First short - advice please!

[ecfSim]

Well, I think I just got my first short, but I'm not sure what to do about it! I was using a setup I don't normally use, and don't understand what has happened.

I normally use the fuse and an 801 style atty for 3.7v vaping. However, I had just switched to the new style spring and good quality LR 901 (+ rethreader) that I use in my ego. Pressed the button on the GG- nothing happened (maybe a squeak instead of a hiss). When I took the GG apart the spring was very hot; the IMR 18500 battery was fine. I guess that means the spring also worked as a fuse, just like it was designed to do (thanks Imeo!).

The same setup (LR901 + spring) with a IMR 16340 worked fine.
The same setup (18500 + spring) worked fine.

The AW18500 in question reads 4.07v and is about a year old.

Did the atty cause the short, or the battery? What do I do now? Should I throw out the 18500 battery, the 901 atty, both of them, or just not use them together in combination?

 

[silentt]

Do you have a multimeter?

 

[ecfSim]

Yes. The 2ohm atty reads 2.3ohm, and the battery reads 4,07v.

I'm a total novice with a multimeter though - never used one until I started vaping.

 

[silentt]

I really can't help you out further. When my atty was messed up it read on my multimeter at like 9.0ohms(It was an LR atty). It made the spring + button very hot so I unscrewed the GGTS as fast as I possibly could. I changed out the atomizer and used the same battery and everything was perfect again.

I hope you get this solved.

 

[ggero]

Take a look at the internal threads of the GG ... Are they clear ?

 

[JollyRogers]

NM: just reread. Your atty is probably fine and so is your battery... Is it possible the adapter shorted? Was it the one that comes from Imeo or some other? Just a shot in the dark, as the center post on adapters can get tweaked and possibly short. You didn't over tighten the telescope did you?

 

[ecfSim]

Thanks for trying to help silent.

I won't use the battery or atty until I know they are still safe to use. I thought maybe I had caused the short by putting it all together badly or something, but after I took it all apart, checked everything and replaced the spring, the same thing happened after I carefully put it back together again. I would like to understand what caused the short so I can try and make sure it doesn't happen again.

Wish I knew more about these things, lol.

 

[ecfSim]

ggero, which threads do you mean? I put vaseline on the atty connector threads - they look like they could do with a clean, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for?

JollyRoger, Yes it was the adapter for 901 atties that came with the GGTS. I suppose I might have screwed the telescope a little tight - I like it so it doesn't move around too much, but I always have it like that, and I'm quite careful not to over-tighten.

Thanks for your replies.

 

[ecfSim]

JollyRogers, you were right. It seems to be the re-threader, although I still don't understand how or why!

I swapped it for one of other types and it worked fine. I also swapped for one of the old brass GG re-threaders and that was fine as well! All I can think of is that sometimes when these adapters stick, I use pliers to remove it from the atomiser. The threads are a little rough in one place, but it screwed on without my noticing anything wrong. Could that have caused the short?

Edit: Correction - it was a little difficult to screw on. The first few times I screwed it on through the top cap, so maybe wouldn't have noticed.

 

[silentt]

Adapters sometimes do cause shorts, I'm glad you found out the problem.

 

[ecfSim]

Me too. Adapters are cheap to replace, so I'm glad that's all it was. The adapter is in the bin, and the battery and atty are back in use.

Thanks to everyone for helping to figure it out.

 

[JollyRogers]

Glad you figured it out!!! It is nice to root cause a failure.

 

[imeothanasis]

thanks my friend ecfsim.
It was the battery that caused the short. If you hear a noice like a squeak then try to reverse the battery or dont screw the telescope too much and battery will work fine. If you notice this again better to change battery for good

 

[ecfSim]

Thanks Imeo - will do.