Prodigy V2 and Protege Troubleshooting Guide (With Pictures)

[rfw2003]

nope it's just the silicone in the Atty causing the little wiggle on it. That shouldn't be causeing the short life on your atty. remember you wanna keep it wet on a HV device or they will burn up quickly. On a 510 I normally have to drip about 4 drops at a time every 5 puffs or so with my V2

[Nicotinologist]

rfw2003, I never heard of a natural resistor unless you mean semiconductor but that is man-made. I do not want to get into subject right now. Natural or not it should be measurable with a good digital MM. Dirt has resistance, dirty switch contacts has resistance, etc. Thanks.
Nico

[rfw2003]

rfw2003, I never heard of a natural resistor unless you mean semiconductor but that is man-made. I do not want to get into subject right now. Natural or not it should be measurable with a good digital MM. Dirt has resistance, dirty switch contacts has resistance, etc. Thanks.
Nico

No was not trying to make it an argument just was saying there was no typical resistor in the unit soldered in. Yes you can measure the resistance with a decent meter I believe it's just a few ohms total through the switch on the V2. While I'm not totally sure as to what the contact disc in on the switch my guess would be that it's a sintered ceramic metal to produce the resistance as it's not silicone based as semiconductors are.

R.F.

[Nicotinologist]

I am getting my V2, hopefully next week. I don't know why I ordered one. I guess I was not aware of these multitude of issues. I know those are minor problems, though maybe too much for some. About the resistive disc, that may be part of the problem, it will cause some arcing during closing and opening the circuit. I appreciate your reply, rfw2003.

Nico

[JDSupreme]

Also, every now and then after I take a drag (like 1-2 sec after I release the button) I hear kind of a "pop" or "crack" noise. This may be the spring inside the switch. I'm on my last atty got some more coming. Im just getting a feeling something is not right. This thing just looks built too well to be acting goofy. Sure wish someone at PS would get back to me..........

[Tcip]

I have both a Prodigy and a Protege and this is the first time actually reading the this thread.

It say "We recommend using 801 or 501". I have a 901 for both units. May I ask why and what is the difference between the 801 and 501 vs the 901 besides the thread pattern?

[Elapid]

I think the 801 runs cooler than the others and therefore might handle hi volt a little easier without getting too hot. I'm an 801 user and might be biased on this, the wife uses the 510 but at 3.7 volt.

[Drayvyn]

Well for me I have 3 510 attys and all are fine..no issues on the burning them up even with the wiggle room I have. I tighten as said...just snug and maybe a touch more =) It hasnt affected performance at all lol. This thing smokes like a forest fire as far as I am concerned =p I am sorry to hear others are having issues

I know mine is from the first batch and honestly for a first run unit...its badass! I would still totally say get one. I am sure Steve and PS will take care of any lil bugs and glitches that show up. He and PS seem very straight and keep a high profile here from all I have seen =) This is one of the reasons I chose this as my first mod.

[doots]

I have both a Prodigy and a Protege and this is the first time actually reading the this thread.

It say "We recommend using 801 or 501". I have a 901 for both units. May I ask why and what is the difference between the 801 and 501 vs the 901 besides the thread pattern?

The 510 and 801 seem to hold up better at 5v rather than the 901.
Doesnt mean you cant use 901s. they work fine from what i can tell..

[New_World]

steve, can you post a sticky with proper cleaning for the protege?

I just wiped all of my contacts down and I'm getting A LOT more vapor production!

I didn't even clean it with cleaner!