Another Vamo Getting Very Hot Near Top of Battery

[robby]

Apr 6, 2013 7:24:36 GMT scs said:

Morning y'all.

No problems at all stamina, we are all learning as robby said

markm: Ah right, it looked ok up there on further inspection, not great with the off-centred insulation ring, but doing a good enough job. I tried flexing the tube but there isn't any give at all. As the hot spot is located just above the middle crease I'm inclined to say it's not that though. As I mentioned earlier, the hot area 10 to 15mm south west of the button and around 3/4 inch in diameter, 10mm above that middle crease. Burnt my finger again this morning hehe. Will a finger thermometer do

robby: Does the top cap and middle section unscrew? Mine won't budge. I would need some guidance as to how to test the cap with my meter I'm afraid.

Thanks to everyone again for their input!

They are both push fit mate. A pretty wide variation on the joints on different Vamos. Some are really very tight. So easy to damage the top cap when you are trying to separate it. What I do is to put a 22mm plumbing olive around it and then get the vice grips on it to minimise any damage. If you are right about where the hot spot is, it may be easier on yours as the heat will expand that bit of the tubing more than the top cap. The tubing is over the top cap, not the other way round. You can usually separate the other part by wiggling them against each other while applying pressure to pull them apart.

To test the top cap with a meter, put the meter on 200 ohm range and touch the topcap with one probe and the bit it goes into with the other. There will be some resistance showing on the meter. Then touch the two leads against each other, let it settle down and write down the reading. Subtract one from the other and you will have the resistance of that joint 

[scs]

Thanks for that robby.

I can't get either of those two joints seperated without a little damage it seems, so I best wait for VB to respond first.

[Super-Shiny]

I personally would not mess around with it myself as you will void any warranty you have with it (if you have one of course), If you buy a brand new item of a vendor and it does not work you inform the vendor and leave it to them to fix the problem.

You paid money for quality goods and service so that's what you should get.

[Moggy]

Apr 7, 2013 9:47:30 GMT Super-Shiny said:

I personally would not mess around with it myself as you will void any warranty you have with it (if you have one of course), If you buy a brand new item of a vendor and it does not work you inform the vendor and leave it to them to fix the problem.

You paid money for quality goods and service so that's what you should get.

I agree 100% with Rom. I have been tempted to take mine apart, it could be just a poorly soldered joint but it's down to the vendor to sort out and we shouldn't be responsible for return postage on faulty goods.

[scs]

Well VB have responded. They want a video sending showing the fault. Hmmm.

/scratches head.

I guess I didn't explain the problem all that well lol.

[Super-Shiny]

Apr 8, 2013 11:50:21 GMT scs said:

They want a video sending showing the fault. Hmmm.

That confirms for me that i would not buy from them, video of it

[punisher]

what a dum response

[Roscopecotrain]

So glad i got one vamo from jason and one from sadie.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2

[gavincol78]

I have a question, have you ever noticed a 'rattlesnake' sound coming from behind the LCD whilst you are powering an atty?

I got my Vamo from vapeescape.co.uk in January and have had no problems especially as I ordered mine straight after they got the new springs in but on the odd occasion when I have built a SS mesh wick and .20mm kanthal 1.6 ohm coil and there may of been a slight fault with the setup (wick and coil) I would get a 'rattlesnake' noise from the vamo as if it was shorting, yet when I then correct the wick and coil the noise goes.

Also the Panasonic batteries your using are they the CGR18650CH's which are an IMR hybrid if you are using the NCR18650's then it maybe the batteries overheating because they are not IMR/Hybrid's.

Also looking on VaporBreak I would rather cautious as they seem to sell clones and make no note that they are clones so if I was you get yourself a proper spring from vape escape and then retry if it is still the same then VaporBreak have sold you a dud vamo and in which case get 1 from the UK and not from China

[robby]

Vaporbreak do not knowingly sell dud Vamos as does no other vender. They wouldnt remain a vender very long if they did. The springs are the new springs and have been for a couple of months now. Probably more than 50% of venders sell clones of different bits of vaping gear. Vaporbreak`s Vamos are not clones. The springs in the Vamos from Vaporbreak are "proper" springs, and we know the differences between buying from China and buying from the UK and we know the risks involved in doing so. You appear to have a rattlesnake sound from your Vamo bought in the UK yet in the same paragraph say you have had "no problems" with it . Please get your facts right before posting as it can lead to all sorts of misunderstandings gavincol78 We are not novices here Gavin. I`m off to bed

[gavincol78]

Apr 9, 2013 2:24:08 GMT robby said:

Vaporbreak do not knowingly sell dud Vamos as does no other vender. They wouldnt remain a vender very long if they did. The springs are the new springs and have been for a couple of months now. Probably more than 50% of venders sell clones of different bits of vaping gear. Vaporbreak`s Vamos are not clones. The springs in the Vamos from Vaporbreak are "proper" springs, and we know the differences between buying from China and buying from the UK and we know the risks involved in doing so. You appear to have a rattlesnake sound from your Vamo bought in the UK yet in the same paragraph say you have had "no problems" with it . Please get your facts right before posting as it can lead to all sorts of misunderstandings gavincol78 We are not novices here Gavin. I`m off to bed

If you had read my statement correctly I clearly put that my issue was down to wick and coil setup and not my vamo,

[robby]

Apr 9, 2013 13:52:53 GMT gavincol78 said:

Apr 9, 2013 2:24:08 GMT robby said:

Vaporbreak do not knowingly sell dud Vamos as does no other vender. They wouldnt remain a vender very long if they did. The springs are the new springs and have been for a couple of months now. Probably more than 50% of venders sell clones of different bits of vaping gear. Vaporbreak`s Vamos are not clones. The springs in the Vamos from Vaporbreak are "proper" springs, and we know the differences between buying from China and buying from the UK and we know the risks involved in doing so. You appear to have a rattlesnake sound from your Vamo bought in the UK yet in the same paragraph say you have had "no problems" with it . Please get your facts right before posting as it can lead to all sorts of misunderstandings gavincol78 We are not novices here Gavin. I`m off to bed

If you had read my statement correctly I clearly put that my issue was down to wick and coil setup and not my vamo,

Interesting, how does that cause a rattlesnake effect inside the vamo?

[X&Y]

Apr 8, 2013 11:50:21 GMT scs said:

Well VB have responded. They want a video sending showing the fault. Hmmm.

/scratches head.

I guess I didn't explain the problem all that well lol.

They do love a video of faulty goods the Chinese

I've just had to do one for a couple of faulty Ego V6s i needed to send back to a different company

and £4.50 postage!! on top

[robby]

ouch!!!!!

[gavincol78]

Apr 9, 2013 13:55:37 GMT robby said:

Apr 9, 2013 13:52:53 GMT gavincol78 said:

If you had read my statement correctly I clearly put that my issue was down to wick and coil setup and not my vamo,

Interesting, how does that cause a rattlesnake effect inside the vamo?

That I really have not figured out maybe a short was happening in the atty which was not agreeing with my Vamo and looking at a Vamo PCB the 'rattlesnake' noise would of been coming from the voltage regulator board directly behind the LCD/button PCB.

All I know is that when I redone the coil that rattlesnake noise stopped

Sorry that may of gone slightly off-topic but could show in a way how sensitive the voltage regulator and pcb in a Vamo is. So maybe there is a heat transference from the voltage regulator to battery if the heat is coming from that end and not the spring end, where as if it is the spring end then there could be problem with the spring causing too much resistance