Mod meltdown

[Bush Vaper]

Sooo this just happened.

Im no expert at this, so I need advice from all you guys on this.

I took my Big Baby of my Minikin and put it on my Osub 80 to burn the coil and then build a deck.

I lit the coil at 60 watts and the next moment the Osub warmed up and smoke came pouring out between the tank and the mod.
I started running outside as I felt the mod warm up and dropped it on the grass.

Smoke continued to slowly come out the usb port and the display flickered on and off.
I left it for a while as I was expecting something to go boom. After about 10 minutes I went back and the mod had cooled down. I carefully unscrewed the tank and the whole pin stayed behind in the mod.

I unscrewed it with my leatherman and the pin inside the mod seems non existent.

I have attached some pics.

Please advise if I have done something wrong or if its just a short that fried the whole mod.

Quite pissed as its basically 2k down the drain.

Thanks guys

 

[Scissorhands]

Awhh man! that a crap one, sorry for your loss, im sure the techies will chime in with posible causes, user eror seems unlikely, any chance that a wire clipping found its way inside the 510?

Looks like that mamba came just in time

 

[dstroya]

That sucks man! Ive never had anything like this happen but to me it looks like the insulator around the pin may have failed. Not sure what else could have caused that.

 

[Bush Vaper]

Awhh man! that a crap one, sorry for your loss, im sure the techies will chime in with posible causes, user eror seems unlikely, any chance that a wire clipping found its way inside the 510?

Looks like that mamba came just in time

No wire clipping. sucks man. now ive gotta get another backup mod

 

[Scissorhands]

No wire clipping. sucks man. now ive gotta get another backup mod

Like . . . a black mamba
Eish, as much as this sucks, any excuse to get a new mod is always a pluss in my book

 

[foGGyrEader]

Sympathies, I know how that feels

 

[Bush Vaper]

Can anyone tag some of the technical experts here?

 

[Andre]

Can anyone tag some of the technical experts here?

@blujeenz

 

[BumbleBee]

Ouch, this looks like a dead short. What puzzles me is that the mod's protection circuit should have cut it off immediately

 

[Bush Vaper]

Thats what I thought....what are the chances of smok replacing the mod @Sir Vape ? Probably zero but if there is an avenue of sorting this out I would like to try. 2k worth of stuff ruined in a second. tank is like 2 weeks old

 

[blujeenz]

Sooo this just happened.

Im no expert at this, so I need advice from all you guys on this.

I took my Big Baby of my Minikin and put it on my Osub 80 to burn the coil and then build a deck.

I lit the coil at 60 watts and the next moment the Osub warmed up and smoke came pouring out between the tank and the mod.
I started running outside as I felt the mod warm up and dropped it on the grass.

Smoke continued to slowly come out the usb port and the display flickered on and off.
I left it for a while as I was expecting something to go boom. After about 10 minutes I went back and the mod had cooled down. I carefully unscrewed the tank and the whole pin stayed behind in the mod.

I unscrewed it with my leatherman and the pin inside the mod seems non existent.

I have attached some pics.

Please advise if I have done something wrong or if its just a short that fried the whole mod.

Quite pissed as its basically 2k down the drain.

Thanks guys

A short in the tank (commercial coils? would be a rare occurance) should have triggered a too low error msg.
Leads me to think that the mod went faulty and the heat melted all in its path, ie both 510 connectors.

 

[Bush Vaper]

A short in the tank (commercial coils? would be a rare occurance) should have triggered a too low error msg.
Leads me to think that the mod went faulty and the heat melted all in its path, ie both 510 connectors.

Jip theyr basically fused. the whole mod must be fried inside as smoke came out the usb and the firing bar also feels sticky and weird now. theyrwasnt the best experience in the world. felt like I was running with a hand grenade. was waiting for the mod to go pop

 

[Naz]

This is some scary stuff. Glad that it didn't vent or explode. We tend to take our mods for granted, I know I certainly do, rare occurrences like these serve as a reminder for me to always be extra careful. Nothing one can do about a faulty piece of hardware though.

 

[Silver]

Sorry to hear about this @Bush Vaper
At least you didnt get hurt

So is this the fault of the tank, the mod or the combination of putting that tank on this mod?

Scary stuff indeed

 

[Bush Vaper]

I blame it on the Chinese lol

 

[Zaher619]

I've been reading up on Smok mods (Xcubes and H-priv) and it seems they tend to go "poof" regularly. Something to do with faulty boards. Not bad mouthing Smok, it's just what I found researching reviews.

 

[Bush Vaper]

Yeah this is the end of the road for me and Smok. Luckilly I received my minikin yesterday. not buying any more Chinese crap. Super scary episode. Thank the pope the battery didnt vent as well.

 

[kev mac]

Sooo this just happened.

Im no expert at this, so I need advice from all you guys on this.

I took my Big Baby of my Minikin and put it on my Osub 80 to burn the coil and then build a deck.

I lit the coil at 60 watts and the next moment the Osub warmed up and smoke came pouring out between the tank and the mod.
I started running outside as I felt the mod warm up and dropped it on the grass.

Smoke continued to slowly come out the usb port and the display flickered on and off.
I left it for a while as I was expecting something to go boom. After about 10 minutes I went back and the mod had cooled down. I carefully unscrewed the tank and the whole pin stayed behind in the mod.

I unscrewed it with my leatherman and the pin inside the mod seems non existent.

I have attached some pics.

Please advise if I have done something wrong or if its just a short that fried the whole mod.

Quite pissed as its basically 2k down the drain.

Thanks guys

How old is the mod? Does it still fall under the warranty time line?If so take a chance by contacting the vendor and see if arrangements can be made to ship it to the manufacturer.It's worth a shot.imo

 

[Bush Vaper]

Ill

How old is the mod? Does it still fall under the warranty time line?If so take a chance by contacting the vendor and see if arrangements can be made to ship it to the manufacturer.It's worth a shot.imo[/QUOT

Ill have to check the waranty period but I bought the mod from @Sir Vape on the 23rd of September so its not very old at all

 

[Bush Vaper]

The mod was bought from @Sir Vape on the 23rd of september. will have to see hoe long the warranty is valid for.

 

[Stosta]

Sorry for the loss @Bush Vaper ! This is a scary thing indeed!

Just a heads up that Sir Vape isn't allowed to respond on here, so don't necessarily take their silence on this matter as hiding Best to contact them directly and hopefully you have some success!

 

[Rob Fisher]

@Bush Vaper @Sir Vape are waiting for your email.

They can't comment here.

 

[Silver]

I was wondering why @Bush Vaper put it in the E-Liquid Talk section

I know the mod melted but I suppose this is a hardware issue

 

[Bush Vaper]

Oh crap sorry guys! must have been so shell shocked that I didnt notice lol. TIA

 

[Silver]

Oh crap sorry guys! must have been so shell shocked that I didnt notice lol. TIA

No worries @Bush Vaper - I can imagine the shock when this happened

Have moved it for you to the "Help My Vape Broke!" subforum.