What happened to my Pico ?

[backitdown]

I have been enjoying my three week old Pico with a Ego One Mega V2 in both wattage and S.S. TC modes. Last night I was reading about the "cotton burn test" and thought I'd give it a try. I tested in temp ranges starting at my vape temp of 310f and went up to 500f. Only at the 500f did the cotton show any signs of browning. I put the 1.34ohm coil I had been using that day back into the Pico and called it a day. This morning I am not getting any coil heat at my usual 310f in S.S. mode. I need to bump the temp up to 450f to get it vaping. The Pico still works well at 9w in wattage mode. I don't have another coil here at the offcie to try. Any ideas ?

 

[Shawn Hoefer]

Take the tank off... press the fire button... reattach the tank... select new atomizer.

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[backitdown]

Shawn- Thank for the reply- You wouldn't believe what I just did. In my excitement I grabbed my Pico and twisted off the Mega only to have the tank come apart and entire 4ml of juice is now in my keyboard ! What a mess ! HOW DO i CLEAN THAT UP ?

 

[Shawn Hoefer]

You could try to mop/swab it up with paper towels and q-tips. You could unplug it and remove and batteries ans soak it remembering to thoroughly dry it before resuming, or you could grab a new keyboard for around $15...

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[backitdown]

The keyboard will live- Shawn- With tank removed- I hit the fire button in both wattage and TC SS mode and reattached the tank. Does the Pico ask to select another tank like some devices ? This one is not. Still getting a very lackluster vape at 310f at 12w. I need to bump it to about 360 unlike yesterday 310 ? It shows it is getting up to 300 temps with the "temp protection" kicking in and out.

 

[Shawn Hoefer]

If your resistance - when using a SS316L coil (or any TC coil) was reading high when the atomizer was attached, the vape will be overly warm to hot necessitating a reduction in temp. If the coil was cold, temp control kicks in very quickly. You can see how important the mod and coil be at room temp, as stated in the manual, when assembling. I vape primarily in SS TC modes, and keep my temp between 420 and 470 depending on the mod... 310, for me, would be cool. I suspect your coil was warmish when it was attached previously...

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[backitdown]

Thank you for the suggestion. I'll look into it tonight at home where I am less dangerous.
Not a sticky key on that board----------

 

[Shawn Hoefer]

Thank you for the suggestion. I'll look into it tonight at home where I am less dangerous.
Not a sticky key on that board----------

Yet...

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[SteveS45]

Many keyboards are able to be cleaned and even put in the Dishwasher. I bought a spill proof last time because laughing while drinking coffee or water at the posts has gotten mine wet so many times!

 

[backitdown]

All is well. The Pico seems to be a little finicky when displaying/recognizing the "new coil" . After several coil changes it finally showed the "new coil" and recognized the coil properly. It's vaping great at the old 310f temperature setting. Enjoy your evening and Thx for your assistance.

 

[Shawn Hoefer]

All is well. The Pico seems to be a little finicky when displaying/recognizing the "new coil" . After several coil changes it finally showed the "new coil" and recognized the coil properly. It's vaping great at the old 310f temperature setting. Enjoy your evening and Thx for your assistance.

Glad to hear it!

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[SteveS45]

Was it a bunch of bad coils or did you reinstall the same coil multiple times?

 

[Eskie]

Many keyboards are able to be cleaned and even put in the Dishwasher. I bought a spill proof last time because laughing while drinking coffee or water at the posts has gotten mine wet so many times!

Just be sure to turn off the heated dry setting.