Agreed, much like some of the Samsung phones. Another more recent example is the Hcigar VT75C. If a 26650 that is too long is used the upper portion of the battery sled can me damaged and the battery can go into thermal runaway.
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āEven all of my mech mods have venting.ā
Not sure if someone covered this or not. If the venting holes get covered by the very-quickly-getting-extremely-hot battery wrap, they donāt vent very well and Ka-boom. At least thats how ot was explained to me.
You WOULD think the heat would be a give away thoughā¦ Hope I never find out.
I am waiting for delivery of a NC1as we speak. I didnāt really research it Before I ordered it ($2 and all), but I sure as hell have been reading up on it lately! Iāve never owned a mec mod before (always regulated) and honestly, Iām a little nervous. It will probably be mostly a novelty Iām sure. The thought of blowing my face off does not a relaxing vape make! Lol. Thats even with my understanding of ohms law, quality genuine batteries and a properly protruding 510 pin. Not sure how it could be ābetterā enough to risk it. Maybe some of you old-school mecāers could enlighten me. Peace.
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@Brandolf Nc1 is a ripper little mech there are a few things you have to remember
- The button is a crap (you can buy upgrades) so keep it clean.
- It is 8.4 v so built accordingly.
- You mentioned quality batteries - yes but also make sure you look up the tested specs according to mooch and build accordingly.
- Check you battery wraps regularly.
- Do not over drain you batteries when the vape feels a little weaker change em out (you will learn where the sweet spot is)
- Properly protruding 510 pin
There are definitely more tips to be had but they are the ones that spring to mind - I have probably missed something really important lol.
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Be nervous and be cautious. Use an ohms law calculator. This device is not made for low ohm builds. Remember this is a series mod so a fresh set of batteries is pushing 8.4 volts.
Example:
A 0.15 ohm build at 8.4 volts will give you 56 amps and 470 watts of power to your vape hole. Imagine sucking on the tail pipe of a car that has just come off the interstate.
Example:
A 0.65 ohm build will put you at 13 amps and 108 watts. This would be a much more comfortable vape than the tail pipe scenario.
Keep the fire button clean. If the fire button sticks, throw it as far as you can.
Recommendations:
Go to this site
Scroll down to the Noisy Cricket Upgrade Kit. Yes, it is probably more than you paid for the mod itself, but this will help with vaping safely. The Jumper Kit below it is not necessary but not bad to have for an additional $3.50.
Hope that helps.
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Exactly all these things are the reasons Iām still asking myself WHY EVEN F-AROUND WITH THESE? Is the vape That much better? Am I entering a cloud-comp soon? Am I tired of my old face?
Understand. I do enjoy living life a little dangerously, keeps it fun. The first (and last) time I throw a venting mec into the farthest corner of my room and tell my wife to cover her eyes is gonna be the last! I feel rather confident that I can build and proceed safely enough (barring mechanical malfunction) but still keep asking myself āwhyā when an old eleaf 100w is down to $10.
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Well to be quite truthful nc1 is probably not the ideal choice for a first mech - but that said
WHY EVEN F-AROUND WITH THESE?
Because everything on them is fixable - no electrics to die/burn out, they are super light weight and deliver massive power in a simple small package.
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Lmao. Reminds me of my first (and only) experience with a battery venting, i quickly dumped into into my garburator and braced for the bang! No bang tho it just fizzledā¦
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@TheTinMan1 is right. The kit works great and keeping the NC clean is very important. Use quality batteries and the NC delivers a great vape.
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We bought that piece for the Noisy Cricket, it supplemented pretty well. The button was pretty smooth functioning.
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I have a few tube mechs just because they exist. I like variety and I like trying new things. I also like the feel of the tube in my hand and like the fact that the batteries are removable. Beyond that, no, I donāt get any better vape than a regulated mod. Just something to toy with. Right now there are quite a few originally $100+ tube mechs that are being sold for $10 to $20 to purge inventory. If nothing else a piece of history and a conversation piece.
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Its the newest one outā¦ Take a hit! 
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I love it!!! I have a leaded in hand grenade Iām thinking seriously of making into a mod. But then, just posting this Iām sure Smok will beat me to it.
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Might get yourself in trouble walking about with it in public 
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āHow do i fire this mod?ā
āJust pull that pin dudeā
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Yup! Itās a one vape wonder!!!
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You will enjoy the Nc1, I sure did.I really havenāt had a device capable of matching it but after getting what Iām absolutely certain weāre counterfeit batteries and having a āslow ventā Iāve retired mine. My math was sound so the vendor probably got sold some knock offs and sold them without knowing. I no longer buy batteries from anywhere that doesnāt deal strictly in batteries, itās just much safer that way.
My only real issue with the NC1 was the damn button, I kept it super clean but it had a tendency to misfire. I never had it get stuck but I had to press the button just right to get it to fire. I bought the āsafety upgradeā purely for the button and seemed to be a semi-viable workaround . I tried the āsafeā 510 and it didnāt seem to hit as hard but that could have just been in my head.
My main purpose for posting is to say if you want the āsafety upgrade kitā and can pay a couple bucks shipping itās yours. Iāve put āsafety upgradeā in quotes because ultimately itās up to you to use common sense and sound math to avoid catastrophe.
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