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While I do not disagree with your assessment, the fact remains that they can blow up if dealt with incorrectly. I compare it to skydiving. Skydiving is also perfectly safe as long as no mistakes are made. Mistakes happen though. Every few years someone has an issue and dies. Ecigs have a reputation for being dangerous primarily because of mechs.

Lol. Reputations rarely spread on facts and evidence, more often they rely on bias and supposition.
 

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Lol. Reputations rarely spread on facts and evidence, more often they rely on bias and supposition.
It is not supposition that ecigs have gone up. It is however exceptionally and suspiciously heavily covered wheneverone does. I view it as a problem. The easiest and simplest solution is to quit selling unprotected mechs to people who don’t know how to use them. Very few unprotected mechs are even made anymore, so this process is already in action.
 

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Very few unprotected mechs are even made anymore, so this process is already in action.

Ok. Lol. I use mechs almost exclusively, and you seem to be pushing back on something you don't quiet understand. While there have been some mechs manufactured with a one time only heat activated fuse, the vast majority of mechs, (99%?)
have no such limiter on them. So I have no idea why you would jump to completely wild and unsubstantiated claims of faux regulation, pun intended.
 
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Ok. Lol. I use mechs almost exclusively, and you seem to be pushing back on something you don't quiet understand. While there have been some mechs manufactured with a one time only heat activated fuse, the vast majority of mechs, (99%?)
have no such limiter on them. So I have no idea why you would jump to completely wild and unsubstantiated claims of faux regulation, pun intended.
There are also mechs such as the cricket 2 that have actual mosfets in them. With the exception of squonkers, unprotected mechs are not really being made any more. Other than hammer of god, I can’t think of a new unregulated mech model currently for sale. It’s the industry doing this not regulators.

I understand fine. I used to use mechs only as well as that is all there were at the time . I did manage to melt two batteries. The public at large rightly or wrongly believes that ecigs are dangerous. Since the problems with exploding mechs are limited almost entirely to unregulated mechs the removal of unregulated mechs from sale is an easy way to combat this. It was always very clear you were a mech user btw. Much like nra members you are merely protecting your interest. You seem to expect me to do it for you as well though. I moved away from mechs some years ago and am no longer invested so I have no particular interest in saving them at the cost of damaging e-cigarettes in general.
 
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The problem is seldom the mech itself, it is almost always user error (poor battery & mech maintenance , or a poor understanding of ohm's law). I think taking mechs off the market to be an unreasonable extreme. There are 99% more responsible mech users than idiot mech users.
 

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Well, I guess you never pay attention when a charging port on a regulated mod goes up in flames? It happens, just as often as some knucklehead that tries to pull 50 amps out of a single cell does. Just because you melted two bats does not mean that everyone else needs to have thier mods regulated out of existence by the likes of you. Just because you find it the easier softer way to deprive others of the freedom of choice does not mean it's going to happen.
Last time I checked, Kennedy is still in biz and selling these demon machines, as is AV, wotofo, and many others. To say mechs aren't being produced is complete fear mongering. It's rather a simplistic approach to think that because you can't handle the complexities of a mech that everyone else should see your flawed logic in wishing to ban them. Automobiles are the single largest killer of human being's in the world, yet most of us still drive.

Far as I am concerned, a mech in the hands of a competent user is 100% safer then a regulated mod produced in substandard conditions by a company that has zero regard for the safety of their product.

Your attitude of protecting people you deem less than is a dying position.
 

