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My guess is it's coming through at the battery positive insulator, about the only place that I can imagine.
That was my thought too. As all other ways to get to the other side has gaskets. And that is the only other way without any. But I am still puzzled how one panel could cause the problem. And that is a long trip for vapor without leaving a condensation trail behind.
BillW50 So all you swapped between the 2 units was only the panel itself? Not the boro or key? We all know the battery half of the box contains no electronics at all, but that + and insulator slides so a leak can present itself there. The only condensation I get anywhere is fine dots at the base of the boro, in the air gap between the boro legs/stand below the tank portion itself, and super fine slippery over by the battery that I can't even see.
I had to go back and read the part about switching panels and now the other one leaks. That's just too much for my little brain, are you sure that you didn't get the mods mixed up and it's still the same one that leaks?
One of my 3D printed ABM squonker panels gets wet in the bottom corner, there isn't a drop of juice anywhere else but the bottom corner. Since this panel is 3D printed (honeycomb inside) I think there is juice in there and it is slowly working it's way out.
Nothing to do with your issue but odd none the less.
I went through all of this. Nobody else was having problems but I sure did. I tried everything, washing it, exchanging it, getting it cold, getting it warm, liquiding it up more, then less, etc etc. Boxed it up, felt like enough time had been wasted. Because nobody else was having real problems, weeks later I unboxed it and tried again. Same thing. It is not for me. I sent it back. I have better things to do with my time. I have serious envy of all of those that make it work because it is one fine vape.
Are your doors and windows locked at night? Doug deploys gnomes to various points across the globe. They're said to follow the mail from FT to SXK buyers' homes. I reccomend a motion activated night vision camera.
Absolutely!
Yes, without that troublesome panel, that is the condensation I am accustom too.
Absolutely sure.
It seems Mooch has deleted the reviews for these so I had missed them in my search... I found the Keeppower review and "2018 18350 shootout" through Google cache, they seem much the same as the Vapcell's..... The Vapcells are $5aud per pair cheaper, and my preferred battery supplier has them, so think I'll stick with them.. but thanks for pointing out the Keeppower, I like to check out all my options
I've seen that the odd time on mine, and IIRC I traced it back to a loose 510. Then the leak disappears. Oh, the liquid made it's way to the ledge the squonl door sits in and it gets shiny. I also found traces on the door itself, just that inner, outer edge with magnets.
Dam BillW50, just put a replacement close by, and start cussin at the misbehaving panel, it'll smarten up.
I'm at a loss.
I'll hit it with the BB Vapes 510 wrench that will fix it. It's the one with the ModMaker 510, the Varitube one is dry as a bone.I've seen that the odd time on mine, and IIRC I traced it back to a loose 510. Then the leak disappears. Oh, the liquid made it's way to the ledge the squonl door sits in and it gets shiny. I also found traces on the door itself, just that inner, outer edge with magnets.
Dam BillW50, just put a replacement close by, and start cussin at the misbehaving panel, it'll smarten up.
Not very trustworthy according to Mooch. For the time being, get Vapcells unless you're running very high ohm coils.
I recently bought 2 of the 25 amp/ 2800 mAh 18560 Vapcell batteries (based on Mooch's review). They've been good so far. One of my yihi mods gives a realtime meter of battery sag and these seem as good as or better than the VTC 5As. The other big plus is the extra sturdy wraps.
The reason he removed the 18350 recommendations, according to him was because none of them were trustworthy. He doesn't have time to continually test them since they're re-wraps they can change at anytime. He said the next batch of Vapcell's had changed cells and no longer 10amp but 9amp so the company left a bad taste in his mouth because they didn't change the wrap, although they eventually changed their wrapper accordingly. I've been running 1.0+ohm builds with the Keeppowers though they last quite awhile for me in the Bantam. Seems like the go to battery for Bantams on FB.
There is an updated post about the Vapcell 18350 by Mooch in another place (not going to post a link) that can be found. What it comes down to is all the 18350's regardless of brand are re-wraps so it's a guessing game.
There is an updated post about the Vapcell 18350 by Mooch in another place (not going to post a link) that can be found. What it comes down to is all the 18350's regardless of brand are re-wraps so it's a guessing game.
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They're all very close with no standout difference. They should be just fine. Enjoy!It seems Mooch has deleted the reviews for these so I had missed them in my search... I found the Keeppower review and "2018 18350 shootout" through Google cache, they seem much the same as the Vapcell's..... The Vapcells are $5aud per pair cheaper, and my preferred battery supplier has them, so think I'll stick with them.. but thanks for pointing out the Keeppower, I like to check out all my options
He posted it here a few days ago:
Bench Test Results: Vapcell 9A+10A 1100mAh 18350...almost accurately rated, looks like YDL 18350D
At the end of the day the deciding factor for me was price and availability, Vapcell won...
Edit: he's just reposted the Keeppower review also:
Bench Test Results: Keeppower 10A 1200mAh 18350...bit overrated, looks like YDL 18350D
He suspects they're both the same YDL 18350D cells rewrapped, so yep, much of a muchness...
Bench Test Results: YDL 15A 1100mAh 18350...10A rated, rewrapped by others
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