brooklynboro
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Hi I'm new to the forum and am very glad to be here. I recently decided to quit smoking, and decided to purchase a device called a portable vaporizer. For those of you who are unfamiliar with a vaporizer, it is essentially a device that heats smokable material to its point of vaporization without burning the material thereby minimizing the actual smoke, tar and other byproducts. Vaporizers are used for various smokables including marijuana although I do not condone nor endorse drug use.
A little background:
The exact unit I purchased is called a Magic Flight Launch Box.(http://www.magic-flight.com) It's design is simple and nifty. It runs on a single NiMH battery. Its comprised of 2 separate chambers, one for the tobacco and the other for the battery. A copper wire(positive) runs from the inner end of the battery chamber, through a drill hole in a separation wall, through and around the vaporization chamber, and finally back into the battery chamber through another drill hole in the wall(negative). Once inserted into it's chamber, the battery makes contact with the copper thereby heating a steel screen which holds the tobacco. On a final note, the copper wire fills the majority of the drill holes, yet still allows a miniscule amount of air to pass from one chamber to the next.
The issue:
I am addressing the safety of the unit. I recently discovered that NiMH batteries utilize a venting system. I am familiar with charge and discharge chemistry and read that batteries usually vent while overcharging as a result of hydrogen and oxygen gas pressure build up.
The questions that I am proposing:
Can someone confirm that the pressure is indeed what mechanically triggers the battery to vent?
Is there any remote scientific possibility whatsoever that the battery will vent in a discharging/in-use situation?
Is there a possibility that the spring gasket will defectively remain in an opened position following the venting process?
I read that a potassium carbonate film may develop over time and settle at the top of the battery, is this a hazard?
The manufacturer claims that the unit is safe, and that the batteries will not vent during use. They also claim that in a worst-case-scenario the gas cannot pass through the small crevices in the drill holes. I am still skeptical and would appreciate any assistance on the topic. Again, I'm happy to be here.
A little background:
The exact unit I purchased is called a Magic Flight Launch Box.(http://www.magic-flight.com) It's design is simple and nifty. It runs on a single NiMH battery. Its comprised of 2 separate chambers, one for the tobacco and the other for the battery. A copper wire(positive) runs from the inner end of the battery chamber, through a drill hole in a separation wall, through and around the vaporization chamber, and finally back into the battery chamber through another drill hole in the wall(negative). Once inserted into it's chamber, the battery makes contact with the copper thereby heating a steel screen which holds the tobacco. On a final note, the copper wire fills the majority of the drill holes, yet still allows a miniscule amount of air to pass from one chamber to the next.
The issue:
I am addressing the safety of the unit. I recently discovered that NiMH batteries utilize a venting system. I am familiar with charge and discharge chemistry and read that batteries usually vent while overcharging as a result of hydrogen and oxygen gas pressure build up.
The questions that I am proposing:
Can someone confirm that the pressure is indeed what mechanically triggers the battery to vent?
Is there any remote scientific possibility whatsoever that the battery will vent in a discharging/in-use situation?
Is there a possibility that the spring gasket will defectively remain in an opened position following the venting process?
I read that a potassium carbonate film may develop over time and settle at the top of the battery, is this a hazard?
The manufacturer claims that the unit is safe, and that the batteries will not vent during use. They also claim that in a worst-case-scenario the gas cannot pass through the small crevices in the drill holes. I am still skeptical and would appreciate any assistance on the topic. Again, I'm happy to be here.
