my mod is zapping me!!! :)

[vapero]

I normally vape at the .3-.6ohm range but today I decided to go really low for a while to .17ohms (the lower I've been before was .24)

an my nemesis decided to shock me between the 350 and the 650 seam everytime that I vape.
before the safety posts begin
nothing is getting hot
I'm using 25amps out of my 35 vtc5
been rebuilding / using mechs for the past year
I'm not a cloudchasing hypster (well I'm not a hypster)
etc....

I know there must be something dirty on the threads but I don't see it and somehow I can't find my alcohol to clean it.

so for now I'm holding my mod from the lower end and hopping that you tell me that cleaning with vodka or similar is ok

has your mod zapped you?

 

[vapero]

fu** I forgot about the zap and took a big vape, got zapped big time!!!!!!!

 

[jstjoehere]

Ouchy that could tingle a bit. Not an expert here but sounds like theres a short somewhere. Maybe your switch? Hard to say Im not real familiar with your mod.

 

[cracoucax]

Sounds like the current is passing through your hand instead of the mod, from your pinky on the button to the fingers on the tube.

Which should mean that your hand has less resistance than the switch assembly, so i'd say the switch is at fault.

Do you get a zap if you put the mod on a table, only hold the tube and fire by pressing the mod on the table ?



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[vapero]

Sounds like the current is passing through your hand instead of the mod, from your pinky on the button to the fingers on the tube.

Which should mean that your hand has less resistance than the switch assembly, so i'd say the switch is at fault.

Do you get a zap if you put the mod on a table, only hold the tube and fire by pressing the mod on the table ?



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great idea! let me try it!

edit: no, got zapped again

 

[cracoucax]

If i happen to be right and you try different holding positions don't try to fire with one hand and hold the mod with the other... Current will go through your heart, that will probably suck. I reckon it should't be dangerous at those voltages, but i dunno that´s alot of amps ?



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[vapero]

it just zaps me if my finger is touching the 350 seam

 

[niczgreat]

I normally vape at the .3-.6ohm range but today I decided to go really low for a while to .17ohms (the lower I've been before was .24)

an my nemesis decided to shock me between the 350 and the 650 seam everytime that I vape.
before the safety posts begin
nothing is getting hot
I'm using 25amps out of my 35 vtc5
been rebuilding / using mechs for the past year
I'm not a cloudchasing hypster (well I'm not a hypster)
etc....

I know there must be something dirty on the threads but I don't see it and somehow I can't find my alcohol to clean it.

so for now I'm holding my mod from the lower end and hopping that you tell me that cleaning with vodka or similar is ok

has your mod zapped you?

If I was one of the "Safety First Guys" I'd say.
"Serves you right for going that low"

But seeing as I like to push the envelope myself, I'm posting on this thread because that will bookmark it as " My Posts" and I love a good puzzle and can't wait to see what the solution is.

Alright I'll make two stupid suggestions.

1. You could vape with insulated gloves.
2. put a piece of electrical tape on the spot where your hand touches the mod. Then you won't complete the circuit.

 

[cracoucax]

Haha didn't see that you don't get a shock from the lower tube. You're right, must be the threads.


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[vapero]

I'll clean them tomorrow morning and post my results, I don't feel like being shocked again today

 

[cracoucax]

It's still probably not very safe, i mean at .10 you'd be at 40w, .7 ohms is probably within the error margin of the dmm no ?
I suppose you're pulsing though.
How's the vape at 100+ watts ??


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[VvegasV]

Just a thought, after cleaning the threads you can try using a little silver thermal conducting paste on the threads.


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[Bad Ninja]

Lol
The current is arcing at the seams due to conductivity issues.
Probably dirt or corrosion.
Clean yer gear, clean the threads, inspect them for corrosion.

 

[young gotti]

holy....i'm getting the same thing, a tad higher ohms...but right in the middle seam where i have my beauty ring in my nemmy it's zapping me, not getting hot, i have the bigger upper contact so i need the beauty ring and go figure it's stuck on there, because i wanted to move the beauty ring to the top to see if it goes away...mod not getting hot

i'm now using the same topper on a brass nemmy and the mod is getting warm but no zapping

 

[suspectK]

Probably dirt or corrosion.
Clean yer gear, clean the threads, inspect them for corrosion.

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[Ryedan]

so for now I'm holding my mod from the lower end and hopping that you tell me that cleaning with vodka or similar is ok

Cleaning with vodka or similar is OK. I use rubbing alcohol on mod parts all the time also and that works well. I don't use it in attys because it's not safe to vape it.

If I had nothing like that on hand I would wash the parts with dish soap and hot water, giving the tube threads a good rub with cloth. Rinse well and wipe the tubes down good to dry them.

Good luck with it.

 

[Ryedan]

i'm now using the same topper on a brass nemmy and the mod is getting warm but no zapping

IMO, if the mod is getting warm you've got a dirty contact surface in the mod. If the battery is what's getting warm you're drawing too much current. Either way, I would fix it before continuing to vape it.

 

[Kgb424]

At that low of ohms, with that much heat, are you sure you haven't melted the insulator cause it would short out and shock you, I have melted the deck insulator in my Kayfun. I got the dripper attachment for my Kayfun and went sub-ohm and it melted the insulator.

 

[vapero]

Nothing is getting hot and being safe here...
All threads look nice and clean but I'll clean then tomorrow anyway and report back

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[suspectK]

Are the threads in tact/pristine?