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Safe Vaping Explained! Ohm's Law Assures Vape Safety

Is vaping safe? Safety in vaping depends on the device's usage. If an e-cigarette is used keeping instructions in mind, then it is a reliable and enjoyable device.

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Battery Safety for Vapers

Battery Safety for Vapers

You might not know it, but rechargeable batteries can be dangerous. No, we’re not talking about flaming smartphones, due in no small part to making batteries thinner and thinner with fewer ways for the heat to escape. We’re talking about the risk involved with a shorted battery. (more…)

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The Importance of Ohm’s Law For A Safe Vaping…

When it comes to vaping, primarily with mechanical mods your battery is the most important part even over your coil build and the wicking material that you use. So if you sense that you’ve reached the point in your vape needs, it is time for you to be little more innovative and feel that you are ready for your first build then definitely educate yourself first.

So, before you even decide of building your first coil you need to have an ohmmeter in your vaping supply list. The ohmmeter will be able to tell you the ohm rating (resistance) of your coil build and it is what you need to be able to figure out if the setup you desire will operate safely.

How can I apply Ohm’s Law to my vaping?

In order to figure out if your battery can handle the ohm rating of your coil build, we need to know a few things. First, you need to know what are the specifications of the type of battery you are using.

Let’s Breakdown the Battery Label:

How do you define the size of an IMR battery? :

Example – 18650 IMR Battery

The battery is 18mm in diameter & 65mm in length?

Example – 26650 IMR Battery

The battery is 26mm in diameter & 65mm in length?

What does “Ultra High-Drain” mean? :

Means that this type of battery can handle higher current loads than a regular 18650 battery. It can put out the same amount of power but over a longer period of time.

What is LiMn? :

Is the chemistry of the battery. In this case it is lithium (Li) manganese (Mn), which is considered safe battery chemistry.

What are Volts? :

What is the average voltage output of the battery? Most batteries this size depending on how much it is charged will put out from between 3.5 – 4.2 volts during its use time.

What is mAh? :

It is the measure of how much energy the battery can store. It is also the rating that measures how much current a battery can discharge over a certain amount of time (usually an hour).

What are Amps? :

Is the battery’s max rating for its continuous discharge rate.

How important are these labels? :

All of these labels are important, but the most important to understand for your battery is its amperage rate. If the resistance of your coil build pulls over the listed amp discharge rating that your battery is rated for, that is when you will enter the danger zone.

So how do you figure out if the resistance of your coil builds is compatible with your battery?

Knowing the maximum discharge rate of your battery is only half of the equation. Now we need to figure out if your coil build will work safely with your battery. This is where Ohm’s Law comes into play.

You need this equation:

Battery voltage / Ohm rate of your coil = Actual discharge rate the resistance of your coils will pull from your battery during use.

Volts / Ohms = Amps will be pulled from your battery during use

Calculate the discharge rate your coil build will pull from your battery:

Battery voltage  / ohms of your coil = actual discharge rate

Make sure your actual discharge rate is LOWER than your battery’s maximum discharge rate.

Nothing is ever completely safe. This applies to your vape, especially if you are using a mechanical mod with an RBA/RDA. 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 experience.

Mechanical mods and rebuildable atomizers are for advanced vapers only. They should not be used without the proper knowledge and research conducted on how to rebuild in a safe manner. All buildable atomizers and mechanical mods should always be tested cautiously before being used.

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Batteries and You: Basic Battery Safety for Vapers.

Congratulations on finding electronic cigarettes and vaping! No matter how you do it, the one thing all types of e-cigs have in common is that they need batteries. There is no way around this unless you want to load e-liquid it into diesel powered fog machine, start the engine and inhale that, you’re using a battery.

In this blog post we’re going to have a look at basic battery safety and proper usage. We promise we’ll make it as entertaining and concise as possible. So, without further ado, let’s go!

Charging:

This is the first thing you do when you get a new personal vaporizer or set of batteries.

The first rule of Battery Club:

NEVER LEAVE A CHARGING BATTERY UNATTENDED.

We don’t care if it’s a 650MAh eGo battery or Keanu Reeves, you make sure that sucker is monitored.

Do not put a battery on to charge and go to bed.

Do not put a battery on to charge and then go off down to the shops for 3 hours.

Do not, for the love of everything under the sun, leave a battery charging in your car.

Batteries are totally fine when handled and used responsibly. This is what it looks like when Li-ion batteries go boom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjAtBiTSsKY

We’re working with lithium ion batteries here, they are mostly safe, but things can happen. it’s your job to be responsible with any battery.

