Help needed regarding Itaste SVD

[tanveeradil]

Hi,
Been a smoker for 8 years, finally decided to quit. Hung around with the analogue-shaped and the Ego, then decided to go a bit higher with a MOD and purchased the SVD!
I purchased Itazte SVD from fasttech and the product got delivered today. I tried using it first with dual Efest IMR 18350 battery and then single Efest IMR 18350 battery(both batteries fully charged with Trustfire 001 charger purchased from fasttech) with Iclear 30B(1.5 ohm) tank and also Aspire Nautilus(1.6 ohm)
Unfortunately both attempts failed. even though the batteries have been fully charged, the firing button shows "lov" on screen, the resistance check shows "non" and i get 8 blinks of red light.
Is my MOD faulty or am I missing something? Its so frustrating not being able to use it.
Any help will be appreciated.

Regards,
Tanveer

 

[jd1978]

Sounds to me like your unit is faulty. Seems you are not getting a complete circuit. As you know lov means low voltage and non means it doesn't detect the atty, completing the circuit. These should be 2 separate issues, since they are both showing on your brand new mod makes me think a wire is loose or broken somewhere. You could try to change up a little to confirm. Maybe try a different battery and maybe give an ego type atty a try.

 

[GPC2012]

Does your charger have a meter on it? Are you putting the battery in correctly, pin end in first. I've got the SVD, and never had a problem with it. Here is a link to the manual, according to it your batteries are low and causing it to turn off. Don't know if the batteries are bad or something wrong with the device. Seems more like bad batteries to me but, not sure. Do you have a B & M store near you, if so take it in and see if you can try one of their batteries, then if works, just buy one and go for it.
iTaste SVD USER MANUAL - Best Electronic Cigarette | E Cigarette Manufacturer| Innokin

 

[Panorama911]

I had this issue once on a different VW, try lightly pulling the center pin out a little on the 510 end of the atty. Worth a try, may be just a connection issue.

Dal

 

[GPC2012]

I had this issue once on a different VW, try lightly pulling the center pin out a little on the 510 end of the atty. Worth a try, may be just a connection issue.

Dal

I don't think it's a connection issue otherwise he wouldn't be getting the lov and blinking light on the device, I have an SVD never had a pin problem with it. Either bad batteries or Faulty device.


TANVEERADIL
did you try both batteries individually? If one battery is faulty and it was the top one when you used them together and the one you tried when you tried it single might just be the one battery? I know I'm grasping at straws, but worth a try

 

[Completely Average]

Does your charger have a meter on it? Are you putting the battery in correctly, pin end in first. I've got the SVD, and never had a problem with it.

You're probably one of the few that haven't. I've thrown one in the trash and the other now goes unused since it's adjustment buttons no longer work (After I fixed the non-working firing button on it).


To the OP...

The problem you are describing is not at all unusual with the SVD (Despite what some others may try to tell you).

Try this to fix it...




Unfortunately I am far too familiar with SVD problems. That video should help get yours working.

 

[GPC2012]

You're probably one of the few that haven't. I've thrown one in the trash and the other now goes unused since it's adjustment buttons no longer work (After I fixed the non-working firing button on it).


To the OP...

The problem you are describing is not at all unusual with the SVD (Despite what some others may try to tell you).

Try this to fix it...




Unfortunately I am far too familiar with SVD problems. That video should help get yours working.

I would think that before he can worry about whether or not his connecting button for the tank is working I think he needs to solve the low voltage issue, the flashing light and lov reading indicate he's not getting power to the unit from the battery or batteries, he's using 18350'3 I can't hardly see both being bad, but if they came in a two pack I suppose it's possible, if only one is bad and he didn't try each alone then maybe the other one will work. If the device isn't getting enough power or has some other problem power related it may not have enough power to read or recognize there is a tank connect to it. IMHO

 

[coalyard]

Remove the batteries from the device, then press and hold the fire button for 5 seconds. Re-install the batteries and press the fire button 3X quickly to turn the device on. When switching from single battery operation to stacked 18350 or back you need to do this per Innokin. Hope it helps.

