Workhorse and a hot battery...oh my!

[Robinowitz]

I hear you Snork! A person has to be a bit OCD to safely carry an un-locked mod in their front pocket. Not saying you are, of course. Just speaking of me!! Hahaha

 

[Robinowitz]

Geez Louis! Now I think the problem might be a sticky button... Maybe that's the cause of the hot bats? I really hate complaining and I still like this fully. Any thoughts on cleaning it? Disassemble and compressed air?

 

[snork]

Geez Louis! Now I think the problem might be a sticky button... Maybe that's the cause of the hot bats? I really hate complaining and I still like this fully. Any thoughts on cleaning it? Disassemble and compressed air?

Now that's bizarre. I took mine apart a couple days ago just to see what was going on in there and it was still clean as a whistle. Can you tell if any part may be malformed either from the shop or during the course of use? Yeah, take it apart and see what's up!

 

[Robinowitz]

Thanks Snork big time!! Starting to feel like a drama queen here . Am at work. Will check it out at home and post. So yours was sticking too? Intermittently right? Had been flawless for weeks?

 

[snork]

Thanks Snork big time!! Starting to feel like a drama queen here . Am at work. Will check it out at home and post. So yours was sticking too? Intermittently right? Had been flawless for weeks?

No, no sticking, smooth as ever! I was just curious to see how much pocket lint might be in there. I accomplished nothing.

 

[snork]

I have had some other mod's button stick when there was a short in my atty. Can't even remember which one, it wasn't a T, got rid of it. But anyway, the button sticking was a symptom of the short, not the other way around.

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[Robinowitz]

Alrighty then! Here's an update:

I disassembled the WH. Swabbed out with rubbing alcohol. Didn't see anything out of the ordinary. No lint, no nothing.

Hmmm, thought let's try the KFL on my back-up. Put it on my itty bitty Simplicity 18350 and guess what? Hot battery!! (Maybe Snork has something there with the atty short idea?).

Got home. Checked with a meter. Yep, short. Tightened the moving building platform (can't think of term) re-built, and its vaping like a champ. I guess the fact that the KFL worked perfectly the other night on a ProVari (after heating up the batteries in the WH) added to my confusion. Provaris are pretty finicky with their toppers even when all is well with the topper.

Soooooooo.....perhaps this is the end of this drama. What a long, strange trip it's been. Must say, I've been humbled. I've been using the KFL for months without issue (except for dropping it and causing a leak due to the threads getting crossed). I actually was feeling a tad bit cocky with all of my luck with this topper!

Guess, the moral of the story is that there is always more to learn. Hoping this is my last "learning opportunity" for the next day or 2.. And yes, always have a back-up! Love this filly.!

 

[forcedfuel50]

Looks like you found the problem, but a sticking button on any mechanical mod is tell-tale sign of a short. When an atomizer or battery shorts, tremendous current is released, this causes the button to stick to the wall, it essentially is a micro spot weld.

 

[Robinowitz]

Thanks! "Micro spot weld" is my lesson for the day and it was painless

I'm not one to automatically think that the problem is with the product, cause it's generally me. Thank goodness for the patient folks who always help me thru.