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Well, I guess you never pay attention when a charging port on a regulated mod goes up in flames?
True. Afaik that has happened. Generally to LiPO mods. A total of once, I believe.
It happens, just as often as some knucklehead that tries to pull 50 amps out of a single cell does.
Yeah, not so much. That would be a basic factual error there.
Just because you melted two bats does not mean that everyone else needs to have thier mods regulated out of existence by the likes of you. Just because you find it the easier softer way to deprive others of the freedom of choice does not mean it's going to happen.
That’s a pretty weird assumption. I was merely refuting your claim that I had no experience with mech mods and must not know what I am talking about. No one is trying to take your mod away. Calm down. I’m simply saying the industry has been moving away from mechanical mods because of the bad press. How are you continuing to get regulation out of this?!
Last time I checked, Kennedy is still in biz and selling these demon machines, as is AV, wotofo, and many others. To say mechs aren't being produced is complete fear mongering.
Well you DO seem to be terrified by a minor joke for some reason, so I guess there is some fear involved. Not sure how many other people are getting the histioronic over it. many are they selling though. The impression I’ve gotten is Kennedy is mostly an atty company these days
It's rather a simplistic approach to think that because you can't handle the complexities of a mech that everyone else should see your flawed logic in wishing to ban them. Automobiles are the single largest killer of human being's in the world, yet most of us still drive.
So already refuted wild claims. again. Look at join dates. You joined in 2014, I joined in 2008, and I’d been vaping for years before then. I was vaping before there WERE mechs. I currently own three of them, none bought in the last 5 years. I’ve BUILTmechsby hand. Both flashlight tube mods and AA protect boxes.
Let’s go with the auto analogy though. It’s a great example:
Once upon a time a drivers license was not required to drive a car. It was a blood bath, mostly because of drunk driving. There was even a group advocating sniping at drivers on general principle. The drivers license was invented to alleviate this. Your use of this example, if I were to imploy the logic you have used so far, would be to conclude that you must be a supporter of vaping licenses. I am not. The industry seems to be taking care of any issues without any intervention.
Far as I am concerned, a mech in the hands of a competent user is 100% safer then a regulated mod produced in substandard conditions by a company that has zero regard for the safety of their product.
Weak as it is this is actually the most cogent argument you have made so far. I have to say I kind of agree that the quality control of Chinese electronics worries me. The general protection system of lawsuits forcing manufacturers to abide by safety standards has more or less broken down.
Your attitude of protecting people you deem less than is a dying position.
Another wild assumption. I take it you feel demeaned.
 

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I haven't had any mods die on me and have only broken one glass tube. Y'all are just too rowdy.:rolleyes:
what are you doing!!!!!!!! you have to make a animal sacrifice the next full moon after such a blatant challenge to the vapor gods! but for now knock on wood 3 times and walk away from the mirror with one eye closed and you should be ok.
 
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what are you doing!!!!!!!! you have to make a animal sacrifice the next full moon after such a blatant challenge to the vapor gods! but for now knock on wood 3 times and walk away from the mirror with one eye closed and you should be ok.
Haven't you heard...I'm a bona fide witch according to the Shiny's.
 

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Just ordered 2 aegis legends, 8 Samsung 25rs, an extra charger, the Ares rta and some wire and cotton.

Woot woot .
I find only one irritant with the legend: the battery door latch while spring loaded doesn’t latch the door with the spring. In order to make it extra tough they made the battery door latch extra long and as a result it needs extra oomph to latch. It’s not that bad when you know about it but it can be disconcerting at first
 

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I find only one irritant with the legend: the battery door latch while spring loaded doesn’t latch the door with the spring. In order to make it extra tough they made the battery door latch extra long and as a result it needs extra oomph to latch. It’s not that bad when you know about it but it can be disconcerting at first
I was eye balling one but I use to have a mod that chipped my nails all the time when I opened it.
do you just have to just press hard with your thumb to get it to open or will I be chipping my nails all the time trying to get it to open.
 

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I was eye balling one but I use to have a mod that chipped my nails all the time when I opened it.
do you just have to just press hard with your thumb to get it to open or will I be chipping my nails all the time trying to get it to open.
Opening it is easy. Closing is harder. If you wear acrylic nails it might not be a great match
 

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I find only one irritant with the legend: the battery door latch while spring loaded doesn’t latch the door with the spring. In order to make it extra tough they made the battery door latch extra long and as a result it needs extra oomph to latch. It’s not that bad when you know about it but it can be disconcerting at first
Thanks for the heads up.
 
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