Zen~ Sidewinder 510 problem, and need tank suggestion

[Slimer]

So I recently purchased myself a Zen~ Sidewinder 510 thinking that A mech would be perfect because I break everything. So I receive my sidewinder and put a Kanger Protank on it with a 2.5 ohm atty in it and I couldn't have been happier that first day, then on the second day it started being very inconsistent, then on the third day started occasionally producing a horrid smell (the sidewinder not the tank or atty), and the spring in my switch oxidized and collapsed. I've since learned that I was shorting out my device, what might have been causing it? are protanks not a good tank for the sidewinder? Did I not have one of the connections tight enough? What do you think is happening?

Also, Should I install a kick? would that prevent problems like this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[Slimer]

seriously, 667 views and no help... well, sad face, as the kids are saying these days

bump, any help would be super awesome

 

[Boabytes]

Sry, dont have a SW so i cant help ya there... just wanted to say its nice to see someone from me home town

 

[Slimer]

anyone... bueler.... bueler...

 

[NancyR]

A pro tank can cause a device to hard short if you tightened it down to hard. Other than that you might check in the Zen thread now that you have enough posts to leave new members.