They had exploding and killing people problems after new more powerful chemistries came out though.
LOL......... the way you wrote that makes it sound as though it was common occurrence. It wasn't.
Here are some actual FACTS................
Two people died as a result of mech mod explosions (one in 2018, the other in 2019). IIRC, the likely causes were User Error.
Two deaths in two years <--------> how many vapers are there in the World???
E-cigarette explosions and fires are rare, and mostly avoidable. What are the reasons for vaping battery accidents and electrical failures?
vaping360.com
Battery explosions and deaths from vaping mech mods, or any other mod, are extremely RARE.
FWIW.......
"About 200 people die each year from lighter injuries, according to CPSC figures."
above quote from a fairly old WaPo article:
Generally speaking.... user error causes battery problems - - - as in your battery issue you recently posted about in the following thread.
It’s now outside on the gravel. When it cools down it’s going in a case with it’s mate for disposal. Looks like that set is past done.
www.e-cigarette-forum.com
And specifically this post of yours:
Yeah, it was dumb. My fault. The things had already been Re wrapped once and were due for a second. Shouldn’t have used em that long.
It sounds like you had a battery wrap that had a tear and you failed to look at it before placing it in your charger.
Vaping safety is the responsibility of each user. Careless users are the causes of problems.
FWIW, there are many seasoned vets on the ECF, and elsewhere, who use batteries that are several/many years old - - - Without Problems.
As to your claim:
"after new more powerful chemistries came out" - - - care to expound on that???
Please post links to sources with factual data. I would be very interested in reading those.
ETA: Links to actual sources, not your opinions. Thank you!!!