Battery Safety

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eCigs, Mods, Batteries and Safe Vaping!

While eCigarettes and personal vaporizors have been used billions of times without issue, they do involve batteries- which are not all the same. Using the incorrect battery or damaged battery in a PV can stress the battery cell into venting, and possible explosion. With the use of “mods” or devices that can use a variety of batteries, the possibility of using an incorrect battery could be more probable. This article applies to mods, or PV’s that do not use your standard ecig “stick” battery.
Knowing a few key points about mods, battery ratings and “what if” is a good thing. With the right device, a GOOD battery charger and the correct battery- you should have little to worry about when vaping.
Battery rating, volts, ohms and safety
Devices have different requirements when it comes to battery rating. Always follow manufacturer instructions. If it says only use IMR batteries- take the warning seriously.

• Use Li-Mn cells, or protected Li-ion cells. (AW brand IMR has great ratings)
• Make sure the C rating on your battery is at least 2 amps (2,000mA)
• Don’t overcharge. Even if your charger has protection against overcharging- it could fail.

Stacking batteries- The warning: Stacking batteries is not suggested- and hugely warned against. Stacking improper batteries can place a strain on the battery cell and cause venting and/or explosion. When stacking batteries, the risk goes up.
If you decide to ignore the above warning, do NOT ignore the following tips:

• Never stack an old and new battery together
• Never use a damaged battery
• Test your batteries after charge to make sure they aren’t overcharged
• Test your batteries after charge and then a rest for a couple days. Make sure they are holding the charge.
• Always use a protected battery
• High drain devices should use an IMR battery

Safety Features in your mod-
Some mods will have proper venting built in as a safety feature. A lot of mods use a collapsible spring that will prevent the battery from coming in further contact with its ground. Some mods design a “weak spot” such as weaker end cap threads, or door.

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 The following advice can be given at this time:

• For ultimate safety, use a single-battery mod.
• For high-voltage, use a single-battery mod with a booster circuit of some kind.
• Use the best and most expensive battery you can get. It doesn’t seem worth it to economise on batteries. Our opinion is that, at this time, the AW IMR ‘red’ cell has the best reputation. It is a lithium-managanese ‘safe chemistry’ cell that does not need the integral protection circuit a Li-ion cell needs. Although these have never been known to explode, no lithium battery, ultimately, is absolutely safe: they will certainly meltdown with plenty of heat and flame if abused; and if they were sealed into a perfectly gastight container, and then made to fail, an explosion might result under those particular conditions.
• We know that using a two-battery metal tube mod is intrinsically more dangerous because these are where the explosions are.
• Using such a mod with no proper gas vents and no bottom-end blowout plug seems to involve the highest risk.
• You should think very carefully before buying a metal tube mod with no physical safety features.
• Mods need safety features because nobody really knows what battery they have, you just assume it is what it says on the label. But there are a whole lot more Gucci handbags out there than the factory ever made. Lots of people think they have a Gucci handbag but they don’t. So, you may think you have two AW cells, but they could be cheap clones with counterfeit labels. And they might not even be Li-Mn cells: they might just be unprotected Li-ion cells.
• Mods need safety features because users make mistakes. Everybody makes mistakes. If your safety depends on never making a mistake, then you are not safe.
• Mods need safety features because the battery condition may be faulty but not have been noticed. Some mod owners don’t even own a meter, so we know this is going to happen in some cases.
• Mods need physical safety features because electronic ones might fail. That’s what electronics does. And according to the most basic law of engineering, it will fail at the worst time in the worst way and in a chain of failures. People who say it can’t happen aren’t engineers and should not be building consumer products to be used in front of the face.
• You should think very carefully before buying the cheapest batteries you can get, then stacking them. Especially in a metal tube mod. And especially in one short on safety features.
• Batteries all have a C Rating. Don’t use batteries with a C Rating below 2 amps (2,000mA) as they ARE NOT up to the job.
• Bigger batteries are safer because they can handle the heavy load an atomizer puts on them. No big battery (i.e. an 18500 or larger) has ever exploded.
• All batteries can meltdown and cause a fire if faulty and/or abused.
• DON’T put a mod in your pocket or purse with the atomizer connected or the master switch (if fitted) on; or along with keys and change.
• Adapters can be treacherous, so be careful – they can short out.

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NITECORE DIGI D2 CHARGER REVIEW / ShakyVapes

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5 Reasons To Put Down The Cigarette and Give Vaping A Try!

1. The Health Aspect:

Nicotine is not the killer, it’s the 4,000 chemicals in a burning cigarette that kills. When you take into the fact of even the smallest detail of lighting your cigarette, things will become a bit more clear to you. Each time you light your cigarette, pulling in to give the cigarette a good burn to stay lit, you’re taking in butane (lighter fluid) right from the start. With vaping electronic cigarettes, there is no lighter. You press a button for the manual start e-cigarettes or for those that are automatic, you simply inhale.

Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. Each year, an estimated 443,000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, and another 8.6 million live with a serious illness caused by smoking.


from http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/AAG/osh.htm

2. Decrease Nicotine Levels As Desired:
Smoking analog cigarettes, you are set and bound to 1 specific amount that is placed in the cigarette, not giving you the option to adjust your nicotine level intake. With vaping, you can decrease your nicotine levels as desired. You can start at the high, which is 24mg and is most common to find in e-liquid, then the option to decrease in ranges from 24mg to 0mg per e-liquid container/bottle.
Having the option to decrease your nicotine intake is great for completely removing yourself from nicotine all together. Quitting the nicotine habit cold turkey can be a hassle, but with vaping, slowly decreasing your level of nicotine can come with great results for kicking the habit.

3. Cleaner:
The impacts of cigarette litter are many (each discussed below):
– Toxic chemicals leach out of cigarette butts & can kill small animals
– Fires (destroys habitats for animals, homes; Economic costs of fires)
– Ingestion by children and small animals which mistake butts for food
– Cost of cleaning up litter & lost revenue from visitors



from http://www.longwood.edu/cleanva/cigbuttimpacts.html Cigarette butts are not just ugly—they also present a threat to wildlife. Plastic pieces have been found in the stomachs of fish, birds, whales and other marine creatures that mistake them for food. So ingestion of plastic cigarette filters is a threat to wildlife.
Studies conducted by Clean Virginia Waterways show that the chemicals in cigarette butts easily leach out of the butts, and are deadly to water fleas (a small but important animal that lives in most freshwater lakes and streams as well as the ocean). The evidence indicates that the toxic chemicals leached from discarded cigarette butts present a biohazard to the water flea at concentrations of more than 0.125 butts per liter, or about one butt per two gallons of water. The leach ate from the remnant tobacco portion of a cigarette butt is deadlier at smaller concentrations than are the chemicals that leach out of the filter portion of a butt.
Save the water flea – Vape Hard!

4. Flavor Choices:
Flavors choices from a fine cigar or pipe tobacco flavor to key lime pie or your favorite dessert. There are many vendors that offer numerous types of flavored e-liquid to suit your needs.
5. Much Cheaper Cost:



With the rise in cost of cigarettes, if you’re still smoking, one of the ways you’re suffering is in the pocket. The average cost of a premium pack of cigarettes with tax are at a high costing you in ranges of $5.74 to $11.90 depending state by state.

What Is Propylene Glycol And Why You Should Avoid It!

What is propylene glycol? It is is a chemical found in personal care products that acts as a penetration enhancer that keeps products from melting in heat and/or freezing when it is cold. It is found in items such as shampoo, conditioner, soap, acne treatment, moisturizer, toothpaste, deodorant, nail polish, mascara; basically anything you could possibly use on your body, propylene glycol is in it. But why should you avoid propylene glycol?
For starters it alters the structure of the skin by allowing chemicals to penetrate deep beneath it while increasing their ability to reach the blood stream. Sounds lovely, right? So even if propylene glycol was good for you, it’s main job is to help any other chemicals you come in contact with reach your bloodstream. Who wants to use a chemical designed to help other chemicals penetrate even deeper into your skin? Not me.

How Toxic is Propylene Glycol

According to the Environmental Working Group(ewg.org), propylene glycol can cause a whole host of problems. It is rated a 3 by them, which is categorized as a “moderate” health issue. It has been shown to be linked to cancer, developmental/reproductive issues, allergies/immunotoxicity, neurotoxicity, endocrine disruption, and organ system toxicity. It has been found to provoke skin irritation and sensitization in humans as low as 2% concentration, while the industry review panel recommends cosmetics can contain up to 50% of the substance. It has also been classified as “expected to be toxic or harmful” by Environment Canada.

How to Spot Propylene Glycol

When looking at ingredient lists, you can look for names like 1,2-Dihydroxypropane; 2-Hydroxypropanol; Methylethy Glycol; 1,2-Propanediol; Propane-1,2-Diol. Some popular products that contain propylene glycol include:

• Biolage by Matrix Conditioning Balm
• Nivea for Men Hair & Body Wash, Sensitive
• Aveeno Active Naturals Skin Relief Overnight Cream
• Arm & Hammer Essentials Natural Deodorant, Unscented
• Cetaphil Daily Facial Moisturizer For All Skin Types

So take a look at the ingredients of the products that you use and search for propylene glycol or the other names it is often called/listed as. I try my best to only use safe, natural products, but I am always reading labels in the store before I purchase anything. Chances are there is a safe alternative to a toxic favorite. Next time you are shopping for a personal care item, be sure to remember what propylene glycol is and do your best to avoid it!