please help. cart broke off in provari

[Randi]

Hi. my 9 yr old knocked my provari off the table onto a hard floor. the cart, I'm guessing, broke off right above the threading and i can't figure out how to get it out. there. there's nothing to grab onto to unwind it out . I'm heartbroken (in the midst of a mod withdrawl)
please, any ideas?? ?
thank you.!!!!!
Randi

 

[ChrispyCritter]

A small screwdriver or 2 and some patience..otherwise you might try a trip to a hardware store bringing it with you and buy and easy out. Also you might try a drillbit by hand to screw it out if you have any around that size..in any case be careful of the threads. If you have to get an easy out you might want to get a thread tap that size to run through the threads after removing the broken part..not sure on the size but if you brought a cart with you they could help you maybe...

 

[sweetz]

Though I wouldn't try an actual potato...Have you tried the potato in the light socket thing? Try sticking maybe a crayon or something that would grab the insides of the cart, and slowly twisting it loose?

***NOT a qualified opinion, just an idea***

You could also call your vendor's customer service, I'm sure they will have either dealt with this before, or will help you to figure it out

 

[Bawn]

Get a pair of small needle nose pliers. Stick inside the broken cartos then open the pliers so they rub the sides firmly then turn the pliers slowly. Have someone hold the provari while your turning the plieRs.

 

[araczynski]

+1 on the needle nose pliers.

otherwise if you have a sharp enough object you should be able to dig it into the inside of the broken off wall that you can then leverage and push it out in the unscrewing direction. i think its probably aluminum anyway.

 

[ChrispyCritter]

Yeah they would work probably..I got a broken cart tip out with small screwdrivers before by tapping in the unscrewing direction..but I own a set of quality mini-screwdrivers that I used to repair gaming systems with. In any case careful not to stab yourself or anyone else when trying remove it..trust me it's not fun lol...

+1 on the needle nose pliers.

otherwise if you have a sharp enough object you should be able to dig it into the inside of the broken off wall that you can then leverage and push it out in the unscrewing direction. i think its probably aluminum anyway.

 

[jacquelyn]

Needle nose pliers. I had an adapter get stuck and I used that. Or if you have a store front near by see if you can have them do it.

 

[Randi]

Thanks for you replies! As far as the "cutting myself" yep...did it already and cut the tendon in my pointer finger...uggg the things we do for love!!
The ideas here are better than the little knife I thought might cut a notch in the side to catch it as to unscrew it. Thanks!

 

[Randi]

GOT IT!!!! Foung a very small tipped scissors that fir perfectly into one of the holes left on the threads o0f the cart and BINGO. THANK YOU!!! XOXOXO

 

[HzG8rGrl]

You can also try the eraser end of a pencil-pushing down as you turn-you may have to add extra eraser cut from a second one to make it full in the grooves,good luck!

 

[Retriever]

Glad you got it fixed.

 

[Ev0lution]

maybe some epoxy or glue wherever you can and something else on top, after a few hours you´ll be able to unscrew it nicely...

 

[hairball]

Glad you got it out. I had something similar happen and it was a royal PITA to get it out.

 

[zoiDman]

Man... If that had happen to one of my eGo batteries I would have been ...... but No Big Deal.

But to my Provari? YIKES.

Glad to hear things turned out good and the ECF saved the day.

 

[Randi]

Hi Everyone. I'm searching and searching for replacement ce2's and also want to try the ce3's but my credit card was lost so I'm waiting on the new one (today I hope!) In any case, as I'm searching the forums to find suppliers that accept paypal, I came across jonboy's lava tank thread (as I have 100 times before!) I got SO excited that I may have finally been able to get my first lava tank but now I'm thinking...I just missed the sale..again!?! Oh well, I guess the lava tank that's "meant" for me will be worth the wait lol
I haven't been around here since I got the cart threads out of my Provari. What a nice surprise to see all the "likes" of support I received! Thanks

 

[swedishfish]

Hi Everyone. I'm searching and searching for replacement ce2's and also want to try the ce3's but my credit card was lost so I'm waiting on the new one (today I hope!) In any case, as I'm searching the forums to find suppliers that accept paypal, I came across jonboy's lava tank thread (as I have 100 times before!) I got SO excited that I may have finally been able to get my first lava tank but now I'm thinking...I just missed the sale..again!?! Oh well, I guess the lava tank that's "meant" for me will be worth the wait lol
I haven't been around here since I got the cart threads out of my Provari. What a nice surprise to see all the "likes" of support I received! Thanks

You could probably contact one of the smaller suppliers and ask them regarding pp. No one is going to advertise they can accept paypal or they will be shut down. The only ones that do advertise they accept paypal are intl. suppliers like Liberty Flights and Totally Wicked because they are out of the UK.