I bought a box mod that was probably overpriced but I was in a pinch. It looked decent enough and I felt like I might as well get something rather than going back to ciggies. I know a lot of people's goal here is to quit nicotine, but I honestly just admitted my defeat and went forward feeding that addiction as safely as possible (or so I thought).
Long story short, the device is a voopoo drag and it came with batteries that the local B&M provided. I don't like giving out brand names because of reasons, mostly to do with being mislead by "reviewers" early on, but I did include the most pertinent ones because I was worried about safety. If this was in error, I hope that it can be edited/rectified to what is most useful to answering my question.
My questions are thus:
First, is the circuitry / programming on the device I bought of enough quality to find it "mostly harmless"?
Second, the batteries given by the local B&M have a decently constructed look with no obvious "knock-off" vibe, but I know that doesn't mean a thing so I'm hoping someone can provide me with a most recent link to information regarding them: The top line says US18650VTC5 C5, the second line says G 1769861AA06A, the third line says MURATA INR19/66. It is what can be safely assumed to be below the wrap on the battery, with a QR code on the wrap itself. I have tried looking into the batteries and I have found that they are at the very least a knock off brand of Sony 18650s. I've tried to look into it but sometime after the Earthquake/Tsunami in Japan, they were supposedly discontinued. I also understand that certain countries will abuse lax laws to make money unscrupulously. It is a muddy area because I understand a business wanting to distance itself from a vape-mod community. User error and lawsuits from that would be something I would want to avoid as a business owner. The information regarding the label does not match up with what information I can find that would put my mind at ease.
Third, I'm also worried about the B&M providing these batteries if they aren't of good quality to people who are new/inexperienced in the vaping world with every device they sell.
I'm trying to follow a guide I found by Mooch about purchasing a set of trusted/trustable batteries but it is fairly daunting as this is an area that I never expected to go when I first started out vaping. Ironically, I didn't spend as much time worrying about the possibility that the internal battery of my previous device could catastrophically fail... but did take caution as to charge it while I was awake and inside of a containment box.
I apologize if this question is answered previously, but I did use the search terms I could think of to answer it in a relatively short period of time. At the moment, I'm taking care not to vape too rapidly, and I'm also taking the precaution of removing the batteries when I am not vaping.
Additional notes: I'm using a uwell crown v1 with a .25 ohm dual coil at 60 watts. I'm currently researching the safety of this setup while I await responses. The mod I'm using has two matched 18650 cells with the previously described attributes.
Again, I apologize for a possibly repeated question and also for the longwindedness, as well as any taboos I might have made in this post. Understand it was unintentional. The only way to learn is to seek information.
Long story short, the device is a voopoo drag and it came with batteries that the local B&M provided. I don't like giving out brand names because of reasons, mostly to do with being mislead by "reviewers" early on, but I did include the most pertinent ones because I was worried about safety. If this was in error, I hope that it can be edited/rectified to what is most useful to answering my question.
My questions are thus:
First, is the circuitry / programming on the device I bought of enough quality to find it "mostly harmless"?
Second, the batteries given by the local B&M have a decently constructed look with no obvious "knock-off" vibe, but I know that doesn't mean a thing so I'm hoping someone can provide me with a most recent link to information regarding them: The top line says US18650VTC5 C5, the second line says G 1769861AA06A, the third line says MURATA INR19/66. It is what can be safely assumed to be below the wrap on the battery, with a QR code on the wrap itself. I have tried looking into the batteries and I have found that they are at the very least a knock off brand of Sony 18650s. I've tried to look into it but sometime after the Earthquake/Tsunami in Japan, they were supposedly discontinued. I also understand that certain countries will abuse lax laws to make money unscrupulously. It is a muddy area because I understand a business wanting to distance itself from a vape-mod community. User error and lawsuits from that would be something I would want to avoid as a business owner. The information regarding the label does not match up with what information I can find that would put my mind at ease.
Third, I'm also worried about the B&M providing these batteries if they aren't of good quality to people who are new/inexperienced in the vaping world with every device they sell.
I'm trying to follow a guide I found by Mooch about purchasing a set of trusted/trustable batteries but it is fairly daunting as this is an area that I never expected to go when I first started out vaping. Ironically, I didn't spend as much time worrying about the possibility that the internal battery of my previous device could catastrophically fail... but did take caution as to charge it while I was awake and inside of a containment box.
I apologize if this question is answered previously, but I did use the search terms I could think of to answer it in a relatively short period of time. At the moment, I'm taking care not to vape too rapidly, and I'm also taking the precaution of removing the batteries when I am not vaping.
Additional notes: I'm using a uwell crown v1 with a .25 ohm dual coil at 60 watts. I'm currently researching the safety of this setup while I await responses. The mod I'm using has two matched 18650 cells with the previously described attributes.
Again, I apologize for a possibly repeated question and also for the longwindedness, as well as any taboos I might have made in this post. Understand it was unintentional. The only way to learn is to seek information.
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