Question for those with the Cherry Bomber Mod

[RiderDragon]

Ok hoping some of you have the cherry bomber mod that can help me with this.

I have taken it all apart and cleaned everything up and changed the spring to magnets for the switch. I put the hellboy rda on it and took a few puffs it seemed really weak with full charge batteries.

I then took one battery out (right side) and took a puff and it seemed to be about the same... switched sides and nothing... so I am thinking the other side is not working correctly or is there a reason one side works for single battery and the other side doesnt?

If you have a cherry bomber please try this and let me know if it works on yours... use only the battery NOT under the connector to see if it works.. The bridge on mine seems complete nothing seems broken or missing so trying to figure this out.

Also I know the dangers going around about the cherry bomber so wondering if these black painted versions give it some kind of protection since I havent been able to make mine auto fire not with the hellboy and not even using the screw driver to bridge them.


Thanks

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Watched a reviewers queue vid last night on Youtube where Twisted, Grimm, Matt and others were tearing the Cherrybomb all to heck as dangerous junk. Sorry. Autofiring issues, etc.

 

[Bad Ninja]

Watched a reviewers queue vid last night on Youtube where Twisted, Grimm, Matt and others were tearing the Cherrybomb all to heck as dangerous junk. Sorry. Autofiring issues, etc.

Sounds like they don't know what they are doing.
Auto firing?
Impossible.You'd literally have to short the atty to the body.

I have 3 cherry bombers ( and about a hundred mechanicals). Worst thing about the CB is a weak spring.
The design is solid and extremely functional.

The CB is one of the best mechanical
Box mods on the market today.
You have to TRY to make it fail.


OP: check the screws that secure the flat bar to the contact points.
Obviously something isn't making contact, and there are only a few places this can happen. Easy fix, just check all the contacts.
Be sure the switch hits the flat part of the contact or it won't make a good connection.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Those guys have vast experience with Mods. I take their word for it on such things as they do not slam products lightly and seem to love all the mods.

 

[Bad Ninja]

Those guys have vast experience with Mods. I take their word for it on such things as they do not slam products lightly and seem to love all the mods.

I repair mods for three vape shops and own over a hundred mechs.
I don't review mods online and have zero loyalties to any company.
I trust my own educated, experienced assessment more than some you-tube wannabe.

I don't watch videos so if you would like To elaborate on their claims I will happily address them and show my assessment of the CB is accurate.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

All I know on it is their ridiculing it as a problem mod. Their gripe was what they referred to as a basic design issue that caused autofiring and they wished they had not spent their money on it. I have not watched their specific reviews on that particular product. And after their comments I have no desire to.
It was enough for me to not want to have one even for free. Aside from Twisted who deals in drama too much I respect the others opinions and reviews.

Strange, company loyalty was one thing they discussed. Or to be more specific their lack of company loyalty. Grimm referenced his poor review of a Sigeli product and Sigeli cutting him off and won't even talk to him. Yes many reviewers have company loyalties and it shows but those guys are some of the most independent reviewers I know of. The Indoor smoker guy and Smokin Joey guys now.....

they do not care if one company cuts them off they cannot keep up with all the review requests as it is.

 

[Bad Ninja]

What specific design flaw?
That's a strong statement that I call BS without some specifics.
Again, experience says they are wrong.

I do not trust video reviewers who only post to try and score free gear.
Id rather trust a seasoned ECF member who works on mechanicals.


Easy enough to rectify.
Lets address the issues they "ridiculed".
What were they?

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Specifically all they referred to was a statement about major design flaw and auto firing.
And I have no interest in searching for their specific reviews on that device since it obviously got thumbs down. I think from the comments that their original reviews did not slam it but after their review they discovered the problems.

I just try and learn and pick up a lot from the videos. I have no financial interest in the vaping industry at all except to try and figure out what works and how to get the most valu for my money spent on vaping stuff.
I do find many reviewers to be biased in their reviews from manufacturers sending them products. Some just seem to rubber stamp everything and rave on it all. And the unboxing thing is silly. However I like the up close shots to see how a device is put together. Seeing them vape on it on screen is a bit silly as well.
I just watch SOME of the reviewers for the information gained.

Outa here to let you get back to helping Dragon with his problem. Peace to you.

 

[Bad Ninja]

The design itself makes it impossible
To auto fire uses you short the body to
The atty.
Obviously they are inexperienced, biased or just not very smart.

That said, few mechanical box mods are designed as well as the CB.
It's not for beginners that shove mechs into pockets filled with keys or change.

The Cherry Bomber gets a huge thumbs up from me, an experienced vaper, with industry work experience, and zero bias.

