Istick pico

[SupplyDaddy]

Ah! The ol' center pin issue. Only on the Pico, you can't really pull the pin back up..

Your tank has pushed the center pin of the pico down just a bit too far.
If you slowly screw your tank back on, while pressing the switch now and then, you will find a point where the ohms read, then don't read as you pass it.

It's a pita on a pico...

You need a spacer now, something about as thick as a credit card, in between the tank and the 510 connection. I took an old ATT sim card and cut a hole in in and put it on and the one pico I have this same type of fault on is fixed.

 

[englishmick]

Ah! The ol' center pin issue. Only on the Pico, you can't really pull the pin back up..

Your tank has pushed the center pin of the pico down just a bit too far.
If you slowly screw your tank back on, while pressing the switch now and then, you will find a point where the ohms read, then don't read as you pass it.

It's a pita on a pico...

You need a spacer now, something about as thick as a credit card, in between the tank and the 510 connection. I took an old ATT sim card and cut a hole in in and put it on and the one pico I have this same type of fault on is fixed.

Is the 510 pin spring loaded?

My experience is that it will make contact with the tank still above the top of the mod, but I can go on screwing it down until it seats on the mod, and it still works. I assumed it was spring loaded.

Are you saying that if the pin is pushed down too far it can get stuck and not come back up on its own? Or could OP just have a tank with a particularly long 510. It was working though, then it stopped working.

 

[SupplyDaddy]

Most pico's have a plate really, not a pin, and it is spring loaded.
This problem has been around forever, although it normally has only affected the 75 versions.
You just need to raise the tank a bit and it reads and fires again, hence the "spacer" is needed.

 

[SupplyDaddy]

Here is an older post for the same issue...

Pls Help me

 

[englishmick]

Most pico's have a plate really, not a pin, and it is spring loaded.
This problem has been around forever, although it normally has only affected the 75 versions.
You just need to raise the tank a bit and it reads and fires again, hence the "spacer" is needed.

I never had a problem with a Pico but this stuff is good to know.

cheers

 

[Vinnybagodoughnuts]

Ah! The ol' center pin issue. Only on the Pico, you can't really pull the pin back up..

Your tank has pushed the center pin of the pico down just a bit too far.
If you slowly screw your tank back on, while pressing the switch now and then, you will find a point where the ohms read, then don't read as you pass it.

It's a pita on a pico...

You need a spacer now, something about as thick as a credit card, in between the tank and the 510 connection. I took an old ATT sim card and cut a hole in in and put it on and the one pico I have this same type of fault on is fixed.

If the 510 is pushed down too far to make a connection how will making the atty looser help? I have only had a problem with my Pico once.After I used an atty with a long 510 pin it did push the pin of the mod too far and it wouldn't connect with my other tanks.I was able to pry the pin back up fairly easily and it worked fine after that.Can't remember what exactly it did when it happened but it seemed fine except it wouldn't fire or show the resistance.

 

[SupplyDaddy]

... but it seemed fine except it wouldn't fire or show the resistance.

And a spacer will fix that. Try it.

I think it caused the plate to be out of alignment, just enough , to cause the reading and firing issue. I've taken several apart, only 1 has had that same issue and the spacer works.

Something between the wire soldered on to the plate, the plate sitting on the spring, the gasket seperating the positive from the negative and our tanks, just doesn't like the setup. Unless our tanks are raised up, just a touch...

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[stols001]

I didn't have that issue with my pico but I've had issues with connectivity before. Some mods, if the pin gets too depressed, there may need to be remediation. IDK if it's possible to do anything to lift up the connection but (unless you hate the idea) it's possible a spacer could help. You could use a heat sink too, I keep a couple around for some of my more stubborn "connection" tanks, and there have been times it resolved the issue.

If you clean everything well, try a spacer of some sort, and are still having issues, I'd probably recommend warrantying it if you can. It may/may not have been user error, IDK, but if it's not reading and functioning optimally and you cannot get it do so, well if you are within the warranty period, you could certainly try that.

I will admit, I was not a huge fan of the newest pico I actually preferred the internal battery one, but the external battery thing is more newish, and I didn't ADORE mine, personally. With that said they are generally reliable mods, you don't tend to hear a ton of issues concerning them. I didn't like the design so much, not that it wasn't reliable and it functioned normally the entire time I had it.

Best of luck I hope you get it resolved.

Anna

 

[Rangertrix]

checked the pic you posted and it seems your pico doesn't detect the coil, imo looks like your mod (aka the pico) is either dead or malfunctioning.

In the pic the tank isn't screwed down.