Battery Safety
Lithium-ion batteries are more dangerous than alkaline batteries because they store more power and because they’re more sensitive to extreme temperatures and short circuits. In the event of a short circuit, a lithium-ion battery releases its stored power instantaneously, causing great internal heat. When the interior of a lithium-ion battery becomes too hot, the battery can enter a condition called thermal runaway. The battery begins to vent sparks and hot gas, causing severe burns to anyone and anything nearby. Thermal runaway can also happen if a battery overheats due to improper charging. Once a lithium-ion battery enters thermal runaway, nothing can stop the chemical reaction. The only remedy is to move the battery to a safe place if it’s possible to do so. Read on to prevent an occurrence like this to happen.
Keep wraps intact
Always make sure that the wraps of your batteries are in pristine condition. If you notice a nick or rip on the battery wrap, the safe thing to do is to re-wrap it. Battery wraps are cheap and very easy to put on. There's videos on youtube intructing you on how. Check ours out in the accessories section.
Use battery cases
Never throw batteries in pockets or bags when not in use. Get yourself some cheap plastic battery cases instead, as unprotected batteries might short circuit when they come in contact with metal objects like keys. This may cause your battery to vent and potentially explode. Battery cases are a great solution for carrying your cells to protect this from happening. All our batteries come in plastic tubes.
Only use the supplied dedicated charger
Have you ever wondered how you can charge a completely dead mobile phone to a usable battery capacity in just a few minutes? It’s because a mains adapter for a mobile phone often uses a stronger charging current than what a typical USB wall adapter would use. Never charge a vaping device with a mobile phone charger.
A computer’s USB port should always conform to the proper standards for power delivery via USB, and most vaping devices are designed specifically to support computer-based charging. Therefore, the safest option is always to charge your vaping device via your computer’s USB port unless the manufacturer has a recommended mains adapter available.
If your vaping device has removable batteries, you can safely charge the batteries in a quality standalone battery charger. Find them in the accessories section.
Use married batteries
If you are using a mod that takes more than one battery, always use the exact same batteries (for example, a pair of Sony VTC5s) and keep them married, i.e. use them in pairs and always together—it’s a safe practice. This will ensure that the cells get the same number of charges/discharges and help delay imbalances in capacity and performance.
Avoid extreme temperatures
Vape batteries can tolerate low and high temperatures, but you wouldn’t want to test their limits. Higher temperatures will strain your batteries, making them age faster (or even vent), while colder temperatures take a toll on battery capacity. Make sure you store them in a cool place away from sunlight and never ever leave them stored in places like the glove compartment of your car where temperatures might even exceed their safety range.
Don’t over-drain your batteries
If possible, try to not completely drain your batteries — lithium-ion batteries tend to lose more capacity the further you let them discharge. Most mods will come with some form of battery level indication. Taking your batteries out to charge before they are completely drained will prolong their life, i.e. the number of cycles you will be able to get out of them.