WARNING!! Kanger Dripbox; turned on by itself, melted down !! WARNING !!
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steam crave makes an inexpensive squonk box. It looks pretty nice. The only downside to it is it only does 60W.
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I prefer "Buy once, cry once." Same sentiment, though.
@ErnieKim, if you're in the market for a more expensive squonker, Lost Vape's Halcyon looks great. I just wish it had better battery life or the option to use dual 18650's, like their Efusion Duo.
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Sounds like a solid plan my friend. I'm sitting here looking at mine with a little concern right now. Bought it on a whim because it looked cool and was really cheap, on monday. So far no problems, but I'm worried. I might end up just gutting it and rewiring it myself, or turning it into a mech (not something I suggest without the electrical background I have). But for now, Ima take the battery out when I'm not using it.
You'll be impressed when you tear it down; its clear that some well thought out mechanical and electrical engineering went into the device. That's why the "corner-cutting" on other aspects makes NO sense; VERY short-sighted.
the mosfet board sits right under the atty and the liquid feed -- it seems obvious some juice leaked to the board and caused the mosfet to constant fire. Poor design... I'm not a squonker fan but one with a plain old mechanical switch wouldn't have this problem.
My theory, exactly. The auto fire had nothing to do with the battery. My money is on juice leaking into the switch, either through the 510, or externally, into the switch.
I wish there were more affordable options available. It took me a long time to save up for a Reo. A cheap, reliable and readily available squonker would be nice. Perhaps more options will become available as there does seem to be more interest in bottom feeders now.
Twist Your Atty. If my mod isn't in my sights, I give the atty a quick twist. Isn't much of anything can happen to any part of the mod w/o that connection.
+1 for the Reo recommendation.
I don't own one, but they have a stellar reputation as a solid, reliable, and safe mod. I can't afford one, but if I could, I'd buy one tomorrow. Only the Provari has a comparable loyal following to the Reo.
When I was looking into the Reo about 3 years ago, I wasn't building coils yet, and only had experience with a very cheap bottom feeder box mod (Vapage VMod). Had I known then what I know now, I'd have bought one years ago.
As much as I hate Efest batteries because of their deceptive advertising practices, I don't think you can find fault for the Efest in causing this unfortunate incident. I suspect, as others have, that some errant e-juice creeped into the electronics and caused it to autofire. Possibly a poor design by Kanger to allow e-juice to get into the electronics.
I don't own one, but they have a stellar reputation as a solid, reliable, and safe mod. I can't afford one, but if I could, I'd buy one tomorrow. Only the Provari has a comparable loyal following to the Reo.
When I was looking into the Reo about 3 years ago, I wasn't building coils yet, and only had experience with a very cheap bottom feeder box mod (Vapage VMod). Had I known then what I know now, I'd have bought one years ago.
As much as I hate Efest batteries because of their deceptive advertising practices, I don't think you can find fault for the Efest in causing this unfortunate incident. I suspect, as others have, that some errant e-juice creeped into the electronics and caused it to autofire. Possibly a poor design by Kanger to allow e-juice to get into the electronics.
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The Reo is a good chunk of change, but it's worth every penny if you ask me.
They can be had for under $100 used, The last 2 I got cost $60 and $50 respectively, including parts, an authentic Cyclone BF and other miscellaneous modified BF clone atties, etc.
My wife got one last month that included spare springs, bottles and 7 Clone atties for $75 and it works flawless.
They're out there if you look around.
Good luck!
They can be had for under $100 used, The last 2 I got cost $60 and $50 respectively, including parts, an authentic Cyclone BF and other miscellaneous modified BF clone atties, etc.
My wife got one last month that included spare springs, bottles and 7 Clone atties for $75 and it works flawless.
They're out there if you look around.
Good luck!
As for the failure here, yeah, I think juice got to the internals due to bad design.
Friends don't let friends buy Kanger mods.
Friends don't let friends buy Kanger mods.
They say it has protections -- doesn't it have a timer limit? If so, it had to be more than the button (unless it also switched off an instant every few seconds, to keep it firing).
A good point. This just goes to show that nothing is 100% safe. Electronic parts can fail.
For instance, if e-liquid leaked inside the mod and got on the processor or some wiring, enough heat from the atomizer could set the eliquid on fire and melt the wiring or fry the processor.
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Intresting, but on the other hand this could have happened to ANY electronic device on the market, EVEN one that comes with a price of several hundreds.
All I see is an graphic. Has it been made/sold? How much will it sell for?
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