Anyone Else Had This Agg Wiv MVP2?

[yourgurnard]

Just Come in From a Tramp 'round Epping Forest...& My Trusty MVP Has Decided to Have the Green Light on Permanently..Wiv No Attie Attached... ??? Occasionally Cycles Thru' Green/Amber/Red Lights & then Reverts to Green.
Is the Batt. Screwed Already? Green Light Will Go Off if I Hit it (!) (A Loose Conn.?) But Comes Back On After a While. I Can't Even Get into the Case atm 'cos of Those Infuriating 'Star'-Shaped Screws Holding End-Caps on!....Oh Well, Mechs For Over the W/E But Hoping to Get it Ship-Shape For Monday!

[jmw2309]

Isn't there a switch on bottom for charging your mobile? Has this been accidentally moved?

[keepitgoin]

Check your Puff Counter in Digital display, sometimes it gets to 999 and can't quite cope and needs resetting to zero. If it stays green and is auto firing I'd be inclined to turn it off and google for the next idea. You need Mini Hex/Star Shaped Torx drivers to get those wierd screws out anyway. I've taken one apart before and it's not TOO difficult, but the wiring is Fragile inside so no Big Tugs!!

[yourgurnard]

Thanks For Replies Folks!
It Won't Switch Off! Unless I Give it a Bang..!
Just Got a Perm. Green Light Now....'tho' Have Managed a Coupla Puffs From it....After Giving it a Knock!! There's a Dodgy Internal Connection Somewhere, I'll Just Have to Source the Requisite Keys to Open it Up.

[Ripshod]

Isn't it under any kind of warranty?

[yourgurnard]

Jan 24, 2015 22:14:19 GMT Ripshod said:

Isn't it under any kind of warranty?

Probably...I'll Have To Check. BUT...It Came From FT, So Return Postage Will Prob. Be More Than the Cost of an I-stick Clone !

[Ripshod]

You shouldn't post it anywhere, not in that condition.

When the button lights is it actually firing, can you hear anything from your atty?

If it is firing I'd go straight to the fire button - the sprung contact may have collapsed.

[yourgurnard]

It's Weird!....Green Light's Stayed on All Day But it's Not Firing, (Unless You Press the Button, as per Norm...)
I Can Now Vape Wiv it But No Display on the VV/VW/Resistance/Puff Log Screen....................

[Deleted]

You will have to remove the fire button first before you can get the top cap off. It sounds like you have an internal short on the centre pin. Also check that the grommet around the centre pin hasn't split and has enabled juice to saturate the board. Have you attempted to plug the charger in ?

[Ripshod]

It's firing okay when the fire button is pressed, so no short.

Ignore the following if you're not a confident soldering iron user:

I'm wondering now if the software has 'hung'. If you could get into it and disconnect the battery for 5 minutes could revive it. If that doesn't work it could be juice has baulked the board. Only chance (and a low chance) of fixing a juice/board issue is to soak the board for a couple of days in IPA and then 2 days drying. But that really is a slim chance. If disconnecting the battery doesn't work then leave the battery disconnected and store it or donate it for spares.

Probably not what you're wanting to hear. Every MVP owner I know loves their little box of magic.

[yourgurnard]

Weirder & Weirder.....Carried 2 Mech.s/Spare Batteries Wiv Me Whilst Out Y'Day, Got Me Dad (Retired Mechanic..!) Searching Thru' His Tools for 'Star-Shaped Allen-Type Keys' ('Yeah, Know What You Mean..')........
....& This Morn?...Light's Gone Out, Display Screen Works & it's Vaping as it Ever Was!...Mebbe I Strayed into a 'Bermuda Triangle'-Sorta Zone Whilst in the Forest!!!!
...Or, as It's on Its 3rd or 4th Pin Grommet Now, I've Prob. Moved a Conn. Wiv All the 'Pin Teasing'...
...Or,...FT's 6-Month Replacement Warranty Expired 2 Weeks Ago,(& the New Model's Out...£20!! Cheers iLeaf!!) So the Timer-Operated Self-Destruct Mechanism That ALL Manufacturers Put in ALL Electrical Goods Has Kicked in!!!
Thanks For All Replies Folks....Bet the Thread Gets Bumped (By Me!) Soon, When MVP Enters the Twilight Zone Again!!!

[Ripshod]

yourgurnard Glad to hear it's sorted itself.

Bear in mind though symptoms like this are probably caused by juice. The symptoms have gone but not the juice - it's just dried a bit. Get yourself prepared with the correct torx driver and a bottle of IPA. next time it happens get it cleaned

Now enjoy

[enjay]

Jan 26, 2015 16:54:04 GMT Ripshod said:

yourgurnard Glad to hear it's sorted itself.

Bear in mind though symptoms like this are probably caused by juice. The symptoms have gone but not the juice - it's just dried a bit. Get yourself prepared with the correct torx driver and a bottle of IPA. next time it happens get it cleaned

Now enjoy

This is what happened to mine but damage was to bad. Thing just started firing for no reason, found it full of juice when I opened it up.

[yourgurnard]

Yeah, Juice-Related Would Make Sense as I've Had a Lot of Weeping (Re-Built..) Clearos Recently, as Well as the Firing Pin Grommet Changes. Ain't Had a Call From the Old Man Yet...He's Prob. Still in His Garage!!!