Vaping Security

The external batteries we use for vaping are chemically protected and rechargeable Lithium batteries of different sizes. The nomenclature is usually linked to its size, for example an 18650 battery is 18mm wide and 65mm in length. There are other models on the market such as 26650, 18500, 18350, 21700 and 20700 are the most widely used along with the previous ones by vapers.

There are countless devices on the market to vape with external batteries, we can separate them into three large groups, mechanical, semi-mechanical and electronic devices or mods.

• Mechanical Mods: They are those that do not enjoy any electronic protection, e e.g. by overheating the external battery, nor by possible short circuit. These devices offer all the discharge power offered by the battery.
• Semi-Mechanical Mods: They are like the above but with the proviso they offer overheating protection.
• Electronic Mods: They are the safest on the market, as they offer electronic protection against overheating and short circuiting, the mod also has configured its chip to detect a bad configuration that could cause a future problem in the battery.

Therefore, and putting ourselves in the worst case that is the use of mechanical mods we will detail how to perfectly congigure our device so that we do not have any problems and we can use them with peace of mind.

To do this we will get acquainted with Ohm's Law,it is essential to understand the formula to perfectly configure our device and vape with total peace of mind.

Current Intensity, measured in Amps (A)

V- Potential Difference, measured in Volts (V)

Electrical Resistance, measured in Ohms (R)

Most of the batteries on the market and especially the ones we use for vaping work at 3.7 Volts, so when we set up our "setup", either in an RDA and a RTA we have to see what resistance we will put the limit to vaping safely or buy some already made, the most recommended if we want to start on these devices without protection.

Another detail to keep in mind is that the batteries come with different current intensity values, by standard 30 or 35 Amps, but this value is offered when the battery is charged to the maximum, then as it lowers its load capacity would also lower the amperage and this is where the kit of the matter is. The best batteries on the market are those that do not have a significant amperage drop as the battery capacity runs out, i.e. they have a linear discharge that can be maintained around 30A until they are exhausted to offer greater safety when vaping.

Let's look at an example, if we have a stack of 30A and 3.7Volt, according to ohm's law set out above Resistance/Voltage/Intensity would be equal to a value of 0.12 Ohms. In this configuration we will not be able to vape below this value because we would be asking the stack for a higher Amp value than the manufacturer registers and always taking into account that it has a linear discharge, as it explained before. If we had set a resistor of 0.10 Ohms for a device with that battery we would be asking for a discharge of 37A (I-V/R), so we suffered a high risk of overheating.

I therefore detail the recommendations for the use of mechanical devices with external batteries:

• Before using our configuration with the mechanical mod, do a test on an electronic that measures the resistance value and detects possible short circuits in a bad setup.
• Use only stacks of recognized and tested brands for vaping, available in vaping stores, do not purchase batteries that are used for other low-amperage devices and brands that are not recognized.
• Use the mod locking device, in case you wear it like some tubulars, to prevent the battery from continually running when we are not using it.

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