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Cheap insurance, I was disappointed that this would not let batteries fit into tube with sleeve on my stainless Vmax, doesn't get in the way, stays put, effectiveView attachment 125475View attachment 125476
I didn't realize that mod is mechanical, I guess the batteries would melt before the tube, so if both batteries equally fried perhaps a shorted connector/atomizer
The space between the batts and the APV wall is necessary for proper venting to avoid explosion in case of a thermal runaway. Your sleeve reduces or eliminates that space. Solve for one problem, create another; compromises, compromises.
Ain't nothing getting past end battery to vent out those holes in battery cap, maybe vent around switch hole but holes in battery cap is a joke on Vmax IMOThe space between the batts and the APV wall is necessary for proper venting to avoid explosion in case of a thermal runaway. Your sleeve reduces or eliminates that space. Solve for one problem, create another; compromises, compromises.
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I've been carrying around a 3 cell Mag-Lite every (and I mean every) night for 15 years and had quite a few occasions were center battery can grounded to tube but have not had it happen since putting sleeve in. Different device but similar.
If you blow air through the switch button I find plenty of air blowing out the bottom end cap holes. I'm not an expert in this area but feel that perhaps this would be sufficient for venting in case of a problem.
That forward battery grounding to tube is my only concern with Vmax as it offers other means of protection from socket short, ect.
I must still be a little "charged" from yesterday, I must have canceled at least 10 posts during those "trying times", but it felt good to type them even though I didn't post them.
I gave it a try with and without sleeve, no air.
I tried with ss max, a little bit comes out
Very odd. I get a LOT coming out of my v1 black but only a little (yet likely enough) out of my new SS. Wonder if perhaps small discrepancies in battery diameters may account for this. I'm using AW's from SuperT.
edit: what I feel blowing out the v1 black would easily blow out a candle.
I know what it needs but I just can't bring myself around to the idea of cutting slots in area of positive end of bottom battery.
Yeah the tube just got hot as hell a few seconds after i changed the batteries.
Took the endcap of and smoke startet pouring out.
Most of the wrapping around the batteries had melted away, but everything else was fine. (I put some new batteries in it and vaped on)
Just glad to hear no one was hurt bud. I always try to buy the best genuine batteries I can find to minimize such risk as much as possible. Still not a guarantee, I know.
When I got my Ver 1 it came with Vmax brand batteries but I ordered some AWs and they were real tight in battery cap so I took some very fine emory cloth to it, when I got the Efests I had to re position the label for fit( no problems on SS like this)
This is leading me back to the question of are these Vmax brand batteries protected IMRs?
( as stated many places on the web)
( as stated many places on the web)
Random, my friend, quit stacking batts in an unregulated/unprotected/mechanical APV, and always use LiMn (IMR) or LiPo batts in them. Don't use those Lithium-Cobalt batts, even if they have a PCB protection circuit in an unregulated PV. Please.
Yeah me to...
I had been using AW IMR highdrain 18490 with an evolv kick in the Cubes, but my kick broke. The only other batteries I had that would fit the cube, were the 2 16340 batts...
I have ordered both 16340 and 18650 AW's for the cube since it happened though.
I am going to order one of those Phoenix atomizers as I feel that I'm done tinkering with the Smok rebuildable. I have come to the conclusion that I don't like top coil anything. GV has them for $14.95, seems reasonable of them.
Yeah only reason I used the 2 Joyetech 16340's was because my kick died, and I didn't have any other batteries, that would fit in the cube besides stacked 16340's
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