Actually Robby the Robot was in forbidden Planet.
Your hubby would know this
That is why I said TYPE of robot - That body shape is referred to generically as Robby - especially if you are a collector
Could you draw that situation as a schematic (or simple wiring diagram) and post it here so I can see what you are talking about? I have lots of batteries with exposed metal and they have never been a problem, but then I don't use mechs.In a series 2 battery mod the wrapper is a BIG thing.
The case on one battery is the positive of the first battery and if the cases on the batteries make electrical contact very bad things happen. ie direct short for the first battery.
Also if the case of the mod is ground and the case of the second battery touches it, again bad things happen.
The actual Robby (the one from Forbidden Planet) was in one episode of the Lost in Space TV series, but in that episode, he was a bad guy.Actually Robby the Robot was in Forbidden Planet.
Your hubby would know this
Imagine 2 batteries side by sideCould you draw that situation as a schematic (or simple wiring diagram) and post it here so I can see what you are talking about? I have lots of batteries with exposed metal and they have never been a problem, but then I don't use mechs.
sure no problem.I see your point, Crom, and I should have thought of this situation last night. I have just opened the battery doors on every mod in this house. As I said before, all of mine use a single battery, so this is not an issue. ALL of the mods, including Lannie's 2- and 3-battery mods, have plastic battery compartments, even if the outside of the mod is metal, so there can be no battery-to-case grounding. However, if ALL the wrap was stripped from both batteries so that the sides of the batteries touch each other, at least one battery will be shorted (as you state above). If that is a 2-in-series situation, the mod would only get half the voltage it needs and the other battery (the shorted one) could potentially flame out. Yes, that presents a problem, but there are a lot of IFs in this scenario. Both batteries would have to be missing sufficient wrap to be touching each other in such a manner as to create the short, OR the battery compartment would have to be conductive (e.g., metal, like a tube mech). If there are two or three batteries in parallel, however, they could all be completely naked and not be a problem because they all share a common ground.
In the pictures Choder posted, however, it was one battery with a scratch (not even completely open to the metal) and the other battery was OK, and even in series, there would not be a short. But, like you and Lucy both imply, (assuming the user does not understand electronics), better safe than sorry. However, I'll keep using my torn-wrap-batteries because, for my mods, there is no danger whatsoever of any shorting. And if they get really really bad, a piece of electrical tape supplies just as much insulation as the plastic shrink wraps.
Didn’t even know about the new shows on the flix...Good morning OPs, changing the subject for a minute. Did anyone give a look-see to the new "Lost in Space" that was released on Netflix yesterday? I watched two episodes, not quite sure what to think. Have been having trouble watching TV lately anyway - reading has my attention more lately.
Hope everyone is well.
Nope they would fire all the time.ADDENDUM TO MY ABOVE POST: I just remembered that last year sometime, when everyone was worried about the coming Vapeocolypse (did I spell that right?), we bought four tube mechs (brass-colored metal) for "just in case." So I just unscrewed the bottom, which is how you insert the battery, and checked out the connections. Those mods work the same way as a metal flashlight -- that is, the mod's case actually is the negative battery connection and there is a small (insulated) pin at the top of that metal compartment to touch the positive end of the battery. So, again, they are a single battery mod and it would be OK if the entire battery was stripped of its wrap - as long as that white ring was still in place.
As I should have because I am not familiar with the inner workings of Choder's specific mod. My big problem here is that there are a zillion people out there trying to bad-mouth vaping because of one danger or another, and because a few batteries were mishandled and started fires, they have made this into a HUGE issue, even though there have been far more cell phone and laptop accidents than have happened to vapers - we just got more Press. So, whenever possible, I try to educate people, but often fail to realize they don't know what we know (or their mods are built cheaper than ours).I just tend to play it safe when advising anyone on battery safety.
I don't know what the brand name of our mechs is (cheap knock off wanna be), but the fire button is not on the bottom. It is a push button on the side of the mod up near where the tank screws on (just like my flashlights) and activates the positive terminal of the battery. There are no electronics, so the vaping wattage is determined solely by the available battery voltage, which is why I call them "mechs."Nope they would fire all the time.
The switch on the bottom make contact between the negative end of the battery and the metal case completing the circuit.
