iStick 50w firing by itself/stuck firing button

[Roseyswine]

I've had my istick for about 4-5 months now and its been doing this for about a month. The only thing that unsticks it is when I rapid fire the button. I guess I'm going to have to take the thing apart. I've read here in the forum of other members istick getting stuck also, so it's not a rare incident. I'm just letting people know here because I can't post elsewhere yet.

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

Sounds like you have one of the first run iSticks (I have 2 and so far they work perfectly). One of the causes from what I've read is juice getting down inside the mod. It's also quite possible it's just defective, and you're past the warranty date.

You can reply, say hello in other new member threads, etc and they all count to the 5 posts needed to open other areas of the forum. Then just wait till half past the hour when the forum resets and you'll be good to go in other areas.

 

[kaahn]

Yeah it sucks. I retired mine that started doing that. Luckily I had two one of which was a recent purchase so hopefully it came out of the new improved version and it will hold up better. I hate that it happened. I love the form factor of this mod I just wish they had took a little more time in the QC dept. on the first runs.

 

[suprtrkr]

Hi and welcome. You've heard good advice-- try to clean it and if you can't retire it-- but I do want to add a stuck button is a dangerous condition, in case you don't know. It is possible to get the battery so hot it will vent or even catch on fire, if it doesn't get time to rest and cool down enough between puffs as it gets in normal usage. Still worse, an auto fire is hard to undo. The button is stuck, the battery can't be taken out, and the tank will grow too hot to hold in your hand to unscrew in a short time of continuous firing. You really, really don't want to go anywhere near an auto fire if you can avoid it. It's dangerous. If you can't fix it so it works reliably, you're better off without it. Your safety is worth more than what you paid for an iStick.

 

[r77r7r]

I'd try to return it, even out of warranty. If you used a good supplier they'll know and understand the issue.