THE Phoenix Line is here & up for SALE. both phoenix xl & 3ml tank version,bottom coil, 2 ohms for both
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I got sidetracked last night, and never got back on here, and didn't fool with the phoenix. But getting ready to. Ok, first, I've heard folks say draw the liquid out with a syringe. I'm curious....why can't I just take the seal out and dump out the bit of liquid? Not arguing, just trying to learn.
Samsun, I haven't cleaned this one at all, it was a brand new one. The other 3 were great. Wasn't getting any flavor from the other 3 at first, then just let them lay a couple days and after that the flavor was fantastic! This one was doing fine, but then just stopped. I didn't know you could take the tube off these like you can with the stardusts. I watched the video and it said just take the tube out and rinse under water, leaving the atty in there. (that's what that thing is called, thanks!) That's interesting you were able to fill just halfway. Everything else I'd seen said if you filled only halfway it would leak. I will try that on this one. There hasn't been any leaking from the battery end, but there was some juice above the top seal when I took the drip tip off yesterday.
Ok, so I'll wait for a bit of confirmation on these items:
Do I need to take liquid out with syringe, or can I just take the top seal out, and dump out the juice.
Can you take the tube off, by keeping it attached to battery, and rocking it off?
Mroutlaw, I don't remember which juice it was, but someone mentioned earlier about putting a really rough juice in these and that it was fine. I think some type of really high cinnamon type if I remember right, that had cracked a lot of stuff, but it did great in the phoenix.
Samsun, I haven't cleaned this one at all, it was a brand new one. The other 3 were great. Wasn't getting any flavor from the other 3 at first, then just let them lay a couple days and after that the flavor was fantastic! This one was doing fine, but then just stopped. I didn't know you could take the tube off these like you can with the stardusts. I watched the video and it said just take the tube out and rinse under water, leaving the atty in there. (that's what that thing is called, thanks!) That's interesting you were able to fill just halfway. Everything else I'd seen said if you filled only halfway it would leak. I will try that on this one. There hasn't been any leaking from the battery end, but there was some juice above the top seal when I took the drip tip off yesterday.
Ok, so I'll wait for a bit of confirmation on these items:
Do I need to take liquid out with syringe, or can I just take the top seal out, and dump out the juice.
Can you take the tube off, by keeping it attached to battery, and rocking it off?
Mroutlaw, I don't remember which juice it was, but someone mentioned earlier about putting a really rough juice in these and that it was fine. I think some type of really high cinnamon type if I remember right, that had cracked a lot of stuff, but it did great in the phoenix.
Found it. Ok, he didn't say it had cracked everything else, reckin I just got that impression from it.
You can, probably want to hold it over your juice bottle because it will run out the bottom. If you don't want to save the juice just hold it over the sink.
The tube comes off fairly easy but you should probably use an old battery as the top of the battery may be looser than the tube, not likely but possible.
Errol
The tube comes off fairly easy but you should probably use an old battery as the top of the battery may be looser than the tube, not likely but possible.
Errol
You may be able to remove the seal but it's in there a bit tight and may take a bit to get it out... by removing the juice with a syringe, you limit the chances of slinging juice across the room when the seal does finally release from the location it's in.
If you are refering to the BC Phoenix and not the TC... then yes the tube can be rocked off pretty easily.
Don't think I'll ever try rocking a tube off again! Just tried it with the older type stardust like the video I saw.....ripped the top right off my dang battery! So yeah Errol....that's real possible! Wish I'd seen this before I did that. I can barely open a jar most times, but ripped that sucker right apart! Beyond frustrated right now. Battery is still under warranty, but somehow I don't think this would be covered. I'll get my humor back, but am just so frustrated right now.
stardust tubes are different. the pheonix tubes have more give in them and should come off much easier.
oh and if the juice is not tasting right or whatnot dont pour it back in withthe orignal juice or you take a chance on contaminating it and make the whole bottle taste bad
oh and if the juice is not tasting right or whatnot dont pour it back in withthe orignal juice or you take a chance on contaminating it and make the whole bottle taste bad
Sorry you killed a battery. The later version Stardust became much harder to pull off by rocking as you have found out. If you have others, use the method below. Very easy to do. I just use a regular pliers, and skip the tape part.
I actually haven't used the Stardust at all since the BC Phoenix has come out fwiw.
Gotvapes Stardust: Taking It Apart II - YouTube!
ok after some thought i am really curious as to exactly which kind off batt was it? as i have found not all hold together the same
this was a riva. I bought a kit with two 1100 mah riva 5 click batteries. However, when I got it, one was 5 click, and one was 3 click. I wrote the place I bought it to see if there was a difference other than the shut off, was told they were the same battery, no biggie. I imagine the 3 click may be an older version, but really don't know. I'm going to contact the vendor just to see if they'll replace it. This may be something you aren't really supposed to do with them, but like I said, I really don't have much grip or strength. The worst they can do is say no. The part that came off was the metal part where the button is.
the 3stage vv units were really bad about coming apart this same way.
if you did not break any of the wires (small shot i know) then you could put it back together. and if the wires broke off that can be fixed too if you can solder or know somebody who can.
i would offer but i doubt the shipping would be economical....