Different batteries have different types of safety. eGo type batteries are regulated and will shut off before they cells over discharge. VV and V/W mods also stop working when batteries get to around 3.3/3.2v. Mechanical mods are a little trickier, you have to be able to tell when the charge is running out. It’s usually pretty easy to tell, the vape quality starts to drop off and not as much power is getting to your atomizer. That’s when it’s time to change and charge up your batteries.

Over discharging a battery can be very damaging to a cell, it may result in a dead battery that won’t hold charge. This occurs mainly with mechanical mods. You can check your batteries after a vape session on a mech mod with a digital multimeter. It will give you an accurate reading on the remaining voltage in your battery. If you’re around 3.2-3.4v whack it on the charger.

Typically discharging below 2.4v has the ability to kill a cell. 3.2v is probably the lowest you should discharge it to, try to aim a little higher, say 3.4-3.6v. This will help with the longevity of the battery.

  Second rule of Battery Club:

Respect your batteries.

This means storing them correctly in the house and when you travel. A battery case like this is advised. For eGo type batteries you can try this eGo case.

Do not carry loose batteries around in your bag/purse/luggage, it’s dangerous. Serious face.

Do not leave batteries rolling around like crazy elongated bocci balls. Put them in a battery case if you’re using mod batteries. eGo type batteries are OK to store on their own without a case, they’re all snugly safe in their tubes.

Do not throw batteries around. They aren’t a Frisbee.

If you drop your batteries inspect the bodies for bulging or other suspicious looking flaws

Do not remove the wrapper, there isn’t chocolate inside. You’ve got no business poking around in there.

Do not throw Li-ion batteries in the bin. If your batteries go kaput, it’s your duty to dispose of them correctly. Drop them off at your local battery/electronics store that accepts dead cells.

Do not charge a damaged cell. It will not end well.

When you’re planning on not using your rechargeable batteries for a while, it’s advised you store them at a half charge, which would be 3.7v. This will help maintain the battery cells longevity.

If you treat your batteries with care, you’re golden. Common sense and knowing what you’re doing will keep you vaping happily with all of your digits intact.

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Vape Safe

My friends. This is a guest post. I wanted to inform you all on the importance of safety while vaping. Whether you’re brand new and have an ego style device, or a current hobbyist with a mech mod, we all need to be safe with our hardware. The vaping community, as mentioned in the previous post, has been getting a lot of media coverage as of late, and it’s up to us to squash rumors and teach the uninformed.

First and foremost, battery safety. I’m sure everyone has heard about batteries blowing up in people’s faces. True and not true. I have never actually seen a battery explode, I have seen a battery vent though, which can cause extreme burns due to the temperature that lithium ion batteries can reach. The biggest thing you have to watch for while vaping is the amp limit on your battery.

Now vaping is all based around one of the most elementary laws of electricity. It’s called Ohms Law. A few things go into this. Power (watts), voltage, amperage, and resistance (ohms). The heating element that all these news stories talk about in e-cigs is normally a piece of kanthal wire. It’s a high resistance wire that causes electricity to slow, and actually heat the wire. It can get extremely hot. Now, on a non-regulated mod like an ego style device, or a mech mod, the battery while fully charged can put out 4.2 volts. Your power, and amperage are dependent on your voltage and resistance.

Try this really quick, go to http://www.ohmslawcalculator.com/ohms_law_calculator.php and plug in the following. In volts put in 4.2, and in resistance, plug in 1.5 ohms. You should come out with the addition of the other two boxes filling in once you press calculate. Your power (watts) should come out to 11.76, and your current (amps) should come out to 2.8.

Now amperage is nothing to play with. When you’re dealing with electricity, amperage is the thing that will kill, not volts. In this respect, never push your battery past its amp limit. If you’re a hobbyist, you probably already know the amp limit on your battery, you’re probably even using that nice little Sony VTC4 34 amp battery. That amperage rating is the MAX continuous discharge limit. Don’t every go over that if you intend to take long drags. That specific battery though, has also been rated for a burst discharge, which is up to 50 amps. DON’T DO BURSTS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING! As a new hobbyist, even I’m weary of anything over the max continuous discharge limit.

Just remember, if you have to ask yourself if it’s safe, it probably isn’t. For the moment, that’s all I have for you. I’ll be linking a video of my cloud chasing a wee bit later.

Keep calm and vape on my fellow vapers,

Vaping Linux Freak.