smoke tech telescope wont fire,what am I missing?

[renoman]

Ok,I changed the battery in my telescope,pushed the button and nothing.It worked fine before battery swap.
Popped the fresh bat out,pulled out the multi meter,and got about 4v.
ok,took the clearo off,put it on a ego battery,worked fine.
Put the battery back in,took the meter,center post and ground,got nothing,pushed the button and got 3.96v.
No contact between clearo and center post I figure,so I take a dry erase marker and colour the center post on the telescope then put the clearo on and off.
Got perfect color transfer all the way around the center post on the clearo.So I cleaned off the marker and tried again,still no vapour.
I have been through this countless times with 3 batteries and a number of clearomizers with the same results,nothing.
What am I missing here?I just cant see why it doesnt work.
I bought this because it was so simple I thought it was fool proof,but Im stumped.

 

[Kevin King]

is the bottom pin hitting the battery wen you push the bottom? and wat kind of battery are you using? make sure you have it screwed down far enough for the bottom pin to touch the battery when you fire it.

 

[Rickajho]

Overzealous screwing?

Seriously, a lot of people screw stuff on until it's practically seized onto the connector. Do that enough, or hit the right (read that: wrong) carto where the center contact protrudes more than it should, and you may have pushed the center post connector on your PV down to the point where it won't make contact with much of anything. Finger tight is all that's needed. Screwing things on until it is a two handed operation to remove a carto is too tight. Using the pencil eraser to clean may have made the matter worse and pushed the center post down even further.

You have voltage at the 510 connector so that's a good thing. But you have lost contact with all devices connected to it. And this sounds like a bad habit of screwing stuff on tighter than necessary since you mention it's not the first time the problem has cropped up.

Use a small blunt device and apply pressure to the edge of the center post, trying to wiggle and lift the center post up as you go along. Do this from multiple points, working your way around the post. You can use a small jewelers flat blade driver, large pin that you have blunted the point of. Some people use a tooth pick but I'm personally concerned about the possibility of breaking a piece of it off in there. You do not want to dig down in there between the center post and the rubber o-ring surrounding it. Just try to catch the edge of the post and apply gentle pressure in order to lift it the tiniest bit. And repeat.

 

[renoman]

No gorilla hands,and a qtip to clean the post
Im losing voltage,aw18500 reads 4v,when I put it in the device I get 2.6 at the connection.
Everything looks clean and good,its quite puzzling.
And Ive tried 3 batteries with same results
Im going to leave it in a safe place with the battery in,and see if it loses voltage.

 

[atavanhalen]

Somewhere is not making a good connection, I know that is a vague statement, but I do not have a telescope so dont really know where it might be. I had this happen with my elite when my spacer magnet was only partially touching the inside spring. Good luck

 

[renoman]

Well I just fixed it.It only took about 30 min and I think most of that was digging up a soldering iron then the big gun.It took a lot of juice to melt their solder.
There is a short length of maybe 18 or 20g wire between the + battery connection and the base pin,and that wire broke off the battery connection.
It was easy to take apart,just went down the inside of the top tube with a screw driver ,tapped opisite sides of the top cap and pop off it came.Back on with the tap of a soft hammer.Really easy,dont send one back if you or a friend has a soldering gun.My 45w iron wasnt quick enough,some parts are plastic you dont want to cook it for a long time.

 

[jjcordone]

Well I just fixed it.It only took about 30 min and I think most of that was digging up a soldering iron then the big gun.It took a lot of juice to melt their solder.
There is a short length of maybe 18 or 20g wire between the + battery connection and the base pin,and that wire broke off the battery connection.
It was easy to take apart,just went down the inside of the top tube with a screw driver ,tapped opisite sides of the top cap and pop off it came.Back on with the tap of a soft hammer.Really easy,dont send one back if you or a friend has a soldering gun.My 45w iron wasnt quick enough,some parts are plastic you dont want to cook it for a long time.

Bummed reading this thread. I thought the telescope was being pitched as being a purely mechanical device with no wires in it?
I was ready to pull the trigger on one and the venting issue came up. They fixed that and I was again ready to pull the trigger and now reading this. Anyone else have an issue with a wire coming loose in theirs?

 

[Kevin King]

mine is fine. im sure u could find a better "actual" mechanical device but for the price u might as well get it and kick it

 

[renoman]

Bummed reading this thread. I thought the telescope was being pitched as being a purely mechanical device with no wires in it?
I was ready to pull the trigger on one and the venting issue came up. They fixed that and I was again ready to pull the trigger and now reading this. Anyone else have an issue with a wire coming loose in theirs?

I wouldnt let my experiance stop you from buying one.
If you search the forums for any particular mod,someone will have gotten a dud.And this unit is very simple,but I didnt realize there was any wiring in it either.If your not "handy",just check the return policy where you buy,or realize your rolling the dice a bit no matter which device you get.
I have thought about getting a VV like the "lambo" or V3,I think also called the lavatube,and they change models so fast there isnt really any way to say if the latest is any good.Search and many people have had problems with them,but for the silent majority there fine.
This is just a guess,but I bet theres a 5% failure rate with any of the inexpensive mods.

 

[DeviantDigi]

Bummed reading this thread. I thought the telescope was being pitched as being a purely mechanical device with no wires in it?
I was ready to pull the trigger on one and the venting issue came up. They fixed that and I was again ready to pull the trigger and now reading this. Anyone else have an issue with a wire coming loose in theirs?

Second that.

 

[atavanhalen]

I wouldnt let my experiance stop you from buying one.
If you search the forums for any particular mod,someone will have gotten a dud.And this unit is very simple,but I didnt realize there was any wiring in it either.If your not "handy",just check the return policy where you buy,or realize your rolling the dice a bit no matter which device you get.
I have thought about getting a VV like the "lambo" or V3,I think also called the lavatube,and they change models so fast there isnt really any way to say if the latest is any good.Search and many people have had problems with them,but for the silent majority there fine.
This is just a guess,but I bet theres a 5% failure rate with any of the inexpensive mods.

Its not your experience per se, that is bumming people out, it is what was revealed while you fixed the problem. ST has been deceiving about this device, it was suppose to be a purely mechanical mod, and that is the reason that some people bought it. Purely mechanical means no wires or solder. Although, I guess the switch is still a mechanical switch.