Major problem with Sigelei Zmax V3 (Brand New)

[ThisGuyNeedsHelp]

Okay, so I literally just unboxed my Zmax V3. Beautiful device (Gunmetal), Nice display, the 9's. Everything is perfect, sifting through the menu on a freshly charged Li-ion trustfire 18350.

So I go to put on my tank (Those threads are godly by the way) And fire it once And the device shuts off, stops responding.. Im like.. Ok, take off tank, take out battery and go through the process again.

- The device is turned on, and ready to vape. I screw the tank back on, go through the menu and set my voltage to about 4.3 (1.8 ohm coil on a Aspire Nautilus) And Make sure it shows the voltage im at through the LCD Display when I click the button to take a draw. Literally a millisecond after I press the button, the device shows the voltage i'm at (As intended) And then the device becomes unresponsive.

I've tried it with my Nautilus, and my Kayfun. Both have the same result that when I go to fire it, the device will shut down.

To make damn sure it wasn't me being a noob with my device, I even took the tank off, held the fire button on (Working fine at this point) Then ever so slightly screw the tank on (Tried with both tanks) As soon as the tank makes even the slightest contact with the battery, same thing - the Mod becomes completely unresponsive until I unscrew and re-screw in the battery back in.

Any help on this one guys? I'm really quite frustrated and DO NOT want to have to run to the store to grab a pack of smokes considering this is my only means of vaping tonight as my Ego-C Twist has ceased living.

So, thanks for the read and I'd love to hear some feedback!

 

[Viking343]

The only suggestion I have is to ditch those TrustFire batteries. One of my buddies ordered a couple from Fasttech, and they were DOA, so they went directly in the trash. But since they seem to be working with the tank off, I can't come up with any other suggestions for you. Good luck, I hope you get it sorted and don't break down and go back to the cigarettes.

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[kiwivap]

Everything is perfect, sifting through the menu on a freshly charged Li-ion trustfire 18350.

So I go to put on my tank (Those threads are godly by the way) And fire it once And the device shuts off, stops responding.. Im like.. Ok, take off tank, take out battery and go through the process again.

- The device is turned on, and ready to vape. I screw the tank back on, go through the menu and set my voltage to about 4.3 (1.8 ohm coil on a Aspire Nautilus) And Make sure it shows the voltage im at through the LCD Display when I click the button to take a draw. Literally a millisecond after I press the button, the device shows the voltage i'm at (As intended) And then the device becomes unresponsive.

I've tried it with my Nautilus, and my Kayfun. Both have the same result that when I go to fire it, the device will shut down.

Hi, I suspect the batteries here. There are not the right kind for the mod you have. Trustfire are not recommended. In fact they are risky being straight Li-ions because they don't have the safer chemistry of IMRs which are Li-Mn. You need batteries capable of high drain, such as AW IMR or EFest IMR. The fact that the batteries can power the device until you put a load on suggests to me they are the problem. Efest IMR 18350s don't cost much - I recommend trying a couple.

 

[ThisGuyNeedsHelp]

Yeah, I guess the only thing left to look at would be the batteries themselves, considering without a load the device works perfectly fine. I think my guy might have Efest IMR 18350s, So I'll deffs look into that to try and solve this little problem Im getting. Though, With a week for shipping.. I might need to cave

Thanks for your quick replies and good advice though guys! Appreciate it a lot

 

[Azmo]

Give a new battery a try, but if that doesn't change things, you may have a short with the atty attached. If the insulator is bad in the 510 connector you could be shorting out.

At the resistance of your coil, you are not putting much stress on the batteries, so high drain doesn't matter. Try dropping your voltage down to the minimum and see if it still happens. Also, switch the display to show your battery voltage and fire without an atty. See if the voltage of a fresh charge is reading 4.2v. Then try it with an atty on.

But my guess would be the 510 connector if the batteries are in good condition and holding a charge. The type of battery would not cause this issue.