I have only been privy to looking inside one laptop (ages ago) and it used a flat battery. How did you attach that to a mod? Or was your laptop different?Early on in my vape life i used recycled laptop batteries for vaping.
Does it have a corny looking Robbie the Robot type character? He was my favorite when I was a kid of course
There was a robot in Lost in Space, though, because it said "Danger, Will Robinson," as the remake one also does. I just don't remember much about it, seems like it was a boxy-looking silly thing, but I may be confusing my shows, too.
And you are entirely right, but some of us Old Pharts have so little income that we often resort to being cheap bastards. Some people will throw a battery away when it gets to the point in its life when it won't last all day. OK, I have a pile of a dozen 18650s, some of which are three years old, and if they only last 2-3 hours, I'll keep using them. I am very patient, don't get pissed about anything too easily (except politics), but that is something that comes with age and lack of readily available resources. I obviously do not fit in with the modern generation.Idk batteries are so cheap now.. should never be an issue for anyone!
Still have some old samsungs I bought few years ago, and the LG brownies, they seem to last the longest.
My mail lady tells be that they have to be wrapped in such a way as to not leak in the event the package gets squashed, so I have always put them inside a zip lock baggie surrounded by water-soluble peanuts. I like caramel. Want me to pay your postage?Anyone vapes caramel flavored juice? I got three 30 ml tubes that I’m trying to pass on.. don’t like the flavor.. figure I offer it up here first before I offer it in the PIF..
although I’m not sure the rules on sending “liquids” via usps...
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Anyone vapes caramel flavored juice? I got three 30 ml tubes that I’m trying to pass on.. don’t like the flavor.. figure I offer it up here first before I offer it in the PIF..
although I’m not sure the rules on sending “liquids” via usps...
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My mail lady tells be that they have to be wrapped in such a way as to not leak in the event the package gets squashed, so I have always put them inside a zip lock baggie surrounded by water-soluble peanuts. I like caramel. Want me to pay your postage?
My mail lady tells be that they have to be wrapped in such a way as to not leak in the event the package gets squashed, so I have always put them inside a zip lock baggie surrounded by water-soluble peanuts. I like caramel. Want me to pay your postage?
And you are entirely right, but some of us Old Pharts have so little income that we often resort to being cheap bastards. Some people will throw a battery away when it gets to the point in its life when it won't last all day. OK, I have pile of a dozen 18650s, some of which are three years old, and if they only last 2-3 hours, I'll keep using them.
That's why there's always a very sharp knife on my person... nothing today, even my pain pills, can be opened by anyone EXCEPT a child.
I have only been privy to looking inside one laptop (ages ago) and it used a flat battery. How did you attach that to a mod? Or was your laptop different?
And I of course used White wrappersCromwell said his old batteries came back to life significantly after rewrapping
My little flush cutters are handy for removing the child protection tabs on pill bottles.That's why there's always a very sharp knife on my person... nothing today, even my pain pills, can be opened by anyone EXCEPT a child.
And I of course used White wrappers
Goes without saying
Thank you very much for the offer, Lucy. I have all manner of shrink-wrap tubing in the shop, left over from my electronics days, so if I ever decide I need to wrap one of these things, I'll just cut some to size and use my heat gun on it. Oh, and it is all black...I totally understand where you are coming from - I come from the "stretch it out, make do, go without" mentality - and also at times totally flout conventional safety advice I so freely give
Cromwell said his old batteries came back to life significantly after rewrapping
18650 Battery Sleeve PVC Heat Shrinkable Tube Wrap (50-Pack) - I can send you a dozen or so from my pack if need be
Feel poorly.
home I am not coming down with the Bleau Bongau Bleaque.
I think we all hope you aren't coming down with that. Sounds like something someone could catch right through a keyboard.
It is very rare and sometimes non fatal.I think we all hope you aren't coming down with that. Sounds like something someone could catch right through a keyboard.
Evening phartz......
Was looking for a white Pico last night, they are becoming endangered species.....And I of course used White wrappers
How's it going Juice....did your shipment make it to the island?
When are you going to meet the container?Supposed to arrive at Port of Hilo April 20
Sorry to hear that, hope everything goes well.We have a friend picking it up - Mr Juicy is in pre-op in Anchorage that week
Had to wait 4 weeks for 2 from FT to become available.Was looking for a white Pico last night, they are becoming endangered species.....