can an adaptor go bad

[doots]

Hi justmeagain:

What you are doing with the holes on each end, is the wrong thing to do to test for what you are looking for.

What you need to do, on both ends, one at a time is. Put one lead in the hole, and the other lead on the thread. Making sure your leads don't touch, there should be no current. You meter should read 1, the same as it does before you touch to probes to anything.

Hope that helps.

exactly right advice..

[JustMeAgain]

Sorry thought you were talking about a 510 to 801.. comments below pertain to that connector, probably would apply to yours also.

I have that same adapter and was killing my attys.

take the adapter and press out the center pole. It will come out easy from the adapter.

there should be 2 silicone washers. If you dont see but one washer, that's your problem.

You are essentially creating a short from neg to postive and killing your attys..

Im not sure what you can use as a substitute in place on one of the washers.

I found 1 of my washers had slid down the little metal pin that connects bot positives to eash atty connector and just moved the little washer back up into place and havent had any more problems.

I have ordered a new connector from Nerf as his are much better I feel.

Thanks, Doots...

I pushed out the center and saw the same thing you did: 2 washers but both were toward one end. I pushed them so there was one on each end.

After that, I tested it a couple of different ways: I did it ohms (upside down horseshoe) and got .4. Then, because it pertains to a battery I did it like you do on a battery (the V with the wavy line) - one probe in the center hole and one on the threads on the same side and got 2.6 on both sides.

What reading do I want so I know it's safe to try?

Sounds like ordering another would be a good idea. Nerf is a modder, right?

I do like learning how all this works. Maybe one of these days I can help someone else who doesn't understand this aspect of things. I'll be sure to do so without the snide attitude I got in one of the responses.

Seems like some ppl tend to lean that way no matter what the subject is, though.

Thanks again for your help...

[JustMeAgain]

Simply touching the red probe to one side fo the center conductor and the black probe to the center conductor at the other end of the adapter would immediately let you know if the was continuity.

This is why I was testing it like I was - I thought that sounded not quite right since it had to do w/a battery, so I tested it the way you guys said to and it's in my previous post.

Sorry thought you were talking about a 510 to 801.. comments below pertain to that connector, probably would apply to yours also.

I have a Prodigy w/a 510 adaptor, and I added this adaptor to be able to use 801 attys.

I can honestly say, "Yes, it can go bad." Especially if you do what I did JUST now and try to unscrew it the wrong way and it breaks at the connector... (Slaps himself on the forehead) -Jim

Lol Jim...remember, righty tighty, lefty loosey.

Hi justmeagain:

What you are doing with the holes on each end, is the wrong thing to do to test for what you are looking for.

What you need to do, on both ends, one at a time is. Put one lead in the hole, and the other lead on the thread. Making sure your leads don't touch, there should be no current. You meter should read 1, the same as it does before you touch to probes to anything.

Hope that helps.

So, based on this and what I got, which was 2.6 on each end, I should not use this adaptor.

Since it has both silicone washers, why would it have continuity?

See, I'm learning something already - Not even using words like 'clear plastic stretchy thingy'. That's progress.

[doots]

hey just.
just check ohms. one probe on center post the other on thread. you should see no reading. if there is a short you will get reading continuity.

If you slid the plastic washer up on each end you should be ok. and then push it back in carefully into shaft.

I think juice makes them move as its slippery.

yes nerf can be pm'd.

let us know..

I blew 10 801 attys before discovering the problem was with the adapter..

[doots]

check your meter and touch both probes together to see if you get reading on meter in ohms/

what i meant is does it have a zero adjustment on your meter? So you can make suerw zero is really zero. If that makes sense.

[doots]

what i found also is when using an adapter make sure it doesnt move while you have the switch depressed causing the post to move/ it just takes slight pressure to cause short to occur/

[Can_supplier]

So, based on this and what I got, which was 2.6 on each end, I should not use this adaptor.

Since it has both silicone washers, why would it have continuity?

Testing on the same end, thread to center if you got 2.6 ohms it is an open circuit, and you are correct not to use it.

As for the washers, they could be in the wrong place, they could be cracked. They could be covered in a conductive liquid such as e-juice (I'm not sure how conductive it is) so that the juice is completeing the circut around the washer.

I could also be the washers themselves are conductive, however I grease that is an insulator is applied to them. This grease may have been removed when you cleaned them... This is just a guess....

Or when it shorted after cleaning, it may have welded the 2 poles together somewhere... Again just a guess.

Chalk it up to a learning experince, if you don't break something, you aren't having any fun!!!

[Sarah Wang]

Honestly speaking, the answer is "Yes", it can go bad." Especially if you used it in a wrong way. Careness matters much!