bagua 14500 clone issues

[briandress]

alright guys. I am struggggggglin. I have this 14500 bagua clone from my local B&M. it is my only vape for bugetary reasons. I have a very bland generic dripper that I dont even know the name of. looks like a phoenix maybe.

anyway. I am having serious firing issues. sometimes it will fire. sometimes not. sometimes the batter gets super hot. sometimes not. sometimes i get great vape. sometime not. I am really stuck and could use some guidance.

I have cleaned my connections. cleaned the batteries in my switch. made sure contact was solid with the floating center pin and whatnot. I am really at a loss for anything else I can try.

Anyone have this vape or style of vape with a similair issue? i couldnt find it searching anywhere. Thanks in advance for the love guys. love being a part of this commmunity

 

[sando7]

did you check your post screws on the atty, make sure there snug & nothing is touching that shouldn't....or you could have tightened your coil legs to much and they broke inside the post...also try another atty if ya got one and see if it does the same thing.......process of elimination.......just a thought

 

[briandress]

yeah i dont have another atty unfortunately. I simply cant afford any new components at the moment or id go out and grab an awesome 18350 setup or something or a bomb new atty. i messed with the floating pin a bit to make sure that was ok. i think it may have to do with the switch. when its pressed in sometimes it goes great...sometimes if i press on the side a bit more that works better. sometimes it will stop firing mid vape after having started out great

 

[mujuru]

how hard are you running your 14500s?

 

[briandress]

i mean its just the coil that the guy at the b&m put in there. i just had my failed coil attempt replaced by them on sunday morning. i guess its like .9 ohms or something like that. maybe 1.0

just tried something really silly to see...opened up the locking ring...placed the mod standing on my desk...it started going. hit it. awesome vape...hmmmm

 

[briandress]

i feel like it is definitely something to do with my switch

 

[mujuru]

sounds like you need to strengthen that grip of yours! Maybe your magnets are too strong... so not getting a great contact?!

 

[briandress]

it never used to be that way before. and im a big dude lol. im like squeezing the switch. maybe i should stop complaining pony up and get a new mod

Edit: any thoughts on this subject? I enjoy the 14500 mod because of its small form factor. should i try another atty before i try another mod?

 

[mujuru]

yeah.. sorry, i'm not much help. I havent run into any issues like you're having... and mine isn't a clone so not sure if they're even built the same.

For a damn good mod for the price, check out MMvapors Nanos... I can't speak highly enough about it... and for about $100usd, its well worth it.

 

[sando7]

check the contact screw on the switch and see if it's tight,....most definitely try another atty first...also on a 14500 i never go under 1.2....been using a Novice clone and it hits like a truck...was only 20 bucks

 

[Jazzman]

it never used to be that way before. and im a big dude lol. im like squeezing the switch. maybe i should stop complaining pony up and get a new mod

Edit: any thoughts on this subject? I enjoy the 14500 mod because of its small form factor. should i try another atty before i try another mod?

I ran across the same problem on my friends Bagua 14500 clone. Switch would only fire when pressed just the right way. The issue turned out to be the locking ring was too wide and would not allow the bottom pin to contact the battery properly. I took the switch apart and removed the locking ring, then put it back together (san lock ring) and it fired perfectly every time. Reduced the height of the locking ring on a belt sander and put it back together and it has been working ever since. Don't know if this is your problem or if it is common since I've only worked on the one Bagua, but it's easy enough to test the mod without the ring. So give it a try and let us know what happens.

 

[briandress]

yeah mine doesnt hit that hard. here is a shot of my setup

 

[briandress]

tried taking the locking ring off. same issue. have to hit the switch just right

 

[briandress]

so when i took the switch apart i noticed little black rings of dirt on the post that the connector screws into. the part that is inbetween the magnets. think that might be an issue?

 

[sando7]

if you got a smaller spring around somewhere like an old flashlight, take your magnets out and try a spring

sure wouldn't hurt to clean that switch

 

[mujuru]

so when i took the switch apart i noticed little black rings of dirt on the post that the connector screws into. the part that is inbetween the magnets. think that might be an issue?

Definitely could be the culprit if there enough of it...

 

[briandress]

this is the switch after i have already tried to clean it a bit

 

[briandress]

if you got a smaller spring around somewhere like an old flashlight, take your magnets out and try a spring

sure wouldn't hurt to clean that switch

would need to be a pretty small spring yeah? like from a ballpoint pen?

 

[sando7]

would need to be a pretty small spring yeah? like from a ballpoint pen?

i used a battery contact spring out of a portable aquarium pump in my novice...had to reshape it a bit but it works fine.....was thinking about a small mag light spring


ride up to home depot or the hardware and get a small brass spring

 

[briandress]

how is the spring supposed to work? just go on top of the button and in the channel there where the magnets are now?