please help a reo noob. rm2 looks different than pictures

[bertopl]

hey reo folks, please help while I await a reply from Robert. I may have had some of the worst beginner's reo luck out there!! I ordered my reo grand last monday, paid to express ship it. when I received it, I screwed on the rm2 that I ordered with it to admire my new stuff and here's what I got:
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the rm2 screws in crooked!! no worries, I sent pics to Robert and he sent me a new one. the new one came in and the rm2 sits perfectly straight on the new one. wound a nice 1.0 oHm microcoil, mounted it, put a wick in and primed it with juice. test fired like a dream!! screwed the cap on to start vaping and my spring collapsed. luckily I bought a repair kit with an extra spring so I put the new spring in, wound another 1.0 oHm coil and bam!! same thing!! collapsed a second spring as soon as I fired with the cap screwed in again!! what am I doing wrong? here's some pics of my second build. I thought both coils looked pretty spiffy, but I can't get this sucker to work:
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here's a pic with the cap on. it looks like the right screw is pretty close to the inside cap wall:
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a couple of things strike me weird. first thing is the taller post has a much smaller hole for the wire than the short post. this looks different than a lot of pics and videos I've seen before purchasing. it was tricky getting the wire through the longer post since that hole was barely larger than the diameter of my 26g wire. also, the small hole in the taller post sits high on the post making it pretty much impossible to tighten the screw down as low as on the shorter post. you'll notice too that the hole is rotated away from the drain hole. the pictures I've seen of the RM2's show the holes pretty much parallel and with a larger hole than what I have on the long post. it also looks to me that the longer post tilts very slightly to the right, closer to the cap wall. I know it's not much but there's not a whole lot of room in there when the cap's on. here's a picture of the RM2 after I removed the second build:
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if somebody can spot something I'm doing wrong, please help!! I feel pretty reo-stupid right now but I've had a lot of success with microcoils on genesis & kayfun type atomizers. I've used up the 2 springs that I had which I never thought I'd have to replace based on reviews, and they are out of stock on the website. so almost a week after ordering my new setup, I still don't have a working Grand. am I trippin or is there something wrong with my RM2??

 

[ancient puffer]

Do you have any other 510 connector atty/carto you could try? If that works fine, the problem is the atty, not the REO.

ETA: Yes the later RM2's are different than the photos. They come from a chinese(?) supplier and Rob mods them to work on the REO. Apparently, the latest batch is different from the prior ones, both the height of one of the posts, and the size of the hole in it. Rob has offered to drill out the hole if anyone needs that done.

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

I can only answer part of this because I don't have one of the new ones. The RM2s are atomizers that Rob has purchased and then modified. The last batch came in different, the manufacturer made some changes and didn't inform Rob ahead of time. So the post height and the smaller hole on the tall post are unexpected changes. Rob at the time didn't realize the smaller hole was going to cause problems. Since this discovery, he has said he'll fix those holes...and normally I would tell you to contact him directly, but you have already done that. Rob is out of the shop this evening, so he will probably respond later tonight or tomorrow morning. I have alerted him to your post though so he can address this.

I believe you can turn the posts as they are screwed in...so you may be able to re-orient that post so it will work better. But you may want to wait to hear back from Rob about the other part.

 

[bertopl]

I do think it's the RM2. put it on a provari and it read the ohms and fired. put on the cap and error message. if the hole size on that post is "normal," does the rotation and height of the hole look right? I don't understand what the reasoning would be from the manufacturer to make the holes different sizes or to skew them like it is on mine. so nothing in my build looks faulty then?

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

Is it possible to lower the screw on the tall post anymore?

 

[bsidb]

I would try puting a piece of masking tape on the tall post, put the cap back on and then test the RM2 on the pro vari, see if it reads, your post or screw may be touching the cap

 

[VapesAlot]

Do you have a multi meter. Just check for a short before and after putting on the cap. I have the new rm2 also. Your screws look to be stuck up high. My screws almost bottom out. Actually the short post does bottom out and just barely holds the wire tight. You should always use a multi meter to test before you fire and to check restance a lot easier than changing springs. You can also drill the hole bigger with a 1/32 bit. The brass is real soft. I think with the large wire and small hole the screw don't go down far enough

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

Do you still have the first RM2? Have you tried to use the cap from the first one on it?

 

[bertopl]

Is it possible to lower the screw on the tall post anymore?

unfortunately since the hole is so small and near the top of the post, the screw won't go in very far. I'm reluctant to manhandle that tiny screw. I am using 26g but I've seen videos where that wasn't a problem. I really prefer the 26 cuz it makes a nice 1 oHm coil at 10 wraps that's durable. just want a working setup so I can see what all the hype's all about!!

 

[VapesAlot]

Not sure if that would work. No power getting to the tall screw if the coil isn't present.

 

[bertopl]

while it isnt built with a coil I would try puting a piece of masking tape on the tall post, put the cap back on and then test the RM2 on the pro vari, see if it reads, your post or screw may be touching the cap

thx, bsidb. will give that a whirl

 

[bertopl]

Do you still have the first RM2? Have you tried to use the cap from the first one on it?

this is my first and only RM2. Robert correctly figured that it was the Grand that caused the atty to screw in crooked on the first unit so he just sent a replacement mod.

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

Oh I misunderstood.

 

[bertopl]

Not sure if that would work. No power getting to the tall screw if the coil isn't present.

you're right. tried that suggestion and the provari gives an OP error.

 

[bumpeez]

Just make a new coil leave the right side wire long enough to put around the screw then tighten it.

 

[FACE MEAT]

it was tricky getting the wire through the longer post since that hole was barely larger than the diameter of my 26g wire. also, the small hole in the taller post sits high on the post making it pretty much impossible to tighten the screw down as low as on the shorter post.

The screw head must be making contact with the underside of the top of the RM2 cap. I'd suggest not using the screw until the wire hole is enlarged by Rob. See if you can thread the wire through the hole and wrap it around the post instead of using the screw.

 

[pwrstrk02]

Your wraps are very nice. I foresee a new rm2 in the mail. Outer post is twisted outward and outer hole is too small and or to high resulting in taller screw head height. I do not see anything wrong on your side. From all of the great things from ROESMODS, you will be good to go, if not tonight then at least by Thursday.

 

[bertopl]

I appreciate all the replies and will try more of them out when I get some new springage. unless Robert can offer an easier solution that is... it's just good to know that there's nothing glaringly wrong with my builds, thanks!!

 

[VapesAlot]

If you have a sharpening stone you can make the screw shorter also drill the hole with a 1/32 bit,that will get the screw down some also. That should fix it all up. If not use smaller wire. With your wire being so thick the screw don't kink it and go down like it does with the thinner wire. Basically the wire bends down like a 'U' and your wire looks like '--' keeping the screw high. Just looked at the pic again. Is the post crooked also? Can you pry it inward with pliers

 

[VapesAlot]

I also noticed on mine that the screws seem sloppy in the post. Like the post threads are a little bigger than the screws. Almost afraid every time I tighten it that they are gonna strip out. Can you get replacement post for the rm2 because I'm sure over time they will strip because it's brass and the screws are steel so the brass should and probably strip out first