why is there a rubber piece inside my mini vivi nova drip tip?

[jmalone]

It's an Easter egg!

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/340819-easter-egg-found-our-vivi-novas.html

 

[crashhat69]

the rubber taste isn't going away..wth

 

[Unforeseen]

Moved to Assorted PV Topics - tanks

 

[Rader2146]

the rubber taste isn't going away..wth

The taste is probably due to the rubber grommet at the bottom of the head's center pin. It is fairly common for them to burn in stock form.

When you are ready to retire that head, take the center pin out of the bottom of the head and then remove the rubber grommet. Chances are it's burnt when the wire contacts the rubber.

 

[crashhat69]

why would it burn the rubber?

 

[SecGuru]

are regular drip tips hollow all the way through?

Mine are. Some are contour, but I don't think any of them have the same rubber thing like the vivi's.

 

[MF DOOM]

why would it burn the rubber?

They used resistance wire.I'm sure this has been fixed as mine don't do that.

 

[Rader2146]

why would it burn the rubber?

The heating wire runs down to the bottom of the head and gets sandwiched between the rubber and post/pin. The legs of the coil are the hottest part of the wire because it isnt getting direct airflow and doesnt have the juice and wick to shed the heat away. The heat is absorbed by the rubber and surrounding metal. The rubber tends to burn right where the wire is touching it.

 

[Rader2146]

They used resistance wire.I'm sure this has been fixed as mine don't do that.

AFAIK, the design hasnt changed. The resistance wire is still run the whole length, but some heads will burn the rubber, some wont...