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freed1978 · 02-05-2009, 10:42 PM

Hi,

I just got my DSE901b today, but after plugging in the battery, I noticed that the atomizer turned on automatically without puffing (before I put in the cartridge/mouth piece) and will not turn off (red glow inside). After 10-20seconds the atomizer part will become burning hot. I removed the battery right away.

It seems to be doing so only with one of the battery, the other one works fine. Any idea what may cause that other than a bad battery.

I got it from LitecigUSA, I emailed them to find out also but figured I'd get more opinions. Hopefully if it is a faulty battery, they will send me a new one free of charge.

Thanks

Sun Vaporer · 02-05-2009, 10:50 PM

Your Battery pressure switch is getting stuck on--take the battery off the atomizer and suck and blow through the battery hole on the battery. Also bang the battery on a hard surface at both ends. You can also try to clear the pressure switch with a paper clip sticking it up the battery hole and wiggling it around. This can happen sometimes if you are using too much e-liquid and it is dripping out of the atomizer into the battery. Do not top off the cartridge to the point where the e-liquid is pooling--just wet--Happy Vaping!!

Dale · 02-06-2009, 12:07 AM

I've also got a balky 901 battery. I draw on it and it stays on after I stop untl it starts flashing. Then it won't work on the next draw until I tap it on a hard surface first.

It happens sometimes. Nothng is perfect. Ths is why my ScrewDriver is my primary e-cig and I only use the 901 as a backup.

freed1978 · 02-06-2009, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Sun Vaporer

Your Battery pressure switch is getting stuck on--take the battery off the atomizer and suck and blow through the battery hole on the battery. Also bang the battery on a hard surface at both ends. You can also try to clear the pressure switch with a paper clip sticking it up the battery hole and wiggling it around. This can happen sometimes if you are using too much e-liquid and it is dripping out of the atomizer into the battery. Do not top off the cartridge to the point where the e-liquid is pooling--just wet--Happy Vaping!!

Thank you. Tapping it a bit worked. I didn't drip in it yet, was brand new

wingsofeagle · 02-06-2009, 07:05 AM

I had the same problem with penstyle

Sun Vaporer · 02-06-2009, 07:27 AM

This will happen with new batteries that need the pressure switch broken in and used ones that get stuck from residual e-liquid. It also occures on many models--mine being the penstyle--I am glad the problem cleared for you. I thing with the new batteries, it is the shipping in the cold weather thas caused the membrane to tighten up before it gets used as I just got 2 new batterys and they both needed a good bang before the switch functioned properly, but what ever it is that causes it, the remedies here ususal work.--Happy Vaping--Sun

protts · 02-13-2009, 11:56 AM

Hi, since i'm still new and can't post a new thread i'll need to hijack this post for what i've found out regarding the batteries.

I had a 3 brand new 901 batts sent to me but out of them only one was working properly. one had an impossible draw (think sucking a straw) and the other had the "blue light always on" syndrome.

After watching Maddog's vid on dismantling the battery i went ahead to dismantle them and here's what i found:

the pressure switch is comprised of a diamond shape plate (Plate) and 2 contacts on a plastic container which acts as a vacuum chamber. QC of the switch isn't too good so what happens is sometimes the Plate slants on activating the switch due to the contacts being not aligned properly. This requires extra force to "sit" the plate. what i did was to bend the Plate so that both tips has the same distance away from the contacts. this way the shaft connected to the Plate travels straight up and down......

Confused? will try and draw it out to clarify things.....

Dart Vapor · 02-14-2009, 09:55 PM

Hi protts,
Did it work?
I have the same trouble with 3 batt's,but I am not eager to open them yet.
Please tell us about your findings!!!

protts · 02-16-2009, 04:27 AM

yup it does work. here's me diagram...

vac-switch.jpg

fig a shows what happened to my switch, so sometimes at fig c the switch gets stuck...

what u need to do is try and get the plate like in "ideal"

Kimmiegrif · 02-16-2009, 04:50 AM

Ugh...I had it happpen to me. I tried the blow on one end and then the other. Then resorted to the paperclip...now I really screwed it up...tastes like battery juice when I went to try the suck...but mine was months old and it happened with more than just a 901...they just have a lifetime that is so long...

