I hate rattles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tnt56]

My Reo Grand has decided to develop a rattle. Best I can tell it's the door that's maybe a bit loose. I checked some of the other tips out and one said to bend the door. Well I'm not real good a gently bending things. (I believe a 4# shop hammer is perfect for hanging a small picture. LOL Now she doesn't ask me to hang anything. Job well done on my part.). Any way. Suggestions for a door that rattles? And before anyone says it; "No I'm not going to use duct tape!"

 

[NicoHolic]

My powdercoated door doesn't rattle, probably because of the extra thickness. My tumbled raw aluminum did and I suspect anodized ones might as well. Like you, I tend to overdo things, so I just put a strip of clear packing tape on the inside bottom of the door. No rattle now. I sure wouldn't try to bend a powdercoated one!

 

[Treebeard]

RATTLES!!! Watcha got, a rattle snake in that thar mod????

I put just enough electrical tape on my battery to barely touch the door when it is closed. Pretty much stops the door and/or the batteries from rattling. Problem solved. And it you leave a tail on the tape, it makes it a little easier to get the battery out.

 

[fullsleeve]

i think I read somewhere that you can put a piece of electrical tape around the battery to make the door sit a little tighter Edit:got beat to the punch!

 

[pdib]

One day, one of mine gave one little rattle whenever I put it to my mouth. After a while, I figured out it was the juice bottle. I changed the location of the top of the bottle (pulled it down a bit so it would wedge the bottle to the bottom). Problem solved.

 

[tnt56]

I really don't want to put any tape on my batteries. My AW's are used in a lot of other mods also. Some of them have a VERY tight tolerance, and don't play well with any thing but the AW's. The Preciese +, and also my Provari. I've tried to use Efest brands in my Preciese +, but the Efest is just a tiny bit to big and long. So much for a standardized size for a product. And here I thought that an 18650 = 18650. Well it doesn't. It all depends on the manufacturer. But I might just try and set a couple back just for the Reo.

 

[pdib]

If it is the door. One 1/8" wide strip of tape (blue tape, in my case) across the bottom of the inside of the door takes care of that, if bending ain't all that for ya'.

 

[NicoHolic]

One day, one of mine gave one little rattle whenever I put it to my mouth. After a while, I figured out it was the juice bottle. I changed the location of the top of the bottle (pulled it down a bit so it would wedge the bottle to the bottom). Problem solved.

Yeah, that's happened to me too. Same solution.

eta: this solution is also the first thing to try before cutting if the pickup tube is getting stuck on the bottom of the bottle.

 

[tnt56]

One day, one of mine gave one little rattle whenever I put it to my mouth. After a while, I figured out it was the juice bottle. I changed the location of the top of the bottle (pulled it down a bit so it would wedge the bottle to the bottom). Problem solved.

Thanks!!!! But already been there and done that. That rattle drove me crazy till I figured out what it was. Easy fix though.

 

[unsure]

Are you using the 18650 or 16340 batts?

 

[pdib]

Put a drop of super glue in one of the tracks. Near the bottom of the mod/track. Let it dry thoroughly before inserting door.

 

[unsure]

Are you using the 18650 or 16340 batts?

Sorry bad joke. I never had that problem when I had a Grand so no help here but I have heard the tape trick works.

 

[Treebeard]

You still use other mods... Just kidding, of course.

I put a length of a reo business card (bent in a V shape) between my juice bottle and the batteries on my VV grand just to shore them up and keep them from moving around. It's a little getto but it would probably stop the rattle from the door if it barley touches.

 

[supertrunker]

The tape on the bottom of the door works well - mine has not rattled since. As for batteries being wrapped - i find that masking tape around them leaves no residue when/if you remove it, but electrical tape leaves a gooey mess.

I'd be reluctant to bend the door to make it stop.

T

 

[redeyedancer]

Slightly bend the door rattle problem gone forever it cant get any simpler

 

[tnt56]

Slightly bend the door rattle problem gone forever it cant get any simpler

But which way to bend it? Length ways or side ways? I just don't want to hurt my baby.

 

[tnt56]

You still use other mods... Just kidding, of course.

I put a length of a reo business card (bent in a V shape) between my juice bottle and the batteries on my VV grand just to shore them up and keep them from moving around. It's a little getto but it would probably stop the rattle from the door if it barley touches.

Now that's funny. I don't care who you are. That made me laugh.

 

[redeyedancer]

But which way to bend it? Length ways or side ways? I just don't want to hurt my baby.

Length ways you would have a hard time bending it sideways

 

[Treebeard]

Now that's funny. I don't care who you are. That made me laugh.

"Ha-cha-cha-chaaaaaaa!", "I got a million of 'em" - Jimmy Durante

 

[redeyedancer]

"Ha-cha-cha-chaaaaaaa!", "I got a million of 'em" - Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante good stuff