Battery Storage/transport

Nicotine storage has been somewhat of a hot topic lately, and as I've been evaluating my storage setup, one of the things I've been wanting to do is to finish topping off some amber bottles that aren't quite full of nicotine and have too much headspace for my liking. My question is: would there be a problem with mixing the same strength nicotine from different vendors? If I have a 8oz. bottle with 7oz. of MFS 100mg nic, can I add another oz. of River Supply or Heartland Vapes 100mg nic to it without causing any kind of weird damage to it or affecting the long term storage quality?  

Now that most of the stocking up is behind us, what would be a suitable procedure for maintaining items in storage?

For regulated mods, keeping them dry is probably all that is needed. But should the sealed wrap be removed to avoid condensation inside?

How about atomizers? I had a problem in removing the cap from a used RDA after it was in storage for two years. Had to resort to using WD40 because the o-rings became adhered to the metal surfaces. I ruined the o-rings in the process. Would it make sense to go through and disassemble/reassemble things at certain time intervals? Should items be stored disassembled? Will o-rings become permanently compressed over time? Maybe put some vg on the o-rings for storage? Or should o-rings be removed? It's already been said that things should be cleaned/soaked before going into storage.

I have one RDA that gets sticky while in use. I remove the cap about once a week, just so I can.

What do you do? What do you think?  

So I have a bit of nic stored in a relatively affordable freezer (Freezer Model: EdgeStar CMF151L-1 1.1 Cu. Ft. Medical Freezer with Lock) that is rated for minimum temperatures of -20°C (-4°F) under room-temperature conditions.

There are more expensive freezers available rated for "LOW" -40°C, and some rated "Ultra Low" -80°C. I'm wondering if the benefits of storage at those deep freeze temps are worth the heavy investment of a medical\pharma designed freezer as opposed to an inexpensive one like I'm currently using.
What are your thoughts?

Also, I don't like just trusting an appliance to do it's job and hoping I discover if it fails on a whim. Some come with audible alarms if a certain temp is reached but I'm not even on the same floor as the appliance and wouldn't hear it so I'm looking at monitoring and alerting so when a configurable temp is reached lets say 20°F I'll get a notification either by text on my phone, email, or a phone app.
Below are contenders I've found on Amazon but not thrilled with any of them along with the non Amazon solution I'm going with.
Note: sensors can vary in design meaning some can connect directly to the internet via your home's wireless router and others require a separate device (Gateway) which they communicate with, and the gateway connects to the internet via your wireless router.
*La Crosse Alerts Mobile 926-25101-GP Wireless Monitor System Set with Dry Probe (~$30)
Sensor is inserted from outside the freezer through door seal which I do not like.
*SensorPush Wireless Thermometer and Gateway (~$150)
Thumbs up for wireless sensor + free monitoring + separate device (gateway) for internet communications but the sensor uses a tiny coin battery. Looks like changing the sensor battery will be a regular routine.
*Temp Stick Wireless Remote Temperature & Humidity Sensor (~$150)
Thumbs up for wireless sensor that uses 2x AA batteries but it is also the gateway which looks like it will burn through batteries as well requiring regular battery replacement.
*Winner*....
Monnit Wireless Temperature Sensor + Gateway + Basic Monitoring (~$325)
I'm going with the solution from "monnit.com" because they obviously provide commercial solutions with lots of technology development and appear to have quality products.
I'll use a wireless sensor + gateway + free monitoring. They have different levels of monitoring but the basic level is free for one user account with one network and since I have one freezer with one gateway I have one network. However if I had multiple freezers all talking with one gateway it would still be one network.
**ALTA Wireless Temperature Sensor - AA Battery Powered (~$105)
The sensor is wireless running on 2x AA batteries but it only needs to talk to the gateway so the batteries should last a very long time between changes.
**ALTA Ethernet Gateway 4 (~$220)
Gateway plugged in to your wireless router that communicates to the internet.
**iMonnit Basic (Software) (Free)
Mobile app that provides...
Wireless Sensor Monitoring
Remote Monitoring Solutions
Online Remote Monitoring

What are your thoughts?

Thanks all, hope this thread is helpfull.  

I'm about to put my MVP 20W and MVP 3.0 in the back up drawer. They've serve me well since the beginning of the year but I'm moving on to REO's. Should I store them charged or empty? May need to use them again or pass them on to someone else.  

So, I recently discovered that I had more RDAs than I knew what to do with. Faced with this realization, I decided a case was in order. This is what I settled on. Anyone else with this issue have any other solutions?


https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B085NMSWB5?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image  

The 5th Asia Battery Sourcing Fair 2020 (GBF ASIA 2020)



Date: August 16th-18th, 2020

Venue: China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China

Add: No. 382, Yuejiang Zhong Road, Guangzhou, China

Website: http://www.battery-expo.com/index.php?lang=en


Asia Battery Sourcing Fair (short for: GBF ASIA) is becoming THE new gathering point for the battery business in China. Industry bodies like Yichun Economic & Technological Development Zone, Guangdong Battery Industry Association, Dongguan Lithium Battery Industry Association, Xinxiang City Association of Battery Power, and etc, are supporting the show by inviting exhibitors in sectors like battery, battery materials, production equipment, and etc.


