Nemesis Issue,,, grrrrrr !! HELP !!!

[Pretzel Logic]

Gentlemen and Ladies.... HELP !!!

So I have this Nemesis I've been using for couple of months now,,, when I got it I cleaned it and tuned it,,, Vapes like a champ!!!

When changing batteries,,,I leave the atty (Stillare) the top cap and the top tube together and unscrew the top tube from the bottom tube (18650 mode) leaving the switch in place in the bottom tube, remove spent battery replace with fresh battery, checking top and bottom pins are still snug, I back out the switch the least little bit, screw the thing back together when the tubes are tight I snug the switch, break the tubes just a hair, re-snug the switch, and the re-snug the tubes works every time

I have done this many many times without any issues, Regular Maintenance, Cleaning and Thread Lube

Until Yesterday...

Went to change the battery and could not get the darn thing apart, as I began to unscrew it within a turn or so it became tighter and tighter until it just stopped

Turned it back in and it loosened up, it was loose enough that I could tell the threads were not crossed and not binding, so I began to unscrew it again

Within a turn or so and it started getting tight again,,, really tight,,, grrrr !!!

So back in again and nice and loose at first then really really tight,,, I couldn't / can't get this thing apart...

Top Cap, Tubes, Switch,,, All too tight to turn, but I did manage to get my Stillare off the top cap

It seems that maybe the pins ? are turning out ? causing compression on the battery ?

I am afraid to use excessive force and damage the battery / threads,,, or even worse,,, Damage Me !!!

What is going on inside this thing that I cant get it apart ???

Any Advice will be greatly Appreciated... Thanks,,, DC

 

[graffiti]

Ok, here's your problem. I've run into it on my nemesis more than once.

The negative insulator is so tight against the bottom of the battery that when you unscrew the switch, it's turning the whole battery and, with it, the positive pin. Because the threading on the positive pin is much coarser than the threads on the switch, the battery is getting tighter and tighter as you try to unscrew.

If you have a pair of needle nose pliers you might be able to get a quarter turn on the positive pin from above to loosen up the battery.

My experience is that once you know what's happening, you won't let it happen again. As soon as you feel it tightening it up, you know to stop and work at it from another joint.

In the situation you're in, I'd take the AFC ring off the top (might need a small screwdriver to get it apart) and try gently grabbing the top cap with a pair of pliers to get it apart. I do not take responsibility if you screw up the top cap doing this, though.

 

[Pretzel Logic]

Graffiti,,,,Thanks for your reply

Great Explanation,,, I managed to get it apart,,, Wasn't easy,,, Before reading your post though,,,,

Even when loose I could not get the battery to rattle even a little bit

Working it back and forth to a spot where it was a little looser then turned the positive pin,,,

Once the top pin was loose It came apart very easily

Many Thanks .... DC

 

[airkaos]

When this happens to me I use a mini screwdriver on the 510 pin from the top and this takes the pressure out of the battery and it all comes apart.