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Fuchai 213 safety

Hi, pretty new to vaping and i got a fuchai 213 and I vape at about 60 watts. Are these things safe? Keep seeing news on 'exploding ecigs'.. its got me very nervous.. thanks for the feedback..
 

nightshard

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It won't do 213W or anywhere near it and it won't do proper TC either, but haven't heard any specific safety related warnings about it.

You want safety with any regulated device? Start by getting good authentic batteries, suitable for your power requirements.
 

OBDave

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Been using my Fuchai 213 for several months now - among all the other problems reported it also doesn't seem to deliver true wattage - my Hohm Wrecker G2 hits a lot harder at 50 watts than my Sigelei at 60. That said, it's been a decent compact mod to pair with a throwaway coil tank for out-and-about use, since I can't for the life of me build an RTA that doesn't leak like a sieve.

Safety? Like everyone else says, use good batteries and you're good. Avoid Efest, anything that has the word "fire" in the name, and anything that claims more than 30 watts of power like the plague. Most of those "exploding e-cig" stories sensationalized on the news are mech mod users who don't know what they're doing (mechanical mods have no computer chip that will refuse to fire if you've accidentally done something stupid) or people carrying batteries around in their pocket without a proper case and lighting themselves on fire when the batteries touch keys or coins or something else metal in their pocket...
 

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Even though regulated mods have protection circuits that will protect you from some things, they won't protect you from stupidity.
There were cases of people running 220W mods at full power with a pair of 26Fs and that means in worst case scenario running the batteries at more then 7 times their rating.
 
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Even though regulated mods have protection circuits that will protect you from some things, they won't protect you from stupidity.
There were cases of people running 220W mods at full power with a pair of 26Fs and that means in worst case scenario running the batteries at more then 7 times their rating.
Correct - I should have re-emphasized that not only are good batteries important, a regulated mod won't protect you if you choose to run bad ones.
 

nightshard

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It's not really a matter of good or bad (though I do consider 26Fs as bad), good batteries can still be wrong for the application.
The thing is that the mod has no way of calculating the amp rating of the batteries used, so It's still up to the user to choose the right battery for the application.
 
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Eskie

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Every time I see this it makes me happy that he finally removed that Aspire ICR from the list :D

Hey, I had one of those. I think it came with my Plato. I use it in my 521 tab to check resistance and dry burn the coil.:D
 

CajunCanuck

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213=150ish......They got a bad name by misrepresenting what the Mod would actually do.....I have one...works great.....great lil box.....just take the Watts # with a grain of salt.....

Stick with the good batteries on the aforementioned pic of Mooch's findings, and you'll be good to go.....:)
 

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It's safe in wattage mode. I wouldn't run that mod in TC because it just doesn't do TC. I especially wouldn't run it in the Nickel TC setting. That mod is strictly a variable wattage mod. In the future I'd stay away from anything Sigelei. That company has really taken a turn for the worst.

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the 213 isnt the most accurate device out there. Based off the what the screen tells me, it normally hits roughly 5W shy of what the screen says on a .15ohm build. As for exploding devices, the 213 has safety features built in such as short protection and it will shut down if the device is too hot. Besides, most of what you see about them exploding are from using RDAs on mech mods. The problem is normally either A: Build was too low/ accidental short and overdrew the battery B: Button may have been pressed without knowing it, causing the battery to heat up and eventually catch fire/explode or C: Leaving a high powered battery in your pocket with a bunch of change, causing the battery to short and eventually catch fire/explode. Although it is still possible, as long as you take care of your batteries & device it is highly unlikely
 

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