New Juul got a little warm while first charging it

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CloudyFutures

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Hi so i grabbed a juul from the gas station and plugged the charger into my pc , and so it was blinking when i put it on the charger, and it was on maybe an hour or so until it got solid light. But when i took it off , i noticed it was a little warm to the touch which surprised me a bit. Just wondering if anyone seen this or if this could some kind of issue. Thanks for any help

All batteries get warm while charging. The thing to look out for is when the light turns green and it has been more than 10 mins after and the battery is still warm. If you take it off the charger right after it turns green then of course it will be warm. But the charger is supposed to stop charging once it's full. So if you leave it on the charger on green it will cool down. 10mins should be enough for it to cool down. If it is still hot after 10mins then it is still charging when it shouldn't be.
 

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I originally joined this forum when i started vaping back then in 2009, but i quit vaping after a while and pretty much been smoking cigs since then , but i cut back a lot . Now i am getting back into vaping , thus all the questions. Back then though , they didn't have all these options they do now.
No worries (I hate to admit it but after almost a year just vaping, I have slipped back into smoking again. Still love vaping more and hope to get "back on track again") Keep asking questions... we are here to help :thumb: )
 

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I have a bunch of wall chargers laying around , but not sure if it was wise to just use any wall charger for this. Mainly though i'm pretty much in front of my pc at home , so i just stuck it on there.
As far as I know, all USB is 5 volts (some may be more or less amps but that only affects how quick a charge is) By the way, micro USB connector kinda suck (the new type C is better but that doesn't help you... just something to think about if you get a better vape device) Also... "warm" is a very subjective term (a little warm is OK, fairly warm is maybe OK, very warm is not) Like someone mentioned (and I don't use these type of small devices) even a Vuse Alto might be better (and many other small refillable pod devices... I love my Vaporesso Xtra and have heard great things about the Uwell Caiburn G)
 

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Charging a battery is where most of the danger lies.A smaller battery needs to be charged more so you could make the argument that a bigger battery is safer.

Smart! never thought of it that way! I always thought a bigger battery is more dangerous. Bigger battery bigger explosion, or bigger exhaust right in your hand, or bigger battery leak.
 

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Right , though i dont vape heavy so even a smaller battery lasts pretty good. I would think outside of the charging thing , if a battery does explode or something in your pocket or hand , i would guess that a smaller battery would be better. But not sure.

Almost all the vaping-related battery accidents you hear about involve replaceable batteries - currently, that usually means the 18650s or 2X700s used in bigger mods. The real problem with them is that they're not designed to be used as vapers use them. They're meant to be soldered into a battery pack complete with various safety devices. Accidents happen (mostly) when people carry them loose in their pockets and they short out on keys or something of the sort, or when they're used improperly after they've been damaged or something.

With your little pod mod batteries, the main safety concerns would probably be:
  • Using a bad adapter/charger - an unknown brand from somewhere like Amazon or Alibaba might have the wrong voltage and damage the battery
  • Carrying the battery loose in your pocket or bag without the pod - a key or foil wrapping or any other bit of metal could short out the battery
It is true that a smaller (or rather, a less powerful) battery would do less damage than a more powerful one, but most people would consider an exploding pocket of any variety to be far more damage than they'd like to experience. :D
 
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I originally joined this forum when i started vaping back then in 2009, but i quit vaping after a while and pretty much been smoking cigs since then , but i cut back a lot . Now i am getting back into vaping , thus all the questions. Back then though , they didn't have all these options they do now.
True, but the options are drying up now.
 
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