Older Folks and Vaping Front Porch - Part Four

[Wolfenstark]

Hope they letchya vape in da pokey!!


oh good! I was going to say to contact them anyhow. I did by email and got no response, so I called them, and they were wonderful! Very apologetic that I'd had no email response and said they'd look into that. I was having an issue ordering, and they were quite helpful. I never did get a confirmation email, but on their site I saw the tracking number for my order, and it said delivery on the 11th, but I got it today!!! Love my new kbag! It will be great to put all my build stuff in and be able to take to Florida! Won't have to drag out my big box all the time now.


well that stinks, hope FF works for ya!


Thanks, yeah mine isn't either, but I was wondering if you were using concentrated flavors or not, and you answered that for me. I may drop the %'s a bit. And I found out I do have cherry, but am out of coconut.


oh wow, well best wishes to you both! That's a heck of a distance though. You'll put that new car to good use huh. How's your woodvil workin out for ya??

Hi Deb
All Doing good.

 

[MikeE3]

I have 2 that have air slots on the outer ring.

I don't know why those 2 have them and the others don't. But, there ya go.

Well how's 'bout 'dat ... I never saw or a Provari w/ those slots. But going to the Provape site, sure enough ... the pictures of P 2.5s all have 'em.

 

[Vicshalls]

We do speak Vapese.
I still have not learned Textese though.

My company runs on acronyms. I have been there 3 years and still, on most days, have no idea what they are saying. I just smile and nod. Lol but let me tell Ya I got most of the vape acronyms down. Just shows you my priorities. Lol

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[Old Curmudgeon]

Well I pulled the trigger on some DIY stuff, vg, pg, nic, various syringes, couple of flavors all just under 50 bucks. Normally I spend about 70 a month on joose.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Well I pulled the trigger on some DIY stuff, vg, pg, nic, various syringes, couple of flavors all just under 50 bucks. Normally I spend about 70 a month on joose.

I think you will enjoy DIY. MUCH cheaper and make what you want not what someone wants to sell ya. And yes some mixes will not turn out so good. Just keep good track of the ingredients so when one works well you can replicate it.

 

[Old Curmudgeon]

I think you will enjoy DIY. MUCH cheaper and make what you want not what someone wants to sell ya. And yes some mixes will not turn out so good. Just keep good track of the ingredients so when one works well you can replicate it.

I'm keeping it simple for sure, just raspberry & blueberry at first then maybe some RY4 experiments down the road.

 

[Yiana]

I'm keeping it simple for sure, just raspberry & blueberry at first then maybe some RY4 experiments down the road.

I recently got the tfa double RY4 and really love it.

 

[Fuzzy Thunderbear]

Someone suggested (and I cannot find that post again) that we need to drill some air holes in the hcigar mech mods we just got (Vapor Bank inventory reduction sale). Anyone got a photo or drawing of where, how many, how big those holes need to be?

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Someone suggested (and I cannot find that post again) that we need to drill some air holes in the Hcigar mech mods we just got (Vapor Bank inventory reduction sale). Anyone got a photo or drawing of where, how many, how big those holes need to be?

Where is just past the threads in the tube. if it is a multi section tube one you need to drill them in the section you will always use no matter what battery. In my one piece tube new Yorker I drilled 3 1/16 inch holes equally spaced around it just below the top thread. If it works out it is best to drill them next to the top of the mod as that is where a battery will vent if it does. And when they vent they usually swell up and may seal off any venting at the bottom of the mod.

Make use you do not have any burrs on the inside after drilling that could damage a battery wrap.

Of course a drill press works best and either a V block or a vise to hold the part being drilled.

 

[Fuzzy Thunderbear]

3 1/16 inch holes equally spaced around it just below the top thread.

Thanks, Robert. And, having never used a mech mod before (although the old K-boxes are pretty close ), I assume the top threads are the positive end of the battery. (?) Now, the purpose (also an assumption on my part) is to vent any gases the battery might be giving off, so as to prevent any pressure buildup inside the tube? And it is near the top threads because most people will be holding them with the top up? If this is merely heat dissipation, wouldn't more holes be better?

