SMOKtech BEC Pro Variable 50Watt Stainless w/ Bluetooth for Android/iOS

[rdsok]

While I know Gotvapes has to carry products that their clientele want to purchase and they do... but they also try very hard to push the safety aspects... Case in point can be seen in their own recommendation given for this very device...

MIN resistance: 0.3ohm - this is advertised by smok but we do not recommend going to very low sub-ohms, it can be dangerous and vaping sub-ohmage on this device voids the warranty with us!

It is my own belief that many ( or perhaps most ) Chinese manufacturers aren't concerned about safety... they are concerned about what helps to sell their products... if that means including certain safety features they will... but I don't believe they go out of their way to do research on this subject in order to protect their customers. This isn't true of all of them... just many of them.

A consumer that thinks it's up to the manufacturer to ensure their own safety... isn't taking into account their own responsibility to act safely... they are being naive. It sort of reminds me of the gal that sued McDonalds because she got burned by the hot coffee. A company may provide a device with certain spec's... but it is our own responsibility to use them in a safe manner.

 

[superjoefly]

I agree that it's important to take responsibility for our own safety, but I don't think the coffee analogy is a good comparison. Coffee being hot is common knowledge; sub ohm vaping, how electricity works and how a particular device will work under certain conditions, especially advertised conditions, is not. You're probably right that some manufacturers don't care as much about safety as they do about sales, but, generally speaking, advanced personal vaporizers are thought of, and advertised as, being a safe way to vape with higher watts and in some cases, lower ohms. When a vaporizer manufacturer gives a product specifications for an advanced device, most people believe that it is safe to use within those parameters. With statements like "the most intelligent and smartest personal vaporizer in the market" and " high current, sub-ohm can be used on it", one would expect it to be fairly safe, and to function properly at the specifications indicated. These are the kinds of things that need to be addressed...it could have a negative impact on the vape market as a whole. I'm glad that some vendors are advising safer usage guidelines.

By the way, I'm not trying to be argumentative, nor am I trying to bash the product. I really like the BEC Pro...Right now, it's my go-to device.

 

[woody55]

Hey Superjoe, Smok does show a min RES of .3ohms but that is just a guideline on the specs of what it is capable of. Yes, I am a safety fanatic! I spent 39yrs as an electronic engineer and Tech Super. As with all electronics, minimum and maximum specs are given but it is generally suggested that you operate in the middle to be safe. Generally this is because if you run at either end you are pushing the specs and gear can run hot or seriously shorten the lifespan of the unit. Also Chinese QC is not as stringent as ours, their specs are generally +or- 2% of what they list. They make what people want without considering whether it is actually safe or not. There are 100w and 150w units being pushed now. I find that simply ludicrous! I have a 30w unit with a Kayfun on it with a 1ohm coil on it. I run it at about 13-13.5w and the vape is awesome! I am not a cloud chaser but that is where some of these are being aimed and My personal opinion is that it is getting very dangerous doing that. I have seen first hand what happens when batteries are pushed beyond their limits and equipment is pushed beyond it's limits. It can be very devastating! If a person has an electronics background and understands how things operate they can push things a bit but they know when to stop. The problem nowadays is that newbies are being told "more power, more power" they don't understand the inter-relations of power,resistance and voltage. If johndoe says you can run it at that they are going to try and that is how people are getting hurt. I will get off my soap box now! LOL. Like I said I am a safety fanatic!

 

[rdsok]

You really can't stress being safe too much IMO...

Just because advanced vaping devices are becoming more commonplace... doesn't diminish the amount of knowledge the user should have in order to use it... This is certainly an advanced device as are all of the high output devices available today.

Even Evolv, one of the leaders in the industry and the developer of the DNA line of chips... limits their devices to 40w at max. They don't do this because they can't go higher... they do this because they feel any higher would push the limits of safety beyond what our current knowledge knows as safe. Their units are also considered advanced devices... they are only marketed by them as such and they only recommend them to advanced users due to their concern for safety.