Infinity and misfires

[Beans]

Hi Notcigs Guys, It's me again with some technical difficulties. First I will say I STILL LOVE my OO but Im having random cold hits and I'm not sure what is causing this problem. I keep my machine very clean so I don't think juice has gotten inside and I haven't had any problems till this last week. When I'm drawing everything seems fine till it loses power? Maybe, about 1/2 way through my hit. I know that my Atty/cartos fit very loose but this isn't it. I have 3 sets of batts that I bought with my kit and all seem to work great and I know how they behave when their dying and this isn't it either. I have also checked and ALL of my attys/cartos are standard lol, and I fidgeted with the center post.

So what do you think, all you smarties out there. Is it operator error or impending death?
Thanks all!

 

[BuzzKill]

Are they LR type attys ? does the Blu Led go off at the same time ?

 

[Beans]

Nope Joye 510 standard.

LOL I <3 u but I can never see the little blue lite. I didn't even know it was there till a few weeks ago. Awe... old eyes.

 

[5cardstud]

Something is causing it to go into protection mode. Usually LR but I've also had it happen when I tightened the cartos to tight. That closes the gap between the center post on the carto to the negative part of the carto then the juice carries enough current to set it off. Try wiping out the end of the carto and raising the center post. Then only tighten it until it fires.

 

[Beans]

Ok I just checked, The light does go off. I did the center post too and wiped everything clean. Same issues.......
I don't ever tighten my stuff down, It causes the brass top connector to unscrew from the main tube. I learned that the first day as well as I like the airflow better when it's loose. Now it seems to be doing it more often.

 

[5cardstud]

Check to make sure nothing is in the connector. I would blow it out because it only takes a tiny piece of conductive stuff to set it off with the tolerances they use in the ecig things. Thats the only thing I can think of. I hate it when that happens and I can't figure out what it is.

Does it do it with other batteries?

 

[BuzzKill]

Ya these connectors are not the best ( I used Chinese ones ! my fault ! ) they will go bad at times because the center post silicon isolator gets broken or splits , take a close look at it .
Also attys will drop ohms sometimes and start to short out , try a new one please;.

 

[Beans]

Sorry, had to go to work. Now down to the serious stuff. The "connector" The brass top cap that the Atty screws into ? I clean it out 30+ times a day. Seriously, I'm kind of creepy obsessive about wiping it out every time I use it.
Could I have warn the thing out? Being it's Chineese and all I just looked and it looks shiny, clean and new. No breaks or scratches that I can see. The white ring is not split.

It seems to fail more frequently with attys than cartos I think, but it's really random. I'll fidget with it some more and see what happens. If it stops working I just come crying for you to fix it anyways. I keep backups! Thanks for being so helpful.

 

[BuzzKill]

Sorry, had to go to work. Now down to the serious stuff. The "connector" The brass top cap that the Atty screws into ? I clean it out 30+ times a day. Seriously, I'm kind of creepy obsessive about wiping it out every time I use it.
Could I have warn the thing out? Being it's Chineese and all I just looked and it looks shiny, clean and new. No breaks or scratches that I can see. The white ring is not split.

It seems to fail more frequently with attys than cartos I think, but it's really random. I'll fidget with it some more and see what happens. If it stops working I just come crying for you to fix it anyways. I keep backups! Thanks for being so helpful.

Well having said that I would have to look at it , is the TOP cap loose ??? that is the ground for the system IF it is loose it will cause this , also put the batts on a table IF one of them is leaning put it on the bottom , they can be finicky at times.

 

[Beans]

The top cap came off the day I got it. I stuck it back on and haven't had a problem with it being loose since. I'll see how it goes, Hubby seems to think its the conductive stuff turning my attys in to LR too. His answer don't use juice, do you have a solution for that part? Anyways I'll see how it goes. Thanks for all your help.

 

[Bovinia]

Mike, is there any reason for Beans not to try the alcohol bath on her Infinity? Even tho it looks good and clean in the top cap, it still might be worth a try.

 

[BuzzKill]

It wouldn't hurt but I don't think that is the problem ? could be wrong , I am every year or so LOL ! ! !

 

[Beans]

Hmmm, the alcohol bath? Do you really stick the whole thing in? Sounds a little scary to me. Im beginning to think my infinity just hates Attys. It happens very little to cartomizers, but 4 out of 10 time it misfires with attys.

 

[5cardstud]

Naw, I'm the same way though. I talk to my things. Like "okay if you want to do that i'll teach you a lessen". Ha it doesn't know the difference in the two. I think it's because of the different way a person uses attys and cartos.
Well at least stick it in far enough to cover it about half way up on the atty connector end. The achohol displaces any juice inside it and evaporates faster than water does.
Make sure you blow it out good with a blow dryer or something and let it sit until it's dry inside after the alcohol bath.

 

[Beans]

Thank you 5card, I'll give her a shot.