 

[Completely Average]

I would think that before he can worry about whether or not his connecting button for the tank is working I think he needs to solve the low voltage issue, the flashing light and lov reading indicate he's not getting power to the unit from the battery or batteries, he's using 18350'3 I can't hardly see both being bad, but if they came in a two pack I suppose it's possible, if only one is bad and he didn't try each alone then maybe the other one will work. If the device isn't getting enough power or has some other problem power related it may not have enough power to read or recognize there is a tank connect to it. IMHO

I can see you didn't bother to read the OPs post nor bother to watch the video.

The top pin O-Ring is defective. It's a VERY common problem with the SVD. The top pin cuts through the o-ring and makes contact with the body of the SVD. That creates a short circuit which bypasses the topper completely.

That's why it doesn't read the ohms of the topper, and that's why the firing button flashes, and that's why the on board electronics think it's not working. Like I said, it is a COMMON problem.


I'm really glad you have a working SVD, however, that also means you have zero experience with non-working SVDs. I've had multiple broken SVDs, and I've known several others with broken SVDs, so I daresay I have a LOT more first hand experience in repairing these things than you do.

 

[daviedog]

Do you have a DMM? Test your batteries, should read 4. 1 volts fully charged. Red blinks clearly indicate a discharged battery, 3.3volts.
I don't trust trust fire chargers.

 

[GPC2012]

I can see you didn't bother to read the OPs post nor bother to watch the video.

The top pin O-Ring is defective. It's a VERY common problem with the SVD. The top pin cuts through the o-ring and makes contact with the body of the SVD. That creates a short circuit which bypasses the topper completely.

That's why it doesn't read the ohms of the topper, and that's why the firing button flashes, and that's why the on board electronics think it's not working. Like I said, it is a COMMON problem.


I'm really glad you have a working SVD, however, that also means you have zero experience with non-working SVDs. I've had multiple broken SVDs, and I've known several others with broken SVDs, so I daresay I have a LOT more first hand experience in repairing these things than you do.

I know nothing, I bow to KIA

 

[tanveeradil]

Thank you everybody, problem still not solved,
I used efest 18350, Efest 18350 *2 and panasonic 18650B individually (all batteries used after trustfire-001 charged them to green light).
Changed different attys but same problem.
I saw the 510 end, doesnt look like a crushed o-ring(its a brand new device), this is what i did-
I lifted the centre piece, kind of tried to readjust the O-ring to the centre, and allows to Aspire Nautilus atty to push it down to just the required distance without overtightening.
Result - Failure. 8 red blinks."lov" and "non"

 

[tazzle]

tanveeradil, did you try coalyard's suggestion?:

Remove the batteries from the device, then press and hold the fire button for 5 seconds. Re-install the batteries and press the fire button 3X quickly to turn the device on. When switching from single battery operation to stacked 18350 or back you need to do this per Innokin. Hope it helps.

Jonathan Tittle describes it, too, in another post where an SVD user had a problem after trying stacked batteries, then a single battery (stacked 18350s to a single 18650), and this turned out to be the solution.

What you're seeing is a "V" not a "U" on the display. The "LOV" message means Low Voltage. When you went with the Dual 18350's, the chip inside the SVD set itself to check for a certain voltage range based on the batteries being used. For two 18350's that'd be 7.2v to 7.6v .

When you switch back to the 18650, a 4.2v battery, without doing a reset, the SVD continues searching for the same 7.2v to 7.6v that the two 18350's were providing which isn't present in the 18650 so you get the "LOV" message.

You need to do a reset on the SVD to use the 18650 again . The following was quoted from their site:

Note: Before you switch between one battery and two batteries configurations, please hold the power button for 5 seconds to release the remaining power in the circuit board. (when you make a switch from one battery to two batteries, the circuit board will keep the single battery settings if you haven’t released the remaining capacity; and vice versa.)

I hope that's the problem and can be solved this way; good luck!

 

[Free6413]

My SVD has worked flawlessly since purchased. I would have to say it is the unit itself. As with any manufactured anything, there will be units that are just defective. With the rising demand for vaping products I would be guessing that manufacturing facilities everywhere are running on overtime to keep up with that demand. The first thing that suffers with high production is QC. I would suggest contacting the vendor and requesting a replacement. If they are reputable, this should be no problem (other than waiting for it to show up).

