Need a little help, tips & tricks for extended cap spring installation

[gman1000]

My spring fell out of my extended cap while changing batts this morning. So far I have had no success with putting it back in, I've tried the pencil eraser suggestion by MonsterKenny but that didn't work for me.

Does anyone have a extended cap spring installation tip or suggestion that they can declassify to help me, current, & future ProVari owners out in case this happens to them?

Bordering on frustration right now, but I do have 18500's I'm using with the standard cap in the meantime. My usual 20mls a day is gonna take hit soon.

 

[sportyfortyeight]

I use the screw and press method, small needle nose pliers help or something like them. Look at the spring and screw it the direction that would cause the spring to shrink in some. Hope this might help

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[gman1000]

Tried the pliers, tweezers, & just mashing it in. No joy. I pulled out my spare spring & this one went in without too much fuss. I think the spring in there before is maybe a little over sized. I'm already planning to make a jig with a clear tubed Bic or Papermate pen with the ends off. Make 4 slots in it to allow it to shrink like a compression fitting or collet. Push the spring in on one side. Line it in to the hole, then push it in place with something that fits inside the pen tube and pull the tube out.

 

[ScottinSoCal]

Necessity is the mother of invention, once again.

 

[gman1000]

Yes, it is, which often leads to innovation!!

 

[jnnfrlsw]

I had the same problem. I ended up putting a couple drops from my hot glue gun onto the groove where the spring is suppose to set in. I let it dry and its worked fine so far. Good luck.

 

[Soulflower]

Having this happen was my dreaded fear and as my buzzards luck would have it, my spring fell out 20 minutes ago after the device stopped working suddenly and I opened the end cap to inspect. I couldn't get this spring, nor my extra spring in so I just reinserted the battery on top of the spring and everything worked again. I may eventually use a drop of glue for permanent placement, but for now I'll just be careful whenever I remove the battery.

 

[Soulflower]

Update: I got it back in after I used a pair of tweezers to stretch out the bottom of the spring a little. It snapped right in

 

[Lady M]

Help is their a video of putting the new steath spring in the extended cap my original sp ring fell out

 

[Lady M]

Update after reading all this thread I tried the way soulflower did it and got it in for now thanks for posting your advice everyone.