HELP! My new Reo Mini stopped working

[Rar]

Hi...My Reo Mini is about a week old and it just stopped working. The battery is not being powered. I cleaned the firing pin and added more Noalox. The switch is ALL the way to the left.

What could be wrong? Help! 8-o

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

Hi Rar...Do you have a multimeter?
1. check your battery.
2. make sure your atty is screwed on all the way.
3. make sure the battery is making contact...did the spring collapse?
4. check your atty to make sure it didn't burn out.
Keep us posted.

 

[Rar]

Thanks for answering. I don't have a multimeter.

1. I have 4 new batteries purchased with the Reo. They all are fully charged and none of them seem to work.
2. The atty is screwed in all the way. No atty works.
3. It does seem as if the battery is not firing. The spring looks okay, but it still isn't firing or making contact if I push the battery up to the firing pin.

 

[uba egar320]

Is the plastic on the bottom of the battery preventing it from making contact? I had that problem with a couple of Tenergy batts with my Kaji JM. Hope you get it figured out.

 

[Rar]

It seems as if the button is really hard to push, even with no battery in. Maybe I'll try some more Noalox.

 

[doots]

Sounds like the atty.. Center pin is not making connection with atty connector. I always put a paper clip or something in the middle hole of the atty and wiggle it out just a little so it now makes a connection. Doesnt take much movement to get it to fire.

 

[Rar]

No atty works, Doots. I tried both of my LRs and even a couple of standard resistance ones. It seems to be a button issue. With the extra Noalox, it fired a couple of times, but it's sporadic.

 

[nerak]

What kind of batteries? Take out the battery and push the firing button while looking at the firing pin. Does it move down?

 

[desertlover]

Be sure to push hard enuff on the button. My new one is so tight that I only have one finger strong enuff to push the button all the way. Spent most of a day figuring it out....I just wasn't gettin any power with a primed atty and new battery. All because I wasn't strong enuff to push the button hard enuff. Good luck......you'll get it figured out.

 

[nerak]

Be sure to push hard enuff on the button. My new one is so tight that I only have one finger strong enuff to push the button all the way. Spent most of a day figuring it out....I just wasn't gettin any power with a primed atty and new battery. All because I wasn't strong enuff to push the button hard enuff. Good luck......you'll get it figured out.

With the recommended batteries you should not have to push the button very hard. With batteries that are longer you may have problems.

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

No atty works, Doots. I tried both of my LRs and even a couple of standard resistance ones. It seems to be a button issue. With the extra Noalox, it fired a couple of times, but it's sporadic.

Okay...so here is what I'm thinking. If the button is all of a sudden stiff and hard to work and you find that you need to push the battery up to make contact with the firing pin, a short may have occurred. You need to send Rob (redeyedancer) a PM right away. I have already alerted him to your post.

 

[nerak]

Okay...so here is what I'm thinking. If the button is all of a sudden stiff and hard to work and you find that you need to push the battery up to make contact with the firing pin, a short may have occurred. You need to send Rob (redeyedancer) a PM right away. I have already alerted him to your post.

Thank you Lisa!!!!!! Always pop in when needed! You are the best!!!

 

[Rar]

Yes, the button is quite hard to push down. The Noalox helps some. I am using AW IMR 14500 batteries.

 

[nerak]

Like Lisa said send a PM to Rob. She has alerted him to expect it.

 

[Big Daddy Harley]

is the battery loose when installed, can you turn the switch from off to on

 

[Rar]

I can wiggle the battery a bit sideways, but there is no up and down movement. The switch is easy to move off and on. If the battery is not in, I can press the button down. Initially, the pin moves only slightly downward, then meets a bit of resistance. When I press harder, it fully depresses. I can feel the initial resistance. When the battery is in, there is resistance. The Noalox is helping some.

 

[redeyedancer]

Remove the battery push the button down about 3/4 of the way put your battery back in try it. If this doesn't help send it to me I will have it back to you asap.I would try to clean the pin with some alcohol and a q tip and reapply some noalox before sending it

 

[canoeist]

Is your button locked?

 

[iMrNick]

I think I had a similar issue. What Reo (?not sure first name) and I think happened to me is my atty was faulty and shorted my Grand AND Mini. It heated up so much that the plastic button melted to the firing pin. Also the bottom spring completely compressed and melted together. The best part is I just got the replacements in today and after vaping on my Grand all day I swapped batteries for another AW IMR and same thing happened.

I've had atty issues prior (on my SP2) but discarded that batch and got new ones. I'm done with those attys and using Boge carts with success.

Also to note I contacted Reo when this happened and he's been great with resolving my issue! A+ from me!

 

[FeistyAlice]

Here's what a collapsed spring looks like; center Tumbled Mini. Alice