What is wrong with my diamond?

[izabella]

I just got my shiny red diamond, and it's so pretty! But, it doesn't start heating the filament right away - I feel like I have to inhale hard to get it started. If I do a slow inhale, I get a mouthful of air at first, and little vapor.

I adjusted the center post according to Sno's video in the sticky, but that didn't help. I also tried a bunch of different cartos, both WOW and Cool Carts.

Any ideas?

 

[Morandir835]

Did you do the post reset method Ms. Izabella or just the post adjustment?

 

[izabella]

Did you do the post reset method Ms. Izabella or just the post adjustment?

Ack! I'm not sure which I did. I did the thing where you lift up the center post using a needle to bring it level with the top of the the threads. Then screwed a carto on it.

 

[Morandir835]

Was it Snow sir or myself on the video? If it's the one with me, occasionally you have to do the reset a few times, and on certain batts after the reset, jiggling the carto a bit when screwed on helps as well....

 

[izabella]

It was this video with Snow:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/vapor4life/160875-quick-easy-fix-cartomizer-batteries-tutorial-post-adjustment-video.html

I will try resetting it again, and some jiggling. Do I need to do this by the light of a full moon?

 

[kittypie]

What's wrong with your diamond? If you're like me, it's not big enough

 

[SnowDragon]

Morning Izabella,

If you make a few attempts at fixing a new battery and they don't work, contact Customer Service. No matter the fix method you shouldn't have to spend too much time fussing with a brand new battery. Attempting a quick fix is always in the hope of bypassing down time and delay. But in this case, after 2 or so attempts at a fix have failed you've basically done all you can do on your end.

Here is a link to Morandir Method: ‪Vapor4Life Fixing the Auto Atomizer Switch on Vapor Titan Diamond and Stealth Series Batteries.‬‏ - YouTube

Hope that works for you.....let us know..

 

[Morandir835]

Thanks Snow sir, was trying to find the link on this stupid phone... Appreciate it.

 

[izabella]

Thank you, gentlemen! I tried both methods again, and it seems to have done the trick. I was able to get a Cool Cart to pop, and the WOW is hissing like it's supposed to. If it doesn't last, I will contact CS.

 

[izabella]

What's wrong with your diamond? If you're like me, it's not big enough

Size really does matter!

 

[SnowDragon]

Glad to hear it izabella....

You probably already know this, but to avoid pushing the post down on your battery only screw it into your charger just far enough for the LED to blink 3 times and the charger indicator light change from green to red. As well, there should always be a slight gap between the Carto base and the battery connector base.

Metallic Red is my favorite color and I am vaping one right now with a clear crystal on it........

 

[Morandir835]

Glad to hear it Ms. Izabella. There are some batts that might need the fix once, others once a week, some every other use from what I've seen so far. Good part is the fix is easy.

 

[izabella]

Glad to hear it izabella....

You probably already know this, but to avoid pushing the post down on your battery only screw it into your charger just far enough for the LED to blink 3 times and the charger indicator light change from green to red. As well, there should always be a slight gap between the Carto base and the battery connector base.

Metallic Red is my favorite color and I am vaping one right now with a clear crystal on it........

Thank you, yes, I am up on the proper way to charge, thanks to the good folks here on ECF.

I have the same battery - metallic red and clear crystal. I feel a little bad now for my other batteries which may feel a little dissed because I've fallen in love with the pretty new one. Vaping love is so fickle.

Glad to hear it Ms. Izabella. There are some batts that might need the fix once, others once a week, some every other use from what I've seen so far. Good part is the fix is easy.

If it weren't for the good advice here, it never would have occurred to me to stick needles into batteries.

 

[Mmc]

I have a red xl with clear led , it lights up on it's own. Don't even need a carto on it. Will also fire up on it's own if I put it in my pocket or turn it upside down. Just tried blowing into the led part.

 

[Morandir835]

Ms. Mmc that's a sign some juice might have gotten into it... Tomorrow will be posting some interesting info on how little juice it takes to kill one of the new batts (hopefully, have a few other things to do as well....)

 

[jeannest]

Are the latest diamonds afflicted with the battery post problem? I have a bunch of diamonds that I bought in Jan and Feb when they first came out. All of them have the battery post issue except for 1 blue w/red led. I have to pull up the post everytime I change a carto and charge. I know it shouldn't be a big deal, but it drives me nuts. I hate carrying a tweezers or paperclip with me; I just want to pop on the carto and go. I heard this problem was fixed with Version 2 diamonds. I just wanted to verify this before I bought a few of the new ones. I bought so many of the first version diamonds and they're just sitting in a drawer because of this issue.

 

[Morandir835]

Ms. Jeannest that issue has been fixed. Ther only time the post needs adjustment is to reset the switch, and if you screw it too far into the charger....

 

[jeannest]

Ms. Jeannest that issue has been fixed. Ther only time the post needs adjustment is to reset the switch, and if you screw it too far into the charger....

Thank you, Morandir sir. I appreciate your help.

 

[Ethereal]

I find that when the batts are new they are very airy. You can either block up one of the holes or just hold around the join when you inhale, which is what I do most of the time.