My V2 mostly misfires... what to do?

[jingleballs]

you're very welcome my friend. i keep trying to tell everybody that there's no need for all that other crap. it's a simple fix to get the v2 to be perfect. just a little tube of ox-gard is all the v2 needs. im really glad i was able to help you out bud. be sure and recommend the v2 to all your friends and family. i personally want puresmoker in business for a good long while. oh, and dont forget to do your maintenance on it every week or two. it really helps maintain performance. you have to reapply that ox-gard every week or two depending on your amount of usage to maintain that v2 bliss and also general maintenance helps to keep it looking nice and shiny. lol, never get mad with these things. they become more like a hobby anyways, have fun with it. you quit smoking. all should be good for you right now. c ya homie.

 

[AngusATAT]

I was going to send my v2 back to get looked at, but I think I'll wait and give this a try first. Thanks for the advice.

 

[jingleballs]

sure thing bud. spread the word if you can. well, i mean, once you see it really does work.

 

[heyah]

Picked up the #60 o-rings and noalox at home depot today for my protege and it's a huge success. The switch no longer misfires so I am finally lovin the thing. I am pretty sure it was the o-ring that did the trick, so don't hesitate to give it a try if your switch misfires or needs to be pressed extra hard. Thank You Steve for the tip and OP for the thread.

 

[Captain Morgan]

My V2 misfires so I have placed an online order for o-rings and Noalox. I have tried Silver Grease and it has helped some, but still get some misfires due I think to the o-ring. Since Noalox and Oxgard are both aluminum anti-oxidents as well as being conductive, and the switch contact points are aluminum, I suspect it will work better than the Silver Grease. Everytime I have taken my switch apart I have noticed oxidation on the round button contact plate.

In my frustration before I found this post, I stumbled across a work-around that works for me everytime. That is, whenever my V2 misfires I give the little button on the switch a 1/4 to 1/2 a turn and WA-LAH, it fires again! I think the bad o-ring allows the round contact to get askew so that it is not bridging the contact points and rotating the button temporarily re-aligns it to where it is flush again.

Try it! This method should keep your V2 going until you get your new o-ring.

 

[unkuser]

My V2 is starting to piss me off now. Can you guys tell me what section of Home Depot you buy Noalax and the o-rings?

 

[gratefulme]

Electrical department. Ask anyone, they probably all know what is is.

 

[Hammond Egger]

My V2 is starting to piss me off now. Can you guys tell me what section of Home Depot you buy Noalax and the o-rings?

I got mine at Lowes today in anticipation of my V2 getting here. A .5 oz tube of Noalox was around $2.50 and a 10 pack of #60 o-rings (plumbing dept) was around $1.75.
If the Noalox is anything like dialectric grease or anti-seize, a little goes a looooooong way.

 

[unkuser]

Thanks heading to Lowes instead.

 

[SmokinScott]

I was about to post about giving the button 1/8 or 1/4 of a turn, but the captain beat me to it. Once I find the right spot, it's good for most of the day.

I'll also try the Oxguard.

 

[FrogHat]

My V2 is starting to piss me off now. Can you guys tell me what section of Home Depot you buy Noalax and the o-rings?

Update?...............

 

[SudokuGal]

If you haven't already, be sure to see the thread about the replacement switches.

 

[redrhino]

Update?...............

I'm with you bud, any updates yet??? Or is it working fine???

 

[unkuser]

Update?...............

Went to Home Depot. They did not have #60 o-rings. The only Noalax they had cost $8.00 and it was a huge bottle.

So at the end I didn't buy it. Will try to go to Lowes this Saturday.

 

[gratefulme]

Sorry man, I just now saw the O ring part of your question. They are found in the plumbing section. Just the noalox is in the electrical section. Also the noalox was not really colse to the big bottle. It was in a box several pegs down from the big bottle. It took me quite awhile to find it.

 

[unkuser]

I finally found all the parts at another home depot. It took me some time to install the o-ring. Applied some noalax.. and the results are 50/50. Sometimes it fires other times it doesn't. It seems to improve, but just a little. I won't have enough time to send and receive it back.

Horrible, will have to use my V4L XL battery instead.

 

[SudokuGal]

For the new switch, you don't have to send it back. Go to their forum and put in your order number for the V2 thread...they'll send the replacement switch to you.

 

[Flitzanu]

just chiming in on the #60 O-ring, took me freakin 20 minutes to get that tiny thing on the button, but depressing it is super easy (short throw) and no misfires or issues. i really didn't have problems with the original switch, but sometimes the button push took a bit more strength...which i'm guessing is a problem a lot are having...not PUSHING hard enough.

i'll be trying the Noalox for extra protection, but i was sick of roaming around the hardware store

 

[lotus14]

A tip for installing the o-ring. Snap the lead off of a sharpened pencil, roll the o-ring onto it, insert pencil into the button and roll the o-ring off the pencil onto the button.

 

[unkuser]

Got it to work finally. I am not sure if somebody mention this previously. But I also had to install the original rubber band to the button.

So first it's the #60 o-ring. Second is the rubber band (original), then it's the contact wheel. Now it's fires up 100%. Don't like the feel of the switch now, but it's 1000000% better than before. So no complains.

THANKS ALL. Great info here.