Admittedly, my BuzzPro has not been getting much use. It already went in once for repair and has never left my desk. These days I only use it to test my juices since the thumbwheel is convenient when mixing up new flavors. I do not own a low resistance atty and am using my 510's and 306's for dripping while testing juice blends. After testing a particular mix, I toss the atty into a hot US bath for cleaning-even if it is only when messing with percentages.
I do not drip juices all over the Buzz nor has it been dropped or jostled around in my pocket a lot. After I mix, I take out the batteries and put it back into the drawer. There is no corrosion or juice on it or inside. Never shorted a battery in it. Never used it with any of my RBA's.
Now, it is dead again. It is reading a constant 3.37 volts, no matter what position the wheel is in. Of course, the batteries are freshly charged.
Notcigs tells me I need a new circuit board for $35 with shipping back and forth, roughly $45.
Now, I have had mods die on me before: a Lambo and a V1 Vmax. One bites the bullet and tosses them. But these mods were less than 1/2 the price of the Buzz.
The only thing holding me back for heading to the nearest garbage bin is the stack of batteries I have which cannot be used on any other mod I have. On the other hand, they are few years old.
For the same money to repair the Buzz with shipping, I can get a new mod with far more features.
The BuzzPro has not proven to be terribly reliable, especially when I consider the fact that it has been kind of babied. My ProVari has been bullet proof and gets used a lot more. It is also older than the Buzz.
It would be nice to keep a little bit of Americana in my mods, but my tendency is to cut my losses and walk away from it.
I do not drip juices all over the Buzz nor has it been dropped or jostled around in my pocket a lot. After I mix, I take out the batteries and put it back into the drawer. There is no corrosion or juice on it or inside. Never shorted a battery in it. Never used it with any of my RBA's.
Now, it is dead again. It is reading a constant 3.37 volts, no matter what position the wheel is in. Of course, the batteries are freshly charged.
Notcigs tells me I need a new circuit board for $35 with shipping back and forth, roughly $45.
Now, I have had mods die on me before: a Lambo and a V1 Vmax. One bites the bullet and tosses them. But these mods were less than 1/2 the price of the Buzz.
The only thing holding me back for heading to the nearest garbage bin is the stack of batteries I have which cannot be used on any other mod I have. On the other hand, they are few years old.
For the same money to repair the Buzz with shipping, I can get a new mod with far more features.
The BuzzPro has not proven to be terribly reliable, especially when I consider the fact that it has been kind of babied. My ProVari has been bullet proof and gets used a lot more. It is also older than the Buzz.
It would be nice to keep a little bit of Americana in my mods, but my tendency is to cut my losses and walk away from it.
