I'm very very sad to have to report this but for safety of fellow vapers, I must. I own two Techmods and two Unlimit RTAs. A few days ago, my black gunmetal Techmod started draining the battery very fast. Even though I might not have been using it, it would drain a fully charged battery within two hours. Again, I didn't have to be using it, and still it would drain. I noticed it was also slightly warm to the touch. After two days of acting up like this, the following day, it would not turn on and it had a bad burned plastic smell like the chip had burned.
My white Techmod was performing fine, then only two or three days after my black gunmetal Techmod stopped working, my white one would get really hot right under the battery tube. Hot enough that you wouldn't want to hold it. I stopped using it. They've never been dropped and both are relatively new. I got the black gunmetal one from 3F and the white one from Vapin Art in my state of Florida.
In all honesty, I think these defects are dangerous because I use freshly charged Sony VTC5A 18650 batteries which can be like IEDs if shorted.
Lastly, I have a silver Unlimit that has a top cap that will not unscrew from the rest of the tank. I haven't put it in a vice, but I will have to if I want to use it again.
I'm very sad to have to report this because the Techmods were amongst my favorite mods. It's very stylish and feels great in the hand. Kizoku is a Japanese company whose products are made in China. It's a relatively new in the mod and tank market and because they're new, I'm guessing the chips their Chinese manufacturer uses are not time tested. I've never heard of their Chinese manufacturer before.
And if that weren't tragedy enough, today I was using a champagne Squid Industries Detonator. The battery was on two bars so I decided to change it. I turned it off and switched out the Molicel 20700 for another one. When I switched it to 'On' the screen was supposed to come on but didn't. I saw a spark around the down adjustment button and again in the USB-C port. It gave off a bad burned plastic smell. This was also a relatively new mod. I mostly kept it in it's box because I used my black Detonator regularly.
Today, I wrote Kizoku support and also messaged them through FB. I'm hoping for a supportive response. I haven't contacted Squid Industries yet. I know their site no longer exists but I'll try Eric on FB.
I think these are omens that it was wrong to hoard. I should use the equipment that have held through for the couple of years I've had them. I was expecting these things to last through my vaping hobby and through the Vapeocalypse but they've lasted less than two or three months with pampered use. Oh well. I guess you gamble and roll the dice.