Nervous

[SB2612]

I have a k100, and I want to get into Rebuildables, but I encountered a short when my protank head went bad and honestly scared me. My battery got hot and the mech itself was just scorching. It's fine now, but I'm still nervous. I understand how the amp draw and amp limits on batteries work in relation to the voltage the battery puts off and the resistance of the atomizer, but it still scares me a bit. I don't particularly want my mech to blow in my face. Just looking for some reassuring words and any tips and other things I need to understand before I get into Rebuildables. From what I understand it's just the amp limitations are the things to be weary of.

Thanks,

-Sebastian

 

[HecticEnergy]

Use a regulated mod (APV)? atleast until you get more comfortable with your builds.

Also - use quality batteries. EFest, Sony, Panasonic (there are a handful of others too)

 

[Craig_B]

Get a short stop if your nervous! It is a 7amp circuit breaker!! Shuts you down at a 7amp draw!

 

[SB2612]

I forgot to mention that I am using sony 30a rated batteries. I have an itaste VTR, so I can use the adapter for my RBAs until I get more comfortable with my k100. Thanks for the reassuring words guys! I'll look into the short stop. I have the cheap chip that came with my k100.

 

[UnclePsyko]

Well, it sounds like you have a good grasp on what you're doing so I'll spare you the lecture...
Sometimes, these things happen unexpectedly to the best of them. At least you recognized the issue and took steps to prevent an ugly event!
Perhaps you need to leave the protank rebuilds behind and get your hands on a RBA?
Now you have 1st hand knowledge of what happens, and how fast it happens when something goes wrong with your build.
Being a bit nervous isn't a bad thing when it comes to this hobby and rebuildables... it makes a person more cautious and alert!
Paranoia is just another word for "Heightened sense of awareness"!
Have you found the source of the short?

 

[DavidOck]

And you may want to recycle that battery. If it got hot, it could well be damaged internally...

And get a meter of some sort to measure your coils before powering them up.

 

[TheReign]

Yeah you'll need an ohm meter. Checking your ohms will help so that you know exactly how much your pulling from the battery, You have a good one but it's nice to know all the variables. You should be fine with the Sony vtc4 that has the 30amp limit, So long you don't go down below to gnarly subohm levels.

Just be careful!