Bad vape day, non locked power switch=damaged kit.

[boyofford]

I'm a complete idiot, still kicking myself.

Got distracted at work, looking at pics on mates phone, and stood my nemesis up on table, forgetting to lock the switch!

Maybe five to ten minutes later I went to pick it up and it was HOT, too hot to touch!

Carefully moved it to some concrete where couldn't do any damage and waited for it to cool.... or explode.

Didn't explode or vent but heat alone was enough to damage.

The insulator in nemesis has come away and is no longer stuck in top cap.
The battery is bin fodder, obviously.
And what I'm most upset about the insulator on the positive post in my oriegen has melted! I checked it over with a voltmeter and is doesn't short but the insulator was melted all over coil legs and when I tried it there was a horrible taste! May be able to cut insulator and save dripper, fingers crossed.

And on top of this, I had no backups with me! In a nic craved panic I cycled to greyhaze and picked up a 3d dripper clone but after five minutes realised I didn't like it so left in box and took it back at the end of day.
Found some nic gum to last me.

As a bit of retail therapy I swapped the 3d for a castle rda.... Shouldn't of really spent the cash but was feeling sorry for my self.

..... No I'm gona brace for the comments! I really should of been more careful!

[ronaldo]

we all learn by our mistakes

[richvapers]

So easy to do boyofford, and does just show how dangerous, these things we take for granted everyday can be.
About a year ago? i had the UDT MOD go off in me work pouch, and it was the smell that alerted me.
i do remember it being my first venture into the joys of vanilla custard.
it was boiling in the clearo like a kettle. and you could smell it a mile away.
And what a smell it was, luvlychubly

[boyofford]

Im usually very cautious with this stuff, I've never done it before with nemi.

My old mod would happily stand on unlocked switch but a definite no go with nemi. Wish I'd put the magnets in now!

Glad was not in my pocket! There was no Smell, in fact didn't even dry out dripper which is strange but boy it was hot...fresh out of the oven hot.

Wondering if could fix nemi with some resin, but would have to check could cope with heat first.

[tominmids]

Hi boyofford thats bad news about your Nemi mate Years ago I used to use something called Gun Gum on my bike to repair exhaust leaks. If I remember right it was quite sticky and definitely stood up to heat. It might do the job of sticking the insulater back into the top cap. I'm pretty sure you can get heatproof resins too, for building computer motherboards.
Hope you manage to fix it

[Deleted]

Sorry for you boyofford
Yesterday seems to have been a bad vape day for a few of us although I can't understand why your Nemmy needed the locking ring. I can leave mine standing unlocked for hours with a full Squape and 18650 battery on board and with the original springs fitted.
allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/37423/destroy-evolv-kick2-seconds-flat

[Blownupdolly]

Well, now I know I'm not the only one! I haven't killed my nemmi, but, as I am new to mech mods and not used to screwing the safety catch at the bottom, three times now, I have put it in my coat pocket forgetting to do it. When I have sat in my wheelchair the button has pushed up against the arm of it. The sudden intense heat on the side of my body lets me know very fast!!

[boyofford]

Mar 27, 2014 9:10:54 GMT Blownupdolly said:

Well, now I know I'm not the only one! I haven't killed my nemmi, but, as I am new to mech mods and not used to screwing the safety catch at the bottom, three times now, I have put it in my coat pocket forgetting to do it. When I have sat in my wheelchair the button has pushed up against the arm of it. The sudden intense heat on the side of my body lets me know very fast!!

It gets silly hot, glad it ain't burnt you!

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[boyofford]

Mar 27, 2014 6:08:00 GMT @yinyang said:

Sorry for you boyofford
Yesterday seems to have been a bad vape day for a few of us although I can't understand why your Nemmy needed the locking ring. I can leave mine standing unlocked for hours with a full Squape and 18650 battery on board and with the original springs fitted.
allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/37423/destroy-evolv-kick2-seconds-flat

Feel your pain bud, my nemi is a fasttech one, reckon can sort with magnets.
Nemi cost £12, battery £5 ish, but origen cost £30 ish.... If mod and rda where genuine I would of been really pissed.

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[ronaldo]

battery may be fine try it on a circuit tester battery's are designed to get hot now and then some battery chargers really warm up battery's when charging them

[boyofford]

Mar 27, 2014 12:26:18 GMT ronaldo said:

battery may be fine try it on a circuit tester battery's are designed to get hot now and then some battery chargers really warm up battery's when charging them

Multimeter reckons it is 3volts but my charger doesn't want to charge it.

hopefully will have new charger soon so I'll try it again on that, fingers crossed.

[spikus]

I destroyed my Ithaka clone like that when my magneto went nuclear... Boiled the thing dry .... Like walking around with a red hot poker in your pocket !