Dropped batt, broke batt.... fix batt?

[GreySaber]

OK, I dropped my 510 ysterday, and I broke one of my manual batteries.

Te outside is undamaged, but the LED is locked in the on position. The button is not being pushed.

You might think the button was locked in the 'on' position, but the batt will not heat an atomizer.

Ideas?

 

[SudokuGal]

Guess no one has any ideas. Sorry for your loss.

 

[Superstargoddess]

That's an interesting problem and I am not sure of the answer. May be good to wait until the pro's get on here and perhaps see this. I'm just glad that the batteries don't cost a whole heck of a lot, so when something bad happens, most people can afford them!

 

[Father Luke]

So it doesn't happen again:

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[RazorNribbonz]

hi grey, Try gently but firmly tapping one end then the other on a flat surface...Sometimes this will unstick it...

 

[TnA]

OK, I dropped my 510 ysterday, and I broke one of my manual batteries.

Te outside is undamaged, but the LED is locked in the on position. The button is not being pushed.

You might think the button was locked in the 'on' position, but the batt will not heat an atomizer.

Ideas?

Grey....kind of an odd situation. I would guess that either the swich connection got slightly dislodged on the circuit board and/or a wire physically broke off at the atomizer connection. Tough to say....have you actually taken a multimeter to the battery connection to see if it is producing voltage? I just checked mine and noticed that when the switch is left on, it resets the connection every 11 seconds (the led flickers off momentarily). Is yours doing the same thing?

 

[GreySaber]

I don't have a multimeter, but I have managed to dismantle the batt. After class, I will have the time and light to make a close inspection.

 

[TheLizinator]

Hey Gray, did you figure out the problem? I dropped mine this morning and the blue LED stayed on, no more battery action. Figured it was belly up for the battery, even though it only fell about a foot from my lap to the floor.

 

[GreySaber]

Hey Gray, did you figure out the problem? I dropped mine this morning and the blue LED stayed on, no more battery action. Figured it was belly up for the battery, even though it only fell about a foot from my lap to the floor.

Hi Liz. I think I figured out the problem, but I don't think I can fix it. I say that having indeed fixed a 901 bat with my soldering iron.

What happened to my batt (I believe) was that the battery(The internal battery that is, your 'batt' has a batt and other stuff in it,) shifted position inside. It's held in there by friction and maybe something sticky. When it took the hit, the battery was shaken loose.

Along the sides of the battery are wires. These wires run forward to the LED, and also connect the battery to the button and to the atomizer connector.

The shifting of the battery caused the wires to be removed from their proper places. Now, I think I could fix the wires, if I knew for certain where they go, and if I could reach the internal parts. As things stand, I have the parts in a small box to give it a try later, but for the 15 or so bucks, I rather doubt it's worth the trouble. The main issue is getting to the internal bits of the outer casing, since much of the work seems like it needs to be done at the still closed end of the tube. (The atomizer end.)

I'll need to find a way to get that end open without wrecking it to fix this battery.

 

[TheLizinator]

The main issue is getting to the internal bits of the outer casing, since much of the work seems like it needs to be done at the still closed end of the tube. (The atomizer end.)

I'll need to find a way to get that end open without wrecking it to fix this battery

I hear you about that. I saw a video tutorial on how to jiggle the threaded end of the battery off using an atomizer, but I don't want to ruin a good atomizer trying. My luck the threads on the atomizer would come loose instead. I fiddled with it and those threads aren't budging. It's just sitting there mocking me with a dim blue light. I'd be interested to find out what such a small bump did to trash my battery.