My Silver Bullet won't fire...

[Cptfunpants]

Hi,

Last night I was vaping my silver bullet without any issues. When I was done I took my tank off and put it down for the night. When I got up in the morning and went to take a pull it wouldn't fire. I figured the battery was dead, so I charged my battery, when it was done charging I put it back in and it wouldn't fire at all. Any suggestions? I got a suggestion to take a small flat head screwdriver and try to pull up the connection inside because it may have gotten pushed down too far but that didn't work. Help.

Thanks,

 

[Cptfunpants]

just an update, I'll be sending it back to altsmoke.com in two days for them to fix it if I can't find a remedy on here. Hoping to find an answer online first though lol, eGo's just aren't the same.

 

[speedily]

I am having this same exact issue on my Lavatube, sometimes it works when I take the battery out and put it back in. There is a piece of metal that presses against a contact plate when I press the button, but the button does not spring back when I press on it. It has something to do with the battery connection I think.

 

[rolygate]

The best thing you can do with any APV is to use a solid 510-to-510 connector permanently screwed into the top end. Then buy a multimeter.

With a solid adapter on the top you can't damage the device's connector thread; you can't push the centre pole (the positive terminal) down; you can't leak liquid into it causing degradation of the silicone insulator between the positive and negative poles, or worse, leakage down into the device wrecking the switch or electronics; and you know that faults are likely to be in the heads not the device. Don't use a regular 510-to-510 as it will leak liquid downward - use a solid adapter. It also allows you to use a dripshield when using an atty.

You need a meter if you own an APV. You can't diagnose the simplest fault without a meter. In this particular case you'd set it to DC volts, and carefully (so as not to short pos to neg) test for voltage at the APV top connector when the button is pressed. Then set the meter to resistance on the lowest ohms scale and test the head unit out (the carto or whatever). Now you know what you have or don't have. Buy a $10 multimeter before anything else.

 

[Cptfunpants]

Can you recommend a solid 510-510 adapter for me?

 

[rolygate]

Dunno where mine came from but try Madvapes, they sell lots of odds 'n sods like this. Also Avid Vaper, Good Prophets.

 

[Cptfunpants]

Would these sites also have drip shields? I'm new still to the whole vaping seen and figuring things out as I go. What is a normal price for a drip shield and what's one you would recommend?

 

[Fiamma]

I use Empire Mods drip shields and buy my sealed adapters (solid adapters) from them.

 

[Cptfunpants]

These shields are only necessary when dripping? Correct?