Should I get a fuse?

[bizziboi]

Woohoo...new Reo Grand owner, and...one with troubled mind.

Was reading up on batteries today and darn, that sure can scare you!
So I was wondering in the new member forum, does a Reo need a fuse, and someone suggested asking in the Reo forum - makes sense I guess )

I mean: would it make sense for safety reasons, not for saving a spring, after all....that's what the spring is for.

Any thoughts?

Thanks )

 

[azzaman]

My thoughts is not to worry. A lot of reos have been sold, to date no one has blown their face off. Touch wood.

Just remember the basics of battery care and making coils, the risk is tiny if they are followed.

 

[MamaTried]

My thoughts is not to worry. A lot of reos have been sold, to date no one has blown their face off. Touch wood.

Just remember the basics of battery care and making coils, the risk is tiny if they are followed.

i agree

i have quite a few fuses from my pre-Reo days. knowing the Reo has a proper spring, i've never bothered with putting one in a Reo.


some folks do use them, however, but i think the fuses just help put undue compression on the spring.


i assume we are talking about fuses like the vapesafe, not the automotive fuses some of the modders here use

 

[ancient puffer]

The design of the REO is such (the huge squonk hole) that even IF the battery vents, the gases have a safe way out, thus no explosion. If you use the recommended AW IMR batteries, you get just gases, no flames.

I do use a vapesafe in addition to the spring, placed as below, for an additional layer of protection, but I've never dropped a spring, so it's probably overkill. Note that by placing the vapesafe as below, you avoid over compression of the spring, so you have TWO safetys.

 

[Sterno]

cant say they hurt the mod so go ahead and try em

 

[MamaTried]

The design of the REO is such (the huge squonk hole) that even IF the battery vents, the gases have a safe way out, thus no explosion. If you use the recommended AW IMR batteries, you get just gases, no flames.

I do use a vapesafe in addition to the spring, placed as below, for an additional layer of protection, but I've never dropped a spring, so it's probably overkill. Note that by placing the vapesafe as below, you avoid over compression of the spring, so you have TWO safetys.

cant say they hurt the mod so go ahead and try em

i bow to greater knowledge and experience...

 

[MDV39]

I had the spring collapse in my vamo (still havent figured out why and the last time I ever bought a mod from china) and it did its job so I guess I feel that the reo spring will do its job if necessaryso much so that i bought extra ones just in case.

 

[Matthee]

If you use the recommended AW IMR batteries, you will be fine with just the spring IMHO.

 

[yolo_]

I don't use a fuse but i follow all the rules for vaping safely. Like checking my coils before using them and using the correct battery.

I trust Reo more than any other mechanical mod that i have had. In fact Reo is the only mod i use because of the spring being safe and easily replaced. No soldering needed

 

[Big Hitter]

Three years with REOs and I've had two springs collapse.

One was on a nearly new mod when Rob had a bad batch of insulators I think.

The other was after I loaned it to a friend for a couple months and he crushed the insulator by cranking down his attys.

But whatever the reason the spring did its job and I worry exactly 0% about any shorts or injury from them.

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

3 years for me too...shorted one once. I don't use a fuse at all. But I also don't mess around with my set up, so me shorting one of mine is highly unlikely.

 

[FeistyAlice]

Three years REOs here, too. The few springs I've had collapse did their job as designed. And most cases were shoddily made Resurrector cartos DH and I used for a year prior to RBAs.

Prior to the Reomizer 2, RM2, many RBAs were more prone to shorts (still are) so testing after a rebuild is always good with those RBAs. Seems, from those reporting in about half RM2 users don't test RM2 after rebuild. They are so unlikely to short if you have a little coil building experience.

I highly recommend a suitable "fuse" with the wood REOs as replacing spring requires soldering, many not equipped to do, so trip to REO Spa. I have "fuses" but don't use them any more after getting a good, easy to use, box ohm tester.

 

[txgtr]

I just use the recommended batteries. I actually have quite a few different batteries but decided to stock up on the ones that are suggested by Rob. I rotate them very frequently and have yet to run into a single issue.

I also make sure my coils are checked before putting them to use. I've also got a couple back up springs, which I doubt I'll ever need. I know for a fact, however, if I didn't get the backups I'd have one collapse. Murphey's Law.

Prior to purchasing my Reo I did a ton of research and have not found any instances of batteries venting in the stock Reos. It's quite possible I overlooked something but I feel quite safe and have no concerns using the Reo as it came. I don't see the need for a fuse, but I suppose it wouldn't hurt either.