Mod Explosion At A Vape Meet

Accidental firing has always bothered me when storing my Reo in my carry on luggage on flights despite the lock button feature. These days I remove the battery before putting in my bag just to be 100% sure.
 
I think cloud competitions has to be regulated. Minimum requirements have to be given before entering and a regulater has te check battery and ohms of builds. Only thing then is the user to stop as soon as his mod warms up it needs to go! Disqualified!
 
Jean said:
I think cloud competitions has to be regulated. Minimum requirements have to be given before entering and a regulater has te check battery and ohms of builds. Only thing then is the user to stop as soon as his mod warms up it needs to go! Disqualified!
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Unfortunately that will not totally solve the problem. Yes, it will help bring up the general level of awareness. However this incident was caused by someone who was not competing with a mod that had been altered. What needs to happen is ongoing and constant education.

There will always be people who want to show off and pull dangerous stunts. We can't stop them all. We need to educate the general public that these are rare and extreme events.
 
in my own experience education is a major thing... honestly... I bought a MecMOD and RDA and thought whoohoo sub ohm coils. which i did... luckily for me common sense kicked in. I'm use to my mods warming up from holding them, but mine warmed up rather fast. I caught this in time to "pull the plug" (Second puff). I don't think i over drew it long enough to cause damage as the battery has been sitting in the shed for a while now and nothing has happened. I was able to easily handle it when I took it out so think it was just at the start of over doing it.

Needles to say, lMR batteries are on there way. even my svd that has a Kangertech tank on it permanently is getting something with a but more load capacity. AS for the RDA... currently sitting at a cool 1.6ohm:-D:-D:-D

it was a pant soiling experience...

But my point is... There should be some way to educate people on sub-ohming and the do's and dont's before they start ordering stuff online. Unfortunately (And I am not pointing at or blaming any of the vendors) Its difficult to gauge a clients knowledge from online shops and unfortunately there just isn't enough walk in vape shops (I don't know of a single one in JHB). Again I am not dropping my mistake on a vender... I didn't do the necessary homework.

To much knowledge is a dangerous thing... but so is a little.

Yes I feel like an idiot and yes i feel like kicking my self in the goal post because I should have thought about ohm's law... (N3 Electrical Cert). :blush::blush::blush::blush:
 
I have been reading this thread with interest, always looking to pick up additional safety tips

I will add the following tips from what i have learned over the past several months

If you want to go mechanical, you need to know about ohms law and battery safety. Read up on it and better still, ask an experienced vaper to take you through some of the basics.
  • Buy the best IMR batteries with the highest amp rating that you can afford. Dont skimp on batteries
  • Buy a dedicated ohm meter and make sure you check every coil you build with the cap of your atty on
  • Dont be in a hurry or distracted when building coils. Do things properly. Secure coil legs properly.
  • Progress slowly. Start at 1 ohm and work your way down in small steps.
  • You should be fine at 0.6 ohms or above. Progress lower than that with caution.
Those are just some of my views and tips from my experiences with my Reos. Thankfully I have had no issues so far...
 
I will now expand a bit on each of those bullet points I posted above

  • Buy the best IMR batteries with the highest amp rating that you can afford. Dont skimp on batteries
    • A big portion of the problems happen with the wrong batteries or poor quality batteries.
    • Avoid Li-ion. IMR is the safer chemistry.
    • I use Efest IMR 18650 2500mah 35A batteries (continuous rating consensus is 20A). They work fine in my Reos at 0.6 ohms. Others use Sony VTC4 and VTC5 batteries. These are available from some of the local retailers. AW IMR batteries are also excellent but not easily available.
    • These batteries cost around R180 to R250 retail price locally. Be suspect if its much cheaper
    • Dont buy fakes, only buy genuine - i suggest getting batteries from dedicated vape specialist retailers on this forum. Not the flea market or a general shop.
  • Buy a dedicated ohm meter and make sure you check every coil you build with the cap of your atty on
    • Other than measuring the resistance, an ohm meter will alert you if there is a short. The resistance wont read or it will say "non" or just have no reading. This tells you there is something wrong. Redo the coil and check again.
    • You have to put the cap on to make sure your coil is not touching the cap or shorting on anything. Test the device exactly like you will vape it.
    • Get a dedicated ohm meter. They tend to be more accurate and work better than the built in ohm meters on some of the electronic mods.
  • Dont be in a hurry or distracted when building coils. Do things properly. Secure coil legs properly.
    • I have made a few mistakes before by being a bit rushed.
    • Dont fool around. A few minutes of concentration can save you a lot of trouble later on
  • Progress slowly. Start at 1 ohm and work your way down in small steps.
    • Enjoy the journey. Dont get your rebuildable and try a 0.4 ohm coil as your first one. Appreciate the increase in power as you go lower. Notice if there is a change in the flavour and throat hit.
  • You should be fine at 0.6 ohms or above. Progress lower than that with caution.
    • I say 0.6 ohms because the good quality batteries i mentioned above should comfortably handle this resistance.
    • When you go lower, that is where issues can start creeping in and where you start getting closer to the battery's limits.
    • Make sure you know the continuous current rating of your battery (Efest often quotes the pulse rating). Use ohms law to make sure you are well within the current limit of your battery.
 
On the Battery brand bit, I was watching a video last night about Sony batteries


Its long but maybe well worth it.

I don't know if this is true or not but the guys seems to know his stuff. Again after my experience i'll do my own homework just to make sure.
 
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If I may add to @Silver's comments, authentic Efest batteries, for some time now, have had a verifiable serial number sticker attached. They don't necessarily cost R180 though .. ;)

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JakesSA said:
If I may add to @Silver's comments, authentic Efest batteries, for some time now, have had a verifiable serial number sticker attached. They don't necessarily cost R180 though .. ;)

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Thanks @JakesSA
That is useful

Apologies folks for mentioning R180 - I know Jakes' prices are sometimes a bit lower than that. I see he has a sale on the Efests at R160.

What I meant by putting in that range was that if you see what appears to be a fantastic 18650 battery for sale at say R50 or R80, then you should be very suspect - and do further research before you buy. Or alternatively, post it on the forum and ask the other vapers to give you their opinion first.
 
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