Tumbleweed,
Sorry to hear about your bad luck, but to be honest, you just made my day man. I'm still LMAO!!!!
Sorry dude but could you post some picks of your cast!! Just kiddin..
I do hope you get well soon!!
How many times did you drop your Vamo?
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Tumbleweed,
Sorry to hear about your bad luck, but to be honest, you just made my day man. I'm still LMAO!!!!
Sorry dude but could you post some picks of your cast!! Just kiddin..
I do hope you get well soon!!
Nearly daily drops. In the garage, house, outside, you name it. I stopped counting. Worried that my novas won't hold up to the abuse but so far so good.
And the vamo?
And the vamo?
That is great for carrying it but I keep knocking mine off of the dang table. I do it while reaching for something else. I now stand it in a shot glass for stability. Works great. It does look like the Vamo can take a beating.
I have knocked mine off the end table a couple of times but other than that I have been lucky. As clumsy as I have been lately I can't figure out why I haven't but, haven't. Maybe I should clip it to my collar just to be safe. 
Hmm. I elbowed mine off the counter onto a tile floor at a friend's house the other day. I didn't see how it hit or which tile it hit. It skid some distance and spooked one of the dogs. I think I'll inspect their floor next time I'm there.
SS VAMO and T3 did just fine!
lol MattB101 with your avatar I keep imagining a tiny dog running around dragging a Vamo clipped on its little collar.
Bimini Twist - shhh don't say anything or make it obvious, if all else fails blame the dog
Bimini Twist - shhh don't say anything or make it obvious, if all else fails blame the dog
When I'm on the couch watching TV, I drop the Vamo regularly. I tend to forget it's on my lap and stand up then.... bang! It's only a short fall but it's happened 10 times at this stage! Not a mark on it though 
I haven't dropped my Vamo yet but my friend dropped his on my hardwood floor, and it left a wicked ding in the wood. The Vamo however, wasn't even phased. I can imagine a dropped Vamo breaking a toe on the way down!
I tend to forget it's on my lap and stand up then.... bang!
I used to do that with my zippo. Now I set my Vamo on the table & just knock off of there. I have knocked it off twice more since I started this thread. Oh, the humanity! The one (i keep 2 loaded)on my left has not been knocked over once.
Vamo's are a workhorse... dropping them is a necessity to maintain that image....
Just today i put my vamo standing up in the floor and accidentally knocked it over. I didn't think much of this since i have dropped it a couple of times from desk and chairs. However, it went bad... *insert random curse here* after 2 months max of usage.
It lights up and changes modes like nothing happened but the output voltage is now fixed at 4v whether on VV or VW mode and no matter what V or P i set it to. The knock down effectively made the vamo an old ego battery... Not happy.
I tried opening it the way the guy in the video showed but I just couldn't. That top cap is insanely tight. If I could remove it I would even try to "cook" the pcb innards in the oven to reflow the solder and see if it would bring it back to life (old last resort method used a lot for video cards) and give you guys an update but this cap doesn't seem to wanna go anywhere. PLUS i scratched the cap even though I covered it not to damage it...
It lights up and changes modes like nothing happened but the output voltage is now fixed at 4v whether on VV or VW mode and no matter what V or P i set it to. The knock down effectively made the vamo an old ego battery... Not happy.
I tried opening it the way the guy in the video showed but I just couldn't. That top cap is insanely tight. If I could remove it I would even try to "cook" the pcb innards in the oven to reflow the solder and see if it would bring it back to life (old last resort method used a lot for video cards) and give you guys an update but this cap doesn't seem to wanna go anywhere. PLUS i scratched the cap even though I covered it not to damage it...
I just dropped mine this afternoon for the first time since I bought it 2 weeks ago. It was about a 3 foot fall off the table to the hardwood floor below.
Vamo damage= zero
Hardwood floor dent= one
Vamo damage= zero
Hardwood floor dent= one
I dropped mine again at work today onto a concrete floor. My Vamo now has it's first ding after 2 months of steady daily use and about 4 serious drops, so far. Not bad for a $27 device.
I also had to reseat the top section to the lower tubes because it popped loose after today's latest fall. I just used a couple of pieces of 2x4 scrap and a hammer and it's back together and working perfectly with my new AGA-T plus atty.(This thing fits and looks like it was made for the chrome Vamo)
I also had to reseat the top section to the lower tubes because it popped loose after today's latest fall. I just used a couple of pieces of 2x4 scrap and a hammer and it's back together and working perfectly with my new AGA-T plus atty.(This thing fits and looks like it was made for the chrome Vamo)
I have ordered an AGA-T+ so glad to hear it looks so good on the Vamo.
Man I just had the worst week in dropping ANYTHING! I had it sitting on a coat well there was a knock at the door really late so I just snatched it up and watched in slow mo as my vamo went flying across the room. It's hit so hard freaking snapped the threading clean off the Nova I had on it I also dropped it and I'm not kidding here 5 times while I was out for the day it's all beat up looking but works just fine (and now i have an excuse to buy a wrap) I'm starting to think the only way I'm going to bust this thing is if I run it over and with my luck I'll let you know when that inevitably happens.
Dropped mine today.. Off the bed onto wood floor while watching an old fight on Tivo.
Vamo - No damage, well a small scratch.. But nothing I would consider damage
ReDux Clearomizer - no such luck.. cracked beyond repair
Luckily I have several other Clearomizers.. lol
Vamo - No damage, well a small scratch.. But nothing I would consider damage
ReDux Clearomizer - no such luck.. cracked beyond repair
Luckily I have several other Clearomizers.. lol
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With all these drops are any buttons becoming non clicky?
I tipped mine over, not a fall, just tipped over my desk once and the neg button doesnt click. Im too scared to take it apart though, hoping another knock over will shift it the other way lol
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I tipped mine over, not a fall, just tipped over my desk once and the neg button doesnt click. Im too scared to take it apart though, hoping another knock over will shift it the other way lol
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