Unresponsive Vamo 5

[OliverB]

It was fine a couple of days ago, then last night it kept randomly turning itself off.

Today there's no response at all. I've tried umpteen batteries, given the inner post a prod and a tug, and frowned at it sternly for hours, but nowt.

It appears to have perished.

Any ideas?

[ruffdog]

It's Hammer time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, ronaldo c'mon mate. chime in.

Hopefully it isn't brown bread mate.

Ruffie

[ronaldo]

2 questions how old is vamo and where was it bought from

[Deleted]

OliverB get thyself a VTR from Steve (VapeStorm)

I kill vamos just by looking at them

[vicuk]

hi have the same problem just it in the last group buy on focalecig.com/groupbuy/ can anyone help ? please

[Deleted]

These generally solve most vamo battery problems - the springs that come with vamos aren't very springy! 

[DiscoDes]

Jul 29, 2014 15:17:09 GMT @condimentking said:

These generally solve most vamo battery problems - the springs that come with vamos aren't very springy! 

Good call!

You Guys with problems can try stretching the existing spring first to see if it makes a difference.

[ronaldo]

I asked where you got yours from as I got one from focal that came DOA and nothing was ever done very poor quality and I will never ever buy anything from focal ever again worst after sales service ever there was no quality in my vamo whatsoever I have fixed hundreds of vamos but there focal ones are the worst I have ever seen it takes a lot to get my back up but focal is definitely on my list of never to use again 43 days delivery for crap or fasttech 9 days for decent stuff no competition

[OliverB]

Jul 29, 2014 14:46:38 GMT ronaldo said:

2 questions how old is vamo and where was it bought from

Got it from Fasttech five or six months ago.

[OliverB]

Jul 29, 2014 15:48:37 GMT DiscoDes said:

Jul 29, 2014 15:17:09 GMT @condimentking said:

These generally solve most vamo battery problems - the springs that come with vamos aren't very springy! 

Good call!

You Guys with problems can try stretching the existing spring first to see if it makes a difference.

Tried fiddling about with the spring, and also tried the bottom cap from an old Vamo 2.

Peering up inside the V5, there appears to be a crumbly filler pr packing material up there, surrounding the post. Is this normal?

[OliverB]

Jul 29, 2014 14:51:55 GMT @johanino said:

OliverB get thyself a VTR from Steve (VapeStorm)

I kill vamos just by looking at them

But... but... it's a Vamo. Gotta have a Vamo. Every home should have one, even though they're easily banjaxed.

[hijack]

Jul 29, 2014 16:29:56 GMT OliverB said:

Tried fiddling about with the spring, and also tried the bottom cap from an old Vamo 2.

Peering up inside the V5, there appears to be a crumbly filler pr packing material up there, surrounding the post. Is this normal?

I haven't got a Vamo but I suspect that 'crumbly filler surrounding the post' is insulation material and shouldn't be crumbly. Maybe its causing the post to short out?

[spikus]

My old V3 had a circular cardboard stick on washer type insulator on the top end ... But it prevented my button top batteries making a good contact ... I'm sure nipple tops would've been fine but I didn't have any .... So I picked the cardboard ring off and it worked fine after that ..... Not suggesting you do it but it might be worth trying as a last resort

[ronaldo]

get a knitting needle down there man and get it all removed its not needed get it cleaned up the very most that should be down there is a red cardboard washer and even that is not needed so get digging away

[OliverB]

Well, I've poked and scraped and gouged and tweezed, all to no avail.

So I've done what I should have done at the first hint of a problem and ordered another.