![]() The thin plastic cover that prevents the metal body of the battery (the “can”) from making contact with the sides of the device’s battery chamber can get torn. The good news is that high-quality batteries hold a charge longer and take more charges during their lifetime than cut-rate batteries.Īnother cause of shorted batteries is damaged battery wraps. Saving a few dollars by buying cheap batteries isn’t worth the risk. To avoid rewrapped and counterfeit batteries, buy only from reputable battery dealers-never from eBay or sellers you’ve never heard of-and choose well-known brands with appropriate amp ratings and specs. Almost every popular battery on the market has been counterfeited. These are often very low-amp batteries that are wrapped to imitate well-known models (with higher amperage ratings) that people trust. However, it is possible to get a lemon-especially if you buy cheap batteries, which are often rewrapped, low-quality cells.Īnother issue is counterfeit batteries, which are low-quality or inappropriate cells rewrapped with high-quality brands’ labels. ![]() The best vaping batteries are the highest-quality ones from the major battery manufacturers.Īlmost all vape batteries are either lithium-ion (Li-ion) or lithium-polymer (LiPo) cells, which are generally safe. Those that don’t meet the standards for direct sale to electronics manufacturers are sometimes sold to resellers, who rewrap them with different brand names and sell them for other uses. Frankly, there are so many inexpensive, high-quality variable-wattage and temperature control devices available now, it’s hard to understand why anyone would even bother with mech mods anymore.īatteries are mass-produced and tested in the factory. No vaper should attempt to use mech mods or build low-ohm coils until they understand Ohm’s Law and the interplay between electricity and resistance. Neither accident would have happened if the men had used regulated vape mods. A year later, a Texas vaper was killed after an explosion from a similar device severed an artery in his neck. In 2018, a Florida man died when an exploding mechanical mod pierced his brain. Such events are extremely rare, but they do happen. If you’re holding the device to your mouth when it explodes, the damage can be severe and life-threatening. That can cause a fire, or-if the battery can’t easily vent the heat-an explosion. ![]() If an atomizer draws more current than a battery can safely provide, and there is no electronic cutoff in the device, the battery can overheat and go into thermal runaway. This matters for vapers who are building low-resistance coils for use in some unregulated mods that have no safety features. Other researchers have developed battery designs with a fire-resistant barrier between the positive and negative poles of the battery. New battery formulas are being developed that replace the flammable liquid electrolyte in lithium batteries with stable solid-state electrolyte made from glass. The issue of vape battery thermal events and fires may disappear in the future. Every vape battery sale should include a warning from the seller and a protective case. They’re inexpensive, and many vape battery sellers even include them free with battery purchases. Simple plastic cases and silicone sleeves are available to prevent such accidents. Loose batteries should never be kept anywhere they can come into contact with metal objects. When power flows directly from the positive to the negative pole-instead of into a regulated power circuit-the energy loops back into the battery, and it can instantly overheat and catch fire or explode. ![]() If you carry an extra battery for your mod in a pocket with keys or loose change, those metal objects can accidentally connect the positive and negative poles of the battery. Unfortunately, vapers’ pockets have no short-circuit protection. ![]()
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