SXK BILLET BOX - Reviews & Discussions

Stosta said:
:mad: :icon_writing: :swear: :swear: :swear:

So my bad luck continues! Last night my BB decided to pack up on me. The second I put the battery in it starts ramping up the wattage on my display, almost like I'm holding the up button. The button still clicks so I'm thinking it's in the electrics. I'm now down to an old school setup (that still works perfectly after two years minus the notorious Kangertech paint job - Why does everything I buy lately have a 4 month lifespan!!!!)...

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On the plus side, for me the Subtank outshines anything I have in the Subtank!
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DNA board? Pm me and I can assist with a fix. It's possibly a bad solder joint that can be fixed easily if it's a DNA board.
 
Christos said:
DNA board? Pm me and I can assist with a fix. It's possibly a bad solder joint that can be fixed easily if it's a DNA board.
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I believe this is the 70W Asmodus chip.

Sorry to hear about your troubles @Stosta... hopefully 2018 is a better mod year for you!
 
Stosta said:
Worst thing is I look after my mods. They NEVER get dropped or anything.

I need to get on repainting my first little KBox ASAP, that little guy just won't quit! Or I need to get my hands on one of the old Evic Minis!
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That is the worst - you look after your stuff, and bugger up anyway:-@
Or maybe an Aegis? Mine has proven itself:happy:
 
Christos said:
DNA board? Pm me and I can assist with a fix. It's possibly a bad solder joint that can be fixed easily if it's a DNA board.
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TheV said:
I believe this is the 70W Asmodus chip.

Sorry to hear about your troubles @Stosta... hopefully 2018 is a better mod year for you!
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Thanks Guys,

Yeah it's the 70W SXK BB. I'm hoping it's moisture related so it's gone in a tub of rice (albeit lavender infused longrain, the only rice I could find in the pantry) for a few days so hopefully that fixes it. Failing that I already have a mod that needs some of the electronics re-soldered, so if this doesn't fix it then I will pull it apart and check inside.
 
Caramia said:
That is the worst - you look after your stuff, and bugger up anyway:-@
Or maybe an Aegis? Mine has proven itself:happy:
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That might be an option! I will wait a year and see if they're still working, then pick one up! ;)
 
Stosta said:
:mad: :icon_writing: :swear: :swear: :swear:

So my bad luck continues! Last night my BB decided to pack up on me. The second I put the battery in it starts ramping up the wattage on my display, almost like I'm holding the up button. The button still clicks so I'm thinking it's in the electrics. I'm now down to an old school setup (that still works perfectly after two years minus the notorious Kangertech paint job - Why does everything I buy lately have a 4 month lifespan!!!!)...
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This has happened to my SXK twice and is really annoying. First I thought the up button was getting stuck because there was a some condensation in there, but it seems to be the wiring of the button board and the way its positioned inside. On the side with the up/down buttons, the opening under the board is quite small and the wires were getting squashed. So either it changed by itself, or sometimes it changed when I pushed on the panel. I couldn't actually see where it was touching which caused it to change, but I opened up both sides of the BB and straitened things out as much as I could. The wires were also folded over right where they are soldered so I unfolded them and spaced them a part a bit better.
 
jamie said:
This has happened to my SXK twice and is really annoying. First I thought the up button was getting stuck because there was a some condensation in there, but it seems to be the wiring of the button board and the way its positioned inside. On the side with the up/down buttons, the opening under the board is quite small and the wires were getting squashed. So either it changed by itself, or sometimes it changed when I pushed on the panel. I couldn't actually see where it was touching which caused it to change, but I opened up both sides of the BB and straitened things out as much as I could. The wires were also folded over right where they are soldered so I unfolded them and spaced them a part a bit better.
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Awesome! Thanks so much for posting this @jamie !!!! :h:

One question then... What tool can I use to get to the internals?
 
jamie said:
This has happened to my SXK twice and is really annoying. First I thought the up button was getting stuck because there was a some condensation in there, but it seems to be the wiring of the button board and the way its positioned inside. On the side with the up/down buttons, the opening under the board is quite small and the wires were getting squashed. So either it changed by itself, or sometimes it changed when I pushed on the panel. I couldn't actually see where it was touching which caused it to change, but I opened up both sides of the BB and straitened things out as much as I could. The wires were also folded over right where they are soldered so I unfolded them and spaced them a part a bit better.
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Awesome! Thanks so much for posting this @jamie !!!! :h:

One question then... What tool can I use to get to the internals?
 
Christos said:
If it's anything like an authentic you can use the geekvape 3 ended screwdriver. Think it's a 1.5mm hex.
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Haha! I suspect I'm going to try every tool I own and then use a wall to get the little ****** open! :-D
 
@Stosta - i am holding thumbs for you that you can sort this out
 
Stosta said:
Thanks Guys,

Yeah it's the 70W SXK BB. I'm hoping it's moisture related so it's gone in a tub of rice (albeit lavender infused longrain, the only rice I could find in the pantry) for a few days so hopefully that fixes it. Failing that I already have a mod that needs some of the electronics re-soldered, so if this doesn't fix it then I will pull it apart and check inside.
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I told you not to put the BB so close to the baby...
 
TommyL said:
The best way to fix that problem is to remove the part covering the screen and give it a nice wipe down under the buttons and in the general area, the issue is normally caused by condensation. That usually helps
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That worked for me too @Stosta. I wiped it with alcohol pad.
 
Check it out fam!!!

So I took my BB out of it's lavender infused long-grain rice bed, soothed it gently, kissed it's boo-boos, told it that it was special (my new-found fatherhood skills)...

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Essentially I just opened it, wiped down whatever I could, gave everything a good wiggle, and it all worked!

Thanks so much @jamie @Christos and @Andre !
 
Stosta said:
Check it out fam!!!

So I took my BB out of it's lavender infused long-grain rice bed, soothed it gently, kissed it's boo-boos, told it that it was special (my new-found fatherhood skills)...

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Essentially I just opened it, wiped down whatever I could, gave everything a good wiggle, and it all worked!

Thanks so much @jamie @Christos and @Andre !
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Stosta said:
Essentially I just opened it, wiped down whatever I could, gave everything a good wiggle, and it all worked!
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Does this stem from your excellent fatherhood skills as well? Cause this could raise more than a few eyebrows if it were the case...
 
Stosta said:
Check it out fam!!!

So I took my BB out of it's lavender infused long-grain rice bed, soothed it gently, kissed it's boo-boos, told it that it was special (my new-found fatherhood skills)...

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Essentially I just opened it, wiped down whatever I could, gave everything a good wiggle, and it all worked!

Thanks so much @jamie @Christos and @Andre !
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Love how the colour and rice infusion go hand in hand .. :D

Fancy rice for a fancy mod
 
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