Evolv Kick (first generation) problems

[garpt01]

Hi Vets-
I recently purchased the "real" Evolv kick (older version w/ ground spring term.) because I was unhappy with the delicate build of the fastech version, where the retracting ground terminal seperated from the circuit board within a few weeks. But the Evolv is not working much better. Before starting, I cleaned the inside tube of both my Nemesis clone and EA telescoping mods with an electrical contact cleaner to get good contact with the spring. It fits snugly.

Now, When I turn the adjustment pot all the way up (right) (clockwise- should be max. wattage) I get a strong "rattlesnaking" sound' operation and very little vapor.

When I turn the adjustment pot all the way to the *left* (should be minimum wattage setting) the rattlesnaking stops but I still get poor performance, little vapor. The impedence of my builds on the attys should be within workable range for the device at 1.3 to 1.6 ohms, various atty's. Any ideas why this Kick is performing so oddly/ poorly?

Thanks.
Gary

 

[tmcase]

When the kick makes any sound at all it's a hiss..pause...hiss...pause...his sound which you may be calling a "rattlesnaking" sound. That is telling you that your battery is getting low. Also the kick is designed to be used only with IMR batteries. You won't get good performance from a protected battery. I don't know why you are hearing this hissing at max wattage unless your battery can't handle it.

 

[Xaiver]

Also, have you cleaned the battery spring on your mod? Sometimes that will gunk up a bit too. Just wipe it down with some alcohol or a microfiber cloth. (Isopropyl alcohol, not rum)

I've had 2 first gen Kicks, and there are a couple of reasons that they'll do that. Everywhere that the electricity transfers from a compression fitting instead of a wire, I.E. Spring to battery, battery to kick, Kick to positive post, it builds up some gunk that needs to be cleaned off regularly.

The other reason is the battery charge. The kick will do that whne your battery hits about 3.2-3.4 under load, which....if you pull the battery and multimeter it, it'll say 3.5-3.7. I assume that you're using fresh batteries when it does this.

Also, they're electronic devices and they do wear out. My first one lasted me about a year of heavy operation.