 

[Robert Cromwell]

My Templar mod clone I just got is a puzzle on where to vent but I must drill it as I take the top off and can just barely blow a tad out around the bottom bottom switch with my eyeballs bulging ot from the pressure I am blowing in it. The vast majority of tube mods are not vented much at all if any in reality.
I have to figure out how the sucker fits together.. I may get fancy and drill 3 1/16 holes in radially arounf the top cap and then drill thru to them from the underside of the topcap.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Thanks, Robert. And, having never used a mech mod before (although the old K-boxes are pretty close ), I assume the top threads are the positive end of the battery. (?) Now, the purpose (also an assumption on my part) is to vent any gases the battery might be giving off, so as to prevent any pressure buildup inside the tube? And it is near the top threads because most people will be holding them with the top up? If this is merely heat dissipation, wouldn't more holes be better?

It is not for heat dissipation but for gasses venting from an abused or substandard battery. The battery is designed to vent gasses around the positive post so venting closest to that end of the battery is best. 3 1/16 holes should be fine to prevent explosion. If you mod ever starts hissing and blowing out the vent holes get rid of it. If you quickly can unscrew one end and sling the battery out or just throw the entire thing out side or somewhere. Not in water though.

Not all batteries that vent will explode. But assume that they can.

Watched a vid in a thread on here yesterday about a guy that had a 35 amp purple Efest vent on him at 15 amps in a regulated mod.
He repeated it with another identical battery at 15 amps... He threw it outside and it apparently blew and he did not know where it went.

 

[Fuzzy Thunderbear]

Watched a vid in a thread on here yesterday about a guy that had a 35 amp purple Efest vent on him at 15 amps in a regulated mod.

Wow! Well, I bought LG 18650HE2 35A 2500mAh batteries for these Caravella/Hcigar clones. I hope those will be adequate.

 

[Lowjumper]

Aside from using safer chemistry (IMR or INR) batteries, having adequate vent holes in a mechanical mod is equally important.

Unfortunately, most of today's mechanicals have vent holes in the battery cap, or none at all. When you consider that batteries are designed to vent from their tops, the gas pressure is going to accumulate in the top of the mod. Now consider that the battery itself may physically block gas from escaping through the battery cap hole(s).

IMHO, mechs should be taken to a machine shop with a drill press, and have at least two 2mm holes drilled stategically where the top of a the battery is located in the mod. Note the ideal location for holes in the mod below.

Just saw this in the battery section and thought it would help.

 

[Fuzzy Thunderbear]

Just saw this in the battery section and thought it would help.

The picture helps immensely. Thanks. And thank you, Robert, for the discussion. I have the tools to do this and will "make it so."

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Wow! Well, I bought LG 18650HE2 35A 2500mAh batteries for these Caravella/Hcigar clones. I hope those will be adequate.

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Ohh yes. As long as you stay above .1 ohms you should be fine.
the caravella has a center pin in the top doesn't it?

also check your switch to make sure it is screwed together good. not on the mod but the min that comes up and hits the bottom of the battery. They can get loose and then the mod might just fire on it's own and not quit till you remove the atty or something.

all the mechs I have got were loose when I got them.

 

[DavidOck]

Thanks, Robert. And, having never used a mech mod before (although the old K-boxes are pretty close ), I assume the top threads are the positive end of the battery. (?) Now, the purpose (also an assumption on my part) is to vent any gases the battery might be giving off, so as to prevent any pressure buildup inside the tube? And it is near the top threads because most people will be holding them with the top up? If this is merely heat dissipation, wouldn't more holes be better?

In general, yes, the atomizer end is positive. There are a few mechs that do it differently, iirc.

As covered well above, yep, to vent any gas on failure, so you don't have an explosion.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Battery can still pretty much explode or at leadt be a very fast projectile even if not enclosed in a mod.
So if they start to vent get rid of them. And if one ever hisses at you get rid of it and never use it again either even though it cools off and charges, etc.

 

[3mg Meniere]

all the mechs I have got were loose when I got them.

I recently received a Nemmy. The bottom cap was off, the screw was held inside by the switch ring, and I nearly lost the rice pin.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

The picture helps immensely. Thanks. And thank you, Robert, for the discussion. I have the tools to do this and will "make it so."

To make my holes accurate i wrapped tape around the mod and carefully measured and marked for all my holes.
And I STILL got one slightly off level with the other 2. But by doing 3 you only see 2 at a time so it does not show