If we don’t want our newsfeeds flooded with stories of teenagers disfigured by exploding vaporizers, we have to spread this knowledge far and wide. If your eyes gloss over when you hear terms like “continuous discharge rating” and “voltage discharge cutoff,” you can scroll down all the way to the bottom, where you’ll find a TL DR (too long didn’t read).īut whether you like it or not, battery safety is a vital part of vaping. The good news is that safe batteries are easy to find-if you know what you’re looking for. “Ogden teen hospitalized after e-cigarette explodes” “Teen recovering from facial, neck burns caused by classmate’s exploding e-cigarette battery” “Young dad’s leg turned BLACK after his e-cigarette battery exploded ‘like a firework’ in his pocket” So, what happens if you choose a bad battery? And if you don’t know what you’re looking for, it’s pretty easy to choose an unsafe battery. It’s up to YOU to choose a battery that can meet the physical demands of your device. Many of the devices sold today do not include a “manufacturer approved” battery. Vaporizers are a little bit more open-source than that. Unless you play “kick-the-battery” or purchase an unofficial knock-off, smartphone batteries are never stressed beyond their safety ratings. It is tested thousands and thousands of times in the most stressful conditions your phone can produce. Your smartphone uses a custom-designed lithium ion, chosen specially to meet the physical demands of the device. You see, major electronic companies have long “idiot-proofed” their batteries. While vaporizer batteries are no less safe than cellphone batteries, they are more prone to user error. So why have vaporizer batteries been the focus of so much hate? Aren’t they the same as your cellphone?Īside from the fact that it’s now cool to hate on vaping, the answer lies not in what they are, but in how they’re used. They account for almost half of all batteries today. Virtually all battery-powered devices released within the last decade use them. They’re so safe, in fact, that they are the most common battery type used in medical devices. Lithium ion chemistries offer plenty of power while staying relatively safe. The same type of battery you’ll find in your laptop. I’m talking about the lithium ion in your cellphone. It’s nearly identical to the battery you keep in your pocket year-round, inches away from your genitals.
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Whether you like it or not, battery safety is a vital part of vaping.