Sophia issues

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Greg .... I haven't been on the forum since before Christmas and have just come across your thread ... Todd had a similar problem to yours in the video he did on the Diver .... when he inserted the 510 pin into the bottom of the ceramic cup, he didn't push the ceramic and pin together hard enough and then when he screwed the Diver onto his ohms checker. the 510 pin pushed the ceramic cup up a little out of the base and the negative wire connection was lost giving an open circuit.
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[Super-Shiny]

Dec 28, 2013 19:29:30 GMT Greg said:

Dec 28, 2013 19:18:31 GMT Super-Shiny said:

Greg maybe it's not the Sophia but a lack of connection, un-screw the 510 pin in the nemesis all the way down and screw the SnP/Sophia tank all the way down and then screw the 510 pin on the nemesis tight so it connects with the SnP/Sophia tank.

Then adjust the nemesis firing button screw until all is connecting properly, there should be no battery rattle in the nemesis if all is snug.

I'm thinking this last action is causing the short again.it almost suggests the nemmy 510 pin is opening the Sophia positive pin slightly and shorting it against the outer negative body 

You maybe onto something here, if the nemmy 510 pin is in anyway turning the Sophia 510 pin it will twist the coil and cause problems.....have a check with the Sophia 510 pin and see if it is easy to turn, mine is very hard to turn and if yours is very easy to turn a slight turn of the nemesis 510 pin may make it turn to much.

If your Sophia 510 pin is very loose and easy to turn maybe it's faulty......i maybe wrong but did you buy two sophia's? if so how is the other one working?

[Greg]

Dec 28, 2013 20:01:32 GMT Super-Shiny said:

Dec 28, 2013 19:29:30 GMT Greg said:

I'm thinking this last action is causing the short again.it almost suggests the nemmy 510 pin is opening the Sophia positive pin slightly and shorting it against the outer negative body 

You maybe onto something here, if the nemmy 510 pin is in anyway turning the Sophia 510 pin it will twist the coil and cause problems.....have a check with the Sophia 510 pin and see if it is easy to turn, mine is very hard to turn and if yours is very easy to turn a slight turn of the nemesis 510 pin may make it turn to much.

If your Sophia 510 pin is very loose and easy to turn maybe it's faulty......i maybe wrong but did you buy two sophia's? if so how is the other one working?

I can turn the Sophia 510 with a terminal screwdriver but there's some resistance there, certainly not loose and I'd be very surprised if it was turning with the minimal force I'm apply to the nemmy top pin. Other Sophia is fine but not getting lots of use as the OH is still acclimatising herself to it  :DI don't really want to start taking that one apart just yet incase I end up with the same issue.

[Greg]

Dec 28, 2013 19:52:50 GMT @freefromsmoking said:

Greg .... I haven't been on the forum since before Christmas and have just come across your thread ... Todd had a similar problem to yours in the video he did on the Diver .... when he inserted the 510 pin into the bottom of the ceramic cup, he didn't push the ceramic and pin together hard enough and then when he screwed the Diver onto his ohms checker. the 510 pin pushed the ceramic cup up a little out of the base and the negative wire connection was lost giving an open circuit.
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Mt problem seems to short circuit rather than open circuit although I did initially think it was open circuit.

[Super-Shiny]

Completely lost, maybe try the dodgy Sophia in your OH's mod and see if it has problems, i can only think of process of elimination

[Greg]

Dec 28, 2013 20:32:18 GMT Super-Shiny said:

Completely lost, maybe try the dodgy Sophia in your OH's mod and see if it has problems, i can only think of process of elimination

Never thought of that good idea, failing that I'll give house of mods a call Monday and see if they can help.

[Greg]

Great customer service from House of Mods where I bought the Sophia. They advised the inner 510 connector had probably been pushed up too far causing the short. They offered to fix or provide photos how to fix and I went for the latter. I managed to push the positive post down slightly but it was too tight to remove altogether. Jeff at HOM is mailing me a new positive post and insulator FOC so I'll get it out fully once I have the replacement. The inner section of the 510 is now proud and no short.

Pictures of issue and fix will be added to shinys tutorial in due course .

Fantastic customer service from HOM

[Greg]

One other thing i noted on rebuilding the ceramic is that the ceramic inserted relatively easy into the bottom section with the pre madcalories and it was very tight when I remade with my own nr r nr wires so I believe this is the cause of the issues I've experienced. I need to find alternative and thinner wires similar to the stock ones.