Meltdown !!!!!

[tez]

Last night i was vaping as normal when i noticed my mod was getting hot .I have been using the batteries i have for about 18 months with no problems whatsoever .I took the battery out of the mod where it proceeded to get hotter .I was at a bit of a loss as to what to do with it so i placed it in an empty metal biscuit   tin and placed it in an empty metal sink .It was a bit late about 1oclk  so i just wanted to get rid fast .This morning i had a look at it it had not caught fire but had come very close .

[puffingbilly]

I have had one explode on me but that was on a charger, is very weird that got hotter on its own, makes you think doesn't it.

[TillyFTW]

was it a shiddy bat or a decent make?

I be binnin my batts after about a year and investin some shares in new ones

[enjay]

Oct 30, 2014 0:12:26 GMT tez said:

Last night i was vaping as normal when i noticed my mod was getting hot .I have been using the batteries i have for about 18 months with no problems whatsoever .I took the battery out of the mod where it proceeded to get hotter .I was at a bit of a loss as to what to do with it so i placed it in an empty metal biscuit   tin and placed it in an empty metal sink .It was a bit late about 1oclk  so i just wanted to get rid fast .This morning i had a look at it it had not caught fire but had come very close .

What kind of battery and what mod? Also ohms of coil? It sounds like it may have vented or just died slow.

[tez]

Hi the battery was a Panasonic i dont use batteries from ebay or china .The ohms rating of the coil was 1.8 and is still in use and working ok and the mod is a vamo also still in use and working well .

[Deleted]

Oct 30, 2014 1:17:01 GMT TillyFTW said:

was it a shiddy bat or a decent make?

I be binnin my batts after about a year and investin some shares in new ones

From Pbusardo's Battery Information page:

'Label/date your batteries, if they are still going after a year, toss them unless you have the ability to check their status.'

[geordie_vaper]

i wonder how many people lable and date their batteries,
i wonder if pbusardo takes his own advice and lables and dates his batteries

[ciderhead]

I dont know if this is common knowledge but as we are talking battery safety i found this.
Sony Li-ion 18650 2100 mAh battery (US18650VTC4/5)

Note: For safety reasons, we recommend customers do not charge this battery in Nitecore Intellichargers, unless the box states "2014 Version" model on it. Only use chargers that are capable of charging this type of battery. Most Xtar's and "2014 Version Nitecores" can handle the charging load and are compatible with this battery. Please reference your chargers manual to ensure compatibility.

[Deleted]

Oct 30, 2014 13:41:53 GMT geordie_vaper said:

i wonder how many people lable and date their batteries,
i wonder if pbusardo takes his own advice and lables and dates his batteries

I date all my batteries, but then I read that (and others recommending ditching after 6 months of use) before I had my first battery.
Many say they rotate there batteries so they must put some kind of mark on them, why not date them at the same time?

I put dates on all my e-liquid also, but batteries seem more important to me.

[VapingBad]

Oct 30, 2014 13:41:53 GMT geordie_vaper said:

i wonder how many people lable and date their batteries,
i wonder if pbusardo takes his own advice and lables and dates his batteries

I keep a spreadsheet on them and check the internal resistance periodically to.

[VapingBad]

Oct 30, 2014 14:05:23 GMT ciderhead said:

I dont know if this is common knowledge but as we are talking battery safety i found this.
Sony Li-ion 18650 2100 mAh battery (US18650VTC4/5)

Note: For safety reasons, we recommend customers do not charge this battery in Nitecore Intellichargers, unless the box states "2014 Version" model on it. Only use chargers that are capable of charging this type of battery. Most Xtar's and "2014 Version Nitecores" can handle the charging load and are compatible with this battery. Please reference your chargers manual to ensure compatibility.

Do you have a link?

[Ripshod]

Oct 30, 2014 15:55:09 GMT VapingBad said:

Oct 30, 2014 14:05:23 GMT ciderhead said:

I dont know if this is common knowledge but as we are talking battery safety i found this.
Sony Li-ion 18650 2100 mAh battery (US18650VTC4/5)

Note: For safety reasons, we recommend customers do not charge this battery in Nitecore Intellichargers, unless the box states "2014 Version" model on it. Only use chargers that are capable of charging this type of battery. Most Xtar's and "2014 Version Nitecores" can handle the charging load and are compatible with this battery. Please reference your chargers manual to ensure compatibility.

Do you have a link?

Yes, linky please??

[ciderhead]

This is where i found it guys..http://shop.vaperev.com/batteries/sony-30a-18650.html

[Ripshod]

Take that advice with a pinch of salt, of course the older chargers can handle it or this advice would be posted everywhere on the net. Ironically their listings for the intellichargers don't state whether they are 2014 versions or not.

[ciderhead]

I use a Xtar Ripshod so it don't matter to me, i seen it and thought it might be be relevant to some on here.