• blocker1980@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Isn’t there a difference between rechargable and single-use-batteries? I was always under the Impression you should under no circumstances try to recharge single use batteries or they would explode?

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      11 months ago

      These are rechargeable lithium ion batteries. The same standard 18650 that has powered laptops, EVs, and power banks.

      They’re packaged inside a single use product, but the battery is rechargeable.

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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        11 months ago

        Many products actually have charging ports now. All they need to do is allow users to change out the flavor wick and we will come full circle.

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          11 months ago

          Yeah, some extra electronics to handle charging would go a long way.

          Buuut, Quality charging controllers cost money the vapes company isn’t going to put in, and overly cheap controllers add a bigger fire hazard.

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            11 months ago

            The horrible thing about these was when they first came out they were literally regular vapes without the charging port. The board even contained the charge controller so you could stick a regular USB port on it and it would immediately work with no additional effort.

            That was until the companies caught wind of what people were doing and put in a bit of extra effort to remove the charge controller and make it that bit harder to hack so profits remained high.

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      11 months ago

      You’d need quite a number of alkaline batteries to get the necessary watts to drive a vape. Lithium cells aren’t just rechargable they are also good at releasing lots of energy in a short amount of time.

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      11 months ago

      There is a difference. Not sure how they ar made, but the chemical composition and possibly the design is different.

      Trying to recharge a non rechargeable battery can risky and there is the possibility of leaking or explosion.

      • CalicoJack@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        11 months ago

        In general yes, but that doesn’t apply here. Vapes all use rechargeable lithium batteries, even the disposables without a charging port. Other battery chemistries at that size don’t put out enough power.

    • 5in1k
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      11 months ago

      You can over volt lithium cells and pop them if you don’t use the right kind of charger. But they’re 1s standard lipos.