Question about the K100

[Texasman2011]

So here is the concern/question about the K100..

I put a fresh battery in the k100 and it works fine for about 3-4 presses. then there are sometimes that the k100 doesn't work at all, I would either loosen up the telescope then tighten it back up then it would work, or I would have to mess with the base of it and tweak it and then it would work.. At first, I thought that it was a dead battery, but after changing the battery to a fresh one it did the same thing.. Is this common?

 

[Ryedan]

So here is the concern/question about the K100..

I put a fresh battery in the k100 and it works fine for about 3-4 presses. then there are sometimes that the k100 doesn't work at all, I would either loosen up the telescope then tighten it back up then it would work, or I would have to mess with the base of it and tweak it and then it would work.. At first, I thought that it was a dead battery, but after changing the battery to a fresh one it did the same thing.. Is this common?

A few points about the K100. It has a floating 510 connection (the center positive post) in it. Mine floats easily and is no problem but if yours doesn't you can probably push it up manually to assure contact with the atty when you screw it on. If you tighten up on the battery by screwing down the body tight it has been known to fire continually. If you don't screw down the body far enough the switch button will have a long throw. Too long and the K100 will not fire reliably. Like with any mechanical mod, if any contact surfaces get dirty (oxidation is the concern here) it will have increased resistance on those surfaces and eventually will stop firing consistently. The locking nut on the switch can also unscrew a bit in use and if it goes too far it will stop firing.

I've been using a K100 as my main vape tool to since March this year and I'm still loving it. I know I have not explicitly answered your question, but hopefully you have more information on it now and this will help you figure things out.

vape on

 

[vicflo]

snug down the atty first before even putting the battery in. you kind of want it to where you only have to do a 3/4 press for it to make contact. other than that its probably loosening as you use it and the button cant reach the battery.

 

[Texasman2011]

Thanks I will try all of that. I have been using it more because of my AGA-T. what about touching the contact points with some 3000 grit sand paper very lightly? do you think that it should also help?

 

[Stosh]

Using 3000 grit sand paper, if it's the wet/dry made for metal, wet it and the contacts down. Lightly burnish the contacts so they are clean and shiny, no roughness. Roughness left behind would encourage further oxidation.