http://us.henkel-adhesives-blog.com/post/All-About-Threadlockers/How-to-Remove-Red-Threadlocker/
Not if loctite was used, which I doubt it was. But you never know.
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Not if loctite was used, which I doubt it was. But you never know.
I wiggled the spring back and forth a little for a while and then tried unscrewing it.... success
Thanks @Alex
Next step... getting this new spring in and replacing the firing pin (it had become a bit discoloured after the short!)
Just checked that now @Andre. Resistance stayed the same on the atty.
I had the door open at the time it happened. Perhaps the battery slipped out a bit. Could that have maybe caused the short?
cool, check the battery for a problem, it may have been the cause.I wiggled the spring back and forth a little for a while and then tried unscrewing it.... success
Thanks @Alex
Next step... getting this new spring in and replacing the firing pin (it had become a bit discoloured after the short!)
Tested the battery on the other reo and it's working perfectly....
Ok that's good, It was the advice from that link I shared earlier, where Rob mentioned the battery.
All new bits and bobs have been installed. Gonna rebuild the Odin that was on there at the time and see how it goes!
Thanks for all your help bud
Pink reo is up and running once again
Thank you fellow Reonauts
Thank you fellow Reonauts
Wow @Yiannaki
Missed this event last night
Was that a Grand or a Mini? What was the resistance of the atty when the short happened?
What would you say is the moral of the story?
- carry a spare spring
- wiggle the spring to get the spring screw loose
We still dont know what caused the short though. I just hope this doesnt happen to me when I am out and about or away.
Missed this event last night
Was that a Grand or a Mini? What was the resistance of the atty when the short happened?
What would you say is the moral of the story?
- carry a spare spring
- wiggle the spring to get the spring screw loose
We still dont know what caused the short though. I just hope this doesnt happen to me when I am out and about or away.
@Silver it was my new pink grand...
The atty resistance at the time of the short was .46Ω Just to be safe I rebuilt the coils with the same build and similar resistance.
Moral of the story:
A spare repair kit is a MUST for any reo owner. Especially if you don't live in Cape Town
-Wiggling the spring back and forth helps make it easier to remove the screw.
thankfully all of this went down at home and I had two other reos to vape on while trying to fix the other
lol. Maybe my theory was just ridiculous! I just don't know what caused it as I didn't do anything different, the atty didn't have a short and the battery was fine!
I'm trying to imagine what would have caused the spring collapse, it must have been a hard short lasting longer than a split second?
I mistakenly shorted my atomizer yesterday, while alternately pulsing and compressing a new coil. I expected the spring would collapse, but evidently it didn't get hot enough in that micro second.
Maybe some wetness connecting the battery terminals long enough to cause the short - not that I am even sure this would lead to a short.
Indeed, although I have even rinsed my Reo a couple of times without taking the battery out (distractions happen)
And no problems, after a quick shake.
Ah, I was thinking of that juice inside the battery @Yiannaki showed us somewhere. Maybe that juice goes lower down the battery without showing on the outside cover yet.Indeed, although I have even rinsed my Reo a couple of times without taking the battery out (distractions happen)
That does seem like the most likely explanation for the short! However, i moved that battery to my other reo right after and no issues
In my thinking it only needed that moisture channel to be complete for a moment to cause the short. In handling the battery you might have interrupted the channel at some stage - e.g. I tend to dry the terminals before inserting batteries. I would remove the wrapping from that battery and dry and re-wrap with a new wrap. Of course, this might not have been the cause at all - just trying to eliminate possibilities.That does seem like the most likely explanation for the short! However, i moved that battery to my other reo right after and no issues
Have never done it, but apparently not. Have some wrap somewhere and did at the time asked how to do it, but have since forgotten. Think you just insert the battery in the tube of wrapping, which should be a something like 2 mm longer on both sides. Then apply heat - something like that.Hmmm this would be a good chance to wrap it in pink
Is it a hectic process to re-wrap?
Done with a lighter in this vid:Thanks @Andre I'll have a look into it over the weekend
With a heat gun:
Here's a picture tutorial: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?356063-Rewrapping-a-battery
Thats made some interesting reading and watching! Ive yet had the opportunity to short out any of my reos and after this i will know exactly what to do thats guys!
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