A couple of issues

[Ransyd1]

Alright, so I've had my Buzz for...well...a few weeks now and am totally loving it. There's just a couple of things, and after lurking this forum for some time now, I think there's help here for me.

Okay, so isn't there supposed to be a low battery indicator? I was a little freaked out the first time the batts died, because I was expecting an indication first, but didn't get one. It just died. No led, nothing. A fresh pair of batteries later, and I was back in business. Since there did not seem to be any problems with the way the Buzz was functioning, I did not bother posting about it, as I just make sure to carry a freshly charged pair of batteries and I don't really care when it dies. Though it would be nice to know it's working right.

What has provoked me to post has been going on the last couple of days. The switch on my Buzz has been intermittently misfiring. I haven't been able to determine the exact source, either, but usually between shaking the Buzz a little and moving my finger on the button, I can get her to fire. It's really just a minor annoyance, but I'm kind of scared that it might be a sign of something progressive. Especially considering it just popped up out of nowhere.

I haven't done any troubleshooting outside of just removing the top cap to check the wire. To be honest, I'm a little worried about doing anything except change the batteries. I love this thing too much to lose it now, and my only backup is my Little Sister, which isn't really in the same league.

Anyhow, I hope someone can help.

Thanks in advance!
Corey

 

[mistinthewoods]

Are you using the black AW 750 mAh batteries? They're a little bit smaller than the Ultrafires and I've noticed mine rattle a little in the tube (I have both types of batts). I wonder if they might be moving enough to break contact at the pos. contact.
Hope it's not a switch problem. I know I'd hate to part with mine for long enough to get it fixed.

 

[salemgold]

Mike will come along and help you with this. He is great about that.

 

[mwa102464]

I believe the low Batt indicator is in the led light when you see it going to more red once you have it set where you want your voltage you then will see it get red once the batts are going low, "not good to fully discharge any batts" I personally cut a small piece of cardboard off of a case of Coke so it fit inside the tube with ease, I then put my Batts in and load it up, never any rattling going on in my buzz anymore, you can also stretch your spring just a bit so your batts are in a bit tighter and don't rattle around, but I like the small piece of thin cardboard instead of messing with my spring personally.

 

[Ransyd1]

No, Mist. I am using 2 sets of batteries. One set are the gray Ultra Fire ICR 123a that came with my Buzz. The others are a pair of Trust Fire protected 16340s that I picked up from madvapes. The Trust Fires are actually a little longer, so the fit is a little tighter. You really have to shake the thing pretty hard get any rattle, with EITHER set of batteries. I'm fairly certain it's getting good contact.

I wondered originally if maybe the longer 16340s had depressed the spring enough to cause contact problems with the other shorter batteries, but the problem seems to happen with both sets of batteries. So I'm pretty sure that's not the problem.

I do, however have a couple pair of aw imr 16340 limns in the mail any they are unprotected. Now that you mention it, without the protection circuit, won't they be a little short? I hope they work.

Oh, and Salem; I'm counting on Mike showing up. That's why I came here. *wink*

As far as the low battery indicator's color: I'm aware of how it's supposed to work, the problem is it doesn't. At all. Both colors in the led are on full with a brand new set, and there is no change until the Buzz just won't fire anymore. And I mean NO change.(believe me, I've watched it pretty closely looking for subtle changes......nothing.)

 

[5cardstud]

I've been using a Buzz since around Mar. I think, anyway I have never had one misfire. These switches are rated at 1,000,000 cycles and if you are experiencing that you need to let Mike know about it. mwa102464, is right about the LED. It will turn red when your batteries need recharged. It will also go more towards the red gradually as the battery goes down in power. At least it's supposed to. I would let Mike know about your problem or contact notcig.
Are you using the 3.7 volt batteries or the 3 volt ones?

 

[Ransyd1]

Both sets are 3.7v.

 

[5cardstud]

Both sets are 3.7v.

You need to contact Sales@notcigs.com and tell them whats going on so they can fix it for you. Make sure and remember to put your order # in there so they know who you are.

 

[mistinthewoods]

Ransyd and I got our Buzzes at about the same time and the LED on mine never changes either. It stays an even mix of blue and red throughout the life of the battery charge. When the batts run out the Buzz is just lifeless as if it has no batteries in it. It just shuts off. I'm hoping that this doesn't indicate a problem.
This thing's working like a champ, even though I'm not using it at all until tomorrow (wink).

 

[5cardstud]

You know Mist that's how I know when mines dead. I mean the led is red but that's not how I know. I know it needs batteries because it stops working. His has a switch that's misfiring and that just isn't right. The led thing is just window dressing to me. It's nice if you get a short but I don't need it to operate the Buzz.

 

[mistinthewoods]

Yeah, that's what I figured.

