Janty/Joy-E Stick V3 switch solution

[tmbrown327]

I became frustrated with my V3 sticks failing due to button/switch issues (when pressed, the switch would fail, or would cut out randomly). So I yanked on the end cap and it came off! Yay. The good thing was that it revealed the problem, and so a solution. Please refer to the pictures. Once it comes apart (do so at your own risk), you can get to the gold contacts and the steel spring contact. They were coated with dried juice, presumably from flooding (inevitable, eventually). This coating resisted an alcohol rinse and dry, it required burnishing the gold contacts and steel mating surfaces with a pencil eraser to get it working again. Once I did that, and reassembled it, it worked like brand new. Yay again.

Downside: The end cap is secured to the body by glue. Once you separate it, the only permanent way to get it to stay together would be by gluing it again. Personally, I'll probably just keep scotch tape on it, because I know it will require dis-assembly again eventually. The end cap is hollow, by the way, and is only a design touch apparently, at least in this version. I'd just as soon leave it off entirely to make the device even smaller.

I know there are at least a few others out there with this problem, hope this helps. I wouldn't of course, suggest trying to exercise any warranty you have after doing this. If someone has any good ideas about how to mod this into an easily torn-down version, I'd sure like to hear it. Overall, this is still my favorite design of PV.

[jfdpl686]

I had a very similar problem. My switch when pressed kept the device on. I had to hit it or remove the battery and wait.
I tried cleaning but nothing... In my frustration, not finding a proper way to open it and giving up, I put it in a glass with alcohol for a night. Next day I noticed at the bottom of the glass a lot of dirt... I rinsed it with water and left it a couple days to dry. Now it is working without a problem.

Mine is the Joye version, I think the only difference is the logo at the button.

[tmbrown327]

Sounds like, in your case, something got between the plastic button cover and the spring, keeping it pressed after you removed your finger. Good you got it fixed. Yay stick.

[tmbrown327]

Just an update and a caveat. I have 3 V3 sticks (one by Janty and two by JoyE). The Janty came apart easily, just by pulling on the end cap. The JoyE (which failed in exactly the same way) was a real pain to get apart. I had to resort to brutalizing it with an exacto knife. It is, however, completely identical (down to the Janty marking on the switch PCB) to the Janty in all other respects.

I did manage to get the upper hand in the end, and it is now fixed, although no longer pretty. On this one, the clear plastic window was glued or bonded to the body, so I had to cut away at the bottom of the case to get it off there. It reassembled better than the others though, and does not require tape to hold it all together. Go figure.

[wolfiebeast]

I found that putting a few drops of 3n1 oil on the switch and working it in will make the switch work like new again.

[tmbrown327]

Thanks, I'll try that before I rip apart number three when it fails.

[jbardi]

Thanks tmbrown327, you are a life saver. I thought for sure my Stick was done, but thanks to this post, I am back up and running good as new.

I also have the Joye model, and it took a bit of work to get the end cap off and then even more work to get the clear plastic layer separated from the main body.

Mine was worse than yours as far as liquid. Some how it completely flooded with liquid and I had to slide the board for the button out as far as the wires would allow because the board was completely covered in liquid on both sides, so the liquid was making the connection, so when I pushed the button, it would stay on until it flashed blue, nearly burning out my atomizer.

Cleaned it all off, reassembled and it is working like new.

Thanks again, never would have thought about opening it up like that.

[tmbrown327]

Glad it helped. Did you, by chance, try what wolfiebeast suggested, the 3in1 oil? I was curious to see how well that worked? Sure would be a better design if they made them so you could disassemble them easily.

[Shadow Ryder]

Thanks for this thread, I also had the same problem and this thred helped a lot I also replaced the wires with longer ones that are stranded so if this happens again I can slide the boad out further and clean.

[tmbrown327]

Thanks for this thread, I also had the same problem and this thred helped a lot I also replaced the wires with longer ones that are stranded so if this happens again I can slide the boad out further and clean.

Good idea, got any pictures of that? I'm curious how/where you managed to stuff longer/thicker wires into that thing. I'm too lazy/clumsy to do that sort of thing myself, but I applaud your initiative.