Did you Un screw it or press it out? I think Indy vapor sells new insulator for VA.
VA Cyclone Question....
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I started to drill it out and the pin started turning. I thought it was unscrewing but then I pulled on it and it came right out. No threading on it so it's definitely press fitted.
The pin is threaded into the insulator, and the insulator is supposed to stay in the base. At least, that was the case on the pre-2014 models.
You drilled with pin still installed. It probably is threaded like the older ones. The heat of drilling softened the insulator and then it spun in the base making it loose is my guess.
Vicious Ant Atomizer Insulators - Mod. Drip Tips / Rebuildable Parts & Accessories
Vicious Ant Atomizer Insulators - Mod. Drip Tips / Rebuildable Parts & Accessories
Thanks for the link. I'll order the insulators and go from there with it. Do you press the insulator in first and then screw the pin into it?
Well, insulator is on its way. Thanks again for the help guys. Hope the install is easy enough. I feel like the RM2 I'm using just doesn't deliver the same flavor as the Cyclone. Should have just left well enough alone.
I came into this kind of late. Did you try blowing it out with compressed air or using an air hose to clear the blockage before going to such extreme measures?
I did try cleaning it and blowing through it but the clogging never got better. Hopefully I'll have it back together by the end of the week. Till then, I'm with the RM2. Almost tempted to order a RM3 just to have.
Matty, you will probably need a very snug-fitting flat blade screwdriver to screw the post into the new insulator, and a means to clamp the atty base. I think it will be tight to screw in, because they are tight to get out. If you don't have a good fit with the screwdriver you will likely damage the screw head when you attempt to put it all back together.
I like the cyclone myself. I like the low profile, the bigger RBA's remind me of the tube mod. They keep getting longer and longer.
Just my opinion.
That's what I'm afraid of. I'm actually just considering buying a new one.
Another option….You could mail it to Chowderhead to drill a lower post hole. I'm sure he can repair it also. (hope I'm not breaking any rules here)
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-supplier-forum/581604-catfish-atty-mods.html
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-supplier-forum/581604-catfish-atty-mods.html
^ This. Once I broke the seal on the original it was much easier to work with,
Well it didn't end well 
. I was able to press the new insulator in and then press the screw in up to the threaded portion. I got about five turns of the screw in before the flat head top let go. I then thought I could use some pliers to turn it in that way but it didn't work because of the lack of downward pressure. So now I have a cyclone with the pin sticking half way out the bottom. I'm thinking of melting the insulator with a torch and then just send the whole thing to chowderhead. Maybe he can figure out what to do with it. At this point it looks like I need a new center pin so who knows. What a PITA. My REO is just sitting there looking at me asking WHY?????
. I was able to press the new insulator in and then press the screw in up to the threaded portion. I got about five turns of the screw in before the flat head top let go. I then thought I could use some pliers to turn it in that way but it didn't work because of the lack of downward pressure. So now I have a cyclone with the pin sticking half way out the bottom. I'm thinking of melting the insulator with a torch and then just send the whole thing to chowderhead. Maybe he can figure out what to do with it. At this point it looks like I need a new center pin so who knows. What a PITA. My REO is just sitting there looking at me asking WHY?????- Status
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