Reo Discoveries

[Skeeter T]

Drove to Vegas last weekend and found out *twice* that I shouldn't put my room key in the same shirt pocket with my Reo. The battery erased the magnetic strip on the room key. Now I'm wondering if I erased any of my credit cards. BTW, I always asked, but didn't find a downtown casino that doesn't allow vaping at the table games. It's a great place to talk about Reo's and vaping.

The trip to Vegas meant climbing to 4000 or 5000 feet and my two Reo's were auto-feeding and messed up everything. Next time I'm going to make sure the juice bottles are full. The liquid doesn't expand. The air pressure in the bottle increases with altitude relative to the outside air pressure, which decreases and starts pushing the juice out the tube. No air in the bottle means no auto-feeding. Always have napkins when driving up mountains. If you forget about filling the bottle, then start squonking and vaping like a madman to reduce the volume of juice in the bottle or unscrew the bottle a little to let air out. Auto-feeding doesn't happen when decreasing altitude.

Does anyone have any other interesting Reo discoveries?

 

[nerak]

Maybe it was the magnets that erased the room key? I had that problem too when in a hotel in Tampa.

 

[tmcase]

This hasn't happened to me but I've read that if you put your Reo in a pocket with coins, the coins will drain the battery. I hope my memory is correct on that. Somebody please correct me if I'm going senile.

 

[Laszlo]

If the coins do not make contact between the positive AND negative terminals of battery, there's no current drawn from battery, no drain. With the cover on, I'd dare to say this is an impossible event.

And agree on magnets - these are rare earth magnets, producing very strong magnetic field for their size - they can definitely erase credit card type magnetic strips in no time. The battery will only produce magnetic field when current is drawn, and even then the field would be several orders of magnitude weaker than permanent magnet.

Cheers.

 

[juicejunky]

Hot Phoenix summers cause auto-feeding too when you go from AC to outside. I would put less in the bottle thinking it would help, thanks to you I now know I had it backwards. Same goes for flying, I'll fill the bottles up from now on.

I'll also keep my REOs away from my credit cards and flash drives.

 

[Della Cirque]

Thanks for passing this useful information on. Hope you had a great trip!

 

[tmcase]

If the coins do not make contact between the positive AND negative terminals of battery, there's no current drawn from battery, no drain. With the cover on, I'd dare to say this is an impossible event.

Now I remember. It was extra batteries in your pocket with coins that can drain the batts. Thanks Laszlo.

 

[Laszlo]

Oh well, carrying loose battery with loose metal bits in the pocket is asking for trouble.

 

[Mudflap]

A loose battery in a pocket full of coins is dangerous. When the coins form a conductor between the positive and negative poles, a heavy drain is put on the battery causing it to heat up. Severe burns can result.

 

[tmcase]

Well then I don't feel stupid posting it because some of us aren't all that battery savy. I just know if the battery is charged or not charged.

 

[Skeeter T]

Maybe it was the magnets that erased the room key? I had that problem too when in a hotel in Tampa.

Hadn't thought about the magnets. You're probably right. Good thinking.

 

[Skeeter T]

Hot Phoenix summers cause auto-feeding too when you go from AC to outside. I would put less in the bottle thinking it would help, thanks to you I now know I had it backwards. Same goes for flying, I'll fill the bottles up from now on.

I don't know why increasing the temperature causes auto-feeding. I've had the same thing happen when I left my Reo in the car for a while on hot So. Calif. days. Maybe someone knows what physically happens to the liquid and air in the bottle from a temperature increase. Would more or less liquid in the bottle prevent auto-feeding?

 

[Emris]

I don't know why increasing the temperature causes auto-feeding. I've had the same thing happen when I left my Reo in the car for a while on hot So. Calif. days. Maybe someone knows what physically happens to the liquid and air in the bottle from a temperature increase. Would more or less liquid in the bottle prevent auto-feeding?

With a increase in temp the air in your bottle will expand (like in a hot air balloon) as it expands the pressure in the bottle increases forcing the juice out of the bottle and into your atty or juice well.

For the most part and with out getting to tech, same goes for air travel except you are dealing with varying air pressures. The air trapped in your bottle is in a semi sealed environment while the air pressure around you is changing. This is what causes the juice to auto feed.

Hope this helped.

 

[pianoguy]

Thanks for the reminder - I discovered the room key problem twice last year - LMAO!

 

[Nic_Fan]

With a increase in temp the air in your bottle will expand (like in a hot air balloon) as it expands the pressure in the bottle increases forcing the juice out of the bottle and into your atty or juice well.

For the most part and with out getting to tech, same goes for air travel except you are dealing with varying air pressures. The air trapped in your bottle is in a semi sealed environment while the air pressure around you is changing. This is what causes the juice to auto feed.

Hope this helped.

Good timing on this. I'm flying Saturday and will try it..

 

[Skeeter T]

A loose battery in a pocket full of coins is dangerous. When the coins form a conductor between the positive and negative poles, a heavy drain is put on the battery causing it to heat up. Severe burns can result.

I saw a video of a guy that air traveled with PV supplies and he dumped all his Li-Ion batteries loosely in a quart zip-loc bag to get thru TSA. Is this also dangerous or should they be wrapped in anything non-conductive?

 

[Emris]

I have went through airport security several times with out any issues what so ever. I would get one of those cheap battery cases and keep my batteries in it just to be safe, not loosely in a zip-loc-bag.

 

[juicejunky]

You don't have to do anything special with batteries. Only liquid (ejuice) has to be in the quart bag and make sure you have caps for the bottles in your REOS to put them in there without the mod. No one looks twice at what's in the bag and last time I flew I forgot to take out the 3/4 full mini bottle to put it in the bag and no one noticed.

 

[Mudflap]

I bought six Ultrafire plastic battery cases on eBay for $1.98 shipped. Each case holds two 18650's or four 18350's or four 16340/123a's.

They're too darn handy to not have.

 

[pmoraldo]

Maybe it was the magnets that erased the room key? I had that problem too when in a hotel in Tampa.

thats what i was thinking