The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

[Big Mac]

Striker,

If it is the wire in the center pin like has been implied, you might be able to repair it in one of two ways, depends on how long that piece of wire that turns upwards is. If that wire can be pulled towards the chassis opening and reinserted into the center post (thats where the length part comes in, if its too long to get under the center post, cant do it this way). If it is too long, then it will be a matter of slightly pulling the center post from above while you line up the wire below to insert it into the center post opening, once centered, slightly pushing the center post down until the wire is in place. I can picture how it needs to be done, even have a few pieces of jewelry tools that might do the trick. But it will take some finageling to get it into place. Because its a spring, once in place, it should stay there due to the force of the spring pushing the wire against the inside side of the connector.

Mac

God I hope that makes sense to you. It does to me.

 

[Tat_skull]

Tat, how ya doing my friend. I know you're still around, been watching one of your classies. Good to see ya.

Doin' good bud, how you doin'? Yeah it's time to let go of my babies since I'm not using em anymore. Having a hard time though

 

[Big Mac]

Doing well Tat,

I got good news last week. After a new MRI the doc said my back is what doctors write med papers about for med journals. It was my pre-surgical appt, but the bulge in the disk is gone. No surgery, thank you Jesus, lol.

Kinda surprising your Sabers arent flying out the doors, but I guess folks are getting those christmas CC bills. I know I've slowed down on purchases, but at least within the next 2 weeks things here will be back to normal....or as normal as my abbie-normal family can be. The Sabers are rather nice and very cool looking. I understand they're great devices. It may just take a little more time than expected.

Hope the New Year has good things in mind for you Tat.

Mac

 

[Tat_skull]

Wow, that's great great news BM Bet thats a big releif for ya huh?

Yeah their taking a little bit of time, but hey I got more time than money, so i don't mind Their actually great devices, but their just not seeing any use on my end So hopefully there is someone out there who can put em to good use

Thanks BM, Hopefully all goes well for you this year as well. You do know it's the year of luck right, 13, what could be luckier? After all I was born on the 13th

 

[Racehorse]

I got good news last week. After a new MRI the doc said my back is what doctors write med papers about for med journals. It was my pre-surgical appt, but the bulge in the disk is gone. No surgery, thank you Jesus, lol.

dunno how old ya are, Mac, but the good news is that the older you get, disc problems often improve, that's because we shrink, so a herniation might then "back off" a nerve and cease to be troublesome. I have 2 hernatied, and 1 that exploded. Used to give me a ton of trouble (like being on the floor for a few days on all 4s LOL) but seems like it's all kinda backed off my nerve, not even any sciatica anymore. Ah, the benefits of age

I read a ton of stuff over the years, there's actually not a whole lot of difference in outcome between those who have surgery and those who don't. Glad you don't have to have surgery-----no matter how minor it's surgery, and always a little bit more than you bargain for LOL

 

[Big Mac]

I'm 57. The bulge had started to wrap around the sciatic nerve. Now it's just gone. Like you, there have been those times where I either couldn't get out of bed, or I crawled from point A to point B.

 

[FisherPal]

Doing well Tat,

I got good news last week. After a new MRI the doc said my back is what doctors write med papers about for med journals. It was my pre-surgical appt, but the bulge in the disk is gone. No surgery, thank you Jesus, lol.

Mac

Most excellent news, Mac!! That is absolutely fantastic! I'd even say that calls for a ... Well ... it might be a tad early in the morning for that. hee, hee.

 

[Big Mac]

Hey....it's 5pm somewhere!

 

[Striker911]

I see what your saying and decided to take another look. The wire is already at the bottom of the chassis. So I took a small screwdriver and wedged it back up. As I did that it turned the center pin up top like 40 degrees. That has to be it. I will have to wait for my other half to get back from work late tonight and hole the pin in place while I push the wire up. Hey its progress. I hope to get it fixed. Maybe I should try and put an atty in to hold the pin in place. Will report back. Thanks for the help.

Striker,

If it is the wire in the center pin like has been implied, you might be able to repair it in one of two ways, depends on how long that piece of wire that turns upwards is. If that wire can be pulled towards the chassis opening and reinserted into the center post (thats where the length part comes in, if its too long to get under the center post, cant do it this way). If it is too long, then it will be a matter of slightly pulling the center post from above while you line up the wire below to insert it into the center post opening, once centered, slightly pushing the center post down until the wire is in place. I can picture how it needs to be done, even have a few pieces of jewelry tools that might do the trick. But it will take some finageling to get it into place. Because its a spring, once in place, it should stay there due to the force of the spring pushing the wire against the inside side of the connector.

