So I was working in a data center today, and I was perhaps 14 feet above the data center floor which was a vinyl tile over concrete kind of floor (1/8" thick or so tile laid directly on concrete) so there was not any give to it. I dropped my satin silver ProVari from this height, and down, down, down it fell. It crashed with a thud. When I got to the floor, I picked up my ProVari and the Protank was still intact (quite surprising) and it worked just fine (not particularly surprising).
When I got back to my office, however, I noticed something...it was a bit tilted. A closer look revealed the following condition...
Sorry the pic is a bit blurry...here is one more....
So I got to Provape.com to see what they have to say about it. What do you know, there is a FAQ about this exact condition! Here is the link, if you are interested.
https://provape.zendesk.com/entries/22423238-Help-My-Top-Cap-is-Coming-Loose-
So what do they recommend....
Got that? Put it between a couple of pieces of wood and hammer that top cap right on back into place. Okay, I'm game! So I did it. What do you know? It worked. I had to smack it pretty good, but it did go right on back down.
By the way, I removed the battery, and the end cap before doing this. I figured the less strain on the internals the better, and I could see no reason to strain the threads. I don't know if this was necessary, it just seemed like a good idea to me. Whatever.
So here is the result of the repair....
Sure enough, a happy ending. Quite a spill she took, and never missed a beat. I can't even find any cosmetic damage. I love this device!
When I got back to my office, however, I noticed something...it was a bit tilted. A closer look revealed the following condition...
Sorry the pic is a bit blurry...here is one more....
So I got to Provape.com to see what they have to say about it. What do you know, there is a FAQ about this exact condition! Here is the link, if you are interested.
https://provape.zendesk.com/entries/22423238-Help-My-Top-Cap-is-Coming-Loose-
So what do they recommend....
Got that? Put it between a couple of pieces of wood and hammer that top cap right on back into place. Okay, I'm game! So I did it. What do you know? It worked. I had to smack it pretty good, but it did go right on back down.
By the way, I removed the battery, and the end cap before doing this. I figured the less strain on the internals the better, and I could see no reason to strain the threads. I don't know if this was necessary, it just seemed like a good idea to me. Whatever.
So here is the result of the repair....
Sure enough, a happy ending. Quite a spill she took, and never missed a beat. I can't even find any cosmetic damage. I love this device!
