Vapornoob Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 To all users of the Joye eGo starter e cig, I highly recommend you to stop using it! Last night, after less than a week of use, I was charging it when the battery BLEW up and caught my living room carpet on fire. My son(8 months old) was less than a foot from the explosion. I'm taking this to the company that makes the eGo ecig and getting an attorney as there is no way it was anything other than a faulty battery. Proof is that even the charger is undamaged, while the battery is a charred mess. Be safe, fellow vapers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Ron Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 You may want to contact the vendor first and make sure it is a Joyetech battery you bought. Lots of eGo knock offs being sold. Christopher and Vapornoob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapornoob Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 I will look into that. It looks identical to an eGo battery, but better be sure I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffb Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Although the charger didn't have any visible signs of failure, it could have been defective and overcharged the battery. WillBlack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapornoob Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 It did NOT overcharge the battery. That much is clear. I hadn't charged it the night before because I went to my Aunts housewarming party and it died there (which SUCKED because it resulted in me relapsing to analogs), and so when I got home I plugged it in immediately. Explosion occurred within 15 minutes. I'll test the charger to see for sure but the outlet was fine afterwards and it didn't trip the breaker either. Leads me to think it's the battery. If it WAS the charger, I don't see why it would matter, really, since it's also an eGo charger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I'm curious, do you have pictures of the battery that blew? (and the charger for that matter) As suggested there are indeed knock off versions out there, some are ok, others are complete junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapornoob Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 I do have pictures of it AFTER the explosion, which aren't with me, but I will post them when I go back home. My brother has the SAME eCig from the same place, so I can take pictures of his and post those as well. After the thing blew, I called him immediately and had him unplug his, which was plugged into his computer. Would be bad if that caught on fire, too... I'll post them tomorrow around 5pm PST (GMT - 7) or maybe sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Well I'm glad that you're ok, this doesn't sound like the norm, at least for Joye Tech products if that is indeed the case. (I personally use Joye Tech eGO batteries and have for years) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapornoob Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 I will make sure it is made by Joyetech before doing anything else, and will never buy a PV anywhere but direct from manufacturer. Online is better, at least you have the website pinned that way! I bought mine at the B&I, which is a sort of strip mall store thing where each store is separately owned. NEVER trusting that again. 35$ eGo which blew up vs a 60-70$ eGo that doesn't... Worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Yea $35 for an eGo kit is extremly low and curious at best. My guess is it wasn't a Joye Tech. Though there could be an exception more often than not eGO's in retails stores are even higher than online due to the extra overhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapornoob Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 Well I'll have to figure out the source.. Any ideas where to start? Maybe if I post pictures of the untouched battery? (My brother has the exact same eGo from the exact same store and they are 100% identical) Might give some clues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 You can simply post picture of the battery that is in question. The metal portion and button should still be intact. Normally when batteries "explode" they actually violently vent. Usually through the bottom of the tube (which they're designed to do) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mse12 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I'm not trying to bust your chops but next time around I'd pick a better place to charge your batteries. Away from carpet and 8 month olds. I know you're upset and we would be as well. Just be glad you weren't using it when it went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillBlack Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Good luck finding a legitamate attorney who will go after a China company. And FWIW no product is perfect, nor does it have to have a 100% track record to be considered safe. Here's some more battery explosions, these aren't isolated instances either. http://www.wthr.com/...ttype=printable Stuff happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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