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[–] bobo@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago (5 children)

I'm not buying that at all...

First of all, there's a wide range of DHVs sold with removable 18650s that are made by Western manufacturers

Arizer, tinymight, davinci, potv, etc.

Hell, even Chinese manufacturers like xlux/xmax have a separately registered company in the USA, and all of their products have replaceable batteries.

And vapes need quite a bit of power, which battery sockets are not rated to handle. So built-in batteries with welded tabs, soldered (or screwed) to the PCB, are kind of the only choice for the engineers designing these devices.

Secondly, nic vape box mods draw at least 2-3 times more amps and are still sold with removable batteries.

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[+] YourAvgDuckHead@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 5 months ago* (4 children)

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[–] bobo@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

That standard covers batteries, not the devices that use them...

Also it doesn't even cover the 18650s themselves since they usually have <5g of lithium in them.

It's literally just a loophole for the manufacturers: if the users can't replace batteries, you don't need to do safety testing for that scenario

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[–] YourAvgDuckHead@discuss.tchncs.de -3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Ah. I forgot why I never comment around here. Thanks for reminding me.

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[–] Salamanderwizard@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I like what they are saying. It's cool to know shit. But the way they are saying it makes ya feel like you couldn't have an opinion.

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[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago

Because you may be corrected whem making false claims? I dont know what you originally commented but thats how it seems when reading the answers.

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[–] ftbd@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago

My vape just has a 18650 battery. You charge with USB-C or just open the lid and exchange the battery for a charged one, like you'd do with a flashlight.