 

[RiderDragon]

The design itself makes it impossible
To auto fire uses you short the body to
The atty.
Obviously they are inexperienced, biased or just not very smart.

That said, few mechanical box mods are designed as well as the CB.
It's not for beginners that shove mechs into pockets filled with keys or change.

The Cherry Bomber gets a huge thumbs up from me, an experienced vaper, with industry work experience, and zero bias.

Agree with that its not for beginners and those that just shove things in pockets... for me its a mod I use at home but no on the go.

As far as the contacts on the top dont they pop up and down? didnt think about turning those as they seemed inplace correctly but thats where I thought the issue was comming from was that top connector I just wasnt sure if it was the location of the battery that made the difference if it will work on single 18650 so I was just asking those with the cherry bomber to try the single battery on the right side and see if it fires.. if not then i know its not my mod if it does then i know i have another issue to look into.

 

[Bad Ninja]

It has a floating center pin that gets pushed up against the atty to make the connection, when you tighten the battery.
With no battery (under the atty) there is no way to hold the pin in place, so you'll have firing issues with only one battery in the right slot ( not under the atty)

 

[RiderDragon]

It has a floating center pin that gets pushed up against the atty to make the connection, when you tighten the battery.
With no battery (under the atty) there is no way to hold the pin in place, so you'll have firing issues with only one battery in the right slot ( not under the atty)

Fantastic! Thank you

Ride the Waves of Music ¥ - Sandu

 

[Susan~S]

Sounds like they don't know what they are doing.
Auto firing?
Impossible.You'd literally have to short the atty to the body.

@rolygate posted this morning in the Product Recalls & Warnings section.

Cherry Bomber box mod - may have auto-on issue

 

[Bad Ninja]

@rolygate posted this morning in the Product Recalls & Warnings section.

Cherry Bomber box mod - may have auto-on issue

Did ya even watch the video?
He shorts the atty with a piece of metal.
It won't "auto fire" on it's own.
It's impossible.
If you short the base of the atty against the side of the metal mod with a piece of metal it will fire.
So will the Dimitri, or any mech with a constant hot. This isn't a problem.
I own three. And a Dimitri.
One is my daily vape. Never had a single problem other than a weak spring.
Don't stuff it in your pocket.... Or any mechanical mod.
Irresponsible use will always pose a danger.
Mechanicals are advanced user items.
Most used to advertise this.

 

[edyle]

Ok hoping some of you have the cherry bomber mod that can help me with this.

I have taken it all apart and cleaned everything up and changed the spring to magnets for the switch. I put the hellboy rda on it and took a few puffs it seemed really weak with full charge batteries.

I then took one battery out (right side) and took a puff and it seemed to be about the same... switched sides and nothing... so I am thinking the other side is not working correctly or is there a reason one side works for single battery and the other side doesnt?

If you have a cherry bomber please try this and let me know if it works on yours... use only the battery NOT under the connector to see if it works.. The bridge on mine seems complete nothing seems broken or missing so trying to figure this out.

Also I know the dangers going around about the cherry bomber so wondering if these black painted versions give it some kind of protection since I havent been able to make mine auto fire not with the hellboy and not even using the screw driver to bridge them.


Thanks

The cherry bomber is negative switched with negative body.
That means if you happen to leave it in your pocket of in a pile of stuff you can end up shorting out the switch.

Paint is a flimsy insulator. Easily scratched.

 

[pchestnutjr]

This seems odd to me and maybe some one can shed some light here but why is the entire box hot. If we acre our atty in and the center post is hot but the outside is ground why are these firing when what it seems like to me that all that is happening is that he is just touching one ground to another. Logically it shouldn't do this. Must be issues with the way the 510 is wired

 

[edyle]

This seems odd to me and maybe some one can shed some light here but why is the entire box hot. If we acre our atty in and the center post is hot but the outside is ground why are these firing when what it seems like to me that all that is happening is that he is just touching one ground to another. Logically it shouldn't do this. Must be issues with the way the 510 is wired

There's not exactly any such thing as a 'ground' on a small closed system.

 

[pchestnutjr]

There's not exactly any such thing as a 'ground' on a small closed system.

Hmm interesting. I just tried this on my copper mod for ....s and giggles and no fire.

 

[edyle]

There's not exactly any such thing as a 'ground' on a small closed system.

Hmm interesting. I just tried this on my copper mod for ****s and giggles and no fire.

You just tried what?
I don't understand what you are saying.

 

[pchestnutjr]

You just tried what?
I don't understand what you are saying.

In the video in one of the above comments they showed how this thing fired because of a screwdriver touched the device and the outside of the atty together