New Vaper - Vamo V5 Question

[LunarLeviathan]

Hi everyone, just got started in the world of vaping

Bought myself a Vamo V5 and loving it! Though it came with a little bonus - a broken Vamo V5 body.

I'm an electrical engineer by profession and repairing the PCB shouldn't be too difficult, but how the heck do I get the thing open?

So far I've got it to this:


Any ideas on how I get the PCBs out?

Cheers all!

 

[BobbyQ]

The top cap has to come off to get to the pcb.. It is pressed on there really tight.
The best way to get it off (IMO).. is to screw the battery tube onto where the top ring goes.. then use an old tshirt to get a good grip on both ends and use your thumbs to push the joint.. Kinda like breaking a pencil..
I scratched my top ring trying to use pliers :/
be careful when it comes loose, the + and - leads might break if using too much force..

 

[Glenn_K]

Greetings, welcome to the forum.

Here's an older ECF thread on Vamo repairs, about 6 or 7 posts into the thread there is a link with V5 disassembly instructions that includes pix: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/vamo/484659-vamo-5-low-v.html

The SS tubes in your picture look good; I've got a silver V3 (with the crop rings) that looks shabby in comparison.

-- Glenn