New Member that can't use his Ego ce4 anymore :/

[Regularguy101]

Hey everybody,

I just registred here hoping you guys would help.

Here's my story, im gonna try to keep it short

Last week i got an Ego ce4 with a couple of cartomizers.. It worked fine til yesterday.. it started to work randomly.. like the button still lights up when i press on it.. but i can't hear that "sound" it makes when it's actually working..
when i take puffs.. there's no vape or whatsoever..

Other times.. it works fine for one or two puffs.. then nothing..

I switched the cartomizers.. same thing.. I don't know what to do.. I tried to "play around" with the center pin thingy... trying to "pull it out" gently.. but I was too scared to break it so I stopped..

I really don't know what to do.. It didn't fell on the floor or anything.. And it has a week old... So I believe it's "fixable"..


Does anyone of you has any experience with ce4 like this ? where it works pretty much randomly ?

It's really pissing me off.. and I don't have anything to smoke right now.. :/




Thanks for reading my post.. and sorry for my poor english.. im not a native english speaker

 

[GentlemanVapist]

I had one of those EGO CE4 ones, and yeah, same thing happened to me after about two weeks, but I used it as an excuse to upgrade. I'm not sure if it's repairable or it can be fixed, but good luck to you on that. Hope someone with more experience than I can help you

 

[Regularguy101]

I hope too.. I can't afford upgrading right now.. And down here where i live upgrading is a bit pricey

 

[DlyDragger]

If its happening on multiple clearo's then it is more than likely the center post on the battery got pushed down. Very, VERY carefully use something like a tweezers and pull up lightly on the center post. Just enough to lift it up a little in the rubber gasket. This should fix your problem. It usually happens when they get dropped or over tightened. I know you tried this but if its not far enough it won't touch.

 

[Rickajho]

Ok, the LED on the battery seems to indicate it's still working normally. And the problem is happening with more than one clearo. It still sounds like it's a center pin issue on the battery.

A very common mistake for new users is overzealous screwing. Stuff should never be mounted more than finger tight. If you can't get the clearo off the battery in a one-handed operation you are screwing things on too tightly. "It's not working! I'll screw it on even tighter!?" and it only makes a bad situation even worse.

Try pulling up the center post again. Less is always more when you do this, and it may take a couple few attempts to get it up high enough. If you can find some small tweezers with very sharp edges to them those some times work very well to grip a center post.

 

[Regularguy101]

If its happening on multiple clearo's then it is more than likely the center post on the battery got pushed down. Very, VERY carefully use something like a tweezers and pull up lightly on the center post. Just enough to lift it up a little in the rubber gasket. This should fix your problem. It usually happens when they get dropped or over tightened. I know you tried this but if its not far enough it won't touch.

again it just worked for 2 minutes.. and now it's not working again... Grrrrrr this is driving me crazy.. I don't understand why it works thenjust stops working knowing that the only thing i do in between the 2 puffs is puttin it on my desk ..


If I lift it up "a lot" that center metallic is it gonna break / fall or something ?


Ps. am i supposed to lift the metallic part alone.. or the rubber ring around it as well ?


(Noob questions probably I know.. sorry.. )

 

[DlyDragger]

Just the metallic part. There's a wire soldered to the bottom but you do have some room to pull. You want me to disassemble one and post pics?

 

[Regularguy101]

Thanks

Don't bother tho'.. (Im super scare to break it right now.. my heart's raaaacing )

 

[Rickajho]

With nothing attached to it, when you press and hold the button on the battery does the LED light and stay lit? Or is it blinking several times and going out? Just want to confirm that there is nothing wrong with the battery.

 

[Regularguy101]

It stays on for like 15 seconds or so.. then blinks 3 times and goes off...


Does it mean that it's okay ?


(I've been tryin to pull up that stupid center pin... Still nothing so far )

 

[DlyDragger]

That's a good thing. It's timing out, that's the blinks at the end. If it was shorted or something it would blink right away.

Do you have a multi-meter?

 

[Regularguy101]

nope.. im not really an electronic guy.. im more into computers..software stuff :/


should i just keep "pulling" that thing up until it gets to work ?

do i have to apply some sort of "strenght"... or keep it gentle .. coz im to the point where it doesnt seem to want to go any more up..

 

[DlyDragger]

nope.. im not really an electronic guy.. im more into computers..software stuff :/


should i just keep "pulling" that thing up until it gets to work ?

do i have to apply some sort of "strenght"... or keep it gentle .. coz im to the point where it doesnt seem to want to go any more up..

No, it shouldn't take that much. What happens when you hook it up to the charger? Does it charge correctly?

 

[Travis17]

Try Kanger T2 tank. I've been hearing great things about it and have a couple on order right now

 

[Regularguy101]

No, it shouldn't take that much. What happens when you hook it up to the charger? Does it charge correctly?

earlier it was.. now it does nothing.. it blinks 3 times.. and the led on the charger is green...

maybe i screwed it up by pulling it too much..?

 

[Regularguy101]

Just the metallic part. There's a wire soldered to the bottom but you do have some room to pull. You want me to disassemble one and post pics?

Is disassembling mine could help somehow ?

 

[Sed Contra]

... and sorry for my poor english.. im not a native english speaker

I'm sorry that I can't help you with your problems, but I thought that I'd let you know that your English is plenty good enough to understand clearly.

 

[DlyDragger]

earlier it was.. now it does nothing.. it blinks 3 times.. and the led on the charger is green...

maybe i screwed it up by pulling it too much..?

No, you didn't do anything. If it broke the solder joint the light wouldn't blink, it would just stay green. I'm thinking that either juice leaked into the battery (causing a short) or the board is going bad.

 

[Regularguy101]

@Sed Contra, Thanks It's always good to hear that



And it just did it again.. Worked for like 3 puffs.. the 4th one.. Nothing again.. Seems like I have a special ecig.. That really wants me to quit ... Grrr

 

[DlyDragger]

Is disassembling mine could help somehow ?

Taking it apart will definitely not help unless you know electronics repair and you have spare parts. I was just going to show you how long the center pin was and the wire attached to it. I have numerous junk Ego batteries laying around.