 

[tanveeradil]

Thanks for your replies friends, i had done almost everything today morning as advised by all here. But somehow it never worked.
Before really applying for an RMA, i thought, lets give one last try.
In the evening, i did the battery reset, lifted the centre pin (again) and readjusted it carefully at 510 end, put in my NCR Panasonic battery carefully, put some Nightshade liquid (from jvapes.com) inside IClear 30B,
Ensured the full setup was tight and sealed but not tight enough.....and gave one last try before the coffin....and .....EUREKA EUREKA, vapor vapor...readjusted to 9.5 Watts and clouds of vapor, 11.5 and thick flavour and dense clouds.
I would like to thank all who helped me with their advice....you guys rock.

Smoking is Dead, Vaping is the Future, and the Future is Now (Rip Trippers)

 

[vapriot]

You seem very knowledgeable with the svd, can you help with my issue. .My svd is just constantly firing. My gf got it from a local b&m for me at xmas, and really havnt used it much since I got mods. I just cleaned the 510 and checked the battery connections but I couldn't figure it out. Any tank I try when I get it about halfway on it just starts throwing smoke out of the rsst or iclear 30, tried a trident as well with no luck. I had it with me all day in the car, it worked in the morning but I used my mod all day. when I got home the battery was dead so I put a new one in and the second it made connection it fired the atomizer without me hitting the button. Weird but the button fires and lights up green even while its self firing. only way I can stop it is to pull the battery

 

[pfaber11]

don't think I'll ever order anything from fasttec sounds like rubbish.

 

[Bunnykiller]

You seem very knowledgeable with the svd, can you help with my issue. .My svd is just constantly firing. My gf got it from a local b&m for me at xmas, and really havnt used it much since I got mods. I just cleaned the 510 and checked the battery connections but I couldn't figure it out. Any tank I try when I get it about halfway on it just starts throwing smoke out of the rsst or iclear 30, tried a trident as well with no luck. I had it with me all day in the car, it worked in the morning but I used my mod all day. when I got home the battery was dead so I put a new one in and the second it made connection it fired the atomizer without me hitting the button. Weird but the button fires and lights up green even while its self firing. only way I can stop it is to pull the battery

when you operate the button, do you get a viable "click" when pressing and releasing it? Does the button seem to be stuck? Either 2 things going on in your situation... there is crud between the button and sleeve holding the button in/on ( try getting crud from switch button sleeve) or the contact disc is out of place or deformed causing the unit too stay energized ( bad switch, return for replacement)

 

[motabrownie]

I had the same exact problem. Ended up sending it back and getting a new one and haven't had any problems yet. I thought it was the batteries I was using but that wasn't the problem. I think sometimes with the SVD, it has a problem going from 2 stacked 18350s to a single 18650. I tried holding the fire button for 5 seconds and that didn't work. Heres a thread I started thats might help you a little. I suggest you just send it back and get a new one.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/553303-problem-svd-batteries.html

 

[Marc411]

I can see you didn't bother to read the OPs post nor bother to watch the video.

The top pin O-Ring is defective. It's a VERY common problem with the SVD. The top pin cuts through the o-ring and makes contact with the body of the SVD. That creates a short circuit which bypasses the topper completely.

That's why it doesn't read the ohms of the topper, and that's why the firing button flashes, and that's why the on board electronics think it's not working. Like I said, it is a COMMON problem.


I'm really glad you have a working SVD, however, that also means you have zero experience with non-working SVDs. I've had multiple broken SVDs, and I've known several others with broken SVDs, so I daresay I have a LOT more first hand experience in repairing these things than you do.

CA everybody get's it, you've had problems with SVD's. Every help post that goes up one you take the opportunity to rip the PV which doesn't assist the person asking for help.

Everyone's sorry that you got four bad units but let it go. I own one, mine works and I read most of the threads that come up concerning SVD's. Anyone that owns one that reads the site know's about your problem, let it go already.