melted in my pocket

[smooth operator]

I was walking around outside with my e-cig in my shirt pocket like I always do. I reached in to take a puff but when I pulled it out it was really hot, so I put it back. I didn't think too much about it since the weather was hot.

When I got inside to a cool place, I was surprised to find that it was still hot. I have never felt it get this hot before. I looked at it and noticed that the light at the tip was on, like it was being used. The cartridge on the other end had melted, revealing a part of the atomizer.

I put it back in my pocket. When I checked again later the e-cig wasn't hot anymore, and the light was off. The fully charged battery had been used up.

What could have caused this? The only thing that I did differently was that I started refilling my e-cig with fluid. I had dripped fluid into the battery portion where it connects with the atomizer, but that didn't last long, so I tried dripping fluid in the atomizer portion. Could this have caused it?

 

[jj2]

Don't feel alone, this has happened to others. And this is why when you're not using it, you unscrew the atty or cartomizer a couple of turns so it's not making a connection.

 

[WillyB]

I had dripped fluid into the battery portion where it connects with the atomizer,

The wrong thing to do.

 

[smooth operator]

After recharging the battery, I found out that the unit is always on. I went to the website and it says to blow strong air into the hole of the battery portion if this happens. After doing this it was fixed. However, I'm curious as to what caused it in the first place.

 

[zoiDman]

What type of PV do you have?

 

[Rev. Redmond Farrier]

...I had dripped fluid into the battery portion where it connects with the atomizer...

LOL, I am glad I am not the only one who has done this!

This sort of thing happens a lot with the DSE601 Pipe. It is an automatic switch that is closed by the air pressure of the person drawing on it.I remember someone saying that the clearance in the switch is very tiny and the smallest thing can get in there and cause it to stick the connection closed. If it is an automatic switch dripping into the battery may have gotten some juice into the switch and caused it to stick in the on position.

I know next to nothing about electronics, but it sounds just like the problem with the 601 and that was what someone else said caused it with the pipe.

Rev. R. Farrier

 

[nicotime]

In general putting hot and exposed electrical components BACK in your pocket will not make the problem go away.

Just messin with ya.

 

[Lab]

next time this happens.. unscrew the catomizer or atty.. i do not know how you did not burn yourself mine the button gets pushed in my pocket and i pull the thing out fast since i am getting burned

 

[lulubell360]

Maybe the battery is finally dying. How old is it? That is happening to my 801's that I got on 2/5. The light comes on like it is being used & the atty gets hot & it does that off & on & runs the battery down quickly. You have to unscrew it & put it back together when you want to use it a pain I know but safer. I haven't had a cart melt though. Oh & I have auto batts

 

[smooth operator]

What type of PV do you have?

The brand is called PureSmoke.
Thank you for visiting PureSmoke Online

 

[smooth operator]

Maybe the battery is finally dying. How old is it? That is happening to my 801's that I got on 2/5. The light comes on like it is being used & the atty gets hot & it does that off & on & runs the battery down quickly. You have to unscrew it & put it back together when you want to use it a pain I know but safer. I haven't had a cart melt though. Oh & I have auto batts

I got it about 3 weeks ago. I don't know how to take this thing further apart.

 

[Drozd]

sounds as if it's an auto battery (no button right?)...and you put juice in the battery hole itself...which will cause the battery to malfunction...you might be able to clean it out carefully and dry it...but this is part of the reason why most people say not to drip with an auto battery...because if the atty floods and juice gets in the battery... 8 out of 10 times you're screwed..

 

[sanfordf]

You must have the skin of a rhino and kevlar shirts!

Pure Smoke was the brand I started with and it is not drip friendly. Nice big hole straight to battery. You can see daylight when you look through it. It is the only bridgeless atomizer I have ever seen. The juice is supposed to wick down the sides through filler (double wall) surrounding the atomizer and wick from the sides into 2 holes, wicking into the fibers running through the middle of the exposed coil.

You got juice into your battery and it malfunctioned. Keep juice away from the battery hole. Only use your cartridges. To re-fill the cartridge, pull the the filler washer out of the cartridge with a thin bent tip paperclip, it sits on a 'donut' around the center air tube. You have to poke it (paperclip) down the outside past the 'donut' and hook it out, it gets easier the next time, then re-fill with your juice, up to the 'donut', then replace the filler washer back down on the 'donut' on the air tube. Even better option is to upgrade to a manual (push button) with a sealed battery to drip with.

 

[lulubell360]

I got it about 3 weeks ago. I don't know how to take this thing further apart.

Well it's not like mine that are 4 months old then. I know I had 1 that was new & then just stopped working after a couple of days & people on here said maybe I got juice in it but it was a 901 & I don't drip with that 1 because it just doesn't seem to do so good so I just chalked it up to a bad battery & got another 1.

 

[Janetda]

Any of the auto battery pvs can go off in your pocket. That's why so many of us have gone to manual battery type pvs. PureSmoke is a little different than most pvs. It doesn't have the usual poly-fill cartridge. Instead it has a ring of stuff way up inside. The atty has some sort of liner around it. You get a new atty with each box of five carts. I have dripped in it, but you have to be really careful and only drip like one or two drops at a time. It's not a bad vape, but they are expensive and I'll be darned if I can find extra batteries for them. You might consider getting a new kind of pv, with a manual battery.

 

[zoiDman]

Any of the auto battery pvs can go off in your pocket. That's why so many of us have gone to manual battery type pvs. ...

I've found the direct oppisite to be true. The chances of the button getting pushed in on a manual was much, Much, MUCH higher than a automatic battery manfunctioning.

 

[Adlibudiman]

i used to have this a lot back when i was using auto batt, what i noticed was that my batt would light whenever its shaken, my suspicion was that perhaps the liquid inside is somehow creating a differential pressure inside the annulus causing residual air to move when its shaken (i could be wrong of course). did a bunch of stuffs, blew it, sucked on it, shook it (i even gently tapped it against the table just to see if that works)

sometimes blowing on it works (while most of the time it doesn't, blegh) cause itll somehow move the liquid out, but then itll just be ok for a few hours, and after that liquid will somehow find its way in, and frustration strikes.

finally gave up and bought meself a manual e-cig, never had a problem ever since

oh and btw, at least with manual, if it gets hot because the button was accidentally pushed in, ud know whats wrong with it and be a bit more careful next time,

but in the case of auto batts, its just tedious work, and for something that you plan to use on an everyday basis, you dont want to sit around all day figuring out whats wrong with it.