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'Fraid so.
Still too many modders selling pipe bombs and vapers buying £3 batteries. The two don't mix. What's it going to take to finally wake them up?
This is a really bad situation for us and I've now come round to the opinion that the sooner a modder gets sued for their house and the clothes they stand up in, the better. You can't have a blowup without bad cells and a risky mod, it needs both.
Still too many modders selling pipe bombs and vapers buying £3 batteries. The two don't mix. What's it going to take to finally wake them up?
This is a really bad situation for us and I've now come round to the opinion that the sooner a modder gets sued for their house and the clothes they stand up in, the better. You can't have a blowup without bad cells and a risky mod, it needs both.
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What is it that causes this? is it an underpowered battery being used? cheap Chinese battery's? too much voltage??
could something like this happen with a standard setup? (im guessing not but at what point does a vape rig become susceptible to this?)
Cheers
Dazzler
could something like this happen with a standard setup? (im guessing not but at what point does a vape rig become susceptible to this?)
Cheers
Dazzler
There are a lot of posts in the forums about battery safety. In my opinion ANYBODY vaping should be reading them before they decide to save $2-$5 on a cheap battery or $20-$30 on a "discount charger" - or advise anybody else to do so either for that matter.
We had better start regulating ourselves or we are going to GET regulated, and I can promise you won't like it.
I think maybe "we" should stop supporting modders/vendors here on ECF that make mods lacking adequate safety features and clear instructions particularly around the use of batteries and chargers.
This is probably going to step on a few toes, maybe even mine, but we also need to stop being "blind fanboys" about every new flashy mod, gadget, or attachment idea that comes out. There is plenty of room for bling and personalizing our hardware - but people making junk need to be called out on it here if it is truly junk. Vendors and manufacturers who care about the right things can and will distinguish themselves by the quality of hardware and accessories they sell. People turning out junk should be afraid to even stick their heads up here.
"Safety first", people.
Like I said, we had better start regulating OURSELVES or a lot of good people and vendors are going to suffer when regulation gets imposed on us. Politicians have a funny way of capitalizing on tragedy to advance agendas, and we all know how much $$$ the BT and BP interests can throw around.
And as I already said elsewhere about this incident, I really hope the gentleman this happened to will recover well. I am really sorry this happened to him. Hopefully more details about the type of hardware will emerge.
Nic-holio
We had better start regulating ourselves or we are going to GET regulated, and I can promise you won't like it.
I think maybe "we" should stop supporting modders/vendors here on ECF that make mods lacking adequate safety features and clear instructions particularly around the use of batteries and chargers.
This is probably going to step on a few toes, maybe even mine, but we also need to stop being "blind fanboys" about every new flashy mod, gadget, or attachment idea that comes out. There is plenty of room for bling and personalizing our hardware - but people making junk need to be called out on it here if it is truly junk. Vendors and manufacturers who care about the right things can and will distinguish themselves by the quality of hardware and accessories they sell. People turning out junk should be afraid to even stick their heads up here.
"Safety first", people.
Like I said, we had better start regulating OURSELVES or a lot of good people and vendors are going to suffer when regulation gets imposed on us. Politicians have a funny way of capitalizing on tragedy to advance agendas, and we all know how much $$$ the BT and BP interests can throw around.
And as I already said elsewhere about this incident, I really hope the gentleman this happened to will recover well. I am really sorry this happened to him. Hopefully more details about the type of hardware will emerge.
Nic-holio
It's a great pity that the press coverage hasn't been more specific as to what this unfortunate gentleman
was using at the time of this incident. . . rather than sensationalising the story.
But accuracy/detail don't always figure when ecigs are being reported about.
was using at the time of this incident. . . rather than sensationalising the story.
But accuracy/detail don't always figure when ecigs are being reported about.
No, unfortunately not. We live in a society where an awful lot of people really don't have (make?) the time, interest, or capacity for details. (This is very frustrating for detail-oriented people)
The media has an extraordinary amount of power over a lot of people's minds. Since most people really don't care about the details anyway, the journalists don't have to spend a lot of time putting their stories together. Gruesome pictures tend to "work" a lot better for the attention span of most consumers of their product.
I could go on and on about this kind of stuff, but ultimately, I'll just say this about the media: I learned a LONG time ago to get into the habit of asking myself, "Why are they telling me this?" when it comes to the stories they report. Anybody who thinks the media doesn't have an agenda just doesn't understand the nature of the beast.
The media has an extraordinary amount of power over a lot of people's minds. Since most people really don't care about the details anyway, the journalists don't have to spend a lot of time putting their stories together. Gruesome pictures tend to "work" a lot better for the attention span of most consumers of their product.
I could go on and on about this kind of stuff, but ultimately, I'll just say this about the media: I learned a LONG time ago to get into the habit of asking myself, "Why are they telling me this?" when it comes to the stories they report. Anybody who thinks the media doesn't have an agenda just doesn't understand the nature of the beast.
The pic supplied looked like a disposable... Blu cig was mentioned but then it said they still dont know what sort of cig he was using. So they just stuck a photo in which is very unlikely to be the the same as the one that exploded!
Some of the comments were cruel and disgusting as well.
Some of the comments were cruel and disgusting as well.
Situation update or wishful thinking? - http://www.cspnet.com/news/tobacco/articles/update-was-exploding-e-cigarette-mod
It really shouldn't do, we don't know what this gentleman was using or doing
with it, at the time of his accident.
Like anything ' electrical ' it's about being sensible and handling/using the equipment
with care and respect.
sounds like he was using an automatic e-cig and got juice in the battery causing a short and a build up of gas inside causing it to ignite and explode if the hole where the juice got in was a breathe hole for the battery it is possible i suppose Ive had enough experience of r/c helicopter lithium batteries to know they can be temperamental at times particularly if they have been over charged, maybe it wasn't a fault of the e-cig maybe his charger developed an unseen fault causing the battery to overheat and leak. if he had been cleaning his carts/atomizers in alcohol there is a good ignition source alcohol dripping down to the battery all you need then is a spark to ignite the battery presto mini jet engine.
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