Problems with GLV2
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Yes I opened the first headcap I received, but in no way did I screw it up. It's only disassembled (c-clip open).
(edit: of course it wasn't working, should be clear at this point)
So Jay said he'd send me a new one as I send this one back. I did send it back and at the same time I did receive a new one, "a loner head cap" which is straight up destroyed.
I don't know why they have one like this and I don't know how I happened to receive it. I know I came in with a bad attitude and this only made things worse.
I don't remember refusing to call but it's easier for me to handle this by e-mail which should be no problem...
Now Jay says he has the head cap that was meant for me but I'm not getting any response through here or by e-mail.
another edit: It makes me kinda happy how many things you got wrong. I don't know what kinda mix up you're having.
"Read the previous posts from this person in this forum."
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I have now understood that there were many GLV's with faulty resistors that they need to fix.
I don't know why they wouldn't just make an announcement here or at their homesite tho. However I'm not the only one having problems.
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Too bad i don't have a digital camera but I tried to take pictures with my webcam.
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/7976/image201205080004.jpg
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/4801/image2012050800042.jpg
I think you can see from these images that the head cap has been purposedly beaten. Of what purpose you can not tell.
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Sorry if I upset you,it was not my intention at all. Does the loner headcap at least work to hold you over? I hope you get everything squared away soon and get your head cap back in good working condition.Im pretty sure you will. Jay and Sara really are wonderful people and they do try to make sure everyone is happy.
If it was in any condition at all I wouldn't still be here. Just take a look at the pics I sent and imagine receiving that to replace your non-working head cap.
Afterwards being ignored.
edit: you must be trolltrapping me. or you didn't read my post...again.
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With some mechanical know how one can fix these things on thier own. I could blame my issues I have had with my 3 GLV's on something other than myself but I won't because I don't know what caused them for certain. But due to the shipping and waiting I decided to take on the challenges. I have taken all of them apart and rebuilt the headcaps which mostly was soldering the wire back to the "firing pin" for lack of a better word. I haven't had a problem with the resistors so I can't say that was the issue. But they all work flawlessly now and I am very happy. I have future plans of retrofitting a switch (same build type and specs) that will alter the look of it somewhat.
Pics are fine, the plate is just cocked inside the cap. The PCB plate assembly comes out with a little effort by working it out from the brass button. It is a tight fit but it can be done. On the other side of the PCB a wire is soldered to the backside of the brass button. And of course inside the headcap is more wiring going to the switch and to the firing pin. This wire to the pin is the one I have had to resolder on all of my units. Before doing so I took it a step further by cutting a small groove in the bottom of the pin to insure a good soldering connection. None have failed me since doing this.
It's not fine, better quality pictures would show you that the plate is destroyed. Also there is no c-clip.
A page or two backwards I mentioned the poor soldering to be one of the possible reasons the original one I had didn't work.
Might have been that, might have been the bad resistors they're talking about. Doesn't really matter to me right now, this unit I have is unfixable.
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"I could blame my issues I have had with my 3 GLV's on something other than myself but I won't because I don't know what caused them for certain. "
Am I misunderstanding something or did you receive 3 nonfunctional GLV's or did you try to tweak them?
I mean it's very easy to say if it's working or not when you first try it...
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Well very sorry to hear that, believe me if you were closer in miles I would gladly fix it for you or just take it off your hands if you deemed it un-repairable. I actually don't even have my retaining rings installed right now. Just decided to leave them out until I change out switches. I'm confident in my GLV abilities now after tearing all of mine down.
Vapin like a frieght train..!!
Vapin like a frieght train..!!
I just took the plate out and realized it's only part of the assembly. It's loose from the brass button and it's tilted and cracked and all that.
I thought it has another function. (and I feel kinda stupid for it right now)
So afterall it is fixable. Also the soldering job looks good. Maybe it's just a matter of keeping it together for a good connection with the battey. Just don't know yet how to get there.
I thought it has another function. (and I feel kinda stupid for it right now)
So afterall it is fixable. Also the soldering job looks good. Maybe it's just a matter of keeping it together for a good connection with the battey. Just don't know yet how to get there.
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Mouth watering check your PM - I've sent you some suggestions on troubleshooting this further..!!
I opened up the charger and tried to scratch off all the rust - it's a mess. I also reassembled the GLV and did whatever small tweaks I could come up with, as in the first post.
In the end I got it to work for 1 hit. Very mild vape and shut down again. To me this really sounds like the charger or batteries are the real problem.(also it was on a lowres atty I had not tried before)
If Jay could try the one I sent back and confirm this...
Edit: and furthermore, the GLV didn't die, the atty did.
More edits: and on an even further inspection all the attys I've tried with the GLV are dead now
Maybe I should try ordering different brand of attys. If the problem is with these and I find out another brand works well I'm going to shoot my self on the leg.
In the end I got it to work for 1 hit. Very mild vape and shut down again. To me this really sounds like the charger or batteries are the real problem.(also it was on a lowres atty I had not tried before)
If Jay could try the one I sent back and confirm this...
Edit: and furthermore, the GLV didn't die, the atty did.
More edits: and on an even further inspection all the attys I've tried with the GLV are dead now
Maybe I should try ordering different brand of attys. If the problem is with these and I find out another brand works well I'm going to shoot my self on the leg.
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I think the problem is the connection from the pin to the carto. What type of carto setup are you useing? The pin is adjustable and can moved up or down. You adjust by useing a hex key wrench to move it. When re-assembling did you put the orange ball back in before putting the set screw back in?
I'm using driptip
The problem is all my atty's being dead now after being in this GLV or the GLV I had before. It's easy to test with my other mod
Which is more likely? Two GLV's with bad resistors, batteries hitting to much voltage or my cheap attys being piece of ****? (altough there's 3 different type of attys being tested and all dead, still all of them are orderd from the same shop)
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I don't believe in the bad resistor theory, as mine was built within the same time frame (or close) as yours. And the batts being faulty a possibilty but unlikely with AW's or even Trustfires. Its a shame you don't have anything else as far as attys or cartos to try. If you could get your hands on a known good atty or carto I really think it could be narrowed down to a connection issue.
Could you suggest a good type of 510 atty? I'll make an order in a few days and come back with the results when I get to test one.
Edit: You don't think a connection issue could result in my attys blowing up?
another useless edit: Why do I always find the energy for this kind of things at 4am?
Edit: You don't think a connection issue could result in my attys blowing up?
another useless edit: Why do I always find the energy for this kind of things at 4am?
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