So, I've read some threads, and I think it's the firing pin causing the mis fire, because when I twist the battery sometimes, it will fire. It starts to misfire after 7-10 or so hits and I have to keep moving the battery around. I filed the firing pin, but I keep looking at my 18650 AW IMR button top, and on the top, it looks like scratches, I think my firing pin is jamming too hard into the battery to make contact. Sometimes when I fire, I see sparks, not sure if that's normal. Should I bend the firing pin upward a bit to prevent it from scratching the battery? Thanks !
REO mod, mis firing?
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That'll be the problem, it needs noalox, to stop the oxidisation, the lower the ohms of your coil, the quicker it happens, try filing the pin again, & see if it stops it, but you need noalox
Frank
Frank
Read this thread and do all the steps: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/384228-reos-not-performing-well.html
Make sure you file the firing contact point.
Lower ohm coils can cause sparking. This results in a build-up over time on the firing point. If it is removed and Noalox is added the sparking and intermittent firing should stop.
Isn't that the truth Justice. It seems like a lot of folks lately, love their Reo for a week or two and then it quits working. Maybe we should include this video with our greetings to new Reonauts. I have found that putting the Noalox on the top of the battery instead works much better for me. It makes the contact under the Noalox thus no or at least very little oxidation on the firing pin. I haven't needed to file the pin since I started doing this.
This issue seems to be happening much more frequently over the past few months. It would happen occasionally in the past but not like it does now. In addition I never heard of buttons melting. Is this due to rebuildables and more people going with sub ohming? The new parts should take care of these problems hopefully.
My vote is for subohm being the culprit. I've been using the RM2 for months and haven't experienced any of these issues at 1.4-1.8 ohms. This is on 2 REOs bought in 2011 and 2 bought just last month.
I agree with the lower ohms being the cause of the build-up on the contact point. I sometimes use a .8 or .9 ohm coil. I notice it does give more problems over time.
Never noticed sparks or the button melting. I aim for a coil around 1-1.2 ohms.
I am thinking my next builds will get an extra wrap to reach a little higher ohms.
I've only been in Reoville for a couple of months. I typically have coils in the .9 to 1.2 ohm range and have not had any problems. I think its both low ohm coils and also flat top batteries.
I have been going lower and lower in ohms, some flavors are better, some worse. I am liking the warmth of the sub ohm vape in this colder weather. I have been using .4 to.8 coils and they do require a bit more maintenance. Once you give the firing pin a good filing and noalox it does not build up as much or as fast as on an improperly maintained or neglected firing pin. The new reonauts may overlook the maintenance at first which is probably why these instances are occurring so often. I agree, we should all notify newcomers of the maintenance routine, good thing it's so easy.
With my coils I have not noticed anything. I did look at the contact point to see if there was any evidence of sparks but there was none.
Don't smell any burning wood...............that's good right? LOL!
I can't understand sub homing, the hit from a 1.2-1.3 ohm coil, is more than enough for me, they must burn the back of your throat out
Frank
Frank
ROb should sell those files on his website. Thats a good skinny file to have, not just for filing fire pins on mods. If your mod is sparking from using low res coils, you might want to check and see if you've got a small short somewhere too.
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