Spring COLLAPSED twice from Reomizer rebuilt. HELP with fix. (Pictures)

[canonikon]

Was following the rebuild tutorial from both links below.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/373841-rba-reomizer-build-photo-tutorial.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/413000-rm2-rba-2-0-reomizer-2-rebuild-tutorial.html

First rebuild, first link, no problem.

Second rebuild, second link, no problem.

Third rebuild, the spring collapsed ! Reordered 3 springs and the first one collapsed again !

I only have 2 more springs left and I don't want to collapsed them again, they're not cheap $4 bucks a pop plus shipping cost.

Please can someone help me find out what's wrong? I did what I did the first and second time, why third time failed?

Is it the coil? Is it the reomizer? Is it the Reo Grand itself? This is so upsetting...

Pics in the link below...

http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/canongears/slideshow/

 

[redeyedancer]

Your atomizer has a broken gasket . This is a reomizer 1 I stopped selling these atomizer because there not very durable . I would buy a reomizer 2.0 . The 2.0 has no gaskets to break .

 

[Statistic]

Edit - below is just my two cents, I'm sure Rob is probably spot on about the gasket.

The only thing that stands out to me in your pics is the extra wire coming out the sides of your posts. Those posts are very close to the outside edge, I'm wondering if the bit of wire coming out the far side of your positive post is touching the inside of the cap. If it is then there's your short.

 

[redeyedancer]

ok maybe it is your coil I looked deeper in your photos . It looks like you have the coil on top of the post . This would cause the coil to come in contact with the casing of the atomizer and cause a hard short .

 

[MamaTried]

personally, i'd change my avatar pic, but beyond that what Rob and Stat said...

 

[Matthee]

Hi, I'm an untech, Canonikon, so can't help, but hope you get it right - let us know. Kind of reassuring to know the spring thingie works, rather that than my face!

 

[mwdenko]

I agree coil too high. grounding out.

 

[Matthee]

personally, i'd change my avatar pic, but beyond that what Rob and Stat said...

So when are you going to change your avatar pic, Dwallen? You are so much more witty than that guy!!!

 

[jcalis1394]

You'd do well to get yourself a multimeter or a cheap VV/VW mod to check for shorts before firing it on your REO.

According to your pictures, the coil position stands out a lot. Too high, must be making contact with the casing and shorting out.

 

[canonikon]

Thank you all for your quick inputs !

So I clipped off the excessive coil coming out of the two post. Pulled the already collapsed spring to it's originally position and fired it up, didn't work.

I'm too scared to test another new spring. Does already collapsed springs not work? Might start everything from the beginning and redo the coil/wick tonight and test it with a new spring...

 

[canonikon]

I have one but how do I check it? It has wires and a reader, not sure how to use it...

 

[ltrainer]

Because your coil may be touching the cap it will be best to put the cap on the RBA. Take your Multimeter (MM) and set it to read ohms. The section on the MM to read ohms will be marked with this symbol: Ὠ Set it to the lowest setting. This is often 200. Take lead and place it in the center hole at the bottom of the atomizer. The place where the juice goes through. Place the other lead on the male threads of the atomizer. It doesnt matter which lead goes where. If it says Zero you have a short. It also may just have a 1 to the far left of the display. This would indicate a short as well.

A spring that has collapsed will not collapse again so it offers no short protection.

 

[ltrainer]

Thank you all for your quick inputs !

So I clipped off the excessive coil coming out of the two post. Pulled the already collapsed spring to it's originally position and fired it up, didn't work.

I'm too scared to test another new spring. Does already collapsed springs not work? Might start everything from the beginning and redo the coil/wick tonight and test it with a new spring...

You were also told that your coil was too high and may be touching the top of the cap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did you push it down?

Test your RBA as instructed above in my other post. If it tests OK then replace the spring with a new one.

 

[canonikon]

You were also told that your coil was too high and may be touching the top of the cap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did you push it down?

Test your RBA as instructed above in my other post. If it tests OK then replace the spring with a new one.

Yes I did that last night when I clipped the excessive coil and pushed down the coil. Still nothing after firing up.

I will do the MM test tonight when I get home, thank you so much !

Also what do you mean by "male threads of the atomizer"?

 

[ltrainer]

Yes I did that last night when I clipped the excessive coil and pushed down the coil. Still nothing after firing up.

I will do the MM test tonight when I get home, thank you so much !

Also what do you mean by "male threads of the atomizer"?

The threads that are on the outside of the post that you screw in to the Reo.

 

[ltrainer]

Just as a side note to all this. By stretching the spring out and trying it again you may have ruined the battery. You had no short protection so the battery may have been damaged. You might want to check the voltage of your battery. Put the MM on the DC mode section to the lowest setting, usually 20. Put the negative lead (black) on the bottom of the battery and the positive lead (red) on the top of the battery.

 

[MamaTried]

I have one but how do I check it? It has wires and a reader, not sure how to use it...

this is a decent introduction

 

[Marvin & Sennie]

I've never seen coils higher than the posts... that right there is a red flag to me. Is that right?

 

[Marvin & Sennie]

I guess I was a bit late to the game, I guess I should have read before I posted..... lol

 

[canonikon]

Just as a side note to all this. By stretching the spring out and trying it again you may have ruined the battery. You had no short protection so the battery may have been damaged. You might want to check the voltage of your battery. Put the MM on the DC mode section to the lowest setting, usually 20. Put the negative lead (black) on the bottom of the battery and the positive lead (red) on the top of the battery.

hmmm...is mine a battery tester

I have something like this except I have it with 2 wires sticking out.