Question about batteries and cover for the prodigy

[Timbrin]

Hi
I bought a prodigy from you a few weeks back, its working great and I love it.

I thought I would buy some CR123A really cheap batteries from Hong Kong, I know it risky but as their are no electronics in the Prodigy I presume the worse I can do is pop the atomiser.

They arrived the other day but slight problem when I put them in the Prodigy they fire up without pressing the button. I examined the batteries and they seem to be about a mm longer than the Ternergy batts and this must be causing it th fire up. I found they worked ok if I did not screw in the battery cover all the way.

So my question is do you have or sell a plastic or rubber washer or something I could use to stop the cover screwing all the way in. Or failing that is there a size number for the washer I should be looking for. I went down to Homebase but could not see anything that looked like it might work.

Anyway thanks for the great service I will be ordering some more supplies when the site opens again

Regards Tim

 

[Timbrin]

Never mind I got an O Ring from a plumber friend. Not sure about these Chinese batts they seem to be producing more volts than the Ternergy branded and vapour tastes slightly burnt.

Think I will stick with the branded makes

 

[Lisaf01]

Tim, it is best to stick to the recommended batteries as the device was specifically designed for these batteries. However, you may want to try removing the washer that's underneath the contact screw and that may give you a bit more length on the button throw.