Help troubleshooting new Buzz

[mrtuna]

Got my Gold Buzz a couple days ago and it ran great. All of a sudden it stopped firing. New batteries with a working atty did not help. If I fire it without an atty the light comes on but if I add the atty the light turns red. I am hoping it's just a small issue

 

[BuzzKill]

I think you may have something in the cap area , I have cartoz that loose threads and short out the connection , also some adapters can cause shorts like that , try slowly screwing the atty on while the button is pressed and see what happens

 

[mrtuna]

Thanks,
I will give it a try. Question: where the wire screws into the cap should that be loose?

 

[mrtuna]

I tried that and it will fire once as I screw the atty in but won't fire again and the light goes red.

Thanks!

 

[BuzzKill]

Yes that top screw should be snug ! do not over tighten it that will cause the bottom screw to come loose . I am pretty sure it is a shorting issue , you can also remove the top cap and check the bottom screw to make sure it is tight also .

If you have a voltmeter test the output voltage on the Buzz for me

 

[kwcharlie]

Bottom screw, holding the ring terminal with wire, was loose on my new Buzz.
Reread about not twisting the wire too much as you are unscrewing the top cap: make sure the attty screw (that makes contact with the center of the atty) does NOT turn much as you turn the top cap CCW to unscrew it.
Let us know what you find after taking the cap off.

 

[mrtuna]

I opened the top cap. There was a piece of paper floating around in there. It's the same kind that covers the electronics at the end of the battery tube. I removed that because it was not attached to anything. I tightened the bottom screw.

When I fire it the light starts blue, turns to red and starts blinking red and goes out. I will read how to test the voltage and report back.

 

[BuzzKill]

I think I know what the problem is !! the phillips head screw on the side of the unit needs to be re-seated !! it is the ground contact for the IC .

loosen then re tighten it several times , the anodizing has to be broken through in order for it to make contact , I have seen this happen several times , it will test fine on the bench then after shipping it will not work ??? weird IMO

let us know

 

[5cardstud]

I know I got one adapter that if I tighten the carto too tight the center post touches the side and the light goes to red. Took me awhile to figure out and I'm sure glad the Buzz has this feature. It beats smoking a Buzz then having to get it fixed.

 

[BuzzKill]

I have had LOTS of issues with adapters causing shorts ( usually from over tightening them , that causes the silicon spacer to squish out of place )

so always check that first , we get lots of failures due to this issue.

 

[mwa102464]

This makes much sense to me, hence why I just purchased the 510 & 801 Top Caps for my Buzz

 

[mrtuna]

Thanks!
I will try it tonight. Meanwhile I have to use my other inferior mod

 

[mrtuna]

Buzz,
Your the man! The screw was the ticket. Man this tastes better than the Silver Bullet!

Thanks!

 

[BuzzKill]

GREAT !!! I am glad we could get it fixed .

Hey ALL take note of this fix in case you have an issue like this with your Buzz

 

[JuicedFlavors-Keith]

Similar issue for me, I tried to unscrew the side tried two different drivers, yet that sucker doesn't want to move and started stripping, so I decided to stop rather than kill the head of the screw. Mike, please take a look at my issues here:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/notcigs/104136-buzz-varivolt-support-talk-new-post.html

Thanks!

 

[JesterDev]

Have the same issue (http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/litecig/128788-slb-510-attys-shorting-out-thebuzz.html#post2014231) only with my new attys. My older attys work just fine. Any ideas?

 

[muddstar]

No problems here, I love my buzz.

 

[BuzzKill]

Jezzzz did they change the design again ?? check the silicon spacer in the bottom of the atomizer they will deform and cause a short if you tighten them on to hard

 

[salemgold]

I am never using an adapter or anything else but my 808 cartos on my Buzz. I love my cartos anyway.

 

[JesterDev]

Jezzzz did they change the design again ?? check the silicon spacer in the bottom of the atomizer they will deform and cause a short if you tighten them on to hard

My new attys bottoms are deeper then my old ones. My old ones are even on the bottom. Could that be the problem?