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Analysts claim that come the year’s end, e-cigs will have made anywhere between $1 and $2 billion in revenue in the U.S. alone. As electronic cigarettes have gotten out into the market and into the hands of more and more users, the number of negative stories about e-cigs melting, overheating, or even exploding is growing.

These still represent a very small part of the total number of e-cigs out there. But, this is still a problem as local news outlets and anti-smoking groups like to drive fear by pointing to each incident and saying “See! No one realizes how dangerous these things are!”

Most of these situations thus far have turned out to be or seem to suggest that they were user error. Following one recent e-cig explosion while it was charging, the woman that owned the device said that the distributor she bought it from had told her that any recharging device would do. Another incident involved an e-cig left to recharge in a car in 90 degree weather.

These may seem like no-brainer situations to some more tech savvy individuals, but they aren’t for everyone. Most electronic cigarette use rechargeable lithium ion batteries. Lithium ion batteries are in almost every rechargeable device you might buy from cell phones to laptops to power tools — and they are known for having a chance of catastrophic failure.

Regardless of what device you are recharging, there’s a few simple things you should avoid:

1.) Don’t leave recharging devices unattended.

2.) Don’t use charging equipment with batteries it wasn’t designed for.

3.) Don’t continue to charge devices after indicator lights show they’re done recharging.

4.) Don’t subject electronics to extreme temperatures, especially while the device is recharging.

E-cig companies are at risk when they don’t explain exactly what to do and what not to do when charging their products. The unfortunate reality of the American market and courts is that saying how to do something right isn’t enough. You also have to explain how one might do it wrong and tell people not to do that. This can open companies up to litigation losses when someone blatantly misuses their product and something goes wrong.

Even when things are done according to the precise instructions, things can still go wrong. But then, that’s why you don’t leave recharging devices unattended. Nor do you leave the house when an oven is on. Most electronic cigarette failures will start with some noticeable issues — heat, melting, burning smell, smoke, etc. If this sort of thing does happen while the device is recharging, your best bet is to unplug it and (assuming to stops doing the bad stuff it’s doing) throw it away.

Electronics are machines filled with electricity and they can fail. E-cigs are no different.

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