Well that just happened..

[GBalkam]

I wonder if they could have been fake browns? we all know this normally wouldn't happen under what you described.

Might be a 1 in a million long shot, like the positive pin dropping down and contacting the top of the mod(which is basically a ground). Long odds to be sure. BUT, those browns are designed to vent out rather than explode. They did what they were supposed to. Hence, why we keep telling new vapers, buy only the best batteries! Imagine, if that guy that wrote the post had been using cheap re-wraps or bargain brand batteries... carrying that around in his pants pocket and it went off....

 

[GBalkam]

Looks scary from pictures, can't imagine what it felt like in real time. Glad, No ecstatic that you are ok, this just serves as a reminder that we should always be diligent in what we do, inspect mods, batteries and atty's often.
Once again VAPE SAFE my friends and i as very glad your safe.

Yeah, Glad you're ok. I got focused on writing that first reply and..

 

[T0mmy1977]

I wonder if they could have been fake browns? we all know this normally wouldn't happen under what you described.

@Mooch posted at least 2 threads about fake HG2s.

 

[stalkster]

Normally if they where fake they would be a lower mah, rewrap. These would charge to 3,000mah.

I contacted IPV, doubt they will do anything but thought I would let them know it could have been a serious issue. They asked "pls send us the order number on the mod beside of the battery port" all i could provide is a partial since it's pretty melted.

 

[MMW]

Dang! I love my 3-LI!
Glad you are ok!

 

[VintageModMan]

Scary I just had a similar thing happen in my Tesla 160w wood mod. It was in my hand when it happend fried my board and saved my batteries. Glad you okay dude.

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By the way here is what happened to mine https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/index.php?threads/774497/ so glad I got the batteries out fast. You can see where the board scorched the wood. Would have had and instant bonfire in my hand haha.

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[smacuser]

 

[stalkster]

I wasn't expecting ipv to do anything about it, is it just me or dose this kind of seem rude? I've never had a issue with a device from ego's to mech's to box's.

 

[pappasmurfsharem]

Might be a 1 in a million long shot, like the positive pin dropping down and contacting the top of the mod(which is basically a ground). Long odds to be sure. BUT, those browns are designed to vent out rather than explode. They did what they were supposed to. Hence, why we keep telling new vapers, buy only the best batteries! Imagine, if that guy that wrote the post had been using cheap re-wraps or bargain brand batteries... carrying that around in his pants pocket and it went off....

This wouldn't really matter.

If you think about it the outside is always a ground, even if the positive PIN touched it it wouldn't fire otherwise it would fire when an atty is connected since that is completing the circuit.

Mechanical mod yes, Regulated MOD no.

I'd assume the circuit that disconnects the positive pin malfunctioned and the 10 second cutoff didn't matter at that point.

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

I wasn't expecting ipv to do anything about it, is it just me or dose this kind of seem rude? I've never had a issue with a device from ego's to mech's to box's.

Wow. Glad you are ok. I would ask them how they concluded you used the mod in the wrong way? Did you know that IPV has a certified place in CA that you can send your mod to and let them repair or replace? If they do neither, at least maybe they can figure out what happened. The info should be on the guarantee card that came with the mod in the box. If you can't find it, I can at least get you their email. Easier to deal with english speaking people that understand our language a little better and we understand them better also. Your email from them has no punctuation and it makes it hard to tell exactly what they are saying.

 

[Ed_C]

They can't even construct a proper sentence. There's no hyphens or capital letters. They sound like such a professional outfit.

 

[stalkster]

I'll still doubt they will do anything, it looks like the battery positive wire grounded to the mod or the battery negative(small bare spot). Notice how clean the positive wire is.

 

[GBalkam]

This wouldn't really matter.

If you think about it the outside is always a ground, even if the positive PIN touched it it wouldn't fire otherwise it would fire when an atty is connected since that is completing the circuit.

Mechanical mod yes, Regulated MOD no.

I'd assume the circuit that disconnects the positive pin malfunctioned and the 10 second cutoff didn't matter at that point.

Either way. Just speculating what might have happened. The circuit failure is the most likely cause. I would have to actually open the mod and see how it was wired to confirm or disprove the short theory.
I do know, on my istick the post lead came off the 510 and crossed the - wire, circuit popped as soon as i touched the fire button. Fried the mod, batteries were fine. But it did what it was supposed to do..

Either way, this is pretty rare I think. First time I've heard of a reg mod hard shorting like that. Charging issues, yes, hard short.. this is a first.

 

[GBalkam]

I'll still doubt they will do anything, it looks like the battery positive wire grounded to the mod or the battery negative(small bare spot). Notice how clean the positive wire is.

Man that is one royally messed up mod. Glad you weren't sitting on it or you would be typing in tiny very upper case letters.

 

[Eskie]

Just glad you're ok. Hard to tell if that exposed was the cause or the result of the short. My money would be as the source. As bad as it is, at least it was only a venting. Still pretty ugly.


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[Sugar_and_Spice]

I'll still doubt they will do anything, it looks like the battery positive wire grounded to the mod or the battery negative(small bare spot). Notice how clean the positive wire is.

I would still contact them. Who knows, this may be a potential problem with this model. I am sure they don't advertise if there is one. You never know. Besides, if this is a problem with the model the team in CA could be aware even if they do nothing. They were very pleasant when I had a problem with a D2. I did have to provide shipping but it was a very quick turn around.And I had bought the mod from a Chinese vendor. Just look up your email receipt.

 

[stalkster]

Uh, what? lol. So it's "after a short" but it's not there fault/there short protection worked?

 

[r77r7r]

You're sooo warped, lol.

 

[Mike 586]

I'm just not seeing the kind of damage a hard short would cause at all. This has the all the fingerprints of a typical YiHi mosfet failure commonly putting the mod into a permanent autofire state.

When that happens it dumps battery voltage straight to the coil and being a series mod the math is simple enough for most vapers to figure out. Given the resistance range the OP uses, the batteries being 20A rated and in series, that easily puts his build range well past the batteries CDR.

In the OP's situation, this was the best possible outcome given the design of the board.