Mac

God I hope that makes sense to you. It does to me.

 

[Big Mac]

Not a bad idea, the atty will hold the pin down and if you need just a little room....you can loosen the atty for some give. Good idea.

 

[Striker911]

Here is some pictures of what I was dealing with. The wire that comes into the center + pin may not have been making good contact. Its just tension that holds the wire into the + pin. So I reset the pin and I am up and running.
One other thing. The hole that the wire goes in is pretty big compared to the wire. It almost seems like some sort of plug could have been put in the hole in the bottom of the + pin to hold the wire in tight. Not sure on that and will have to ask. So it could just be a temp fix but we will see. Dang I smell a stinky diaper. BRB lol.

+ Pin removed.

As you can see, the hole at the bottom is larger than the wire. Does it take a plug to keep the wire in tight to one side of the hole?

The wire. It comes in under the + pin and turns 90 degrees up into the pin.

 

[Big Mac]

Since the wire is part of the spring, I would think that normal spring tension will hold it in place, I dont see anything in mine, of course mine isnt as far apart as yours is either. I'll give 10 to 1 odds that theres nothing to hold the wire in place other than tension/

Mac

 

[Striker911]

Since the wire is part of the spring, I would think that normal spring tension will hold it in place, I dont see anything in mine, of course mine isnt as far apart as yours is either. I'll give 10 to 1 odds that theres nothing to hold the wire in place other than tension/

Mac

Thats what I am thinking as well. Thanks again. I hope it works out for the long haul this time. I love this thing.

 

[Big Mac]

Hey now, if the damn thing breaks you know how to put her back together again. Thats ALWAYS a good thing. Yeap, the VMod is a nice unit. Use mine everyday, even if the switch makes me grind my teeth sometimes.

Mac

 

[Striker911]

Ya lol. I had the neg spring pulled off and snapped it back together without putting it back in first. I was kicking myself for about 10 minutes over that one.

 

[Racehorse]

So I reset the pin and I am up and running.

I am duly impressed. Some of you guys are so mechanical......you should design your own mod.

 

[Racehorse]

So I reset the pin and I am up and running.

I am duly impressed. Some of you guys are so mechanical......you should design your own mod.

 

[Whodoo]

Over the weekend I ordered a vmod xl through vapage's website, also have a Kick arriving & atomizers from avid vaper arriving this week. Looking forward to trying a bottom feeder.

There's a lot to read here about the vmod. Are there any hard truths about the current production to be aware of? I'm excited.

 

[Big Mac]

Howdy Whodoo,
Welcome to the land of VModia.

Hard truths, lets see....
1. You have purchased a wonderful device
2. You must have been reading, I say that cause you have a kick on the way, for me the kick moved the VMod into a different realm.
3. Before I say anything about the atomizers you purchased, know that the ones at Vapage, the ProSpecs are great. I can't really compare the ProSpecs to what you have cause I use the ProSpecs and haven't really used anything else (at least not for long), others here might be able to do a better job of that than me.
4. It takes a bit to become proficient at feeding, there is a learning curve, not a real steep one, but a curve none the less.
5. Keep the unit and atty nice and clean, a hot bath can do wonders when things seem to go wonky...a hot bath for the device, and one for yourself couldn't hurt, soothes the nerves.
6. I've asked folks here lots of stupid questions, please ask stupid questions so I don't feel so all alone. No really, ask questions here. There is a huge amount of knowledge on this thread. So folks check it daily, some do not and check in periodically. Can't say it enough, lots of great folks, tons of freakin info just waiting for an outlet.

I'm sure there are other hard truths out there, I'm sure others will provide some.

Good luck and hope you enjoy your kicked VMod as much as I enjoy my kicked VMod.

Big Mac

 

[FisherPal]

Have to agree with Big Mac re the atomizers. They are truly awesome! Bought 4 two months ago and still have 2 in the wrapper. Great little beasties! As Mac also mentioned, there is a bit of a learning curve but even I managed to get past it! Once you get the hang of it, though, you will love it. I'm also fairly new to the whole bottom-feeder world so don't have much info to provide but I'm sure you will get lots of feedback and great info from some of the long-term users here.