Go easy on your 510 v2 Gold cartos

[murtcepS]

Probably the best carto I've ever used,but they seem to be very fragile. The thread connection to the base of the carto is weak,so be gentle when you attatch to your PV. I've had 3 of 6 break so far,and never had this problem in the past with other brands. I'm not .....ing....just a heads up.

 

[Electricnut]

Thanks, I'll watch out for that.

 

[player30]

What kind of PV? I am not exactly gentle with mine, and I have not had that happen with 15 of them. I don't overscrew, but i am confused how it will happen. Thanks for the heads-up.

 

[hairball]

i had a 306 do that to me. I left the drip tip on and put it back together....darn thing still works like a champ.

 

[murtcepS]

What kind of PV? I am not exactly gentle with mine, and I have not had that happen with 15 of them. I don't overscrew, but i am confused how it will happen. Thanks for the heads-up.

I'm using a Buzz. I thought I may have over tightened the 1st one when it broke,but that's never happened before. The second one looked crooked on the Buzz,so I started to unscrew it,and it broke. Last night I had my Buzz sitting on the coffee table. The cat tipped it over,and it was enough to break it again. All three failed in the same spot. I'm not sure how the gold thread portion is connected to the base of the carto,but it appears to be two separate parts,and the way they bond needs to be addressed IMO.

 

[sbphotog]

I'm pretty rough with mine and that hasn't happened to me yet. Possibly a batch problem?

 

[wingscup]

I've had the same problem with mine, on a Buzz too. I had 2 break off on me within 2 days.

 

[mwa102464]

I'm using a Buzz. I thought I may have over tightened the 1st one when it broke,but that's never happened before. The second one looked crooked on the Buzz,so I started to unscrew it,and it broke. Last night I had my Buzz sitting on the coffee table. The cat tipped it over,and it was enough to break it again. All three failed in the same spot. I'm not sure how the gold thread portion is connected to the base of the carto,but it appears to be two separate parts,and the way they bond needs to be addressed IMO.

I've been using these for a long time, even Beta tested them for Issac upon there introduction so used them for some time now, and have never had a problem, I will say though that the Buzz's native 510 top cap is a bit different than many PV's on the market and you can really screw the carto down deep into that top caps connector, with that being said I would only screw those carto's down just until they make contact and stop. I think you wont have any problems if you do this, they are NOT known to break and are clearly one of the best cartos with filler that have been out for a while.

 

[mistinthewoods]

I'm using a Buzz. I thought I may have over tightened the 1st one when it broke,but that's never happened before. The second one looked crooked on the Buzz,so I started to unscrew it,and it broke. Last night I had my Buzz sitting on the coffee table. The cat tipped it over,and it was enough to break it again. All three failed in the same spot. I'm not sure how the gold thread portion is connected to the base of the carto,but it appears to be two separate parts,and the way they bond needs to be addressed IMO.

This is a new one on me. I use a Buzz too. I'm also in MI. like you and wingscup. Maybe it's corrosion from the salt they use on the roads here. (JK)

 

[Wharf Rat]

I had the threads come off of one when I pulled the condum off. Now I'm not gentle (or at least I wasn't) pulling them off, but I was surprised.

 

[atavanhalen]

I have had a 306 tube pull off the base but never had the brass part break like that, thats crazy, I could be wrong but I thought that the whole brass parrt was one peice. tbh I kind of just wanted to jump in this thread because of all of the Michiganders in here lol. Go wings!

 

[Iken]

Firstly,
THANK YOU WW for making this thread, with you and Wingscup, this makes 3 people so far to experience this problem. I was told about this a week ago and have had solder joints reinforced for the upcoming batch. We did develop these from the ground up afterall and all feedback is heavily encouraged. I'm leaning towards adhesives at the moment.

 

[Ruppy]

Ive actually had a few come apart at the thread seam myself. I really thought I was just being too hard on them. (ie.. my pv falling over with one attached) 2 out of 20 broke off.

 

[murtcepS]

Firstly,
THANK YOU WW for making this thread, with you and Wingscup, this makes 3 people so far to experience this problem. I was told about this a week ago and have had solder joints reinforced for the upcoming batch. We did develop these from the ground up afterall and all feedback is heavily encouraged. I'm leaning towards adhesives at the moment.

You're welcome Hopefully it's isolated,and only a handful of people have issues. Some reinforcement in that area,and you'll have the perfect carto.

Go Wings!

 

[ndnshift]

yep, very strange, hasnt happened to me with these cartos... only time thats happened is when my prodigy was in my backpack and i ate it at 25mph on my bike and noticed that the carto popped off at the threads, so that's understandable props to isaac for his excellent customer service as always!

 

[FranC]

Never had a probelm with them on my Buzz.

 

[wingscup]

Never had a probelm with them on my Buzz.

Good for you...I wasn't so lucky, twice.

 

[MaxUT]

I don't overscrew...

I can't believe you guys let this one go by.

"Me neither... truth be told, I can barely get the condom off."