edit: its prolly like rental car insurance - if you tell them what you were really doing chances are it wont be covered lol
if you did not break any of the wires (small shot i know) then you could put it back together. and if the wires broke off that can be fixed too if you can solder or know somebody who can.
i would offer but i doubt the shipping would be economical....
edit: its prolly like rental car insurance - if you tell them what you were really doing chances are it wont be covered lol
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Thanks, I saw this one, then saw the one he did after keeping it on the battery. Since I don't have pliers, and I've seen a lot of other vids about rocking off the tube, I thought, ok, I can do this. This was actually the older type stardust with the tubes that crack with acidic juices. I just rinsed it out and put it down. This is my first time to try clearos, only 3 weeks today into vaping, so I bought an older stardust, a newer stardust, and a box of phoenix's. Haven't been trying to decide which I like better, but this just might have answered that question for me! I quite sucessfully cleaned a phoenix the other day!
Yeah, there is a red wire sticking out the top not attached to anything. Someone else told me it would need to be soldered. So, not gonna happen. I would probably be a bit afraid of charging it etc anyhow, so gonna chunk it. Someone that has tons of stuff is gonna send me a battery, and when I can I'll get another as backup as well. This has just cost so much to get started that a new battery isn't in the budget. But I did win a GC for some juice, so I've been very blessed. Just do NOT want to go back to cigs. As soon as I can, I'll probably be getting another box of phoenix's.
thanks y'all for your help!
well i would say dont chunk it - pass it along to somebody who can fix or mod it or whatever - i hate to see newish parts and good battery cells end up in the landfill or wherever they dump the stuff these days...
and i remember starting out over a year ago how much hassle and money it was... things work much better now lol. and think of how much stuff you'll have after a while you wont even realize it
just remember it CAN get cheaper as you go along lol
and i remember starting out over a year ago how much hassle and money it was... things work much better now lol. and think of how much stuff you'll have after a while you wont even realize it
just remember it CAN get cheaper as you go along lol
Thanks. Yeah I didn't mean throw it away. I'm sure I'll find someone that likes to tinker with things like this that actually knows what they're doing. It is kinda neat to see the inside of one. lol
Oh Deb, I am so sorry that your Pv is broken now. The only reason to use a syringe to remove the liqued is if you want to save and reuse that liqued. I just poor mine down the sink. I also wanted to let you know that if you have one that has juice in it that your using and it is working good and giving you good flavor try this. Instead of vaping it to the point where there is no juice left it and then refilling it. When your juice is vaped down to the top part of the addy or a little under a quarter tank fill it then instead of when it is empt. I usaully will shake it over the sink while holding it upside down so most of the juice go's down away form the atty and wicks. I then put it on a paper towel on the counter upside down for about a half hour. When ready to fill it, pick it up and make sure you keep it upside down, ok time to fill. when you put the needle in you want to make the tip stays below in the juice while you fill it very slowly. I fill it when it gets a little above the bottom of the metal tube and then just remove needle and tip it rightside up and put in back on paper towel for at least 10 minutes to see if it leaks. I have learned all this from other people that have been nice enough to help us all by letting us know what has worked for them. If I had an extra batt that I was not using I would give it to you, but I keep mine in rotation all day. I hope some if this helps and if not, just keep posting here untill someone can figure out what is happining. It is possible that maybee you have one that is a dud. If you can take it apart and check it out, maybee you will see something wrong with it, and hopefully it can be fixed.
Hi Debadoo, I pulled apart one of my batteries too. I have the very hard to take apart stardust. Now I use an 808 to 510 adapter on an 808 stick. The stick seems to be indestructible. If you have a 510 extension you could use it so that you can get a better grip on the top of the battery instead of the bottom. I also use one of those rubber grip things to open jars to hold onto the plastic tank otherwise the stardust just slips out of my hand or I rip the top off. It takes me a long time to finally rock it loose. I actually had to tap the top with a hammer to get it back together so you may not want to fool with it. Good luck if you do.
When I clean my Stardusts I gently take the top metal ring (tip holder) off with a pair of channel locks with the jaws wrapped in tape or cloth . I use a paper clip or tweezers to pull out the plastic cap and metal cone an rinse well with warm water do a couple dry burns and reassemble. The top metal ring is a little easier to remove and I stress the word little because it still takes a little elbow grease to get it off the first time. If you try this, be careful not to bend the ring. You can also get the plastic cap and cone out without removing the ring (not recommended). There is an O ring on the inside of the tip holder that will get fowled up when you try to replace the plastic cap and cone. Cleaning is the only drawback I see with the present Stardusts. The 3ml BC Phoenix are very easy to clean and I am very satisfied with them all the way round. I also pulled the end off one of my batts. I have a bunch of ego to 510 adapters. I now connect 4 or 5 of them and use them in place of a batt when I have to do any wiggling.
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Thanks samsun, that's really sweet. I'm taken care of battery wise. Thanks everyone for the good advice. I was so freaked out, that I didn't even realize I'd totally hijacked this thread with this. So sorry for that bad. I just didn't realize where I was posting. Thanks to everyone for your help. When I have the time and patience to deal with the other phoenix that's flooding, I'll let you know how it came out.
I thought you were talking about a Phoenix not a Stardust.
The phoenix is easy, haven't taken a stardust apart yet but they don't appear to be quite that easy.Errol
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