My husband's eGo exploded!
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I was gonna get purple with yellow polkadots.
Hey, there's nothing wrong with purple! That's one of my personal favorite colors, if not my favorite! And I'm not ashamed to say it! Yellow on the other hand...
Purple is actually my favorite color. Not the light one, but the deep, deep, purple color. I always tease my daughter that I am going to trade my SUV in for another one in purple with yellow polkadots. 
JFTR, and for general informational purposes...I did hear back from Joye, and they do offer batteries to their OEM Partners which have no Joye/Joyetech logo or name printed/stamped/etched anywhere on them. These batts can naturally then be printed with the vendor's name/logos etc.
Probably common knowledge for many, but I personally didn't know for certain, and had wondered for some time.
Corley, I completely understand that you don't want to plug the charger in again, don't blame you one bit! But it would be great to know what it's putting out, and that info could help nail down the cause of this incident (and i'd be lying if i said i wasn't itching to know, like some of the other good folks in this thread) ..But even aside from that, I wonder if it wouldn't be a good idea from a more "CYA" standpoint to have a licensed electrician take a look at it and maybe test it (if they feel they can safely do so). I'm pretty sure Joye is going to want it sent to them eventually, and if you do elect to send it (hate to say it but maybe an attorney's advice should be sought as to whether or not you should), once it's out of your hands...well, just seems like it might be a good idea to have documentation from a professional before you ship it off to them...just a thought which occurred to me.
Probably common knowledge for many, but I personally didn't know for certain, and had wondered for some time.
Corley, I completely understand that you don't want to plug the charger in again, don't blame you one bit! But it would be great to know what it's putting out, and that info could help nail down the cause of this incident (and i'd be lying if i said i wasn't itching to know, like some of the other good folks in this thread
) ..But even aside from that, I wonder if it wouldn't be a good idea from a more "CYA" standpoint to have a licensed electrician take a look at it and maybe test it (if they feel they can safely do so). I'm pretty sure Joye is going to want it sent to them eventually, and if you do elect to send it (hate to say it but maybe an attorney's advice should be sought as to whether or not you should), once it's out of your hands...well, just seems like it might be a good idea to have documentation from a professional before you ship it off to them...just a thought which occurred to me.
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Man. Reading this stuff here makes me think y'all are, like, doing BOMB SQUAD work. I hope nobody else's Li-On batts go like yours did. Sounds like y'all have a good supplier, working with you like they are. Still, things such as these make me even more wary of Li-On batts.
O yea, and purple is kool. I'm thinking "Purple Haze" with Jimi Hendrix...
I certainly would find a way to check the voltage before I sent it back to vendor. Send it to me I'll do it. That is honestly the key to solving this (if it ever is totally). Good luck and glad you hubby are OK.
I bet your husband gets a meter soon. A cheap $10 meter.
Like really soon. Something tells me he will.
Won't he
Like really soon. Something tells me he will.
Won't he
Lowes, Home Depot, Frys, local engineering college lab (..oh wait..).
$12 at Walmart, something like: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Equus-3300-Hands-free-Digital-Multimeter/14644665
They rapidly go higher in price, but your basic digital multimeter is all a normal person needs for mucking around with simple resistance and voltage checks. For PVs, pretty much everything is done with the switch set to DC 20V scale or ohms 200 (for checking atties/cartos)
They rapidly go higher in price, but your basic digital multimeter is all a normal person needs for mucking around with simple resistance and voltage checks. For PVs, pretty much everything is done with the switch set to DC 20V scale or ohms 200 (for checking atties/cartos)
One thing to consider. Metal does Conduct Electricity.
So if some does go wrong while you are charging, Unplug the Charger BEFORE you touch the Metal Can.
I have been using a Covered Glass Oven Pan since I started seeing Threads about Batteries and Chargers Melting Down.
Ya'll are making we want to build a fire pit in the back yard with 8" thick sidewalls and a reinforced top - that ought to control anything that may happen (LOL). Lipo Bag was at Hobby Lobby if any one has one near them...
I assume you have seen the videos, but in case you have not - here is one...
LIPOSACK LiPo safe charge bag - YouTube
LIPOSACK LiPo safe charge bag - YouTube
LipoBags are made out of a Fire ......ant material like Nomex (sp?).
One thing to consider is that there are a Lot of Cheap Knock-Offs out there. So if you decide to go that way, buy one from someplace that has User Reviews so you know what others think about it.
Some of the bags are known to be a bit itchy on the interior, fiberglass exposed. Note that even if you use a charging bag, the bag itself should go on something that isn't directly flammable (for example, sit the bag on a trivet, rather than right on wood or paper).
I went with a Dynamite bag, figure they are RC focused, should have decent products.
I went with a Dynamite bag, figure they are RC focused, should have decent products.
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Yes, and thanks for posting. I just don't understand what they are made of...and if those batteries are not contained inside of anything (like in the eGo) is it going to still witstand the force of additional material being forced out by explosion? Does that make sense? It looks like velcro holds it in place, and the eGo body flew across the room, so I'm not sure if the bag material and/or Velcro would contain the extra material and still stay structurally intact to prevent the same results we experienced. Is it ballistic material???
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