My Mech won't fire !!!

[timinftl]

Standard clone mech, 16650, 510 connector tried with all my attys. sometimes fire and mostly not. Bottom Button with lock completely off and all contacts disasembled cleaned and rebuilt. Did nothing. Now I can't justify even trying another mech but no one else seems tohave this problem. body brass and stainless, contacts all brass and immaculately cleaned. Hated the awkward bottom button to begin with but wanted to keep trying at the mech because of less to go wrong however it would seem that was a completely bad idea.
How can there be so many expensive mechs out there with the kind of experience I'm getting with ming. Really Really BAD experience.
Open to any and all advice/instructions.
Tim Eagan

Thanks in advance

 

[rondasherrill]

Do you know what the mod is called? Or at least take a picture of it so we can see what you are working with?

 

[timinftl]

Now I can't even upload a picture dangit. I give up...

 

[UntamedRose]

Give up? no no rage quits here....dont pull some crap to pick up smokes.

What are you using?? Biggest thing I can think of is are your sure you have a good connection between the atty and mod?
Are all your attys working on other mod/egos/something? Tested them is what I am askin.

 

[joeybear]

Who made it? Has it fired in the past? Is it new? I have about 100 mods and can prolly walk you through any of them, but id need more info

 

[tayone415]

Standard clone mech, 16650, 510 connector tried with all my attys. sometimes fire and mostly not. Bottom Button with lock completely off and all contacts disasembled cleaned and rebuilt. Did nothing. Now I can't justify even trying another mech but no one else seems tohave this problem. body brass and stainless, contacts all brass and immaculately cleaned. Hated the awkward bottom button to begin with but wanted to keep trying at the mech because of less to go wrong however it would seem that was a completely bad idea.
How can there be so many expensive mechs out there with the kind of experience I'm getting with ming. Really Really BAD experience.
Open to any and all advice/instructions.
Tim Eagan

Thanks in advance

The name of your mod would help others help you better. The only thing that I can think of is if you never used a mech before is you didn't adjust the top pin for your atty and if you have an adjustment for battery rattle it's not adjusted right, or if you built your own coils you might have a lose screw or short?

 

[USMCotaku]

Sounds like contact adjustments for sure. As diff. mods use diff. methods, we really need to know what style you are using. Things to check: make sure positive pin makes contact with atty (if you can screw atty all the way down tight to mod with zero resistance, this may be your issue), check that your button and bottom pin are assembled correctly (with bottom removed, press in your button, then make sure the negative pin is screwed all the way in, finger tight is fine). Also, what type of attys? Some tank styles have occasional issues on mechs because of their positive pins not extending far enough out of the threading, causing a short

 

[Supergrover]

I vote contact adjustment too, All my attys fit different mods differently, I allways have to adjust the pin if I swap attys

 

[xtwosm0kesx]

Well, judging by his signature, its a Chi You clone...lol

Why he edited his sig but didn't post it in this thread, i dont know.

 

[rhean]

Now I can't even upload a picture dangit. I give up...

Oh no, don't give up!

1. What kind of atty are you using? Is it a tank with ready-made coils, or an rda/rta with diy coils? Is the atty firing on another battery?

2. Have you tried a different atty with your mod?

2. Is the positive pin contacting the atty? If the atty is not making contact with the mod, the mod won't fire.

3. When you take the firing button off the mod and press, is the firing pin popping up far enough to contact the battery? If not, you can easily adjust it.

4. Is your battery charged? Are you inserting it with the positive end up by the atty, and the negative end down, with the firing pin?

 

[jayme396]

I had the same problem you're having. I found it was my coil post screws causing the problem. I always over tightened my screw on the coil and wound upcutting my coil legs. I started leaving them looser. But too loose where the screw would back themselves out JUST enough to not make contact with the post to make vapor. Check the screws on your RDA posts.

Also shake your mod. If you hear the battery move at all, connection need to be tightened. My friend had a .3 ohm build that wasn't putting out much at all. I looked at it, tightened connections and tighten the coil. The resistant went down to .22 and mad massive clouds.

 

[crxess]

Poof gone.


Nothing simpler to work on than a Mechanical mod. However with differences we need to know the Make/Design to know the features
If you like it and are serious, respond. We will get you going.

 

[timinftl]

I uploaded the pictures on my profile at the gotvapes play to win profile but in in the mean time I soaked the parts in carborator flush overnight and now it pretty much works. the fire button has some sort of knurled knob on the inside so it wouldn't come out all the way. The mod was put together for me with old parts from a friend so I don't know squat. No the battery doesn't rattle.....

 

[timinftl]

No springs except for button...

 

[timinftl]

Some VIVI, some PT mega, Itaste 30s etc...

 

[timinftl]

Nothing adjustable except the button lock

Sounds like contact adjustments for sure. As diff. mods use diff. methods, we really need to know what style you are using. Things to check: make sure positive pin makes contact with atty (if you can screw atty all the way down tight to mod with zero resistance, this may be your issue), check that your button and bottom pin are assembled correctly (with bottom removed, press in your button, then make sure the negative pin is screwed all the way in, finger tight is fine). Also, what type of attys? Some tank styles have occasional issues on mechs because of their positive pins not extending far enough out of the threading, causing a short

 

[rhean]

I uploaded the pictures on my profile at the gotvapes play to win profile but in in the mean time I soaked the parts in carborator flush overnight and now it pretty much works. the fire button has some sort of knurled knob on the inside so it wouldn't come out all the way. The mod was put together for me with old parts from a friend so I don't know squat. No the battery doesn't rattle..... View attachment 366533 View attachment 366534 View attachment 366535 View attachment 366535 View attachment 366535

By "it pretty much works," do you mean you are enjoying the vape?

 

[crxess]

Pictures suck - to small

That Top Cap is a Sigelei 8w piece. I own 2 units.
The pin should be Dual adjustment, a pain since it's small but fully adjustable.

The outer section is to contact the Atomizer.
The inner screw takes out battery slack.

When attempting to adjust battery slack it is easy to accidentally back out the outer screw and lose contact with the atty.

Since the Top cap has been placed on an adjustable Mod tube(Telescopic) your only concern should be adjusting for the atomizer and snugging the tube for battery rattle.

 

[rhean]

Pictures suck - to small

That Top Cap is a Sigelei 8w piece. I own 2 units.
The pin should be Dual adjustment, a pain since it's small but fully adjustable.

The outer section is to contact the Atomizer.
The inner screw takes out battery slack.

When attempting to adjust battery slack it is easy to accidentally back out the outer screw and lose contact with the atty.

Since the Top cap has been placed on an adjustable Mod tube your only concern should be adjusting for the atomizer and snugging the tube for battery rattle.

TY; will correct my earlier post so he doesn't worry lol. Telescopic mods are (imo) way easier to adjust than tubes. Happily, that's a telescopic mod.

 

[crxess]

TY; will correct my earlier post so he doesn't worry lol. Telescopic mods are (imo) way easier to adjust than tubes. Happily, that's a telescopic mod.

Also Edited my text for less confusion.

Yes, I think his biggest problems are clean up and adjustment.