Went outside to have a
vape and set my
mod with dripper attached on the railing around my front porch. The thing rolled off the railing and hit the concrete right on the drip tip. Went to fire it and nothing. non on the display. Pulled the center pin to see if it was still connected and it pulled right out.
Time to take it apart.
The little rivets that are on the sides are actually pins with knurling at the top to keep them in. I have a rather sharp pair of flush cut wire cutters so I slipped the jaws on each side of the pin and they slid right out. 5 in total on the top.
Pulled the top cap off and noticed that not only was the center pin disconnected but the board ground connection was also disconnected. I believe that the board connection to the housing was the initial problem and me pulling on the pin broke the wire loose.
Fired up the ol soldering iron and set the heat to about 700F. Melted and sucked some of the solder out from the center pin. Added some rosin flux and re flowed some new solder in there.
Reconnected the wire and then slid the board back into the rails that are made to hold it. Heated the pad that connects the board to the housing and reinstalled my atty for a quick resistance check. 1.3 ohms just like it was before!
Cap off looking downwards at the battery. It has some red wrapping around it. There is also a pad on top of the battery that holds the board in place once everything is assembled. This pic is just before I reassembled the unit so the board is sitting against the top portion of the cap with minimal overhang on the bottom (that rests on the pad on the battery).
Side look at the solder connection between the board and the top cap. This is the ground.
Looking at the bottom of the top cap. There are slots cut in the top to position the board.
Looking head on at the board that holds the leds and the button. Here you can see the red wire that connects to the center pin. Once properly fixed the top of the board will sit against the top cap.
Another image showing the wiring orientation and the solder pad that connects to the top cap.
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