Rattling door

[OaklandCA]

Finally got a reo grand and some batteries together...my first mod. Sweet vape so far (with boge and dual cartos so i haven't really squanked) I'm enjoying the 3.7 v (after a year at 3.2) smooths out the vape considerably. Better vapor and taste then the exact same carto on the ego batts.

However there is an irritating rattle in the door. Appears to be about 1/32 inch too small and it slides easily off the magnets and falls down at the slightest pressure.

is this typical? is there an easy fix? should i ask Robert for a new door? Could it be the case (hope not).

The size is going to take some getting used to, but i remember i went through that switching from the mega 510 batts to the ego and i expected that. But the rattle and door opening have me a bit concerned.
dropped an email to robert but since it's the middle of the night in maine i don't expect a response. Any night owls or folks on the other side of the world with comments?

 

[Mudflap]

Use black electrical tape on your batteries to make a pull tab for easier removal. This will also snug up your door a bit.

 

[juicejunky]

Does your grand have 2 magnets?

They are a little loose and do rattle by design, but shouldn't fall off. The quick fix is to wrap electrical tape around the battery and make a handy little tab. The tab makes it easier to put the battery in and out of the REO and charger. When in the Reo face the tab out and it stops the rattle. All my batteries now have tabs on them.

You could also put a very,very thin strip of electrical tape along the inside bottom of the door. You have to change it every so often, but it works.

 

[Justice]

And if you put the tape tab to the outside of the reo and lay the flap across batt towards the middle of the reo you should get a nice tight fit on ur door.

 

[ancient puffer]

Yes, it's common, and easily fixed. Rob (the wizard behind the Reo) advises that you wrap a short (3 inches) piece of electrical tape around the battery. This not only takes up the extra space eliminating the rattle, it provides a handy "tab" that makes the battery a snap to extract.

I used it for a while, then switched to using a fairly thick piece of ribbon. Either one should fix you right up. And welcome to Reoville, fellow Reonaut!

ETA: Ratz! I thought I was gonna be the first to respond. I *knew* continuous vaping on my mini would cost me something

 

[OaklandCA]

I'm having no problem at all popping the battery out--but might be willing to try that if necessary. do you think the door rattle is common--just part of the design, or something i should look into with rob?

 

[Justice]

I'm having no problem at all popping the battery out--but might be willing to try that if necessary. do you think the door rattle is common--just part of the design, or something i should look into with rob?

It's a normal thing mine doesnt rattle at all with the tape on it.

 

[OaklandCA]

wow you guys are fast! while i was typing three new responses!
I thought this was a cool part of the forum--one of the reasons i picked the reo was i figured this many people couldn't be so happy unless it really worked.

 

[OaklandCA]

I'll try the tape on the batt approach once i come down from this buzz....

 

[Justice]

You could come over to the reo lounge you may find it's even faster to get a response there most of the time plus it's always a good time

 

[Mudflap]

It's not designed to rattle, but to easily slide on and off and resist wear and tear.

I typically hold some pressure on the door when I pick up my Grand, so I never get a rattle.

 

[Justice]

I'll try the tape on the batt approach once i come down from this buzz....

Ah sounds like you didn't adjust your nic eh ?

 

[Mudflap]

Ah sounds like you didn't adjust your nic eh ?

Either that or he made the most of his Saturday night.

 

[ancient puffer]

Ah sounds like you didn't adjust your nic eh ?

I didn't either....but don't tell anyone

 

[Justice]

Either that or he made the most of his Saturday night.

Yah I forget about those days been years since I've had anything other than nic and caffeine

 

[OaklandCA]

3.7 x 24mg (homebrew+- 5 mg) x Immediate squonk feed x Boge 2.0 =buzz...
someone on another thread asked for a chart resolving voltage x ohm x nic solution = impact well here it is 1:27am on west coast haven't gotten such a jolt since i discovered espresso...well maybe some early chainvaping days.

still haven't dug out the black electrical tape --like i said i'll deal with that when this buzz wears off...

 

[mlinky]

This thread just tickles me

 

[kabonk]

you know my mini door was falling off and rattling it turned out the magnet on the door was MIA Rob sent me a new one and all is good again

 

[SuziesMom]

My solution was to make a skin for them....'cause I like to play dress-up.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/cosmetic-mods/191370-reo-skins.html

Oh, and in the process of making one, I heard the funniest story. I was buying some black glittery vinyl- full on drag queen sorta stuff at Joann's, and the women who was cutting it said a woman came in the other day and bought 3 yards of it. She said her husband went on vacation- all by himself, and said "by the time I get back you'd better have done something to re-cover my tractor seat". So she bought the drag queen vinyl. It made my weekend.

 

[Dudeman]

A piece of 1/8" rubber self adhesive weather strip behind the bottle solved my issues.

I didn't like the tape trick.