Did I Fry my tugboat RDA v1??!

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same video I just watched. Out of curisoty of how it would be done. Looks easer with a drill press but I would probably drill a hole in a bottle cap for my 510 thread to sit in than hold a thin piece of wood (or something else soft),over the centre pin than very gently tap it out with a small tack hammer. Guss once it got started it would pull out from the bottom easier.
 

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same video I just watched. Out of curisoty of how it would be done. Looks easer with a drill press but I would probably drill a hole in a bottle cap for my 510 thread to sit in than hold a thin piece of wood (or something else soft),over the centre pin than very gently tap it out with a small tack hammer. Guss once it got started it would pull out from the bottom easier.

That sounds like a good potential hack... I will have to try it and report back! It is a good thing I have an arsenal of RDAs to hold me tight until I get things figured out!

Haha :lol: just when you think you got it sorted theres some weird machine or tool you need. LoL

Why do I all the sudden feel like I am working on cars? ;)
 

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Yeah I try to be somewhat vague about vape expenditures... "Oh I've got everything I need now. Just another order from temco, and the backup juice supply... You know I've really been wanting a Lemo, and did you see that new dual 18650 box" :facepalm:

It is always something! I keep meaning to sell all my dusty infrequently used stuff on eBay, but I am to busy buying new stuff! :lol:
 

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It is always something! I keep meaning to sell all my dusty infrequently used stuff on eBay, but I am to busy buying new stuff! :lol:

all the time I say to myself 'no more buying for a while now,thats all I need', then up pops 1 more thing :facepalm: the wife says I spend more now than when I smoked cigerattes,lol,and she only sees half my spending :confused: dunno if I could buy a drill press for a burnt insulator tho :D
 

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Yeah I try to be somewhat vague about vape expenditures... "Oh I've got everything I need now. Just another order from temco, and the backup juice supply... You know I've really been wanting a Lemo, and did you see that new dual 18650 box" :facepalm:

you sound exactly the same as me :lol: new rda,more wire then see a really usefull tool. My vspe box and wire stack is just getting out of controle :-x but I love it :)
 

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all the time I say to myself 'no more buying for a while now,thats all I need', then up pops 1 more thing :facepalm: the wife says I spend more now than when I smoked cigerattes,lol,and she only sees half my spending :confused: dunno if I could buy a drill press for a burnt insulator tho :D

Lol! Exactly! I definitely spend more vaping than I did smoking, but I look at it like this! Smoking was a habit, vaping is a hobby! :w00t:
 

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you sound exactly the same as me :lol: new rda,more wire then see a really usefull tool. My vspe box and wire stack is just getting out of controle :-x but I love it :)

My wife actually just had me move all the vape stuff to our spare bedroom. She had already set up a table and a pseudo-workbench with added lighting when I got home from work. It was really very sweet of her, and it has streamlined things considerably. I think when she stepped on a snippet of 28ga kanthal barefoot it was the last straw.
 
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My wife actually just had me move all the vape stuff to our spare bedroom. She had already set up a table and a pseudo-workbench with added lighting when I got home from work. It was really very sweet of her, and it has streamlined things considerably. I think when she stepped on a snippet of 28ga kanthal barefoot it was the last straw.

Oh man! I keep waiting for this to happen to her or me! I'm hoping its me, because she will kill me. I don't think she will be as sweet as your wife! More likely I will wake up chained to the bed with some 20ga!:danger:
 
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Lol! Exactly! I definitely spend more vaping than I did smoking, but I look at it like this! Smoking was a habit, vaping is a hobby! :w00t:

Your right it has becom a hobby. I never imagined it would come this far when I was tootle puffing on my ego :)

My wife actually just had me move all the vape stuff to our spare bedroom. She had already set up a table and a pseudo-workbench with added lighting when I got home from work. It was really very sweet of her, and it has streamlined things considerably. I think when she stepped on a snippet of 28ga kanthal barefoot it was the last straw.

That sounds really sweet of her to do that. I'm thinking I might move my stuff into a spare room. Sometime that kanthal just shoots off as soon as its cut and I look everywhere for it but with no luck :( I'd hate for the wife to get half a staged clapton stuck in her foot :unsure:

Its getting late here in the UK and I've got work early tomorrow :( so I'll say 'goodnight' to you both. Let us know how that tugboat repair goes guht. Good talking to you all.:vapor:
 
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My wife actually just had me move all the vape stuff to our spare bedroom. She had already set up a table and a pseudo-workbench with added lighting when I got home from work. It was really very sweet of her, and it has streamlined things considerably. I think when she stepped on a snippet of 28ga kanthal barefoot it was the last straw.

I got kicked out to the garage for the exact same reason.
 

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Your right it has becom a hobby. I never imagined it would come this far when I was tootle puffing on my ego :)

LMFAO! Tootle puffin! Sounds like we shared the same beginnings! I was a tootle puffer too, and would have never imagined I would lay down the video game controller to start building coils instead!


That sounds really sweet of her to do that. I'm thinking I might move my stuff into a spare room. Sometime that kanthal just shoots off as soon as its cut and I look everywhere for it but with no luck :( I'd hate for the wife to get half a staged clapton stuck in her foot :unsure:

Its getting late here in the UK and I've got work early tomorrow :( so I'll say 'goodnight' to you both. Let us know how that tugboat repair goes guht. Good talking to you all.:vapor:

I started clipping mine directly over the trash can under my desk, but no mater how good I try and aim it, I still cant get it in the hole sometimes! :lol: Ill be running my hands over the carpet trying desperately to find it before my wifes foot does, fully expecting a nasty jab to my hand, but I can never find it!
 

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prolly cheaper to just buy a new tugboat......:lol:

you guys got me laughing about the machine shop and drill press.......
But the drill press is going to looking really nice next to the floor lamp in my office! Maybe I can just stick a light ON the drill press and save some space!

Yeah... Im probably better off buying a new tugboat! ;-)
 
Smoking an atty is pretty impossible. You said you used hot water. Did you take it all apart and will canned air blow it out? Also inspect the insulators. If there is ANY moisture anywhere in the atty it will read an error. Remove all the screws, posts, and insulators. Make sure they are all dry and reassemble. I bet it will be fine.
 

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Smoking an atty is pretty impossible. You said you used hot water. Did you take it all apart and will canned air blow it out? Also inspect the insulators. If there is ANY moisture anywhere in the atty it will read an error. Remove all the screws, posts, and insulators. Make sure they are all dry and reassemble. I bet it will be fine.

Thanks for the alternate perspective... It was erroring out before I cleaned it in boiling water... It was working fine before I dry fired it... It doesnt sound all that impossible to fry an insulator, sounds like people here have done it, and they sell insulator replacement kits, which means there is a demand for it. Despite the obvious I can try sticking the atty in some rice for the next 24hrs, that will dry out the wettest of attys, phones, and kittens.. It certainly cant hurt! Thanks again for the response.
 
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