ruh-roh Shaggy! Can I rescue this tank?

[cmdebrecht]

So here I have two kanger mt3s. I went to refill the one on the left and the coil is stuck in the tank; the onky thing that came unscrewed was the "collar." The one on the right, the well-behaved tank, is there for illustrative purposes only in case my terminology is incorrect, so you can still figure out what I'm talking about.
If I yank on the coil thingy with a pliers to try to pop it out of the tank will it still work? Not that it's doing me any good now...

I wonder why this happened. I remember having a hard time putting the coil end in the tank, there was like some plastic tubing piece in the center hole which didn't appear in the good tank.

Anyway should I just pitch it? Generally if I come across any repairs that can't be taken care of with a butter knife I deem them out of my skill set.

 

[BigBen2k]

I recognize the MT3S, but not the horns, or wings

Yeah, a pair of pliers, a good yank, and it should come out.

If I was you, I'd want to know what went wrong with it.

 

[cmdebrecht]

I recognize the MT3S, but not the horns, or wings

Yeah, a pair of pliers, a good yank, and it should come out.

If I was you, I'd want to know what went wrong with it.

When I edited my photo I noticed a fun little "stickers" option. Obviously I had some fun with it!

I am curious about what went wrong with it. However with me operator error is always a strong possibility. That beiing said, my vaping motto is K.I.S.S. so pretty much everything I use has to be idiot proof to begin with.

 

[ScottP]

When I edited my photo I noticed a fun little "stickers" option. Obviously I had some fun with it!

I am curious about what went wrong with it. However with me operator error is always a strong possibility. That beiing said, my vaping motto is K.I.S.S. so pretty much everything I use has to be idiot proof to begin with.

It sounds to me like either the shaft on that head is slightly bigger than it should be or the tube it fits into is slightly smaller. Just pull that one out with some pliers (needle nose would probably work best) and then try a new head in that tank. If the problem persists then the tank is the problem. If the problem goes away then it was just that head.

 

[pufZeppelin]

I had it happen several times
do you build your own coils
your wicks are just a bit to long and grabbed the side of your tank
when you unscrewed your base
the coil stayed there
just kinda screw/pull it out...

 

[rbeckys8]

I've had the atty come unscrewed and left in the tank but not stuck..strange!

 

[BigBen2k]

I suspect either:
-something got caught in the center tube
or
-the coil assembly's center post was bent

On the other hand, maybe one of the bottom seal got shoved up too far.

 

[pufZeppelin]

was there a conclusion to this cmdebrecht ?

 

[BardicDruid]

I remember having a hard time putting the coil end in the tank, there was like some plastic tubing piece in the center hole which didn't appear in the good tank.

Yank out the old coil with a pair of pliers and fish out the piece of plastic and everything should be good.

 

[suspectK]

Is that photoshopped? lol

 

[cmdebrecht]

was there a conclusion to this cmdebrecht ?

Not yet. I am still trying to locate a pliers.

 

[pufZeppelin]

it's really stuck in there ?

I'm guessing you reached in tried to wiggle it, tapped evod open end on desk top ?

I just reach in with fingernails and pinch it out when it happens

ok , let us know (I'm waiting )

 

[pufZeppelin]

did this end well...?

 

[DavidOck]

Tweezers. Use a twisting motion as you pull.

 

[pufZeppelin]

I was just wondering if it was solved,
and if the problem was identified...