SS Mesh wick - dangers?

[didureboot]

What are the dangers of SS mesh wicks?
Theres got to be something, nothing is perfect. What is the extent of the dangers? And how to the dangers compare to say silica wicks?

 

[Boiler]

They are metal and can cause a short. To avoid that people have been oxidizing the wicks to give them a protective coating. Now I have heard the oxidation is bad and now people are using unoxidized wicks and covering the contact area of the coil with silica or cotton instead (hybrids).

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modding-forum/362608-stainless-steel-mesh-oxide-discussion.html

Silica caused some concerns because it might get into the lungs. But there was a good thread on that which came to the conclusion that the particular kind of silica used could not break down into small enough bits to get into the lungs - but could give you a scratchy throat.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/rebuildable-atomizer-systems/334556-i-heard-vivi-novas-silica-wick-not-safe-will-help-9.html

 

[Jxoo]

I have been using ss mesh for a while now and didnt notice anything wrong with it.