What Causes a Vape Battery Explosion?
An e-cig, mod or the internal vape battery explodes when it overheats and a runaway chemical reaction occurs. A modern lithium battery is designed to be operated within certain power and temperature ranges. The battery is not designed to be overheated or over-discharged beyond its designed limits. If your mod has lower resistance, it can draw energy from the battery beyond the safe limit. When this occurs, the chemical structure designed to store energy instead begins a new reaction causing energy to release uncontrollably. The battery ultimately catches fire – continuing to burn until the entire batter is consumed.
For a fortunate few, the heat may disperse before the battery catches fire. However, there is a substantial risk that the heat and gas will not in fact disperse – particularly if the vape battery is enclosed in a mod device – ultimately resulting in a dangerous build-up of energy and a quick release: a vape battery explosion.
When a Vape Explodes
There have been several reported vape battery explosions in the news. In each instance in which the battery explodes in the user’s pocket or mouth, the user has been badly injured. Levin Simes represents dozens of those injured by these vape explosions, and you can read more seen in the news here.
Vape Lawsuit
If you have suffered injury from an exploding vape battery, contact Levin Simes Abrams to for a free consultation regarding your potential claim against these manufacturers. We represent those injured by exploding vape batteries. Contact us at 1-800-426-4156 or [email protected].
More Information on Exploding Vapes
You can read more about vape fire here, in depth about e-cig battery explosions here, or see a list of exploding vape stories in the news here.