peel the wrapper off an alkaline cell; you'll find that the "can" end is positive with a fake "pip" on top so it looks like other batteries, the end with the centre electrode is negative - that's the end they leak from.
Manufacturers of sealed lead acid batteries make a big deal of you can use them any way up.
At the end of the day, use whichever gives you the shortest wire runs - all those tiny resistances add up.
Preferably, you shouldn't solder to a lithium cell at all - but definitely don't solder close to the end seal, if it melts and shorts the cell, it'll probably vent with flaming gas!
Technically speaking, it really doesn't matter in a mech mod which way the battery is installed... Your coil isn't polarity sensitive like an IC in a circuit is... However, there can be safety concerns... For example, if the can of the battery is negative and the wrapper gets damaged and is allowed to contact the side of your tube, if the pin of the 510 is on the postive then you've just completed the circuit and the mod will "autofire" until the battery is removed... On the other hand, if it's flipped the other way around then both sides of the coil are in contact with the negative side of the battery and it won't fire... That might seem like a safer alternative, except that when you try to fire it, instead of firing the coil you're going to have a DIRECT and very low resistance short directly between the positive and negative... It's going to go bad very quickly... Especially if the arc created "welds" the switch shut which I've heard of happening before as well...
So no, it really doesn't matter... but it's "safer" to have the positive at the top, or making contact with the pin of the 510...
So no, it really doesn't matter... but it's "safer" to have the positive at the top, or making contact with the pin of the 510...
so bottom part touches firing switch on bottom and the positive end touches the 510 connection that connects to ur atty?
if i i have positive facing down and touching the firing button and the bottom facing up touching the 510 connection to the atty it will create a short and is no good? but it can still fire
if i i have positive facing down and touching the firing button and the bottom facing up touching the 510 connection to the atty it will create a short and is no good? but it can still fire
OP, as I happen back upon this thread, I'm quite curious . . . Is the battery a button top or a flat top?
No, if the battery is in good condition (which is darn sure should be if you're using it) then it won't make any difference which way it's installed... Again it's just for safety reasons it's better to have the positive side touching the 510... It's kinda like installing a lockout before working on a piece of equipment when you're the only person working at 3am... You know it's not going to get turned on by accident, but you do it all the same...
If it does short, you'll know it because the battery will either rip itself open or explode violently. Both failures can cause death or serious injury. No it will not work when it is shorted.
yea.. I once accidentaly put in a battery the wrong way. took the battery out sometime later and realized. It had been firing fine... but be careful. if it doesnt fire the other way, likely somethig wrong with the connection
It can go either way as stated above.
Don't use damaged batteries, including wrapper damage and you'll be fine.
Don't use damaged batteries, including wrapper damage and you'll be fine.
Ok, let me muddy this with a question. Reo...mech mod but somewhat different than a tube mech. On the bottom is a spring, like many flashlights. And firing button is on top so it pushes the positive contact onto the top of the battery. I assumed it only would work with the battery positive up, and batterynegative on the spring.
Correct?
I also have an Easyvape CVI that uses 18650s. It also has the spring on the end cap. And has reverse battery protection so I assume it won't fire if the battery is upside down.
Correct?
I also have an Easyvape CVI that uses 18650s. It also has the spring on the end cap. And has reverse battery protection so I assume it won't fire if the battery is upside down.
If it's a true mechanical without any circuitry, polarity makes no difference. Circuitry can be damaged with reverse polarity, if it has protection it simply won't work but won't damage anything.
I'm not familiar enough with the REO mod to speculate on it specifically.
I always run mine with the pos end facing up for safety reasons. Can't be too careful plus those batteries can get a bit expensive.
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