My 401 is a strobe light!

[MonsterKenny]

I was at band practice the other day and the battery was going off to the rhythm of my bass guitar!
Is there anyway to avoid this? I have heard many problems with wind and other things setting it off. But when i go to a bar and play a show im gonna need my 401, and dont need a dead battery.
Is there a case i can get that will protect my battery from being a strobe light?

 

[Eclectic_Current]

Bass is very penetrating as i'm sure you know so no case is likely to solve this issue. You might have to switch to an ecig type that has a manual on/off switch. I'm a newbie so as i write this i forget which model that is but the answer is for sure in one of the threads somewhere on this site. Good luck

 

[jim420]

You're in a band and are concerned about having a special lighting effect on stage? Gosh! I'd get a bunch of them for the stage. LOL

Jim

 

[Valgar]

This kept on happening when I played music in the car. So I padded my case, and it stopped it turning on itself. The sounds doesnt seem to affect it as much when im actually holding the Evo though.

Apologies for blurry pic:

 

[MonsterKenny]

This kept on happening when I played music in the car. So I padded my case, and it stopped it turning on itself. The sounds doesnt seem to affect it as much when im actually holding the Evo though.

Apologies for blurry pic:

Thanks for the tip! i made a case...

But its still going off like the 4th of July! the 401 cases that some places offer like DietSmokes.com, will that work any better i wonder?
thanks.

 

[ed_bollix]

This is a big problem with the 401. I love the 401 but have given up on taking them to gigs or to see music. I think perhaps more padding might work. I have a bunch of 401 cases that I'll try working with. I have a mini pipe and the switch in that doesn't go off to sound. Come to think of it my 901's are ok with music too.

 

[Jim Davis]

This is a big problem with the 401. I love the 401 but have given up on taking them to gigs or to see music. I think perhaps more padding might work. I have a bunch of 401 cases that I'll try working with. I have a mini pipe and the switch in that doesn't go off to sound. Come to think of it my 901's are ok with music too.

It's not the 401 per se. Most 401's have the common vacuum switch, which activates the battery when it senses vacuum draw. (Sucking)

The EVO's have a sound sensor (microphone) which activates the battery when it hears the air rush by when sucking. Any fairly loud sound will activate the battery.

My battery storage box has plastic latches. When I snap the latches, my EVO batteries twinkle like Christmas tree lights.

 

[Txrider]

Mine was doing this in my pocket walking my dog. Guess the sounds of pocket change or something... Felt something getting hot in my pocket..

I don't go to loud places anymore so it shouldn't be an issue for me.

A manual switch battery is what you need for clubs. I bet I could install one in place of the LED end pretty easily.

 

[TDM]

Play softer music. Try classical. Problem solved.

 

[i0nicx]

i'm having the same problem with mine in the car, i pretty much cant cape in the car because the battery keeps hitting the shutoff phase. are the 402 or 403 batteries any different?

 

[NwizeFinest]

I have been having those problems with the 401 batteries as well. I bought a 401 battery from esmokershop.com and the battery is no where near as sensitive as the others. Works well for me in the car with the windows rolled down.

 

[oldienea]

This is a common problem of many e-cigs. I have also some M401s, they all do that. I have a DSE 901 that is even worse.
The only solution to overcome this problem is a 510 (aka Joey, Titan, Janty Dura and what so ever) with the manual battery. Afaik the new 901 SE should have this option too.

 

[bocosb]

question.. if i will carry a 401 in a pocket on my motorcycle, could it go off by itself? it can get pretty noisy out there

 

[Jim Davis]

If it's sound activated it might. There's a simple way to check. Just take a battery without the atty on it, and blow on the battery connection. If the LED lights, the battery is sound sensitive.

 

[susan28]

this is an absolutely ridiculous feature/bug to have on an item that is not only hip and trendy and so a natural for clubs/bars, but also touted as something able to be used where smoking is prohibited but desirable, such as a bar. heck, i know some people who *only* smoke(d) in bars.

i think this is important enough that they need to have a disclaimer about it, and also, i think it would be a pretty major selling point for batteries that aren't sound-activated to be advertised as such. like "club friendly vacuum switch" or something. i'm now gonna go on a search to find some and when i do i'm buying a *bunch*.

 

[gatsby]

i think it would be a pretty major selling point for batteries that aren't sound-activated to be advertised as such. like "club friendly vacuum switch" or something. i'm now gonna go on a search to find some and when i do i'm buying a *bunch*.

DSE401 batteries aren't sound activated and work just fine with 401 atomizers.

 

[susan28]

never heard of a DSE401, any idea where to get them?

 

[gatsby]

never heard of a DSE401, any idea where to get them?

When I bought them it was from eSmokerShop E-Cigarettes, Cartridges, e-Liquid but you might want to check to make sure that he is still selling them. Also I did a battery puff count at one point and the DSE401 did really well (in the EVO/Penstyle range).

 

[susan28]

When I bought them it was from eSmokerShop E-Cigarettes, Cartridges, e-Liquid but you might want to check to make sure that he is still selling them. Also I did a battery puff count at one point and the DSE401 did really well (in the EVO/Penstyle range).

thanks gatsby i'm there now and there's no kits listed but looks like there's some batts, i'll email in advance to see if they're what i'm after.

 

[ePuffDaddy]

Would any of you guys know the decibel tolerance of m401 auto batteries? Clubs and bars are noisy alright, but what about in a room with a home theater setup? I'm thinking of vaping while watching DVDs at home; would that be loud enough for the batt to go off?

Sorry can't physically test it, I've yet to receive my m401, my very first e-cig.