Mech mod acting weird, bottom spring heating up and no vape

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CloudZ

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Short circuit! Replace the spring, not sure where to get them but google can probably help. I'd be really careful using the battery again, if it doesn't look or smell damaged, charge it and keep an eye on its discharge with a multimeter. Some may recommend disposing of it and using a different one.

Make sure you are very careful about preventing shorts in the future, and check your resistance often if you aren't sure about a particular rebuild. I assume you are using some kind of RBA.

P.s. My troll detector is blipping at this one, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now.

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Ryedan

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I was using a kick in it and i guess i overheated it btw, and thanks for the spring link.

AFAIK, the kick has over-discharge protection on it, so your battery should be OK. What I think you have is way too much resistance at the switch. I would repair or replace the spring and make sure all the contact surfaces / points are clean. Vape carefully and see how it goes.
 

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The kick has a built in safety. It cut out on you because you've got a short circuit. Do you have a multimeter? Do you know how to use one? Do you have a basic knowledge of simple circuits?
These are questions you need to ask yourself before you start messing around with RBAs. I'd suggest you do more reading and research. Without the proper knowledge and/or experience you could cause some real damage to yourself and don't want to be the guy that blows his nose off.

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