Mechanical Mod Safety Tips Needed (Copper Vanilla Clone)

[rendevouspoo]

Hey guys,

I don't know if this is the appropriate sub to be posting in, but with a matter such as safety, I thought it would be beneficial to ask the vets of the forum. Mods, if I thought wrong, please move to necessary sub.

Alright, I've bought my first mod. It's, like the title states, a Copper Vanilla Clone. I also bout a kayfun clone. I've built my first coil and oh what an amazing vape. Much better than my Ego + Protank mini. My questions are about safety. What are some specific safety concerns I should keep an eye on? I have it running 18350 and the battery is an EFest.

One of my specific questions is about outside temperature. What temperatures are too hot for you mod to be in if there is such a thing?

Also, to give more specific details, I have an ohm reader to test my coils.

Thanks!

 

[steved5600]

First 18350's are not safe for subohm if you chose to do that. You need to use a sony vtv4 at the least or a vtc5 would be better. Next you need to learn ohms law. Get a good ohm meter at least better still a volt ohm meter. On any mech make sure you use the locking system what ever it is. Efest batteries are right at the minimum of what I would use in a PV. The worst batteries are the ones with FIRE in the name so don't buy them. Sony, MNKE an Panasonic are the only batteries i buy now. If the mod gets really warm you may be going to low on your resistance. Never exceed the continuous amperage rating. If they say it will do 60 amps pulse then that says it will not do that continuously. SO GLAD your interested in safety. Far to many go in and do .14 ohm build on a mod without knowing if it's safe for their mod or battery. Hope this helps.

 

[steved5600]

Oh useful tool for you. Coil wrapping | Steam Engine | free vaping calculators

 

[DavidOck]

Ambient temp shouldn't be much of an issue. Just don't leave it sitting in the sun.

One concern with mechs is that you don't know what the battery voltage is at any given time. After a while, you'll notice the vape quality fall off, which is likely an indication of low battery voltage. If you over discharge, you may not be able to recharge. So you need to be very aware of that. (Although if you use a Kick, it will shut down on low voltage, protecting the battery from that.)

Don't damage the covering on the battery. That may create an internal short in the mod, causing it to discharge through the mod without pressing the fire button...

Don't EVER fire a coil that hasn't been tested for resistance. Even the best builders can wind up with a "tail" touching the wrong post... (I check mine after winding, to make sure I even want to mout it, then after attaching to the posts by reading from post to post, then again at the battery connections. Sort of like the old adage for woodworking - measure twice, cut once.)

 

[BuzzKilla]

common sense....

if you have that tool in your tool box, you will be fine.

I cannot add any real info as, the above info is spot on.

 

[Baditude]

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