Question about a store bought box....cause I'm a dummy

[alamor]

I recently bought a VV box mod with the digital volt screen. I am out of warranty and it is starting to intermittently dying. I can be vaping and it will just die. It seems if I squeeze it a little as I push the button it works again. Sometimes if ii turn the power switch off and on it works again too. I do not understand a lot about how these thigs work so i am not sure what I can do to fix this problem. (if there is anything that can be done). Iwould appreciate any advice from all the modding experts in this forum. I really like the box and will be bummed if it dies.
I don't know if it makes a difference or not but I am a pretty bad chain vapor.

 

[BJ43]

Seems you have a false contact somewhere, usually it is the switch that goes on these things. If you know nothing about electronics and don't have a multimeter, find a friend who has and check the continuity.

 

[cskent]

Yup, something's not making good contact. And as BJ43 suggested, the switch is going to be the prime suspect. But you may want to slightly bend the positive contacts a bit with a small screwdriver in case they're just a bit short. I've had this problem several times before too.

 

[alamor]

Is it worth trying to pay someone to fix it? All the components have either hot glue or epoxy over them. Or should I just buy a new one? I really like the way the box works but it's getting annoying. If its worth fixing is there anyone I can contact to have it fixed?

 

[jimbalny]

Try the store you bought it from, a lot of GOOD suppliers (in my experience) will replace the device or fix it free of charge out of warranty. If it's nothing you did and just a fault in the design or components then why should you have to deal with a device that does not last? Doesn't hurt to ask. Especially since most vv box mods like you describe go for ~$100, a great deal of the cost is just the labor of making it. Materials probably account for a small percentage of the price.

Also doesn't hurt to know where its from, maybe other people have the same experience with the same mod.

 

[alamor]

UPDATE.....

I just noticed that if my box isn't working I can unscrew the cartomizer from it and push the button and the digital read out works. So, am I using to LR carto's? The carto's I use are suppose to be HV 2.0ohm DCC's

 

[jimbalny]

Could be that you have the voltage set too high for the DC carto's, some circuits with fault/overcurrent protection will shut down either until power is cut or the fault is removed. Try lowering the voltage or using a different cartomizer. If you're running a 2 ohm on 6 volts that's 3 amps draw, maybe even more on a dual coil