Tobacco smoking is a fairly common bad habit, which, due to the presence of a large amount of tar in cigarettes, causes permanent damage to the health of the smoker. As an alternative with less negative impact, electronic cigarettes appeared on the market. But are they really safe and why do electronic cigarettes explode?
Unconventional smoking
An electronic cigarette is an electric device consisting of an evaporator (atomizer), control board, battery, charger. There are devices with a large number of components. The electronic cigarette works as follows: when the device is turned on, the flavored liquid is heated, which delivers nicotine through the vapor.
Vapers as a new subculture
The process of using an electronic cigarette is essentially not smoking in the traditional sense, but soaring - Vape, which means “vapor” in English. That is why the "smoking" of an electronic cigarette was called vaping or vaping.
Since wiping is a fairly common activity (even interest clubs have appeared today), news about exploding devices in the media has forced some smokers to return to traditional cigarettes.
Explosion of an electronic cigarette - is this possible in principle? The likelihood of a device exploding is the same as with conventional smartphones, laptops, and other electronics.
Device device features
A new-fashioned device is a rather complex device that runs on batteries. In the production process of electronic cigarettes, lithium batteries are used, which can be found in the "stuffing" of smartphones, laptops and other gadgets. Any batteries of this type, due to their relatively recent development, require careful attention. Therefore, it is so important to use only high-quality devices from trusted manufacturers and monitor the condition of the battery.
Why do batteries explode in electronic cigarettes? There may be several reasons: this is the poor quality of the device, and improper use, and mechanical damage.
Why do electronic cigarettes explode ?
An explosion, in fact, is a chemical reaction with the instant release of a large amount of thermal energy. Why do electronic cigarettes explode? This can happen for several reasons:
- due to damage to the internal insulation;
- as a result of a circuit;
- due to overheating;
- with prolonged use of the battery (both uninterrupted and as a result of running out of battery life).
In gadgets with high-quality batteries, when the protection is triggered, the surface of the battery becomes bloated. Why do electronic cigarettes explode if the manufacturer provides such protection? Poor quality batteries or those that are damaged can cause heat energy and ignite the resulting gases. Most often this is why electronic cigarettes explode.
Causes of Electronic Cigarette Battery Explosions
Possible causes of explosions include:
- Use of poor quality batteries, damaged (scratched, worn) or unsuitable for power, not suitable for use.
- Charging with improper power chargers (frivolous use of a charger from any gadget, instead of being included).
- Improper battery care (you cannot leave the device on charge for the whole night, you must turn off the electronic cigarette as soon as it is fully charged).
- Increased temperature (store the device in a cool place, away from the sun), especially when charging the device.
- The use of mechanical mods for smoking "without electronics" (in mechanical devices there are no protective chips that turn off the device if necessary).
So why do e-cigarette batteries explode? As a rule, due to improper use or initially poor quality devices.
How to avoid risks? Recommendations
The choice of electronic cigarettes for every taste and budget made the device highly popular. The device is affordable and easy to use, safer for health compared to a regular cigarette, and many just like thick smoke with "non-traditional" smoking. But the explosions of the constituent parts of the electronic cigarette make the use of the device extremely unsafe.
It is important to follow the banal simple safety rules for smoking. This will protect yourself from the danger of using electronic cigarettes, which may arise due to improper use of the device. Basic safety rules include the following principles:
- When buying, you should pay attention to the brand, pre-examine product reviews. If possible, it is necessary to purchase electronic cigarettes only from registered sellers, in company stores.
- If you need to replace the battery, you need to buy only original batteries suitable for a particular model of electronic cigarette. It is advisable not to carry or store batteries of this type with metal objects.
- To charge the device, you need to use only a device that is suitable for power, it is best to use the original charge. Do not charge the battery if there is even minimal mechanical damage.
- A reason to worry and take action may be the fact that the device is overheating, the liquid is bitter or leaking.
- An electronic cigarette must not be overheated or supercooled.
- It is undesirable to disassemble the device on your own (unless the instruction states otherwise).
- No need to try to repair the device yourself.
- Do not exceed the required time spent by the device connected to the charger. During charging, do not leave the device in direct sunlight or allow it to overheat in any other way.
- It is undesirable to use the cigarette for its intended purpose during charging, especially if the manufacturer has not declared this feature.
Adhering to simple recommendations, you can avoid the theoretically possible explosion of the device, because the safety of using an electronic cigarette does not always depend on the brand or manufacturer.