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[KulrMeStoopid]

http://player.ooyala.com/iframe.htm...ms-e-cigarette-explodes-setting-car-seat.html

WHY are people charging these in their cars and not useing a USB to plug adapter and charging them IN their home!

I'm really getting angry about this. It's irresponsible on the retailers parts and shit like this, is why we're at a head with some kind of ban or over regulation.


FFS people get your shit together!

 

[Grizzly Adams]

After reading some of these reports very early on my conversion to ecigs, only use good quality batteries (Efest IMR) and a better charger than what come with my Z max (nitecore) only charge batteries when I'm close by ie next room, hopefully I will never have a problem

 

[simonsays]

Quite a few retailers actually sell the adaptors to let you charge your ego battery in the car. I actually had one included in my starter kit.

Being already somewhat clued up to the potential for mischief with lithium batteries I just binned it.

Bet a lot of people use 'em though.

 

[Mawsley]

I'm guessing from the page of tea and kittens I'm looking at that this is just another scare story from the nation's favourite newshitepaper.

Have they proved an eCig link to and a cure from cancer yet?

 

[Doofry]

Yeah because e-cigarettes are such evil nasty things, i mean no-one has ever burnt a house down or died from smoking a cigarette have they?!?

 

[Fleabag]

And look at how many people are hurt by cars, even without an e-cig plugged into the cigarette lighter socket!

 

[whipitup]

My Nitecore intellicharger came with an in-car charger........I have actually used it, but not overnight I may add!

 

[ScottChensoda]

Until passthroughs, bayonet fittings and all these cheap, poorly made eGo style devices are totally banned by western countries, these types of incidents are going to dramatically increase. Vendors are the catalyst and they should take the responsibility of removing them from their shelves and importing no more. Forget the fast buck profit and realise the overall damage done to the already delicate reputation of the industry. Apart from the fact that sooner or later someone is going to get seriously hurt or worse.

Unfortunately, these types of device are generally the first port of call for those new to e-cigs/vaping and some members might do well to take more of an altruistic look as at how and why these events occur rather than make disparaging comments. Think back to when you knew absolutely nothing about e-cigs, other than you had heard of them.

So how do you get one? It's either by looking online or the high street. Either way you are facing a minefield. Online you are faced with vendors galore who buy these cheap and dangerous imports, have their own name or logo put on them and then make blatant and verging on the criminal claims as to how they are the nirvana of e-cigs. Also, how the company is a 'leading' supplier being such a common claim.

I had a little look at last week's incident in Wales and whilst there maybe pointed questions you could ask of the user, here's what they saw when they first looked online. View attachment 12401

That claim is quite simply wrong and should not be but to the unwitting, it might well look comforting.

Is this one spurious or just deliberately misleading? They may well have been audited by ECITA but they are not members.

Ah, the Govt's all for e-cigs so that's ok then.

Prices that can't be beaten huh?

Independent QC procedures and testing in place. With a company that likes to big up everything, you'd have thought these aforementioned QC certs what be prevalent. If anyone finds one......

Now it may be my machine but the link to their Charging Guide which worked earlier in week and which I thought was worthy of a further look, doesn't appear to be working for me now?

So you see, when folk who are completely new to ecigs read garbage as above, you cannot wonder why they buy the junk.

The sad thing being there is a constant flow of new customers and far too many vendors ready to take advantage of them.

 

[anthonyb]

I'll have a go at putting this in plain English.
Having read s..t loads of info. on battery charging, ego or mod bats. It appears that the chargers do not like voltage changes.
Most if not all chargers that vapers use, are designed to work from a constant voltage. ie; a wall socket.
Usb ports, laptops, pc's etc. are not constant voltage. The simple act of the cooling fan coming on will make the usb voltage drop a little. This then may affect the charger, as it detects the voltage change and may think the battery is charged, or reset the charging process. Or have a head fit and fry the connected charging device.
There is even more potential for disaster with in car charging.
Firstly on this, I don't know any vehicles that put power to the cigarette lighter without the keys being in the ignition. Or some thing has been tampered with. (shoot me down if i'm wrong)
With the car engine off, turn on anything and you will get a voltage drop, and potently a charger problem.
With the engine running, there is a bigger danger, any use of electrical items (lights, indicator, horn, brake light, anything) will cause a voltage drop. This in turn will be picked up not only by the battery charger, but also the cars alternator. The regulator in the alternator picks up the voltage drop, and automatically increases the output from the alternator. So then the battery charger then sees a rise in voltage and has to adjust again. Your in heavy traffic and the brake lights are on off on off.
Add to the mix, cheap and cheerful, and something will give.
On the brighter side, a quality battery with a good charger, will compensate for these voltage changes.
You don't see many satnavs and other things designed for in car charging going bang.

 

[Soldier Blue]

I'll have a go at putting this in plain English.
Having read s..t loads of info. on battery charging, ego or mod bats. It appears that the chargers do not like voltage changes.
Most if not all chargers that vapers use, are designed to work from a constant voltage. ie; a wall socket.
Usb ports, laptops, pc's etc. are not constant voltage. The simple act of the cooling fan coming on will make the usb voltage drop a little. This then may affect the charger, as it detects the voltage change and may think the battery is charged, or reset the charging process. Or have a head fit and fry the connected charging device.
There is even more potential for disaster with in car charging.
Firstly on this, I don't know any vehicles that put power to the cigarette lighter without the keys being in the ignition. Or some thing has been tampered with. (shoot me down if i'm wrong)
With the car engine off, turn on anything and you will get a voltage drop, and potently a charger problem.
With the engine running, there is a bigger danger, any use of electrical items (lights, indicator, horn, brake light, anything) will cause a voltage drop. This in turn will be picked up not only by the battery charger, but also the cars alternator. The regulator in the alternator picks up the voltage drop, and automatically increases the output from the alternator. So then the battery charger then sees a rise in voltage and has to adjust again. Your in heavy traffic and the brake lights are on off on off.
Add to the mix, cheap and cheerful, and something will give.
On the brighter side, a quality battery with a good charger, will compensate for these voltage changes.
You don't see many satnavs and other things designed for in car charging going bang.

I had a 7 series BMW which had an extra car battery in it that could remotely heat the car in the morning and it also powered the cigarette lighters so it is possible but you're right - very rare.

All these news feeds are just bollocks - it's like running over the power cable when your mowing the lawn, killing yourself and then blaming the mower.