Can I expect this on my new Protege' on a regular basis? Does it burn up atty's this fast? 
2 day old Protege' and the atty goes bad?
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Never lost an atty on the protege. had a 510 atty on it for over 2 months and finally swapped it out because it wasn't performing well, still worked though.
2 days? I have 801 attys and 510 atty's that I have had for over 5 months and they work as good as the day I got them. Had the Protege for just a little over 2 days and the atty on it fries. It was doing so well to. ::sigh:: I am afriad to try my other 801 atty's on it for fear it'll fry them.
Also, is the battery housing suppose to get hot while vaping? Just before the atty went the whole housing got hot. Which I thought was rather weird.
It was doing so well to. ::sigh:: I am afriad to try my other 801 atty's on it for fear it'll fry them. Also, is the battery housing suppose to get hot while vaping? Just before the atty went the whole housing got hot. Which I thought was rather weird.
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I have had my protege since the first ones shipped. I have never had it burn up an atty. I have had issues with the quality control of attys in general. Attys are mass produced by the millions in China. Quality control is not a huge concern for them because they feel they are an almost disposable part. So I would imagine that the problem isnt the protege.......
6 days my 510 attty is still great
houding getting hot ??? id try another atty im sure if it is a defect in the product and not the atty PS will take care of it and a atty
i would think it may have been they atty at fault
just my guess id gamble a atty before i part with my protege out for repair
houding getting hot ??? id try another atty im sure if it is a defect in the product and not the atty PS will take care of it and a atty
i would think it may have been they atty at fault
just my guess id gamble a atty before i part with my protege out for repair
WellI ordered two new atty's from PS just the other day, so hopefully they'll get here Tuesday. I dunno...but I am thinking maybe the switch might have stuck. I called my friend that has one and he said that you have to watch the switch because it isn't all that great and it might get stuck in the on position and that is why my whole unit got hot. He thinks it could have burned up the atty that way. I took the unit apart and really couldn't see anything wrong with the switch. I did take Johnny 5's tip and deburred th plastic housing with a razor knife.
Looks to me like they mill the the flats of the two contacts after the pieces are press fit into the plastic housing of the switch. I could be wrong. Shouldn't the contacts sit a wee bit above the rim of the plastic so the copper contact ring makes better contact with the two post of the metal contacts. Milling the post together with the plastic seems like it would make it harder to make contact with the metal post because they are flush with the plastic. What do I know though. So it makes me wonder how the button could stick and make good contact and keep the juice flowing to the atty and overheat it.
Looks to me like they mill the the flats of the two contacts after the pieces are press fit into the plastic housing of the switch. I could be wrong. Shouldn't the contacts sit a wee bit above the rim of the plastic so the copper contact ring makes better contact with the two post of the metal contacts. Milling the post together with the plastic seems like it would make it harder to make contact with the metal post because they are flush with the plastic. What do I know though. So it makes me wonder how the button could stick and make good contact and keep the juice flowing to the atty and overheat it.
Sorry I don't use a protege I use a SB, GGT, GLV I was going to make the same suggestions as below or to run a HV Atty if using 6v, helps bigtime
You probably just had a bad atty, give another one a try. Keep it wet, etc etc... The battery outputs a bit more at a full charge than a regular e-cig but not much.2 days? I have 801 attys and 510 atty's that I have had for over 5 months and they work as good as the day I got them. Had the Protege for just a little over 2 days and the atty on it fries.
Also, is the battery housing suppose to get hot while vaping? Just before the atty went the whole housing got hot. Which I thought was rather weird.
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Hey Gypsy,
When you look the the bottom of your atty, you'll see a gold contact post surrounded by a silicone gasket. Is the silicone on yours flush with the post, sticking out beyond the post, or recessed behind the post?
When you look the the bottom of your atty, you'll see a gold contact post surrounded by a silicone gasket. Is the silicone on yours flush with the post, sticking out beyond the post, or recessed behind the post?
In my experience the atty was tightened to much. This causes the atty to short and instantly fries it. I had this happen with three 901 attys on my passthrough. I thought something was wrong with the passthrough. However, it turned out that I was screwing the atty on to tight.
Bingo. That means that the atty was overtightened. Stop using it. In the future, just spin the atty gently until you feel resistance- then stop. You should be good to go from there!
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