How do I clean my Prodigy?

[Yirabeth]

I just spilled my soda on my desk/books/etc by absent-mindedly reaching for the soda while studying. I jumped up and ran for a towel hoping to prevent ruining anything, and came back and started sopping up soda. That's when I realized I'd spilled it on top of my prodigy and the soda has perhaps gotten into the switch/button housing as well as all over the rest of it.

How do I go about cleaning that without ruining any soldering connections etc? I don't have a soldering gun to fix that sort of thing, and prefer not to send my Prodigy back for fixing not the least because spilling soda isn't a warranty fix! hehe

Thanks for any help!

~Yira

 

[buckfill]

Wow.... bad luck?

Like any electronic device this is what I would do (and in this order)

- Do NOT fire up the device!

- Dismantle it as much as you comfortably can. Fortunetly, the Prodigy is pretty easy to dismantle.

- Since you're talking about spilling a "sugary" substance, take a warm wet wash cloth and dab everything up. It should be fairly easy to do. Once you feel that you have everything mopped, maybe dry using rubbing alcohol in the same dabbing fashion. It should continue to clean, plus give you some added evporation. Try not to add any extra moisture...simply DAB.

- Once you feel it is CLEAN, then let it set (maybe overnight?).

Like any electronic device, moisture is BAD! You want to clean and then let it DRY. The switch housing seems to be fairly simple as long as you get it clean and dry.

I wish you the best!

 

[stevo_tdo]

What's the cell phone trick. Set it in some rice and it will absorb the moisture.

 

[a2dcovert]

About the only thing that might get wet that would be bad is the switch. Unless you submerged the PV I doubt it got wet. You should dissamble the prodigy and see if the switch got wet. If it didn't then just clean the metal parts and get back to vaping. If the switch got wet then PS should be the one to give advice on how to proceed.

Kevin

 

[Yirabeth]

Okay I'm really having problems now, and I believe it's related to this incident.

My Prodigy often doesn't work, pushing the button results in nothing. I have to take it apart, remove batteries, remove adapter, jiggle switch, etc, and then it'll start working again.

I've cleaned what I can with alcohol and Q-tips, but the switch doesn't come out of the Prodigy to clean inside there. I thought the entire switch was removable? I remember people saying their switch would zing out of the slot and fly across the room if they didn't remove batteries first? Why is mine sticking about halfway? I'm afraid to push it out in case it's not supposed to come out though. I don't want to break it beyond repair...

Any help for cleaning up a Prodigy that has been gunked up with soda, probably underneath the switch?

HELP!!! hehe

~Yira

 

[frankie1]

Yira, Have you tried to remove the switch by taking off the adapter and end cap then push on both batteries and push the switch out the top?

 

[Johnny 5]

Your Prodigy probably has the rubber switch housing. They will come out, just not shoot out like the plastic ones. Do not pull the switch out! remove the adapter, end cap and with the batteries still inside, push the switch out the end.

 

[a2dcovert]

Go to the PS web site and contact them for instructions on what to do now.

Kevin

 

[bearscreek]

Yes, and it can be in there VERY tight and take a pretty strong push, especially if it's rubber. (I just found that out for the first time last night, by the way.)

 

[CaSHMeRe]

Yira ...

Send it back to us bud ... I can clean it up, and make sure it working like a charm.

 

[Yirabeth]

EEP! There's no other option? I can't take it apart?? /sob my baby!!!

I hate soda!!!

LOL

Do I need to include an atomizer for testing? What address? Do you need CC info -- after all *I* borked it up... geez..I've never actually returned anything before, usually if it's broken I fix it, or pitch it out...but this is my baby! How do I return something??

Plugging in my backup PT/Kensington option now....

~Yira

 

[CaSHMeRe]

shoot Casey an email (info@puresmoker.com) 1) So she can have record of it 2) So she can help explain how to go about it

Case will take care of ya

 

[Yirabeth]

Ohh..I just saw the posts above Cash's...is it possible to fix this on my own, Cash? I got my Prodigy on August 4th, if that helps you decide which switch I have. My order# was 17756.

I don't want to hassle you about it if I can fix it, so is it okay to push it out gently but firmly using the batteries? I just wasn't sure if it had a solder or something in there that would break if I did push it out. If that won't hurt it, I feel capable of cleaning it up on my own.

If it's not a sure thing though, I'd rather return it to you..the way some people are about their cigs..that's me and my Prodigy My constant companion!

~Yira

Ohh gotcha...email going to Casey now Thanks for being the kind of company you are!

 

[Closet Toker]

Soak/rinse with hot water, then spray it down with electrical cleaner. Do not use until its completely dry.

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