02-05-2009, 10:42 PM	#1
freed1978 Full Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 16	901b atomizer "Stays on" without puffing Hi, I just got my DSE901b today, but after plugging in the battery, I noticed that the atomizer turned on automatically without puffing (before I put in the cartridge/mouth piece) and will not turn off (red glow inside). After 10-20seconds the atomizer part will become burning hot. I removed the battery right away. It seems to be doing so only with one of the battery, the other one works fine. Any idea what may cause that other than a bad battery. I got it from LitecigUSA, I emailed them to find out also but figured I'd get more opinions. Hopefully if it is a faulty battery, they will send me a new one free of charge. Thanks

02-06-2009, 07:27 AM	#6
Sun Vaporer Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 6,764	Pressure switch needs to loosen up This will happen with new batteries that need the pressure switch broken in and used ones that get stuck from residual e-liquid. It also occures on many models--mine being the penstyle--I am glad the problem cleared for you. I thing with the new batteries, it is the shipping in the cold weather thas caused the membrane to tighten up before it gets used as I just got 2 new batterys and they both needed a good bang before the switch functioned properly, but what ever it is that causes it, the remedies here ususal work.--Happy Vaping--Sun

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02-05-2009, 10:50 PM	#2
Sun Vaporer Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 6,764	Your Battery pressure switch is getting stuck on--take the battery off the atomizer and suck and blow through the battery hole on the battery. Also bang the battery on a hard surface at both ends. You can also try to clear the pressure switch with a paper clip sticking it up the battery hole and wiggling it around. This can happen sometimes if you are using too much e-liquid and it is dripping out of the atomizer into the battery. Do not top off the cartridge to the point where the e-liquid is pooling--just wet--Happy Vaping!!

02-06-2009, 12:07 AM	#3
Dale ECF Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mt. Baldy, CA USA Posts: 202	I've also got a balky 901 battery. I draw on it and it stays on after I stop untl it starts flashing. Then it won't work on the next draw until I tap it on a hard surface first. It happens sometimes. Nothng is perfect. Ths is why my ScrewDriver is my primary e-cig and I only use the 901 as a backup.

02-06-2009, 07:05 AM	#5
wingsofeagle Full Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Orange County,CA Posts: 34	I had the same problem with penstyle

02-13-2009, 11:56 AM	#7
protts Full Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	Hi, since i'm still new and can't post a new thread i'll need to hijack this post for what i've found out regarding the batteries. I had a 3 brand new 901 batts sent to me but out of them only one was working properly. one had an impossible draw (think sucking a straw) and the other had the "blue light always on" syndrome. After watching Maddog's vid on dismantling the battery i went ahead to dismantle them and here's what i found: the pressure switch is comprised of a diamond shape plate (Plate) and 2 contacts on a plastic container which acts as a vacuum chamber. QC of the switch isn't too good so what happens is sometimes the Plate slants on activating the switch due to the contacts being not aligned properly. This requires extra force to "sit" the plate. what i did was to bend the Plate so that both tips has the same distance away from the contacts. this way the shaft connected to the Plate travels straight up and down...... Confused? will try and draw it out to clarify things.....

02-14-2009, 09:55 PM	#8
Dart Vapor Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4	Hi protts, Did it work? I have the same trouble with 3 batt's,but I am not eager to open them yet. Please tell us about your findings!!!

02-16-2009, 04:27 AM	#9
protts Full Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	yup it does work. here's me diagram... vac-switch.jpg fig a shows what happened to my switch, so sometimes at fig c the switch gets stuck... what u need to do is try and get the plate like in "ideal"

02-16-2009, 04:50 AM	#10
Kimmiegrif ECF Veteran Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maryland/Florida USA Posts: 606	Ugh...I had it happpen to me. I tried the blow on one end and then the other. Then resorted to the paperclip...now I really screwed it up...tastes like battery juice when I went to try the suck...but mine was months old and it happened with more than just a 901...they just have a lifetime that is so long...