By December, 2019, more than 150 internationally recognized enterprises have decided on participation. 80% are from the loyal exhibitor in 2019. Partial Loyal Famous Exhibitors in the past few year: CATL, 3M, CABL, Lishen, HESSE, OMEC, TANAKA, ZEON, Mikrouna, KEIHIN, Munters, XYREX NANO, Solid State, Genius Technology, Ascend Performance Materials, TDK, Outstanding Power, BAK, CHAM, TNS, HUGO BENZING, Rovilus, F&K, BRY-AIR, MASTER, Ascend, etc.


Exhibition Scope

Ø Battery Pavilion: Power Battery/Energy Storage Battery and Energy Storage System/Battery for End-User Device, Robot, IoT, 3C Product, and Other New Battery/BMS and battery control systems, thermal management systems, fuses, protection boards, battery monitoring / fire extinguishing devices, etc

Ø Battery Accessory, Material and Equipment Pavilion

Ø Supercapacitor

Ø Hydrogenic Energy and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Pavilion

Ø Nano and Graphene Technology Pavilion

Ø Energy Storage Pavilion


Concurrent Conference

The 2nd China Battery Industry International Trade Forum & 5th Asia Battery Industry Summit


Concurrent Trade Fairs

The 12th Guangzhou International Solar Photovoltaic Exhibition 2020 (PV Guangzhou 2020)

The 10th Guangzhou international Power Products and Technology Exhibition ( Power Expo 2020)

2020 Asia-Pacific Charging Piles Technology & Equipment Expo (CPE 2020)

The 9th Asia-Pacific Biomass Energy Technology & Equipment Exhibition 2020 (APBE 2020)


Organized by:
Guangdong Grandeur International Exhibition Group
Co-organized by:
Guangdong Battery Industry Association
Dongguan Lithium Battery Industry Association
Contact person: Aileen Chen
Mobile/Wechat/What’s App: +86 15089702986
E-mail: grand.fi@grahw.com; Aileen2017@yeah.net
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So I was lucky to find at work this week a tiny locker. The second I saw it I knew what I was going to use it for. Juice locker. I think I'll add a shelf someway and give it a paint job. Any suggestions? I've already pondered the idea of a car batterie inside and a 510 on top to make the ultimate box mod. I'd only have to charge it yearly. Hahaha joking! And I have to brag about the juice on the left I won it on a Facebook contest. Its flavorcrafters new line evolve. Decent stuff. Just waiting on my sample box and the locker should be crammed with flavor. Feel free to share your juice storage pics too. Vape on gang!  

Over the last 24 month or so, mods became bigger and bigger due to increasing sizes of batteries and comically large tank attys. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the fact that I only need to change the battery and fill the tank once per day, that's awesome, however, some of those devices got to a point where they became not very portable anymore... Gone is the time in which the mod can be put in the pockets of your pants.
So, as far as I'm concerned, I got realy tired of those huge mods and went back to one of my first mods, no VV no VW no temperature control.... Its the REO mini..... Super small and tough as nails.
After a while I kept looking for something comparable but a non squonker mod. I found the Ministick with the 18650 extension.
I have it now for a few weeks and I'm sooooo happy with it.
It's just a tad larger than the REO mini but it carries the 18650 battery and the Kayfun V4. This mod would be quite a bit smaller than the REO mini if I take the battery extension off, which is very impressive.
I will very likely never buy another regular tube or box mod just due to its size.
I see only pros for side by sides, they are the perfect combination between small size and good battery/tank capacity, so I'm naturally wondering why they are so little loved?
What is your point of view?  

Yesterday Lightning Vapes sent out an email informing customers of their impending business and website name change to - WIREOPTIM. Excerpt -
"We will continue to carry many of the products you have come to know and love, however e-liquid will soon be a thing of the past, and batteries are likely to be absent as well."

I'm going to call them and hope to chat about this tomorrow - the owner is quite up on battery tech. I don't recall the details or exactly when, but I do remember some condemnation and warnings and label changes concerning 18650 bat use in mods. A year or two, three... ago? Not sure.
As I DIY most of my lquids my largest concern in the past weeks has been nicotine availability and I'm adjusting my budget for a bulk purchase for frozen storage. I think/hope wire, cotton and PG/VG and flavorings will be somewhat safer from the insane one-sided ban happy wildfire sweeping the US.
The battery comment caught me a bit off-guard, and I'm not quite flush enough atm to stock up on those at the same time. Even less flush to find and buy some lost vape duos or other LI-PO pack mods if anyone still makes them. LI-Po's are used in RC hobbies and are available on ebay and from battery supliers - might be the way to go forward if I need to break out my soldering iron and relearn to mod hardware. I hope I'm overthinking this but if this is more about money and not the "Save the Children" BS I've been listening to for a decade, they won't stop at flavors.
I'll report back if I get any thoughts from LV.
Until then any thoughts here? Is Mooch still participating on this forum? Guess I'll be re-researching longevity and storage of those cells in the coming days.
I began vaping 10 years ago this month - after smoking for 30 years - I'm 57 - haven't had a smoke since and I'm seriously f***ing pissed off. But that's for another thread.
Cheers
Mike  

I suffer from flavor indecisiveness disorder and can't stay with one flavor too long. I found this at Best Buy. Holds 6 tanks and also has room for a few cotton pads, scissors, or even a few 15ml bottles. It's a case for external hard drives.