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Vaping Safety

Vaping Safety

Vaping Safety

Battery Safety RDAs & Drippers Coil Safety Mod Safety

BATTERY SAFETY

Battery Safety

KNOW YOUR BATTERY

Not all batteries perform equally. Only purchase and use batteries from trusted manufacturers, brands like EFEST, Sony, LG, and Orbtronics, etc. Know the amperage capability of your battery, and only use high-drain models.

GIVE YOUR BATTERY SOME ROOM

Batteries like having wiggle room! Use a battery that can provide at least 5amps (continuous) more than the amount that your coil needs. Your battery will thank you for it!

DON’T PUSH YOUR COILS LIMITS

Coils are power hungry and will pull as much electricity from your battery as they want, even if the battery can’t provide the amount that the coil wants. When the coil draws more power than the battery can manage, BAD things happen.

KEEP TRACK OF BATTERY LIFE

Always write the purchase date on all your batteries and dispose of them in an approved battery disposal no later than 12 months after purchase.

Damaged Vaping Batteries

This includes using vaping batteries with chipped or nicked wrappers, using batteries with the entire wrapper removed, using batteries with “rust spots,” or using batteries that are just filthy and gross.

 

The dangers of using a damaged vaping battery:

Damaged battery wrapping exposes the metal body of the battery which in this case is the anode (negative electrode in the battery circuit). The danger of using a battery with a damaged wrapper arises when the exposed anode contacts the inside wall of the mod, completing the circuit and causing a damaging, and potentially dangerous, short. Bad vape vibes, people!

 

Fixing the problem: 

If there is a cut, knick, or any other sort of damage to your vaping battery’s wrapper, I recommend buying a new battery, especially if you like the idea of keeping your hands and fingers. There are some vapers who prefer re-wrapping their damaged batteries. If you are an experienced vaper and feel comfortable re-wrapping your batteries that is fine as well, but please be very careful. Be sure to keep battery wrappers clean, and when you’re not using a battery, be sure to store it in a vape battery case.

 

Note: While some people rewrap their batteries and have zero issue doing so, the safest thing we can recommend is simply buying new batteries. If you do not feel comfortable re-wrapping yours, we recommend just buying them or checking with your local vape shop professionals.

RDAS & DRIPPER SAFETY

RDAS & DRIPPERs

What is an RDA/Dripper?

The Rebuildable Atomizer or RDA is an Atomizer that is basically vaper’s own wick and coil build. RDAs is the first customizable Atomizer and nowadays are normally used by people that are either into vaping or like the flavor experience that RDAs bring. RDAs are usually meant to be a more customizable, cheaper and more sustainable way to use your vape. Unlike a typical tank an RDA Dripper it only works, of course, by dripping the e-juice and the beauty of this is that you can quickly vape that juice off and swap to an entirely different flavour by changing the cotton if you wish. RDA’s are designed to maximize flavour and will also produce massive amounts of vapor so you can enjoy some real fogbox.

COIL SAFETY

COIL SAFETY

First of all, we do not recommend building your own coil, take it to a specialist at the your local vape shop or buy a pre made coils. But, for your knowledge, if you are comfortable with your knowledge of vape battery safety, the next consideration is using some sort of calculator to make sure your coil builds are within that safe limits of your battery, and further, to allow you to tweak your coils to get the vaping experience you desire. There are tons of Ohm’s Law calculators, and sites like Steam Engine that will do the heavy lifting for you.
  • Coils resistances can vary +/- 0.2 ohms in either direction. That means when you build a coil expecting 0.5ohms, depending on your wire and RBA it can sit between 0.4-0.6 ohms. So when doing your math always account for the +/- 0.2 variance, just to be safer.
  • 3.7 v / 0.4 ohms = 9.25 Amps
  • 3.7 v / 0.6 ohms = 6.16 Amps

Building Vape Coils to a Dangerously Low Resistance

For example, if you are using a vape battery rated at 20amp continuous discharge, a .1 ohm build on an atomizer pulls 42 amps from your battery (4.2 volt battery). The lower the resistance of an atomizer, the more amp draw you will be pulling from your battery. High current (high amperage) means that there are more electrons flowing per second past a specific point. When you reduce the resistance of a vape coil, the wattage is increased and so is the heat. Exceeding the amperage rating of a vaping battery is dangerous because it can cause the battery to fail or vent, which could cause the battery to catch fire or explode.
What resistance (ohms) should you build your coils at to be safe?
SINGLE BATTERY
4.2 VOLTS

(FULLY CHARGED)

1 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.8 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.6 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.4 ohm = 2.1 amps
10.3 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.2 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.1 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.8 ohm = 2.1 amps

SINGLE BATTERY
4.2 VOLTS

(FULLY CHARGED)

1 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.8 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.6 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.4 ohm = 2.1 amps
10.3 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.2 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.1 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.8 ohm = 2.1 amps

SINGLE BATTERY
4.2 VOLTS

(FULLY CHARGED)

1 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.8 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.6 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.4 ohm = 2.1 amps
10.3 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.2 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.1 ohm = 2.1 amps
0.8 ohm = 2.1 amps

   USE CAUTION            DANGER ZONE

MOD SAFETY

MOD SAFETY

What are Mechanical Mods?

“Unregulated tube mods,” also known as mechanical mods or tube mods, have no circuitry or safety protections. They are simply metal tubes into which a vaping battery is inserted. This means you should take extra safety precautions when using a mechanical mod. Common vape devices we see that are considered “unregulated mechanical tube mods” are single 18650 tube mods and single 26650 tube mods. There are unregulated dual-battery boxes, but those require an even more detailed explanation.

 

Be very careful, coils are delicate and if you do not know how to use properly it can end up very bad for you! Nothing is ever completely safe. This applies to your vape, especially if you are using a mechanical mod with an RBA. But armed with the knowledge of Ohm’s Law and how it applies to your device will help you keep yourself in the “safer” zone of your vaping.

What are Regulated Mods?

As you know, most regulated mods have all kinds of protection built in the chip, such as:
  • Min Atomizer Resistance: 0.05ohm
  • Short Circuit Protection
  • Over-Temperature Protection
  • Battery Reverse Protection
  • Output Over-Current Protection
  • Overcharge Protection
  • Over Discharge Protection

But is always valid to check in the manual or directly with the manufacturer.

Note: Make sure you don’t put a mod in your pocket when its on, its always recommended to turn it off and put it away.