I never was really tempted by these things, mainly because one-more battery driven gadget in my life might send me over the edge -- if I have not gone already, but now I'm doubly certain to avoid them. They blow up like iPhones!
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I've responded to a couple house fires that where the cause has been traced back to charging e-cigarettes.
I work in downtown Springfield MO, a block from the square. For the last couple years there was a vape store that I noticed last week had closed its doors. The windows are empty, inside nothing. Good riddance, I say.
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From what I've heard those instances typically are from really cheap poorly designed ionizers/batteries or people being idiots and ignoring the suggestion of keeping it away from phones or metal i.e. don't put them in the same pocket.
I never got into vaping myself. I'd rather just have a pipe or cigar.
I never got into vaping myself. I'd rather just have a pipe or cigar.
Most of those incidents are caused by people not using safe practices with their devices. Often times caused by an unsafe coil build, using the wrong kind of batteries, putting the mod or batteries in a pocket with keys causing a short or causing keys to touch the positive and negative ends of a battery resulting in... you guessed it the batteries firing, etc. Often times the victim of a pocket fire admitted to putting the mod or batteries in a pocket with keys. It's normally not the devices but people doing stupid things with the devices.
In both the Flashlight and RC communities people are inundated with warnings to follow strict fire safety practices when charging Lithium batteries, standard recommendation is "never charge a battery unattended", if a battery dies on the charger it can start spewing toxic flames at extreme heat. Defective batteries can rapidly vent under stress, and if that's in a sealed compartment...
All my flashlights use NiMH batteries, I charge Lipo batteries in a steel bucket.
People see Lithium batteries in every electronics device and think it's "safe" (phones probably don't blow up because of a lack of strong power draw, and using expensive batteries with lots of safety features), but reality is they're the most volatile kind of battery we have.
All my flashlights use NiMH batteries, I charge Lipo batteries in a steel bucket.
People see Lithium batteries in every electronics device and think it's "safe" (phones probably don't blow up because of a lack of strong power draw, and using expensive batteries with lots of safety features), but reality is they're the most volatile kind of battery we have.
Never been a fan of vaping and was never interested in it as I'm not a nicotine junkie. I don't smoke pipes and cigars for the nicotine. I smoke for the enjoyment of the tobacco and the ritual/experience. To me vaping is for those that need that constant nicotine fix. Other than getting some hot ash dumped in my lap on occasion, I don't have to worry about my pipes and cigars blowing up on me.
I've read stories of people spilling their vape juice and getting nicotine poisoning from having it contact their skin. Sounds like nasty stuff if you're asking me.
I've read stories of people spilling their vape juice and getting nicotine poisoning from having it contact their skin. Sounds like nasty stuff if you're asking me.
That's more often than not the case. I've seen some ridiculous unneeded warning labels on power tools, etc. directed to idiots who probably can't read in the first place, have the I.Q. of an egg timer and should never be near a toaster much less a power tool. As my father used to say: 'There are more horses ass's then there are horses'.
Priceless!
https://www.udel.edu/educ/gottfredson/reprints/1998generalintelligencefactor.pdf
Not sure where egg timers are on her scale...
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