That was interesting

[hmar]

Getting in my car last night, and I felt something burning on my leg. Pulled my subox mini out, and found that the battery cover had fallen off, not sure exactly what happened from there but the mod was hot to the toouch, and smoking by the positive end. Threw it out the window and left it in the yard until it was cool. The battery seems to have welded itself at the positive end.
So, any suggestions for a replacement? I liked the subox, and got over a year out of it. I don't want to go any bigger, and I don't need more power. Might be nice to go a bit smaller.

 

[Hitmetwice]

May want to go with the Pico kit, it's a little smaller. Be sure you are using a legit quality high drain battery as well.

Heard stories like yours where sub
par batteries caused this to happen.
It may have been a short due to the battery being exposed in your case though. Cheers.

 

[hmar]

The battery was and LG, but it was 6 months old. Has anyone tried the Innokin hunter? I was wondering if it is nearly as rugged as it looks.
I do like the look of the Pico as well.

 

[SteveS45]

Can you post a picture of this mishap?

 

[Bonskibon]

Did you have other items in your pocket as well as the subox? Asking because that is very concerning if a short happened somewhere.

 

[hmar]

Keys, change, a pocket knife...

 

[hmar]

Will post a picture when I get home tonight. I did save the tank, so that was good.

 

[Bonskibon]

Keys, change, a pocket knife...

Sounds like it shorted in your pocket. Glad your ok.

 

[Smoke_too_much]

Any other metal in your pocket at the time that could have caused a short? Only other thing I can think of was that the fire button was being pushed on a constant basis, possibly by the battery cover. I had the latter happen and it got hot enough to melt the drip tip.

 

[bnrkwest]

Keys, change, a pocket knife...

Definately a bad combo, any other metal can cause a short. If you put a mod in your pocket be sure fire button is turned off and nothing else is in your pocket Those metal objects caused a short.

 

[Baditude]

Did you have other items in your pocket as well as the subox? Asking because that is very concerning if a short happened somewhere.

Keys, change, a pocket knife...

Definately a bad combo, any other metal can cause a short. If you put a mod in your pocket be sure fire button is turned off and nothing else is in your pocket Those metal objects caused a short.

Since the battery door came off, the bare battery was exposed to other metal in your pocket. If the battery wrapper had holes exposing the bare battery casing, that caused the battery to short. At the very least, coins or keys in contact with the battery caused it to short.

You got off relatively lucky just losing your mod. You could have gotten second or third degree burns from such an accident. When batteries vent, they expell extremely hot and toxic gas. Below is a battery which vented inside a book bag when it was exposed to metal. Could you imagine this happening inside your pocket?

 

[Grimwald]

I have a pocket for my mod. Everything else (keys, change, cell phone) goes in the other pocket. Also, you might consider a silicon sleeve for mods you take out and about...especially those that have easy to remove doors (subtank) vs screw on (pico).