So...my freaking battery just caught on fire!!!
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Oh guys, bought 2 of the safe battery charger bags from DV for around $15 with shipping. Good deal.
Not to scare you, but the battery can have a meltdown even when you're not charging it. I made a post a couple days ago titled: 510 Battery MELTDOWN (http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/329907-510-battery-meltdown.html). Like you, I was thinking I could have burned my house down. I'm new to vaping also and did not wish to give up, so I got the eGo-C which has short circuit protection.
Has this always been an issue or is it happening more often now? Cheap products will lead to this crap happening. I trust nothing coming from China. I should have learned my lesson years ago 
It definitely seems to be reported here more often now.Has this always been an issue or is it happening more often now? Cheap products will lead to this crap happening. I trust nothing coming from China. I should have learned my lesson years ago
That could be due to a number of factors, none of which we have the data to evaluate properly..
--More vapers willing to report battery issues due to increased scrutiny
--More vapers in general, therefore more battery issues
--Some sort of decline in battery or charger quality depending on where purchased
In other words, yes, there appears to be more reports of such incidents lately.
And no, I doubt we can really form an educated opinion on why that is.
But if it were me, I would go with the exploding popularity of the electronic cigarette in general.
When did explosions become popular? Lol
Exponentially increasing popularity of electronic cigarettes? I like that better!
I think this is Part of it. Also the ECF has gotten Bigger.
If back in the Day, 1 in 1,000 e-Cigs went China Syndrome and the ECF had 500 members, there would be a 50:50 chance of hearing about it If a person wanted to post it. Now the ECF is Huge so the Chances of it Happening to an Active Member is Much Greater.
I also think Chinese Factors are working 8 Days a Week, 30 hours a Day to Crank out e-Cigs and Batteries to feed a Hungry Vaping Community.
That and some of the Most Penny Pinching people I have Ever Seen are Vaper’s. I’ve seen people have a Complete Tirade about a Battery being Grossly Over Priced because Brand X cost 89 Cents more than Brand Y.
When People DEMAND Rock Bottom Prices, OEM’s sometimes can turn a Blind Eye to such Non-Profit producing processes like Quality Control.
Speaking of Meltdowns.
Here is the 3rd Thread from the top when I clicked on "Todays Posts"
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/329907-510-battery-meltdown.html
Here is the 3rd Thread from the top when I clicked on "Todays Posts"
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/329907-510-battery-meltdown.html
Yeah, now it is kinda Funny.
BTW - For that and the Next year, whenever he would do something Stupid, everyone would get a Big Grin on their Face and say in Unision... FOG.
LOMAO
Avoiding every product with components from China would be difficult. China makes a lot of cheap crap, but they also manufacture some quality products. For example, I bought a die set which was made in China, but manufactured to comply with high US quality control standards. Works great. Bought a cheap Phillips screwdriver which was made in China that stripped on the first use.
My Joyetech eGo-C is made in China and I trust it. The http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/329907-510-battery-meltdown.html issue I had was caused by a super cheap 510 automatic also made in China.
Caveat emptor - Let the buyer beware.
Good pun on page 15:
Hilarious story on page 14:
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Have to take precautions with all these batteries, lithium or lipo, ecig or not.
Have a standard battery from V2. Plugged it into it's charger and then I smelled something. The charging light went off, and then the end of the battery lit up orange, caught on fire and started smoking!! WTF!? This is so terrifying. I usually leave these plugged in overnight, NO WAY! Warning to everybody, be careful! Bought a pack of real smokes..at least I know when these are on fire
First 2 of bad battery, last picture is of good battery.
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Seems as if you didnt read battery instructions. If no instructions, you should have read about the batteries. Im not being forgiving as this could have killed you and your family.
NEVER LEAVE BATTERIES PLUGGED UP OVERNIGHT.
Whoa...I didn't leave it "plugged up". I said "Plugged it into it's charger and then I smelled something."
I was vaping it, took off the cartomizer and plugged it into the charger. It wasn't working right, so I tried the other charger. 2 seconds later the thing ignited. What instructions did I miss again?
I was vaping it, took off the cartomizer and plugged it into the charger. It wasn't working right, so I tried the other charger. 2 seconds later the thing ignited. What instructions did I miss again?
Can these batteries explode while out in the open? I've seen several vids of them failing and they look like a hot blow torch that could definitely start a serious fire, but no explosion. I've also heard of them failing in an unvented tube mod that explodes like a pipe bomb because there's no place for the venting gases and flame to go. Thought I was safe charging in a pyrex baking pan, but if it's common for them to explode when not contained in something, I'll be looking for a steel ammo box.
... at this stage of the game, no one should be using unprotected batteries, period!
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