Oh crap, now I have to go check for sure.. It was 5 or 6. What wrong with me today.. I'm saying 6, will report back after I head to the shop.
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Oh crap, now I have to go check for sure.. It was 5 or 6. What wrong with me today.. I'm saying 6, will report back after I head to the shop.
Yeah come to think of it we discussed the T size here before. The correct size is T5.5.
6 is really very tight, 5 is a little loose. Either could work. I opted for tighter, because of course.
6 is really very tight, 5 is a little loose. Either could work. I opted for tighter, because of course.
I've never used one that small. No set I have goes that low. I haven't had any problem with a torx heads stripping out because of all the contact points, but I think I would go with the 6 too. Thanks
Day two of the new 50's from rocky mtn and still on the same charge. 1.1 ohm single coil. Only "issue" I've noticed is the fire button is a little flakey here and there if it isn't pressed firmly enough, not really a defect just a thing. No explosions or otherwise weird behavior yet, thing is even smaller in person its hard to believe its a dual 18650 mod, love it. Recommend the sleeves as well.
Yeah, the button firing thing will always be a problem until they fix the actual micro button inside. It's very small and the button on the outside is very big. When the big button is pushed at an angle it doesn't make full contact with the little button inside. It's better when it's new because the anti-rattle silicone is a little stiffer and makes the button actuate at a better angle. As that silicone starts to soften a bit the button actuates at all kinds of angles. The only thing they can really do to fix that is have a bigger button inside to help with the outer buttons angle. And frankly I'm not so sure there is room for that.
So I've had the istick 50 plugged in to charge for nearly 8 hours now on a 5v - 1000mah ac to usb wall charger and it still isn't fully charged, seems like it's been stuck on the last bar for quite some time. This seems unusual can anyone chime in? There's no heat coming off it but I'm going to unplug it now anyways for fear that it is overcharging the batteries.
Fault in the USB charging. Probably the cable, the way it plugs in is different from a phone. In that it its up high so cable is bending down instead of flat like a phone.
One of my cables doesn't charge it well anymore. Because of the way it bends the cable itself. Also to add - that cable charges a phone without a problem.
A partial short, or partially broken wire inside, can still show charging, but at an extremely slow rate. Or cycling on off. Sometimes picking it up to check can cause it to charge momentarily, setting back down it stops. Due to the cable..
Check it out.
Mine will charge from 1 bar to half way or more in less than an hour, I can easily go a full day on a half charge.
The last bar at the top does take longer than the rest to reach full charge. The fully charged bar seems like 20% instead of 10%
The last bar at the top does take longer than the rest to reach full charge. The fully charged bar seems like 20% instead of 10%
OK, it definitely IS charging. Its a brand new cable and I always position things to avoid bending cables. I'll try a different wall adapter first if that does nothing I'll try a different cable. Thanks Jeremy.
My sentiments exactly.
I bought 2 new T5 torx bits at a flea market for a buck. He didn't have any T6 that I could find in the pile. I was lucky he had those. They fit good.
Wall adapters could make a difference. Im not 100% sure how istick acts but I assume similar to other USB charge devices. In that if you plug into a computer USB it will only draw .5 amps so it doesn't damage the PC. 2 of the pins in the USB detect if it PC or not. And the istick may restrict to .5 amps regardless of the power rating if it detects on these pins. So it would possibly take 10 hours to charge.
I know for sure nearly all car chargers are this way too. In that they restrict to .5.. Some of the more expensive ones aren't.
Not sure if this is the case. But just in case..
My sentiments exactly.
Cool, so pretty Much either Or - since it seems in between both will get the job done.
And its not like their rusted bolts or something where you could strip it - they should come loose fairly easily.
How would I find out when my Istick 50w was made, like before/after March 2015?
TIA
TIA
A 1 amp wall charger is recommended from Eleaf.
The 50W does charge slower than the 30W, but that's to be expected since there are 2 batteries inside. Mine usually take about 4 hours from half depletion, so 8 hours from full depletion would be about right with a 1 amp adapter. I never let mine get full drained.
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