 

[Ransyd1]

You know Mist that's how I know when mines dead. I mean the led is red but that's not how I know. I know it needs batteries because it stops working. His has a switch that's misfiring and that just isn't right. The led thing is just window dressing to me. It's nice if you get a short but I don't need it to operate the Buzz.

You're right, of course, 5card. That's why I haven't bothered to post about the led until now. It's not really that big of a deal. My thoughts are that if there's a problem that I NEED to get figured out, than I might as well talk about both issues. It would be nice if all of the features worked the way they are supposed to.

In the mean time, it's my day off, it's raining like crazy outside, and I'm perched on the couch enjoying a couple movies with my family, and some tv tobacco on my 801 adapted Buzz.(I've ben using it so much, I think it's time to go native.) It doesn't get a whole lot better than that.

 

[5cardstud]

You're right, of course, 5card. That's why I haven't bothered to post about the led until now. It's not really that big of a deal. My thoughts are that if there's a problem that I NEED to get figured out, than I might as well talk about both issues. It would be nice if all of the features worked the way they are supposed to.

In the mean time, it's my day off, it's raining like crazy outside, and I'm perched on the couch enjoying a couple movies with my family, and some tv tobacco on my 801 adapted Buzz.(I've ben using it so much, I think it's time to go native.) It doesn't get a whole lot better than that.

The switch one is the one I think of but your right might as well have it all work as intended. Sounds like your set for the day. Your down south of me but enjoying the same weather. I have to go Christmas shopping because I haven't even begun to yet and it's the 10th already.

 

[k5blazer]

Same red blue until full discharge with my fairly new Buzz...I just figured it is a design/part change.

 

[k5blazer]

Ransyd and I got our Buzzes at about the same time and the LED on mine never changes either. It stays an even mix of blue and red throughout the life of the battery charge. When the batts run out the Buzz is just lifeless as if it has no batteries in it. It just shuts off. I'm hoping that this doesn't indicate a problem.
This thing's working like a champ, even though I'm not using it at all until tomorrow (wink).

Good Luck on your project...hope it comes out nice for you.

 

[ook]

The led is part useless, its more of how the angle u look at the led < look straight up from the battery end fresh batteries it will be blue and nothing but blue : do the same with dead batteries and it will be red

just looking straight on its always red/blue

So the led is upsidedown reALLY

 

[5cardstud]

Mine works like it should but I just don't use it except if I have a shorted adapter or carto on it. Same with the meter. I don't really care what the voltage is but I'm concerned more about what the vapor, taste and throat hit are. I can adj. that without a meter and I can tell when the batteries are dead without an LED. It's nice he added it though for the shorting thing. My gold one is from the first batch and then I have the beta I used for testing.
K/5 I think that's how mine is too. Red/blue or red.

 

[BuzzKill]

We removed the Low Battery IC it was failing on units and caused more problems than it was worth ! , the BLU led will loose intensity when the batteries get low ( I need to change the advertising SORRY !!!! )

the issue with the switch is another thing , is it centered in the hole ?? does it fell like it clicks all the time ?

email and we WILL get you fixed up !!

 

[mistinthewoods]

We removed the Low Battery IC it was failing on units and caused more problems than it was worth ! , the BLU led will loose intensity when the batteries get low ( I need to change the advertising SORRY !!!! )

the issue with the switch is another thing , is it centered in the hole ?? does it fell like it clicks all the time ?

email and we WILL get you fixed up !!

Cool. I wasn't worried the way this thing was vaping. I've been playing with different attys and cortos too and the adjustments are working perfectly......... No, wait, I mean I WILL be doing all of that. Starting tomorrow.

 

[Ransyd1]

We removed the Low Battery IC it was failing on units and caused more problems than it was worth ! , the BLU led will loose intensity when the batteries get low ( I need to change the advertising SORRY !!!! )

The blue LED will lose intensity to what point? Because I don't notice any difference at all before the batteries are dead. They're just dead. I am relieved to hear that the led is working fine on my unit, though. Will the red light still come on when there is a short or other problem, though? Or will it just go out.

the issue with the switch is another thing , is it centered in the hole ?? does it fell like it clicks all the time ?)

Well, I'm still kind of researching it. It doesn't seem to want to happen when I want it to. Just when it's inconvenient. The button does not appear to be centered in the hole, it's a little more towards the top cap, but it's not touching the edge. As far as clicking, yes it clicks everytime. I've had my Buzz shut off halfway through an already successful fire and come back on when I simply rolled the tube without releasing the button. I've also had it go out and was unable to get it to fire again until I pulled my finger off the button, shook it, or pulled the batteries out.

email and we WILL get you fixed up !!

The thing is, it's just way too intermittent for me to diagnose myself. For example, today I haven't observed the problem very much at all, while early this morning,(when I made my original post) it was becoming QUITE annoying. That's why I came here. I don't really want to have to send it back if I don't HAVE to. The Buzz is just too important to my daily routine, and too damn awesome to look forward to having to resort to my backup.