I don't think so as there is no timeout feature on the Kick. The kick is just a inline regulator. The OP's issue was not a battery short. An atomizer is like a electric stove top coil. I'm thinking the atomizer heated up then the heat transferred down to the body of the mod heating everything up nice and toasty. If a battery gets to hot it will swell.
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I don't think so as there is no timeout feature on the Kick. The kick is just a inline regulator. The OP's issue was not a battery short. An atomizer is like a electric stove top coil. I'm thinking the atomizer heated up then the heat transferred down to the body of the mod heating everything up nice and toasty. If a battery gets to hot it will swell.
The Kick has an amp limit and protective short circuit protection built into it. It will block the electrical circuit from the battery to the devices control head in the event of a shorted battery.
A processor-based PV with electrical protection can test a battery's voltage and your atomizer's resistance. It will also refuse to fire and display an error code if there is a short detected in the electrical circuit. They also have an amp limit for safety.supertrunker said:
In comparison, a mech mod will have vent holes and a collapsable hot spring, and possibly an amp limit on the fire switch. Not much protection there, hense the need to use protected batteries, a vape safe fuse, or the safer chemistry IMR batteries.
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Now i see why mechs can be dangerous,forgetting too turnof the firing button seems too be the problem,otherwise they are safe,relatively speaking.
I just started to use mechs, as I like the clean lines and design of certain mechs. Prior to receiving my very first mech mod, I had a Kick and Shortstop waiting for its arrival.
When I do use a mech without the 2 noted devices, I always remove the battery when I am done vaping. No matter how well a mech or battery may be made, I am not one to test those claims.
- Andy . . . Don't let the Ciggieman getcha . . . Vape'em.
When I do use a mech without the 2 noted devices, I always remove the battery when I am done vaping. No matter how well a mech or battery may be made, I am not one to test those claims.
- Andy . . . Don't let the Ciggieman getcha . . . Vape'em.
Something similar happened to a guy on Phil B.'s facebook page with a Groove VW - link to pictures of burnt carpet and burnt up Smok Groove is below.
https://www.facebook.com/mrdee33/po...&total_comments=35¬if_t=feed_comment_reply
Glad that no one got hurt and nothing (besides the PV) got damaged.
https://www.facebook.com/mrdee33/po...&total_comments=35¬if_t=feed_comment_reply
Glad that no one got hurt and nothing (besides the PV) got damaged.
That's is not similar to what happened here. When he **dropped** that Smok Groove he from what I can tell had a full on Shorted Li-Poly cell which vented. The problem here is that It was left on for an extended period of time.
Okay I'm glad that you didn't explode yourself or your house ect... That being said I've said it before and I'll say it again. Never put your mod,ego whatever you're using in a pocket or purse with an atty attached period! Never store loose batteries in a pocket or a case with any metal involved. As for laying in bed vapping if you feel sleepy put your mod up folks. The op didn't intend to fall asleep I'm sure but still its like smoking in bed not a good idea that's for sure. Thank you posting this it took courage to do it I for one would have struggled with that myself not wanting to look foolish ect... I wonder how many other similar things have occurred that were never talked about.
I've gotten in the habit of giving my carto a slight twist "off" b4 I put it somewhere. NOTHING can happen then.
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