no vents?

[nic_fix]

my friend is very experienced with mechs and I am not. he sold me his gg. now he offered to sell me a completely custom mod. I noticed it has no vent holes. he told me vent holes are a misnomer anyways. he said it is unlikely to blow but if it does I am getting hurt regardless of vents. this seems like a grenade to me personally. I am just using a clearo not an rba. I am completely draining batteries though with the clearo. would you use something like this or no way?


thanks. I apologize that I know nothing about this stuff. I did try the search.

 

[zoiDman]

my friend is very experienced with mechs and I am not. he sold me his gg. now he offered to sell me a completely custom mod. I noticed it has no vent holes. he told me vent holes are a misnomer anyways. he said it is unlikely to blow but if it does I am getting hurt regardless of vents. this seems like a grenade to me personally. I am just using a clearo not an rba. I am completely draining batteries though with the clearo. would you use something like this or no way?


thanks. I apologize that I know nothing about this stuff. I did try the search.

If a Battery Vents or Melts Down, where are the Gasses going to go if there are No Vent Holes?

 

[JohnWillyson]

Vent holes will absolutely keep the mod from exploding. it wont do anything about the ventning battery, hes right about that, but atleast you dont have a grenade.

 

[Muggs]

I had a mech that didn't come with a vent hole so I drilled one through the bottom cap. You are definitely going to want to drill some kind of hole somewhere.

 

[zoiDman]

my friend is very experienced with mechs and I am not. he sold me his gg. now he offered to sell me a completely custom mod. I noticed it has no vent holes. he told me vent holes are a misnomer anyways. he said it is unlikely to blow but if it does I am getting hurt regardless of vents. this seems like a grenade to me personally. I am just using a clearo not an rba. I am completely draining batteries though with the clearo. would you use something like this or no way?


thanks. I apologize that I know nothing about this stuff. I did try the search.

BTW - Ask yourself this.

If the Battery Vents, and the Gasses have to go Someplace. Which do you think would be Easier?

To Blow the Threaded Battery Cap off the end of a MOD?

Or to Blow the Pressed in Battery Connector that is Pointed at your Mouth when you Mash the Power Button?

If the Pressed on Battery Connector comes off Before the Threaded End Cap, you might get a DIY Tonsillectomy with you Clearo.

 

[BaDaBooM]

Batteries can create a lot of gases if those gases have no ware to go you have a pipe bomb. Ive never seen any tests on holes vs no holes but I would think it would be a lot safer with vent holes. With holes maybe you get brunt bad, no holes you can blow body parts off.

Ive had an 800mah evod batt blow up while on charge and it was like a shotgun going off and it set fire to my pillow and carpet. They look small and look like they don't much power stored in them but it was a hell of a bang.

Also some batteries are safer than others worth looking up.

Some people say mech with vent holes in the switch are "unsafe" too because batteries safety valve is located at the top of the battery making hard for the gases to get past the battery and the mech's inner wall down to the switch.

I wouldn't use a mod without vent holes.

 

[Drozd]

There were battery incidents back in the day...remember a mod with no vent holes blowing and rocketing the press in top cap and atty...into the users teeth...
When ego's pop for whatever reason....again they blow off one of the ends and turn into a rocket when they have no vents...
The purpose of vents is to direct the venting gas away from you (preferably at 90 degrees, so it also doesnt turn the entire device into a rocket)...
I would absolutely in no way use it....

More importantly you said....

I am completely draining batteries though with the clearo

In a mechanical mod that has no built in protection, this is not adviseable....overdraining the batteries will abuse and stress them and make possible battery failure more likely...you shouldn't be vaping off those batteries when they get below about 3.2V...so you may need to use a multimeter to check your batteries regularly until you get used to recognizing when your batteries are too low (there is a recognizeable difference in performance)...or if it'll fit a kick, that's an option...

Edit: also knowing your batteries are important... ICR vs IMR....ICR **protected** batteries go into thermal runaway at a much lower temperature and the gases they vent are oxidizers (so they burn more violently)...IMR (or high drains) use a safer chemistry and can take a higher temp before thermal runaway...

 

[nic_fix]

thank you guys. it turned out he called me back. it does have a vent hole but it appears to be blocked when the lockout ring is in the on position. he said it probably just appears that way and is not in fact. it was made by an experienced machinist in California but he has passed away. so I cannot contact him. my friend must be right. why would there be a vent hole if it is blocked by the ring? in fact he said he took off the ring and did not see the hole on the bottom either. so it must be going somewhere else. he couldn't figure it out either. I don't see why there would be a hole if it does not go somewhere. hopefully I will not be testing this feature anyways. I posted this because I did not see it and I figured no hole is bad news. I wish we could figure this out. I really appreciate that you guys have answered my questions here.

 

[nic_fix]

we figured it out. the center post the part you push to make contact. it is tapered or fluted. so it will vent down the sides of the shaft. since the button is on the bottom it will not spray right out on me. rather go to the sides. ingenious design after all. I just hope if I ever have to test this feature it does not turn the button into a projectile. I am kind of weary of mechs but I probably have a false notion how safe the provari is. batteries are not a joke. thank you for liking my post too.

 

[MorpheusPA]

Take off the top, seal your mouth around it, and blow. If air escapes, it has a vent. If not, something is awry. If the vent holes aren't obvious, personally I'd test it to make sure.

+1 to everybody above. Those gasses are going to go somewhere, and increasing pressure assures that whatever blows is going to blow with some force. It's wise to make sure that isn't the part pointed into your mouth as tooth repair is expensive and uncomfortable...

 

[nic_fix]

ahh excellent advice morpheouspa! why didn't we think of that. I have it right here. I puffed up my cheeks around it. I collapsed my cheeks blowing out with very little resistance! it is indeed vented somewhere! then, just to be sure it was not escaping through the threads I put my other hand around the base. now i heard it whistling. so it is vented after all. I am sorry I wasted all of your time but neither of us could figure this out.

I just hope I never have to use this feature!

 

[zoiDman]

... I am sorry I wasted all of your time but neither of us could figure this out.

...

You didn't Waste Anyone's Time. This is what the ECF Community does. Help People with e-Cigarettes.

And BTW. Never think that we are Just Posting to Help You. Sure, we want to help You. We are Also posting so that Anyone who reads this Thread can Gain some Knowledge.

 

[MorpheusPA]

ahh excellent advice morpheouspa! why didn't we think of that. I have it right here. I puffed up my cheeks around it. I collapsed my cheeks blowing out with very little resistance! it is indeed vented somewhere! then, just to be sure it was not escaping through the threads I put my other hand around the base. now i heard it whistling. so it is vented after all. I am sorry I wasted all of your time but neither of us could figure this out.

I just hope I never have to use this feature!

It wasn't a waste, now you know you have vents and can use the device without worrying so much. Peace of mind is never a waste of time and I'm glad I could help.

Yep, we all dearly hope our vents are unnecessary, but it's good they're there!

 

[nic_fix]

thank you guys!