So what happened????

[metalrain]

I'm vaping at the puter with my one month old Vapor4life
USB passthrough, I set it down, 60 seconds later i smell something hot, and see my black carto smoking, the paper half burnt off exposing the shinny metal, pick it up quick, way to hot to handle, unplug the USB, grab a cloth so i can handle it, let it cool, try a new carto, and now my passthrough refuses to work. Did the cart cause this damage? or did the passthrough stay in the "on" position?

I've always just left my passthrough plugged into the computer, I'm going to un-plug from now on anytime i'm not here. Do i re-order an automatic, or try the manual. I can honestly say this is my first trouble free passthrough until today. It lasted a total of 5 weeks.

Metalrain

 

[Gamer]

Manual is the best way to go. Sounds like juice might of shorted the batt and caused it to stay active. Manuals are a lot better, better hit and better control.

 

[AprilRain]

You still have to be carefull and unplug when not in use. I've had the button stick on before. I was holding it, so no problems. But if I wander off from the computer, I just unplug real quick so I don't come back to a fire!

 

[Nilius]

I just timed my manual PT which is a few weeks old and it has an auto cut off at 10 sec...

 

[Laz777]

And so goes it. This problem will most likely only get worse. It needs to be addressed before someone gets hurt. It's not about a 2% failure rate (which is impressive) compared with a 98% success rate, it's about those trying to take our freedoms away. I guarantee you they will use incidents like this against us and our right to do as we please (vaping instead of smoking). It doesn't matter that there are lots of products out there that are way more dangerous then vaporizers. What matters is the political aspect. I'm perfectly fine with using my manual PT after my little accident. I'll just make sure, knowing what I know about the product, to be extra careful. But we know how anything politicized gets blown out of perportion and this little problem is an "in" for them. They will use it in their fight to take away yet another of our freedoms.

-Laz.

 

[Gamer]

EDIT: Post deleted.... didnt mean to post it lol

 

[Skyler]

Sometimes even though I've released the button the PT is still sizzling so I take the cart off every time I walk away from the computer.

 

[Nilius]

 

[lizziebith]

V4L will be concerned about it due to the 10 sec-cut-off built in. Contact them ASAP and they will get back to you, I'm sure.

 

[Michelle43]

what happened, your PT got stuck in the ON position

How to avoid it, twist the carto off when you aren't using it.

Without the carto there is nothing to heat.

 

[Belletrist]

you should just make this your signature, nil.