Damned Screwdriver

[deesigner]

I've had my MK 11 Screwdriver replaced once. It's playing up again just the same as last time.

Are these only meant to be used occasionally? I really thought it was supposed to be pretty hardwearing!

I've cleaned all the parts and can just tell that it's the top bit where the spring attaches under the rubber that's not connecting properly.

It wasn't a cheap bit of kit and I'm really annoyed that it's gone again.

What to do? Send it back yet again for another replacement or just stick it in the cupboard and mark it down to a bad experience? I'm just thinking that it's just as likely that another one would be exactly the same.

[shamreez]

what issue are you having..

I dont own the SD but I have seen it and vaped on it once...

It does look a solid piece of PV and there are quite a lot of veterans in this forum who would be able to help you..

So can you tell what is exactly the problem you are facing

[beeper]

Dee have you tried this- hold on to the black button and untighten it's screw slightly (so that the battery makes contact with the spring better)?

[Chrissie]

Dee, so sorry to hear you are having so many problems with your SD MK11 IMHO, Trog's SD Mk1 are far better made - though I never us mine these days as don't like the button position.

If I was you, I would see about sending it back again or maybe trying to get your money back & buying a GGTB.

But do try Beeps suggestion first.

[deesigner]

Apr 25, 2011 21:51:27 GMT beeper said:

Dee have you tried this- hold on to the black button and untighten it's screw slightly (so that the battery makes contact with the spring better)?

Thanks Beeper, I tried that and thought it had cured it, it vaped well but then stopped working again.

[deesigner]

Apr 25, 2011 21:51:00 GMT shamreez said:

what issue are you having..

I dont own the SD but I have seen it and vaped on it once...

It does look a solid piece of PV and there are quite a lot of veterans in this forum who would be able to help you..

So can you tell what is exactly the problem you are facing

It wont fire. I had exactly the same problem with the first one. When you press the button at the bottom nothing happens it's just dead. I've cleaned everything that can cause it to short out and it's not making any difference. There's only one part of these that can break and it seems they are the weak link

[deesigner]

Apr 25, 2011 22:01:57 GMT Chrissie said:

Dee, so sorry to hear you are having so many problems with your SD MK11 IMHO, Trog's SD Mk1 are far better made - though I never us mine these days as don't like the button position.

If I was you, I would see about sending it back again or maybe trying to get your money back & buying a GGTB.

But do try Beeps suggestion first.

Thanks Chrissie, I think I'm going to have to phone them again and see what they will do. It's a pain as I prefer the vape from the Screwdriver than the 510's even with the 901 atties on the 510's. Oh well!

[beeper]

Dee so sorry to hear that

I have also pulled out the attie end of the spring, with MUCH caution and gentleness to make the contacts better.

I am so sorry you're not getting on well with your SD. I hope that Prof will have some more idea about the prob, unless the ones you've had are just simply faulty

[Perpetua]

((( Dee )))

I think you've been horribly unlucky with your SD's perhaps there was a faulty batch somewhere?

But, like everyone has said, I'd certainly get back in touch with TW over it.

[thescot]

You never mentioned the colour as i have the same problem with my black SD but my silver one works perfectly. I did read somewhere that the black are more problematic but cannot find the post or remember the reason for it.

[camperman]

Yes Graeme you read it in an email from me
I've owned quite a few of these and theirs not much can go wrong with them.
Has it misfired since you owned it as the top spring acts as a fuse and shrinks back so will need gentely coaxing back out if it has, have you also cleaned the switch ? Is it black ? As the powder coating can sometimes create a bad earth with these and need constant cleaning of the threads.
I can honestly say nothing really should go wrong with these as long as they are maintained.

Edit one last thing it could be is that you may have used a non standard attie and pushed the centre part of the brass connection in very very slightly and it will stop the atomiser making full contact, it happened on one of mine and I had to put a tiny blob of solder in the centre of the brass so that the attie or adaptor would make contact fully, it's a weird problem I know but you could try a tiny ball of silver foil on it before you screw the attie on just to make sure

[profbeard]

Unless there has been a very bad batch of Mk2 SDs, I thhink you need to look at other things.

Are you using the standard Mk2 batteries and have you checked your batteries have no splits etc in the plastic cover?

Unless the spring in the atomiser half has collapsed or there has been a short, there should be nothing to stop it working (assuming the switch as clean and you have checked the hole and coating as Camperman suggests).

What atties are you using and where did they come from? Have you used the atties on a different device? (That could mean the atty centre has squashed a bit and is not making contact?)

Whilst the Mk2 is not IMHO as well finished as the Mk1, they are still reliable and I've not come across someone having problems with successive copies like this before...

[deesigner]

Thanks for all the replies, here goes;

It's a black SD MK11. I'm using different batteries, including the ones I originally purchased with it, they're all 18350's. I've got the flat ended ones that came with it and the trustfire ones with the 'nipples' on.

I've taken it apart and cleaned everywhere that can be cleaned ie; taken bottom switch out and cleaned all parts. Cleaned all around the top including blowing into where the attie screws in to make sure there's no liquid in the screw thread part.

I'm using the same atties that I've been using with the adaptor on my 510's and they work perfectly on the 510's.

I've pulled the spring out slightly as I know these can get pushed too tight together and don't connect properly.

I'm pretty sure that it's something in the top under the rubber that's not making a proper connection, the same as the last one I had. Sometimes if I wiggle the switch I can get some kind of connection but it's not brilliant.

The new batteries I've bought are the trustfire 18350's with the 'nipple.' I don't see that these should cause issues as they've worked perfectly well in the past.

I've tried silver foil under the attie, no difference at all.

[deesigner]

OMG! I think I may have just found the problem - how stoopid! I've just removed the switch again and cleaned it again and found that the small spring wasn't very springy - not something I'd taken any notice of before.

I've just stretched that out and put it back together again and it appears to be working! For now anyway. Will see how it goes. Looks like they're made with very cheap springs.

If that does resolve it permanently might be use info for anyone else that has the same issue as it's not the most obvious thing.

[Chrissie]

Well done Dee & fingers crossed that it does keep working