Seems like it now takes more force to activate my V1 switch (original type switch with resistor). What causes this and how can I fix it?
Rod
Rod
Prodigy V1 Switch getting harder to push...
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Really what I mean is, it doesn't take more force, but I find I am having to push the button much deeper into the housing before the atomizer is activated. What could this be?
Rod
Rod
Have you had it apart to look at it?
If it has a resistor, is it possible that something inside has gotten hot and allowed the tact switch to sink into the Derlin?
The way they're made I can't see how it's throw could increase unless the derlin was sinking away. It's a fixed electrical contact and there's no way the switch could wear away the button material and increase the distance to activate.
Can you take pics? I'm intrigued.
If it has a resistor, is it possible that something inside has gotten hot and allowed the tact switch to sink into the Derlin?
The way they're made I can't see how it's throw could increase unless the derlin was sinking away. It's a fixed electrical contact and there's no way the switch could wear away the button material and increase the distance to activate.
Can you take pics? I'm intrigued.
Just as a side note, this is the same symptom my Prodigy V1 would display *just before* a resistored tactical switch was about to stop working. This happened to me over 6 times in the 4-5 months that I used mine with the 510 adapter.
Synth.. he's saying deeper? how could you have to push the tct switch deeper into the housing? I just can't draw that image in my mind..
I wish I could explain it better, but it's really just what he's describing. The button starts to get harder to engage, to where you need to 'mash' the button hard and deep for it to fire. I'm thinking that something is causing the soldering / wires to shift, or that the point of contact is getting destroyed making it increasingly hard to satisfy.
I've nearly gone insane trying to keep my V1 tactile switches working. Fortunately now I use other devices and only keep my V1 (and its 3 questionable backup switches) as a last resort. ;-)
I've nearly gone insane trying to keep my V1 tactile switches working. Fortunately now I use other devices and only keep my V1 (and its 3 questionable backup switches) as a last resort. ;-)
Mine was doing basically the same thing. At first I was needing to wiggle the switch a bit. It was almost as if the actual tact switch had shifted a tad out of plumb/level (however you want to look at it). I cut a small circle of thinnish cardboard and put it on top of the tact switch (well, actually below/inside the big plastic switch). It's as if it lengthened one or the other, gave them better contact, and allowed it to work better.
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