V3 Battery Gasket failure

[Madnapali]

I've had my V3 for a few days now, and initially loved it, but now it's a paperweight. There is a rubber stopper in the adapter, around the center post. It quickly wore out and came loose. This caused my atomizers to no longer contact the center post.
It then came out, and now when I try to fire the device, the window says 'Low Load.' I believe that stopper was the ground. I cannot get it back in, and it seems the center post is no longer stable, as well. Pic attached for reference.I can no longer locate the gasket, but it was pretty beat up anyway. Any ideas on what I should do about this?

 

[nahoku]

Well, that was fast! That rubber thing is not the ground... it prevents the center pin from shorting to ground, and since its all but gone, hence the Low Load indication you're seeing. Read this... http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/vamo/375871-vamo-ohm-error-fix.html

 

[Madnapali]

Well, that was fast! That rubber thing is not the ground... it prevents the center pin from shorting to ground, and since its all but gone, hence the Low Load indication you're seeing. Read this... http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/vamo/375871-vamo-ohm-error-fix.html

Thanks much. Will try this as soon as I can, would have gotten the gasket today but now everything is closed.

 

[Madnapali]

"Well, that was fast!"

I found the old gasket nearby, thought it was lost. Sliced it, and used the instructions to put it back. Now it works! I know this won't last, but can get those cheap gaskets for a more permanent fix. Thanks!

 

[nahoku]

Old cartomizers and clearomizers have similar gaskets as used in the Vamo. If you have any old ones, carefully remove the gasket and install it. Should work for quite awhile. See my post here for photos... http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/vamo/375871-vamo-ohm-error-fix-8.html#post9266880

 

[peraspera]

I haven't needed to do anything to either of my VAMOs' center posts so I don't know if they are any better than using a cartomizer gasket but Avid Vapor has 510 Threaded Connector Insulators.

 

[Madnapali]

I haven't needed to do anything to either of my VAMOs' center posts so I don't know if they are any better than using a cartomizer gasket but Avid Vapor has 510 Threaded Connector Insulators.

Yep, I'm expecting the ones I ordered to come Friday haha.

 

[Punkonjunk]

The orings you get from local hardware are a good choice, and if you bring it with ya, you can make sure you get the right size.

If you have a local piercing shop, hop on in there and ask for some 4g silicone orings. they are real common for body jewelry, and this is exactly what i used for my vamo V2's center pin, and it was great: went in instantly, no more 9.9 or LO readings.

 

[Madnapali]

The orings you get from local hardware are a good choice, and if you bring it with ya, you can make sure you get the right size.

If you have a local piercing shop, hop on in there and ask for some 4g silicone orings. they are real common for body jewelry, and this is exactly what i used for my vamo V2's center pin, and it was great: went in instantly, no more 9.9 or LO readings.

Good to know, in case I need more in the future. However, I grabbed a pack from Avid. Though they didn't fit right away, I split one in half and now the V3 post is solid and functional. I've notified a few of my friends that have a VAMO of this issue, and will fix theirs in the even the same happens.

Thanks to all!

 

[Hippieangst]

Yep, my brand new V3 (less than a week old) is having this gasket failure...gonna have to try this.

Good God, ECFers...is there nothing we can't fix with a simple trip to the hardware store...wowzers.

 

[Madnapali]

Went to a concert tonight.

VAMO V3 did not survive. Contact gasket is no longer the biggest problem... heh.

 

[premed]

Went to a concert tonight.

VAMO V3 did not survive. Contact gasket is no longer the biggest problem... heh.

what happened?

 

[Madnapali]

Fell out of my pocket in a mosh pit. I found it not long after, but it was no longer functional. Sure, I could have left it in the car but I really wanted to see how it would fare in the situation. Needless to say, it failed my stress test. Here's the kicker: Phiniac tank and everything inside of it were completely unblemished heheh.