Odysseus leakage

[Quigsworth]

Wonder if someone could confirm if there should be some lateral play in the knurled ring when screwing it down or should it be a tight screw?

Mine's pretty sloppy as well but does the job...

 

[Serpent67]

If you mean the housing lock down ring, it should be tight. Tighten it and give the whole housing a snug.

 

[MrGiggly]

Thanks Quigsworth.

Probably didn't explain myself properly Serpent, I understand it needs to be screwed tight, its just that there's quite a bit of play between the threading on the nut and that of the ceramic housing. I just had some concerns that juice could travel down the inside of the nut.

The knurled nut that comes with the expansion kit on the other housing is much tighter, at least in my kit.

 

[Quigsworth]

I think if you took any nut and cut a wafer thin slice off the end it would play like that on the bolt it was threaded to.

 

[Serpent67]

Hmm, I see now. That's the first I've heard of this.

 

[Quigsworth]

I'm not saying it's a bad thing, in fact just the opposite, the thread tolerances on the juice control and knurled lock ring should be a little looser than the body parts or ceramic holder/base threads...first, it allows the base to be screwed on (setting your + pin offset) and it tends to stay there, if the lock ring threading was as tight it would be pretty tough to keep from spinning the whole thing (lock ring and ceramic holder) screwing up your offset...and the looser tolerance on the flow control could even be a little looser...I like the light touch

 

[SuperSonic]

Just in case anyone is still having issues with Odysseus leaking... I had the same issue which was driving me nuts for the last three days and tried alot of everything.

I believe I got my issue resolved... wrote a post in Odysseus official if anyone is interested.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/gg/238074-odysseus-official-401.html#post5826362

Peace-

 

[Killjoy1]

I had a good leak today. No idea where it leaked from, but my GG was laying in a pool of juice when I got home. At first I thought it leaked down the center post and into the collector tank, then out on to the table, but the funny part is there was not a single drop in the collector tank Had everything closed up tight and it hasn't leaked during the use of three full mode tankfulls, nor has it been leaking since I got home and started using it. Something with the ridiculous heat we had today must have caused it, but I'm totally baffled as to exactly where it leaked out of

Anyway, all good now, just thought I'd share the experience

 

[Huffelpuff]

Glad it's working for you now KJ

 

[SuperSonic]

Definitely Killjoy... as Huff stated.... glad everything is working well again. Sometimes freak things happen.... and yes, I believe with the summer heat on the way we may run into some peculiar situations with leakage, condensation, perhaps even a slight blow back.

So far since "hopefully" resolving my leaking issue, after breaking in a new coil and wick.... it's been a purely enjoyable experience vaping for me. No leaking, no wicking issues, no flooding even while cracking open the JFC better than 2 1/2 turns - it primes nice and quick (about 4-6 hits or 10-15 seconds).

 

[Huffelpuff]

I was fidgeting all night w/ my Ody in my Ufs and it was leaking a bit and flooding the atty. Have changed the orings around a few x's but nothing worked. Suddenly... voila! Actually is vaping amazingly well now. Wondering if I mixed up the orings and was putting the old back in.

 

[SuperSonic]

lol - Nyce Huff! - Well I guess the main thing is that your vaping nicely now and "Ta Da' Not leaking..

Huff, the next time you disassemble your Ody / UFS - if not replacing the O-rings, try sitting them in a bowl of warm - med warm water for a few minutes before vaselining them back up for assembly.

This should help make a better seal.

HTH

Peace-

 

[Huffelpuff]

Thanks for the advice, Sonic. Will try this next time.

 

[imeothanasis]

maybe your tank was full of juice and you had left the juice control almost full open kill?

I had a good leak today. No idea where it leaked from, but my GG was laying in a pool of juice when I got home. At first I thought it leaked down the center post and into the collector tank, then out on to the table, but the funny part is there was not a single drop in the collector tank Had everything closed up tight and it hasn't leaked during the use of three full mode tankfulls, nor has it been leaking since I got home and started using it. Something with the ridiculous heat we had today must have caused it, but I'm totally baffled as to exactly where it leaked out of

Anyway, all good now, just thought I'd share the experience

 

[Killjoy1]

Nope, it was screwed down tight. I think I found what the issue was: the o-ring under the small top cap was split and I think it leaked out there (it was laying down and the tank was full). I didn't even notice this until I was refilling today, but it only leaked on that one really hot day anyway (it almost hit 90 and the sun comes in the window by where it was laying for a short time in the early afternoon). Been using it every day for the last week and that was the only variable and VG does flow a little easier when it's warmed up ;-)


Besides, even if the Ody were to leak profusely with every third fill I would still consider it one of the best pieces of vaping gear I own ;-) So since I've only a couple of times had leakage you can guess how satisfied I am with it

 

[imeothanasis]

if the o-ring was split then Ody couldnt keep liquid in place kill so you are right about o-ring. As for the leakage, please do the trick on my recent video and tell me your result

 

[SuperSonic]

.... As for the leakage, please do the trick on my recent video and tell me your result

I'm headed out to go pick up some NiCromA R wire (if the store has it) and swap out my Kanthal coil. If not, another Kanthal coil is in order. I'm going to build a new coil for the weekend and load a new juice type. I'm going to build and wind the coil exactly the way it was shown in the video Imeo.

I'll post my results...

Peace-

 

[Killjoy1]

You mean the video where you wrap the NR wire all the way around the rebuildable part? Will do, I"ll give it a try later this weekend when I re-make my coil Right at the moment I'm using 510 mode, so it'll have to wait until I get through this tank-full ;-)