eVic shock

[tim]

I have an eVic VT and have had no problems with it. It works as it should.

Until this. I ran the battery down and it needed charging, so I plugged it in and tried to through vape. I got a shock. A real low voltage electric shock. If I pick it up in my hand I cannot feel it, but if I try to vape it, I can feel a short, and I if I touch it to a tender piece of skin (crook of my elbow!!!!! wash out your mind) it's the same. Anyone noticed this? I know DiscoDes has one, anyone else?

[kittyvape]

I got a small shock which hit a tooth a couple of days ago, using the sigelei 150 and a kanger tank. Couldn't think what could have caused this, except maybe there was something wrong with the coil, or the screws were loose. Just put in a fresh coil, tightened things up to the max, and crossing my fingers, lol. Not keen on a load of electrics near the face at the best of times, so when you get a shock come through it, that's not good ... had a google, and these 2 threads have some various ideas that might be useful?, not that I understand everything they're saying, lol: link link (not about eVic, but general)

this in comments about eVic: "If you last two fingers joining flesh part touches bottom battery cap, you sometimes feel the electric shock(burning heat)." Rest of the review is a bit zany, but never know, this might be true. link

[DiscoDes]

No problem here but I do not use metal drip tips, don't like them.

[tim]

It's only happened when I was using it while charging, no big deal.....I hope

Thanks for those links kittyvape, but the last link is a different mod. The connections have been cleaned, so not that. I'm hoping it may be a charging leakage issue that will not affect it in any way. It really is low voltage, and without it touching my delicate lips I would never have known. I'll try to remember to put a non-metal DT on it if I want to thru-vape in future ( DiscoDes)

[kittyvape]

Aug 23, 2015 19:58:01 GMT tim said:

It's only happened when I was using it while charging, no big deal.....I hope

Thanks for those links kittyvape, but the last link is a different mod. The connections have been cleaned, so not that. I'm hoping it may be a charging leakage issue that will not affect it in any way. It really is low voltage, and without it touching my delicate lips I would never have known. I'll try to remember to put a non-metal DT on it if I want to thru-vape in future ( DiscoDes)

you're welcome, and sounds like it might have been a one off. Fingers crossed! Yes, sounds a good idea to not use a metal drip tip. I never do, which made it happening even odder. As long as none of us are being zapped across the room, I think we'll live, lol. 

[gm111]

Could this be a static shock maybe tim or is it definatly electric shock?

[tim]

Aug 23, 2015 22:38:58 GMT gm111 said:

Could this be a static shock maybe tim or is it definatly electric shock?

It was constant while thru-vaping. It's fine when not plugged in. Definitely electric leak, but hardly shock. More a little bite, like about half a volt. Or less maybe, I have nothing to measure it by

[gm111]

Aug 23, 2015 22:43:42 GMT tim said:

Aug 23, 2015 22:38:58 GMT gm111 said:

Could this be a static shock maybe tim or is it definatly electric shock?

It was constant while thru-vaping. It's fine when not plugged in. Definitely electric leak, but hardly shock. More a little bite, like about half a volt. Or less maybe, I have nothing to measure it by

Fair enough that's not very good, would you be comfortable dissembling the mod?

[tim]

Aug 23, 2015 22:51:39 GMT gm111 said:

Aug 23, 2015 22:43:42 GMT tim said:

It was constant while thru-vaping. It's fine when not plugged in. Definitely electric leak, but hardly shock. More a little bite, like about half a volt. Or less maybe, I have nothing to measure it by

Fair enough that's not very good, would you be comfortable dissembling the mod?

Nah! I can live with it. If it starts to malfunction in any other way, I'll be on their site complaining. For now it works. And it works very well, I must say.

[gm111]

Aug 23, 2015 22:59:26 GMT tim said:

Aug 23, 2015 22:51:39 GMT gm111 said:

Fair enough that's not very good, would you be comfortable dissembling the mod?

Nah! I can live with it. If it starts to malfunction in any other way, I'll be on their site complaining. For now it works. And it works very well, I must say.

Okay, I was just thinking of you dissembled it it's probably something simple like a wire touching the case.

[tim]

Aug 23, 2015 23:06:53 GMT gm111 said:

Aug 23, 2015 22:59:26 GMT tim said:

Nah! I can live with it. If it starts to malfunction in any other way, I'll be on their site complaining. For now it works. And it works very well, I must say.

Okay, I was just thinking of you dissembled it it's probably something simple like a wire touching the case.

I don't think it's that bad, maybe a bad earth somewhere, but if I take it apart the warranty will be void. So I'll wait and see if it gets worse. Thanks all the same

[robby]

Maybe worth testing the USB output/mains charger. If it`s the mains charger you are using I would be a bit concerned