Vamo o ring advice please

[pebbles]

The o ring from under the centre pin thingy  has come away from inside my vamo top cap, have tried getting it back but with my eye sight and arthritic hands am getting no where lol. Anyway silly question, it is still working so am I safe using it   any advice gratefully received thanks 

[spikus]

Wish I could help ... I would suggest that it would have a serious effect on the Vamo ... It acts as an insulator between +ve & -ve terminals... If nothing else I hope my reply bumps this up into the view of those more electronically minded members

[Deleted]

spikus is correct ... there is also the worry that if an atty leaks, juice may get into the electronics and maybe gum up the switch button ... if you have a backup battery I would advise that you don't use the vamo until you get it fixed.

[rich64]

Nov 24, 2013 14:39:38 GMT pebbles said:

The o ring from under the centre pin thingy  has come away from inside my vamo top cap, have tried getting it back but with my eye sight and arthritic hands am getting no where lol. Anyway silly question, it is still working so am I safe using it   any advice gratefully received thanks 

No its not safe im afraid ... sorry

the rubber grommit protects the live from shorting onto the casing which could result in blowing a component on the circuit board...or potentially worse but i would hope the devices built in safety would protect.

On a more positive note someone should hopefully be able to reset it into position for you

[chrisjw]

Drop raid2506 a pm.........he'll sort it for you............those little rubber gromets stretch after some time...........He fixed both of mine that had the same problem.

[pebbles]

Thanks all you lovely people on here, I knew I could rely on your expertise, have pm, d raid2506 and hopefully he will be able to help, being the great guy he is, will go back to my little ego which was good enough to get me off the stinkies along with all the support of you friendly people on here.

[bernardscott]

mine has the same problem but its ok, as long as the pin dont make contact with the negative sides, but because its a regulated device if it did short it would say 9.9 or 0.0

[rich64]

Nov 26, 2013 6:47:22 GMT bernardscott said:

mine has the same problem but its ok, as long as the pin dont make contact with the negative sides, but because its a regulated device if it did short it would say 9.9 or 0.0

Hi bernardscott
The grommit; along with protecting the positive also seals the head from leaks.

Potential scenario could be.eliquid getting inside the head over time causing corrosion/sticking of internal components on the circuit board which in turn could compromise built in protection.

Also the leads have a bit of play in them so moving around and contacting the neg is more than a possibility.

It really is a case of best being safe than sorry for what is a very easy fix (remove head,reset grommit and push closed with the only drawback being the heads a bit of a bugger to get off)

hope this helps

[raid2506]

Will drop you a PM shortly