Reo Mini Vaping issues
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I got my multimeter for $4.29 on Amazon. With shipping and tax it came to $9.10, and It works just fine for me.
In another thread citing similar issues, Rob offered the following:
Sorry about your setback with your Mini. If you give Rob a chance, he'll get it performing the way it's supposed to.
Sorry about your setback with your Mini. If you give Rob a chance, he'll get it performing the way it's supposed to.
One of my new Mini did come with an issue that is very uncommon. I'm sending it back to Rob for a new pin. This is the first and only time I've heard of this so it is very uncommon. The firing pin is broken off where it should bend down with the tip pointing down. The pin would make some contact with the battery but not fully. I have enough Reos to have quickly realized what the issue is.
Take the battery out and in good lighting push the button down so that you can see the shiny piece that lowers when you push the button down. It should be somewhat triangular, at the end, with a little bend in it with the very end bend downwards.
Also, don't know if anyone mentioned this but are you sure the lock pin, on button, as seen from top, looking down at the button, is all the way to the most left position? Turn the button counter clockwise as far as it will go. You should see a tiny silver pin. That is something that many of us have missed when we first got our Reos.
Sorry for your issue. Problems rarely occur with the Reos but they do occasionally occur.
Alice
Take the battery out and in good lighting push the button down so that you can see the shiny piece that lowers when you push the button down. It should be somewhat triangular, at the end, with a little bend in it with the very end bend downwards.
Also, don't know if anyone mentioned this but are you sure the lock pin, on button, as seen from top, looking down at the button, is all the way to the most left position? Turn the button counter clockwise as far as it will go. You should see a tiny silver pin. That is something that many of us have missed when we first got our Reos.
Sorry for your issue. Problems rarely occur with the Reos but they do occasionally occur.
Alice
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Please don't give up on it ..... when you get it working it can be the best thing out there.
Feel free to call Robert, his number is on the business card in your package (if it was new).
He will not rest till you are 100% satisfied .... He is a great guy to deal with.
From what I have read so far I think we are down to two issues...
Batteries not charging to proper voltage - or the atty is just getting too much juice to perform.
Like other have mentioned you need a multimeter to check and make sure the batteries are 4.2v when charged.
As for the atty, because you said it performs great on your eGo ..... Clean the atty and use it just like you would on the eGo.
What I mean is dry all the juice in the juice well of the mini ..... clean the atty and install on mini ..... DON'T squeeze any juice. Now just do what you did on your ego .... dripping ?? Carts ??
If you can't make it perform just like or better than the eGo that way something is either wrong with the batteries or the Mini.
If its the mini, trust me Robert at REOSmods will take care of it. Even if it was purchased used.
Hope that makes sense and helps.
Feel free to call Robert, his number is on the business card in your package (if it was new).
He will not rest till you are 100% satisfied .... He is a great guy to deal with.
From what I have read so far I think we are down to two issues...
Batteries not charging to proper voltage - or the atty is just getting too much juice to perform.
Like other have mentioned you need a multimeter to check and make sure the batteries are 4.2v when charged.
As for the atty, because you said it performs great on your eGo ..... Clean the atty and use it just like you would on the eGo.
What I mean is dry all the juice in the juice well of the mini ..... clean the atty and install on mini ..... DON'T squeeze any juice. Now just do what you did on your ego .... dripping ?? Carts ??
If you can't make it perform just like or better than the eGo that way something is either wrong with the batteries or the Mini.
If its the mini, trust me Robert at REOSmods will take care of it. Even if it was purchased used.
Hope that makes sense and helps.
Awww...you really don't want to use a high resistance atty on 3.7 ----you need to use a standard resistance or low resistance atty !! (HR atties are for higher voltage devices).....
Im wondering if you have a Trustfire-001 charger. If so. Only charge one battery at a time. For some reason this charger only likes to use one side during charging. Charge the batt for at least 4 hours. After reading about your atty. Your using a HV atty? HV attys are only good for devices that have 5 volts or more. Get a lower resistance atmoizer and Ill bet everything will be good to go. But like everyone else has said. Send it to Rob he will make sure your happy with your Mini. He will get it working for you.
When I first got my mini, I used the attys that I had on hand, the regular 510's that came with my eGo kit. The mini worked well, but the flavor and intensity was kind of blah. That changed completely when I picked up some Cisco 2ohm attys. Now it is just clean flavor all day, every day.
Have you send Rob an Email or PM with a list of the issues. If not I would ASAP.
I think the op might be using HR in place of standard resistance.
That might be causing confusion but let's not forget that the same atomizers worked fine on the eGo.
So I think it's battery voltage or the atomizer is just too wet to perform.
I would like to know how the atomizers were used on the ego. Dripping or cartridges?
If new to dripping or coming of carts it's pretty easy to flood until you get the hang of it.
I like to squeeze the bottle until you must see juice come up into the catch cup. Then let off quick enough and it will be sucked right back down.
Keep us posted on your progress.
That might be causing confusion but let's not forget that the same atomizers worked fine on the eGo.
So I think it's battery voltage or the atomizer is just too wet to perform.
I would like to know how the atomizers were used on the ego. Dripping or cartridges?
If new to dripping or coming of carts it's pretty easy to flood until you get the hang of it.
I like to squeeze the bottle until you must see juice come up into the catch cup. Then let off quick enough and it will be sucked right back down.
Keep us posted on your progress.
I emailed Rob. He said to clear the atty and direct drip to see if there is a feeding issues or a battery issue. So far, I think you guys are right about the battery. Even direct dripping, there are some performance issues. I'm hoping its a battery issues because I'm afraid that if I go LR the vape will be hot. I prefer a much cooler vape. I wonder if I walk into radioshack, if they have a multimeter on hand that i can grab a quick reading.
I am using a standard 510 atty. If I said high resistance before, I was in error. I took my regular atty and screwed it into my eGo-T battery and direct dripped. I am very noobie. I've been vaping since December. Thank you guys for not dismissing me due to my noobieness like most other forums would. :]
Having worked at Radio Shack, albeit many moons ago, I'd like to quote myself:
Radio Shack is ......ed.
I am glad every on could help this group will not give up helping that's just there way.
IMO It dose sound like a battery issue.
You should do fine with the regular 510's if you like a cooler vape. I like a hotter vape, and I was using 2ohm cartos on my eGo before I got the REO.
Vapor Kings might be close enough for you to visit their store. They're in Sand Springs, OK. I'd bet they could hook you up with good 14500 batteries and a charger if you need one.
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