What to do with a broken chalice?

[Chinner]

Hey reoville!

Didn't know where else to turn with this, so I figured I'd ask you fine people!

Recently one of the posts came out of my chalice, and as my chalice was my only rba and my reo my only mod I'm heartbroken lol. Whatever connection that is made beneath the cup seems to be severed.. I tried emailing mark bugs and no luck. Here's my question, should I just toss this thing, or is there anyone reputable around the reo comunity that can repair these things? If it was any less then an arm and a leg for me to buy it, I'd be more willing to throw it away, but the thought of a $200 atty dead makes me sad lol.

If anyone has any ideas or thinks they can do something with it I'm all ears! Thanks everyone!

 

[ChrisEU]

Could you try and take a picture of the damage? Or is it internal - then it might just be a loose pole that could be screwed back in.

 

[Big Hitter]

I've never had either of mine apart but pretty sure SuperX has taken them apart and back together before.

He will probably see this thread but if not maybe PM him. I know with the RM2 the posts unscrew but not sure about the Chalice .... Hope you can get her back working its by far the best BF RBA in the world. I know if one of my two broke I'd do anything to get it back working.

 

[redeyedancer]

I am pretty sure the chalice is pressed together . You should be able to thread the post back into place unless its stripped . If you dont get anywhere your welcome to send it to me I will take a look at it . You can probably move the center post to align the screw hole

 

[super_X_drifter]

I have never taken them apart - but it's funny you say that cause I was trying to figure out how to get it apart LAST NIGHT. Spooky

I gave up (for now) when it wasn't apparent.

I too hope they can be repaired.

 

[JC Okie]

I am pretty sure the chalice is pressed together . You should be able to thread the post back into place unless its stripped . If you dont get anywhere your welcome to send it to me I will take a look at it . You can probably move the center post to align the screw hole

Rob, you are my hero in so many ways......

Jan

 

[darkzero]

Don't throw it anyway. I'll also offer to look at it & machine new parts if it's worth fixing.

 

[mark78]

Hey reoville!

Didn't know where else to turn with this, so I figured I'd ask you fine people!

Recently one of the posts came out of my chalice, and as my chalice was my only RBA and my reo my only mod I'm heartbroken lol. Whatever connection that is made beneath the cup seems to be severed.. I tried emailing mark bugs and no luck. Here's my question, should I just toss this thing, or is there anyone reputable around the reo comunity that can repair these things? If it was any less then an arm and a leg for me to buy it, I'd be more willing to throw it away, but the thought of a $200 atty dead makes me sad lol.

If anyone has any ideas or thinks they can do something with it I'm all ears! Thanks everyone!

Mate,
You can send it back to us to fix it, no matter if it is or not under guaranty, it will be fixed for free the only thing you have to pay is the shipping from you to us.
Please give me a PM with some photos ... maybe it is something easy and you can do it by yourself.

 

[Chinner]

Omg! Firstof all, thank you soooo much guys for making me feel better. I kind of thought it was the end lol, and had I not disabled my paypal I might have just bought a couple rm2 and moved on.

I'm gonna go ahead and quote reply some specific people here, but just wanted to say a general thank you from me and my grieving reo!

 

[Chinner]

I am pretty sure the chalice is pressed together . You should be able to thread the post back into place unless its stripped . If you dont get anywhere your welcome to send it to me I will take a look at it . You can probably move the center post to align the screw hole

Rob as always thank you for the offer of assistance . I believe it is press fit as well. I'm going to take a bunch of photos of everything for Mark who replied below and maybe we can troubleshoot it somehow anyways thanks man!

 

[Chinner]

Thank you kindly! I feel like a damsel in distress haha, I avoided starting this thread for a week haha and it appears I should have trusted in my reo brethren all along! Thanks for your offer, ill speak with mark below this post and if we have problems resolving the issue you or rob could certainly have a look for me. Thanks!

 

[Chinner]

Mate,
You can send it back to us to fix it, no matter if it is or not under guaranty, it will be fixed for free the only thing you have to pay is the shipping from you to us.
Please give me a PM with some photos ... maybe it is something easy and you can do it by yourself.

You are a life saver! Thanks for the response. When I mentioned no luck in emailing you, I only meant I hadn't received a response yet. Ill tell you what happened and follow up with some pictures for your consideration!

I started having the odd inconsistant firing when this started, and shortly after notices the post (set with the plastic insulator) was slightly loose. So the first time , I took pliers and gave it a firm press down and it seemed better.

The next stage of trouble involved power delivery. I would make a perfect coil, somehow have proper ohms across the screws on my meter, but when attached to my device, I couldn't get any power to my coil. So this time I gently wiggled out the post and could see a small silver contact point under the plate which I tried my best to press the post back in contact with.

For a while that was ok, though suddenly out of nowhere it would stop firing until rebuild for no reason. Since the last fail I tried the same trick, but I'm not seeing anything really under the plate. I tried a couple times to bridge it with a small piece of wire but basically that's the last I was able to get it to work. All of the problems are from the one post that's set into the clear plastic insulator.

Anyways mark. Thank you for responding. Ill follow this post up with a mess of pictures and ill eagerly await any ideas you fine people have. Also thank you for your wonderful offer of a free repair, that certainly makes me feel real good about my purchase!

Pictures to follow, thanks again everyone!

 

[Chinner]

Pics. Let me know if you need more specifics!

 

[Chinner]

Bumping back up with some photos!

 

[super_X_drifter]

Bro, I'd be sending it to Mark Bugs, like he said. He is going to repair it free. Can't beat that. Or you could PM him with the pix

 

[Chinner]

Bro, I'd be sending it to Mark Bugs, like he said. He is going to repair it free. Can't beat that. Or you could PM him with the pix

For sure dude, I'm in contact with them and hoping to have that sorted out soon There were a few others in the thread asking about pictures that's all so I thought I'd revive the thread from page 2 lol!

Either way I'm glad I don't just have a shiny piece of paperweight here lol!

Thanks to all who participated in this thread

 

[super_X_drifter]

For sure dude, I'm in contact with them and hoping to have that sorted out soon There were a few others in the thread asking about pictures that's all so I thought I'd revive the thread from page 2 lol!

Either way I'm glad I don't just have a shiny piece of paperweight here lol!

Thanks to all who participated in this thread

I hear ya man. I glad that MB is repairing em free too. That is great service on a great product. I have a chalice that I will never part with

 

[neonballoon]

How does this happen?

 

[darkzero]

How does this happen?

Chain vaped a super duper low resistance .089736 ohm coil & the post melted?

 

[Chinner]

Nah it was not firing and the post was wiggly so I pulled it out to see what was going on under there and actually temporarily fixed it when I re installed it, but the connection under there has been broken now for good I'm guessing.