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My V3 Joye button started getting twitchy a few days ago. Intermittant functioning mostly and sometimes no function at all. I took the battery, atty, and battery cap off, and dunked the whole device into a jar of isopropyl alcohol. I let it soak for an hour or so. I took it out, shook it dry, and let it fully dry overnight.
Button works just as good as new with no problems. No disassembly aside from the atty, battery, and cap.
Not saying that disassembly is unnecessary, maybe due to mine not being as heavily gunked up or maybe mine surviving the alcohol bath was a fluke. Just thought I'd throw it out there FYI.
Last Analog: July 30th, 2009. Currently using: Super T P10 & P16 , GLV Supermini, Megalodon, PS Icon, TW SD MKII, Vaporluxe, Hotbox Inactive: Sooo much it's not even funny.
Just guessing, but your success is probably due to your having attempted to fix it so soon after you started to see problems. I let mine go for weeks with the twitchy button, so the juice really got a chance to dry on there. The alcohol soaking shouldn't affect it much, as long as you don't try to re-use the alcohol, it's fairly inert right out of the bottle. Glad you found a solution that doesn't require opening the device.
Yes, thanks for the thread everybody, me too! So sick of the failures I've been looking around, but still hooked on the Joye or Janty V3....except for switches. I've tried the exacto not successful but getting really tired of having to look for the 'sweet spot' for every puff, this one only two days old. Seems failure inevitable, as with others. I also had a couple that got wet under the button plate, let it sit in front of the hair drier for ½hour, let it cool, it was ok for a long time. Next time will soak it with alchohol first, nothing to lose really. I've now had about 6. Last one DOA, would not heat. Makes me nervous.
Kinda funny, I always go back to my Janty Stick V2 for a backup when these things go haywire. Hmmmmm.
BTW, found this thread with Google search!
Last edited by Kate51; 09-11-2010 at 03:00 AM.
Just pulled another Joye stick from oblivion...switch had a bad film under it. Works better than new, but took me a long time to "exacto" it off. Jeweler's saw would work better. They used a lot of glue or weld on this one. I'm using liquid vinyl to stick them back on, want to leave an easy re-do if needed. But must be tight enough to keep the switch lock slide from slipping.
Another $30 for more groceries, thanks very much!
Just another word of caution ~ I had another stick with broken wires on the atty contact. So I took out the circuit board to get to it, which also broke the ground wire loose from the battery cover ring.
I used Wires from a telephone cord to rewire all three, left a little more slack than the old wires, like Shadow Rider did. Works great, so far!! A learning experience, for sure, especially the connection to the center post on the atty connection. Not a whole lot of room inside there either.
Again found the liquid vinyl works really well to reattach the bottom. Just need a tiny bit on two corners. But the atomizer contact has to be epoxied for maximum hold.
I did use a jeweler's saw to remove the bottom end, the Joye Sticks are rather harder to get off.
Last edited by Kate51; 09-28-2010 at 12:56 AM.
I've been frustrated recently with my v3 switch; this thread is a very early google result. Anyways someone asked about the efficacy of the 3n1 oil and that question wasn't answered. Though I can't answer that question directly, I can say that wd40 sprayed on to the switch and setting in drastically improves it. No more random cut offs, though 1/15 presses still results in a misfire for me. Almost good as new!
it's alright, it's ok
puff all night, puff all day
I've had success with a sink full of hot water. Remove the battery lid, battery, and atomizer. Aggressively swish it back and forth under water, let it drain, repeat a few times. Let dry for a couple three days and all problems with button activation are gone. Had two of them sitting around that didn't want to work, now both my V2 and V3 sticks work just fine.
Plastics and solvents don't go together all that well, I'd stay away from anything like rubbing alcohol....hot hot water works just fine. Looks like liquid had gotten down into and onto the circuit board and was interrupting good contact with the button.
Best yet, I didn't have to go at it with a knife. :P
I just got one and the vapor production SUCKS.....and I'm using genuine attys. Any thoughts about where to check? I've tried 4 attys, new batteries....and nothing helps.
TIA
The V3 sticks (attie connectors) are a little fussy about which 801 attties they'll work with. Maybe you have some that are on the edge? You could try the staple mod and see if that helps. Or it may be your juice. Juice that works well in another device, may not be suitable for the stick. A low resistance attie might help it along as well.Originally Posted by Parallex2
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