Cracking up!

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Mar 8, 2012 21:06:12 GMT maccafan said:

If the vendor is being difficult, which I don't think will happen you can always invoke the 7 day distance selling clause..

If something that I bought is not fit for purpose and cannot be used the way it is meant to be used that's what I would do.

Hmm not sayin your shoutin at vendors macca but I thought this post was a tad previous

[maccafan]

If I spent £30 on something that does not work storm, I was opining that that's what I would do.

We'll just have to agree to disagree about if that was inappropriate given the cirumstances. I have 2 of Kirsty's dismantled batteries on my workbench with fried electronics, one them charred on the top and she considered my advise to get those Egos.

[domesticextremist]

It is possible to pull the centre pin out a bit on the Stardust,
the difficulty is finding a tool that will reach.

[VE Jason]

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[VE Jason]

Sorry Dom, didn't mean to edit after you'd posted.

I'll have a look at a couple today.

[domesticextremist]

None the wiser, and glad of it

[Gordy]

come on guys these are cheaply made components that may involve a tiny bit of faff to get them working. if you want the fool proof solutions you are asking of manufacturers then you will have to be prepared to pay alot more for their products. there's a great adjustable battery connection on the GGTS

its not the fault of vendors... the products do work for their intended use ...use a new battery with a new stardust and i bet it will be fine... if you then tighten one up too far thats where the problems arise

[Gordy]

Mar 8, 2012 23:42:28 GMT domesticextremist said:

It is possible to pull the centre pin out a bit on the Stardust,
the difficulty is finding a tool that will reach.

for the stardust i used a pair of fine needle nosed pliers when i had to pull it out to repair the coil

[maccafan]

Mar 9, 2012 14:25:53 GMT Gordy said:

come on guys these are cheaply made components that may involve a tiny bit of faff to get them working. if you want the fool proof solutions you are asking of manufacturers then you will have to be prepared to pay alot more for their products. there's a great adjustable battery connection on the GGTS

its not the fault of vendors... the products do work for their intended use ...use a new battery with a new stardust and i bet it will be fine... if you then tighten one up too far thats where the problems arise

What, that GGTS where the spring keeps perishing?

From what I understand she wasn't able to use a brand new EVS with a brand new battery.

It's almost impossible to sink the center pin of a EVS by over tightening it on a battery by hand without distorting the negative threaded ring. The battery posi pin will push inwards into the battery before that happens. Think about it.

I never said it's any vendors fault. I only said that the vendor should take responsibility if it does not perform it's function. It's the manufacturer's fault but the onus is on the vendor to bring it to the manufacturer's attention.

She is posting me her misbehaving stardusts to me for me to take a look quick at them as I think she has been unlucky to get a batch which are not assembled properly.

[Perpetua]

We're very fortunate you enjoy faffing is all I can say Macca.

[maccafan]

What can I say..

Thankfully I am not a cat..

[kirsty0108]

Took uncharged batteries too work today they ran out by lunch time was panicking a bit till I found a stray e-lite in my bag popped a Cartomizer on it works fab.Do you think my stardusts will work on that? s

[Perpetua]

Worth a try Kirsty!

They weren't the Low Resistance ones were they? Else you'll have a fried E-lite as well.

[Gordy]

What, that GGTS where the spring keeps perishing?
FYI the spring collapsing is a safety feature and doesn't keep happening unless you have a fault

From what I understand she wasn't able to use a brand new EVS with a brand new battery.
the one pictured had been used

It's almost impossible to sink the center pin of a EVS by over tightening it on a battery by hand without distorting the negative threaded ring. The battery posi pin will push inwards into the battery before that happens. Think about it.
exactly as its more than likely the battery that needs its pin slightly lifted ...and as you said Kirsty has had previous batteries that have had their pin pushed down and needing lifting so it could be that she is tightening the connection too much

I never said it's any vendors fault. I only said that the vendor should take responsibility if it does not perform it's function. It's the manufacturer's fault but the onus is on the vendor to bring it to the manufacturer's attention.
im sure the vendors do this already for products that are below par and indeed take them off sale. the pin connection is a weak point of their design as many have said but the only solutions would be to increase quality and hence price or to have a total redesign of said connection.

She is posting me her misbehaving stardusts to me for me to take a look quick at them as I think she has been unlucky to get a batch which are not assembled properly.
to be honest the stardust had been working on the riva so i doubt if it is from a dodgy batch

[kirsty0108]

Mar 9, 2012 17:44:52 GMT Perpetua said:

Worth a try Kirsty!

They weren't the Low Resistance ones were they? Else you'll have a fried E-lite as well.

oh I bought one of each but I used nail varnish too mark em think I will try just for fun!

Boy's boys thanks for all your help but I feel a bit like you are all falling out and its stressing me out and I don't think we are going to resolve this one (well unless the e-lite works )