Vapour Shark Rdna40 safety warning!

[Deleted]

Mods can this be highlighted? I hope it was ok to post a copy of the email, if not sorry and please remove, just got ticked off on POTV for posting the same. And had to remove it?

[tomj777]

I reckon you're good to post it here... This is not POTV (thank goodness) and Evapo did the decent and diligent thing of posting the same message directly to UKV
ukvapers.org/Thread-Vaporshark-rDNA-40-in-stock?pid=1213583#pid1213583

[Ripshod]

I've got to ask whether it's the device or the battery creating the heat.

The one's I've seen advertised come with an 'LG 2500mah 35A 18650 Battery'. There's no such battery so what is it really??

[Deleted]

Aye, good of Evapo letting their customers know right away, I have had no issue, but I charge on Nitecore D4

[Deleted]

I don't know Evapo are still checking with other customers, problem only seems to surface when charging through the wee port, 

i have charged the oem batt a few times with no issue

[blakey]

I have 3 here and they get charged through the micro usb port or the wireless chargers and I have had zero issues so far
Will watch them more carefully now, thanks for posting

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Jan 10, 2015 9:53:13 GMT blakey said:

I have 3 here and they get charged through the micro usb port or the wireless chargers and I have had zero issues so far
Will watch them more carefully now, thanks for posting

That's good to hear m8, as said in the email Evapo have tested some without any probs, so far just two customers had reported issues.

Mine has been fine, but as I say above I charge externally. Good of Evapo to let us know about the issue though, some retailers would say nothing.

[Bob]

Jan 10, 2015 0:31:09 GMT Ripshod said:

I've got to ask whether it's the device or the battery creating the heat.

The one's I've seen advertised come with an 'LG 2500mah 35A 18650 Battery'. There's no such battery so what is it really??

on the battery it says LGDBHE21865 N219H072A2 and mine like blakey says has had no problem with USB charging although mine did get quite hot using the Qi charging, got mine from Grey Haze a while back, so might be a newer batch that is causing problems

EDIT More info on the battery here: www.batterysupports.com/lg-lgdbhe21865-high-drain-2500mah-36v-20a-lithium-ion-lion-p-345.html

[Ripshod]

Here we go again with vendors misclaiming specifications. I'll not single out one vendor cos they all seem to be doing it.

The LG HE2s are only rated at 20 Amps!! Even the pulse rating is only 30Amps.

Though even with 1Amp charging there should be no heat, so there probably is a hardware issue. Just bear in mind the true rating of these batteries

[Greigster]

Jan 10, 2015 10:07:08 GMT Bob said:

Jan 10, 2015 0:31:09 GMT Ripshod said:

I've got to ask whether it's the device or the battery creating the heat.

The one's I've seen advertised come with an 'LG 2500mah 35A 18650 Battery'. There's no such battery so what is it really??

on the battery it says LGDBHE21865 N219H072A2 and mine like blakey says has had no problem with USB charging although mine did get quite hot using the Qi charging, got mine from Grey Haze a while back, so might be a newer batch that is causing problems

EDIT More info on the battery here: www.batterysupports.com/lg-lgdbhe21865-high-drain-2500mah-36v-20a-lithium-ion-lion-p-345.html

These are only 20amp!

Edit: Ninjad by Ripshod

[Deleted]

Jan 10, 2015 10:12:47 GMT Ripshod said:

Here we go again with vendors misclaiming specifications. I'll not single out one vendor cos they all seem to be doing it.

The LG HE2s are only rated at 20 Amps!! Even the pulse rating is only 30Amps.

Though even with 1Amp charging there should be no heat, so there probably is a hardware issue. Just bear in mind the true rating of these batteries

Exactly the reason I had bought better batteries from Torchy rated at 30 amp by him, I had looked up the LG and noticed it was only 20Amp

[blakey]

Jan 10, 2015 10:12:47 GMT Ripshod said:

Here we go again with vendors misclaiming specifications. I'll not single out one vendor cos they all seem to be doing it.

The LG HE2s are only rated at 20 Amps!! Even the pulse rating is only 30Amps.

Though even with 1Amp charging there should be no heat, so there probably is a hardware issue. Just bear in mind the true rating of these batteries

The DNA usb port is only rated to 500ma rip, 1a as far as I'm aware is only supported on the wireless charge

[Bob]

Jan 10, 2015 10:12:47 GMT Ripshod said:

Here we go again with vendors misclaiming specifications. I'll not single out one vendor cos they all seem to be doing it.

The LG HE2s are only rated at 20 Amps!! Even the pulse rating is only 30Amps.

Though even with 1Amp charging there should be no heat, so there probably is a hardware issue. Just bear in mind the true rating of these batteries

Well at least that company gave better info, before I buy any batteries I try to find out the facts first and not rely on vendors info, this is probably one of the areas that does need some sort of regulation to stop misinformation.

[Deleted]

Thanks for Highlighting Mods. Just wanted to make sure any owners were advised of a possible safety issue.

[Deleted]

You're welcome, car147 & we agree, we'd rather possible safety issues are posted.