Technical mod issue

[Swankiestpants]

Im new on here but I need help, i just pulled the batteries out of my mod because my battery indicator was showing the charge fluctuating wildly even when not hitting, in fact it was preventing me from hitting saying there was a battery imbalance, the batteries were full and I even tried my other 2 sets of full batteries, i haven't dropped my mod nor have I spilled anything on it, its never done anything like this until just now, it is an older mod, its the snowwolf mfeng special edition, i can't seem to get it to stop doing what it's doing please help

 

[zoiDman]

Im new on here but I need help, i just pulled the batteries out of my mod because my battery indicator was showing the charge fluctuating wildly even when not hitting, in fact it was preventing me from hitting saying there was a battery imbalance, the batteries were full and I even tried my other 2 sets of full batteries, i haven't dropped my mod nor have I spilled anything on it, its never done anything like this until just now, it is an older mod, its the snowwolf mfeng special edition, i can't seem to get it to stop doing what it's doing please help

Welcome to the ECF Swankiestpants.

I'm not really a Dual Battery Mod expert. But what type of Batteries are you using? How Old are they and what type of Loads have put on them?

The More Info you can give the Better Chances of someone knowing what might be going on.

 

[Swankiestpants]

Welcome to the ECF Swankiestpants.

I'm not really a Dual Battery Mod expert. But what type of Batteries are you using? How Old are they and what type of Loads have put on them?

The More Info you can give the Better Chances of someone knowing what might be going on.

I'm running 2 18650s I have 2 sets of some brand called sutra plus, and 1 set of a brand I can't type the name of due to lack of character on my keyboard, its h_life but the blank is the omega symbol, I'm not sure what you mean by load, i typically vape at 72 watts and the batteries hold 4.2v, i dont think it's the batteries as it seems weird that all my batteries would go out at the same time

 

[WorksForMe]

Your keyboard doesn't have a Ω key? All you have to do is hold down the Alt key while you type 234. Sorry I can't be much help with the battery problem. Sounds like a loose wire or one of the batteries isn't making good contact.

 

[Traver]

Have you tried changing the coil?

 

[Swankiestpants]

Have you tried changing the coil?

I haven't as this is a fairly fresh coil, only a couple days old, but im not entirely sure how changing the coil would fix it, i did just update it's firmware to the newest version which didn't fix it, and i went through all connections where batteries meet the mod and also where the atomizer meets the mod and no luck there either

 

[Swankiestpants]

The batteries are making good contact, they fit very snug in the mod, so much so that i actually have to slide them in both ends at once as going one end at a time doesn't provide enough clearance to get the other end in

 

[Swankiestpants]

Im using a tanker atomizer with a smok v8-t6 coil

 

[Swankiestpants]

I usually use the v8 t8 but the local shop didn't have any and the v8 t6 is the same size just with different airflow and temps

 

[Territoo]

Do you have another mod to try the batteries in? It sounds like a problem with the circuit board on your mod and not the batteries.

 

[Traver]

I haven't as this is a fairly fresh coil, only a couple days old, but im not entirely sure how changing the coil would fix it, i did just update it's firmware to the newest version which didn't fix it, and i went through all connections where batteries meet the mod and also where the atomizer meets the mod and no luck there either

It was a shot in the dark but a dying coil might affect you electronics. Happened to me once.

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

I'd say you have a failing mod. But it would be worth it to clean the battery contacts on both the batteries and on the mod to rule out dirty contacts. If it still does it after the cleaning, you can be reasonably sure it's a failure in the mod, which could actually be dangerous.

Ω key? All you have to do is hold down the Alt key while you type 234.

Thanks, I never knew that. Will try to remember it!

Ω Look Ma, I did it!

 

[Swankiestpants]

I have solved the issue, i took off the 4 screws holding the plastic down in the battery compartment and lifted the plastic up enough to see under it, turns out some juice had been slowly building up on the board, after cleaning said juice off the board and putting everything back together it seems to be running fine now, that's the good news, the bad news is I'm gonna have to either replace it or take it to a professional soon because the plastic broke due to how old it is making it brittle, only in 1 spot but it just happened to be in a spot that makes a portion of the plastic lift up with the magnet when I open the battery door, not too big a deal mostly just annoying, and also I think I seated the plastic in its spot just slightly off, it is now sitting about half a millimeter higher than its meant to on the bottom left corner which makes closing the door slightly more annoying, but all in all its good for now, and yes I'm aware of the dangerous nature of electronics and more specifically lithium ion batteries, i dont believe either of those issues will be a problem, and since all I did was clean the board and not actually mess with any electronics or anything, I'm fairly certain I don't have too much to worry about, I'll update again if the problem reappears, in which case I'll probably be dumping the mod and either getting a new one or using it as an excuse to quit altogether

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

What mod is it?

 

[ShowMeTwice]

I'm gonna have to either replace it or take it to a professional soon

I would replace it. Doubtful you will find anyone who will fix it.





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Ω ------> alt-z for me, simple

 

[ShowMeTwice]

What mod is it?

OP said it's "the snowwolf mfeng special edition".



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[Territoo]

You should have a backup mod anyway, plus a backup for your backup. Vaping rule #4.

 

[WorksForMe]

Thanks, I never knew that. Will try to remember it!

Ω Look Ma, I did it!

Somebody on this forum told me about that several years ago. It comes in handy here.

I'd say you have a failing mod. But it would be worth it to clean the battery contacts on both the batteries and on the mod to rule out dirty contacts. If it still does it after the cleaning, you can be reasonably sure it's a failure in the mod, which could actually be dangerous.

I had similar symptoms with a Provari once after I dropped it 20' onto a concrete floor. The circuit board had come loose. Provape fixed it and sent it back to me in less than a week. I kinda miss those days.

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[GeorgeS]

Time to toss the mod.


g.

 

[Swankiestpants]

Update, the problem has returned, in fact my fix only seemed to work for about an hour, so im gonna toss the mod, i am sad to see it go though, the chrome finish has tarnished very beautifully on the wolf over the years