My tank caught fire during cab-drive.

[brat1111]

Hello fellow vapers.

I just wanted to tell you guys about something that happened to me today.

The Vaporesso Cascade tank caught fire when I was inside a taxi, the mod and tank were in my jacket and I had to hold it out the window because so much smoke was coming out of it, before dropping it down a manhole as soon as I arrived at my destination.

I am so disappointed right now.

If you are considering buying this ....ty tank, please think twice before doing so because it is a fire hazard.

Anyways, guys... Just a word of advice from me, peace out !

 

[bombastinator]

1. Please don’t use grey on white type it’s pretty near unreadable
2. I can quite confidently say that The tank was not the problem. It was a battery short of some sort. Possibly due to fake or abused batteries, misuse of a mech mod, or a defect of the mod itself. It IS possible that if the 510 connector did not have a protruding center pin AND you put the thing into a hybrid mech mod you COULD short the battery. That is still not the fault of the tank though. That’s misuse of a mech mod.

 

[diagrammatiks]

tanks don't just catch fire.

 

[untar]

-what mod was the tank used on?
-what batteries were in the mod?

 

[brat1111]

1. Please don’t use grey on white type it’s pretty near unreadable
2. I can quite confidently say that The tank was not the problem. It was a battery short of some sort. Possibly due to fake or abused batteries, misuse of a mech mod, or a defect of the mod itself. It IS possible that if the 510 connector did not have a protruding center pin AND you put the thing into a hybrid mech mod you COULD short the battery. That is still not the fault of the tank though. That’s misuse of a mech mod.

I have genuine LG HG2 batteries. There has never been a problem with my wismec rx 300 mod before, using other tanks.

 

[brat1111]

-what mod was the tank used on?
-what batteries were in the mod?

-wismec rx 300
-LG HG2 genuine batteries
-I vape at 200 watts on the gt 8 coil

 

[Punk In Drublic]

200 watts on a coil that is rated 90 maximum? Come on dude


Edit: The coil in question is actually rated for 200 watts. Above the OP gave a description of a Vaporesso GT 8 coil when in fact it is a Vaporesso GTM 8 coil

 

[dom qp]

I could not heed your warning as it's not legible. If I die because I did not get your warning, I will come back and haunt you.

 

[bombastinator]

I have genuine LG HG2 batteries. There has never been a problem with my wismec rx 300 mod before, using other tanks.

Doesn’t sound like a battery vent then. More like a constant on issue. That still couldn’t be the fault of a tank though that would be a mod getting a stuck on button combined a pcb board failure. The mod should shut off after 10 seconds of firing even if a button sticks. If it wasn’t a mod failure the device would have to have overheated to a dangerous level and ignited the cotton in less than ten seconds, which bluntly is kind of pushing the laws of physics even if the coil was bone dry. The only possible way I can think of for it to be a tank failure is if a fake coil was put in and the coil was dry. Still not vapresso’s fault though. It’s back to user error again.

 

[dom qp]

-wismec rx 300
-LG HG2 genuine batteries
-I vape at 200 watts on the gt 8 coil

So what you're saying is 'don't abuse hardware'?

From the site:

Regulated mod caveat
As the battery drains in a regulated mod, the battery voltage goes down. As a result, the mod must draw more current in order to maintain the set voltage or power. In other words, as battery voltage goes down, battery current goes up. This is the opposite of what happens with mechanical mods, and somewhat unintuitive.

Don't rely on the "best case scenario" where the batteries are full, when you make calculations for regulated mods. It is safer to assume a battery voltage of 3.5V, or even lower, depending on how low the mod will go before it demands a new charge.

Again, with mech mods the opposite is true: The current drops as the voltage drops. So with mechs, it is safest to assume a full battery when you're doing these calculations.

Oh yeah forgot to mention. Cotton burns. 200W is a lot to put through a metal coil touching flammable cotton. I know this is a regulated device and resistance doesn't factor into amp draw, but it's an extreme usage case and it's abusing the hardware and batteries.

 

[brat1111]

200 watts on a coil that is rated 90 maximum? Come on dude

No, the other one is 200 w ( the one I used ), the one that comes pre-installed.

 

[brat1111]

Doesn’t sound like a battery vent then. More like a constant on issue. That still couldn’t be the fault of a tank though that would be a mod getting a stuck on button combined a pcb board failure. The mod should shut off after 10 seconds of firing even if a button sticks. If it wasn’t a mod failure the device would have to have overheated to a dangerous level and ignited the cotton in less than ten seconds, which bluntly is kind of pushing the laws of physics even if the coil was bone dry. The only possible way I can think of for it to be a tank failure is if a fake coil was put in and the coil was dry. Still not vapresso’s fault though. It’s back to user error again.

The coil was original, it was pre-installed with the tank. it says max 200 w on the coil.

 

[brat1111]

So what you're saying is 'don't abuse hardware'?

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From the site:



Oh yeah forgot to mention. Cotton burns. 200W is a lot to put through a metal coil touching flammable cotton. I know this is a regulated device and resistance doesn't factor into amp draw, but it's an extreme usage case and it's abusing the hardware and batteries.

I vape at 225 watts on the tfv12 on the same mod. Never a problem for the four LG batteries.

 

[Vapemesilly]

The tank only does what it is told to do by the mod/battery/operator. The problem is not the tank. It is one of the other 3.

 

[bombastinator]

The coils was original, it was pre-installed with the tank. it says max 200 w on the coil.

I’m not familiar enough with cascade coils to tell you whether or not they make a coil that can handle 200w. It’s doubtful but possible I suppose. Assuming you read the coil correctly though it still means it was the wismec that blew up not the cascade tank.

 

[sdennislee]

This is the stuff urban legends are made of. Tanks just don’t spontaneously combust without some outside influence. What coil fits a Cascade that supports 200W?

 

[brat1111]

I’m not familiar enough with cascade coils to tell you whether or not they make a coil that can handle 200w. It’s doubtful but possible I suppose. Assuming you read the coil correctly though it still means it was the wismec that blew up not the cascade tank.

It says max 200 watts on the coil itself so it's very possible, indeed.

 

[brat1111]

I’m not familiar enough with cascade coils to tell you whether or not they make a coil that can handle 200w. It’s doubtful but possible I suppose. Assuming you read the coil correctly though it still means it was the wismec that blew up not the cascade tank.

$11.15 Authentic Vaporesso Cascade GTM8 Coil Head (3-Pack) 3-pack - 0.15ohm(80W-200W) at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

 

[Beamslider]

If you put a mod in your pocket and it is turned on. There is a possibility of the mod button being pressed and the mod being fired. Don't carry it turn on in the pocket

This would have nothing to do with whatever tank used.

 

[brat1111]

This is the stuff urban legends are made of. Tanks just don’t spontaneously combust without some outside influence. What coil fits a Cascade that supports 200W?

$11.15 Authentic Vaporesso Cascade GTM8 Coil Head (3-Pack) 3-pack - 0.15ohm(80W-200W) at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping