newbie reo woodville ?

[whughes1989]

Just bought a reo woodvil off of ecf classifieds. Was working great then noticed a spark at the top of the battery, the spring got bright red then the battery got loose and fell out. I can get the battery back in by stretching the spring back out. But everytime I retire the spring gets red and shrinks. I checked my battery and its at 4.17 volts attys at 1.6 ohms. Is this just a simple fix with noalox? Or is it something else? Any help appreciated

Thanks Will

 

[PattyR]

Hi Will,

It sounds like you've got a short that collapsed the spring. I'd suggest that you not continue trying to use your REO. Your best bet would be to PM Rob (redeyedancer), the creator and maker of REOs and ask for his advice.

Just bought a reo woodvil off of ecf classifieds. Was working great then noticed a spark at the top of the battery, the spring got bright red then the battery got loose and fell out. I can get the battery back in by stretching the spring back out. But everytime I retire the spring gets red and shrinks. I checked my battery and its at 4.17 volts attys at 1.6 ohms. Is this just a simple fix with noalox? Or is it something else? Any help appreciated

Thanks Will

 

[whughes1989]

Thanks just PM him

 

[Mvgratz]

Rob will take care of you. Better the spring collapsing than burning up the mod in my humble opinion.

 

[garyinco]

It could be short in the switch or something wrong with the battery. Rob is an excellent guy. He will get this sorted out in short order. Not many vendors are as stand-up as he is, IMO. The spring collapsing like it did is a safety feature. Good thing it acted as it's supposed to, instead of your Woodvil heating up and possibly catching fire.

 

[whughes1989]

The atty shorted out and now is reading 0 ohms. I tried a new atty and it is working fine again. If it happens again I will be sending it to Rob. He seems like a real nice guy that stands behind his product.

 

[Mvgratz]

If the spring collaspes and you pulled it back out, it most likely, will not preform to its full capabilities till its replaced.

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

Actually, now that the spring has collapsed, if you continue to use it, it won't collapse a second time if you get another short. I advise you to get a hold of Rob. Even if you don't send your mod in for repair, you can get a spring from him and do it yourself. Please be warned that the spring on the Woodvil is soldered in place as opposed to the Grand or Mini where you just need to remove a screw to replace it. If you're good at soldering, you'll be fine.

 

[ancient puffer]

Rob sells replacements for the springs here. I already snagged one "just in case".

 

[whughes1989]

Not the best at soldering. So if it does happen again I will be sending it to Rob. I did by extra springs but didn't know the woodvil springs where soldered in.

 

[ancient puffer]

I never considered myself much good at soldering either. But I built a "puck" that actually works quite well. I guess soldering is easier if you're not constantly getting tobacco smoke in your eyes