Smok XPro M50/M65 button swap

[Ripshod]

Got my M65 this morning. In among the bits in the box is a softer replacement fire button cap. Having seen a couple of reports about the hard buttons breaking I want to swap mine out, before it breaks at the most inconvenient time possible. But how??

No instructions in the manual, and I can't find any on the smok site or youtube.

Has anyone with an M50/M65 managed to work it out yet?

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oh i been wanting to know also my button seems sturdy maybe m65 units had been fixed
did yours come in m50 box but m65 unit inside just had label saying upgraded on front

[Ripshod]

Jan 31, 2015 10:10:10 GMT @zuza said:

oh i been wanting to know also my button seems sturdy maybe m65 units had been fixed
did yours come in m50 box but m65 unit inside just had label saying upgraded on front

Yeah mine came in the M50 'upgraded' box. I was well relieved (surprised?) it actually says M65 on the mod itself.

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Jan 31, 2015 10:22:52 GMT Ripshod said:

Jan 31, 2015 10:10:10 GMT @zuza said:

oh i been wanting to know also my button seems sturdy maybe m65 units had been fixed
did yours come in m50 box but m65 unit inside just had label saying upgraded on front

Yeah mine came in the M50 'upgraded' box. I was well relieved (surprised?) it actually says M65 on the mod itself.

yeah strange i was thinking same. will i open or will. I'am going to wait till mines falls off treat it like a little scab wait till its its his time to drop off but am sure it could come of with using a pin or something

[Ripshod]

I've opened the top cap to have a look. The board seems to be fixed with some rectangular silicon pads. The dilemna is: Do I take a risk and hope those pads stay sticky???

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Jan 31, 2015 10:28:56 GMT Ripshod said:

I've opened the top cap to have a look. The board seems to be fixed with some rectangular silicon pads. The dilemna is: Do I take a risk and hope those pads stay sticky???

its upto you buddy am going to wait see how long this plastic one stays on
a pin can get to back of button i did a little test mines sturdy no play on it

[Ripshod]

Sorted it @zuza

Remove the battery
Remove the top plate (it feels restricted by the thick wires but it does move out of the way).
Holding the mod upside down keep pressing the fire button til the retaining plate falls out.
The fire button will just fall out of the front.
Replace with the button you want. Only replace the plate if you're using the hard button. The soft button doesn't need it and it could short the board's output.
Reassemble and done

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Jan 31, 2015 10:51:21 GMT Ripshod said:

Sorted it @zuza

Remove the battery
Remove the top plate (it feels restricted by the thick wires but it does move out of the way.
Holding the mod upside down keep pressing the fire button til a plate falls out.
The fire button will just fall out of the front.
Replace with the button you want. Only replace the plate if you're using the hard button. The soft button doesn't need it and it could short the board's output.
Reassemble and done

let me try that .......... and there goes my m65

[Ripshod]

I like the softer button. It feels better, and the clickiness is gone. The hard button seemed to rattle too, part of that is the button itself and part is down to the retaining plate.

One other thing I've noticed that I do like is the way it fires.

Mine is at 20watts at the mo. When I fire it it shoots straight to 4.7volts then back down to settle at 4.0 - could this be a little known 'preheat' feature?

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oh i just did the stupid mistake had a dripper on mines swapped over to kayfun forgot to turn down the watts
burnt cotton now the gurgle 50 watts on a 1.5 kayfun build dont end well

[Ripshod]

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Jan 31, 2015 11:39:17 GMT Ripshod said:

oh yeah hits the throat so hard and to top it of it Dr Jekyll by digbys i love that at a low setting but at the high
ones it blows my brains out..

so it was a double barrel shotgun effect rolled into one lol

[dickyg]

Bookmarked for when/if my button breaks. Picked mine up from the post office this morning. Running very nicely with a new subtank with 0.5ohm stock head. Great purchase!

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dickyg Ripshod will be great if someone brought out silicon skins for these m65
at a nice cheap price

[Ripshod]

It's got to be on the horizon, even with the zinc alloy finish these are easy to damage. It'll either happen soon, or it won't happen at all. (Generic answer)

Did you manage to switch your button over okay @zuza?

Mine has just passed the pub test. LOOOOOAAAAADDDDDSS of interest!!

I agree dickyg, despite the couple of negative reviewers I've seen these are monster mods

Running at 45watts on a half charged battery I still haven't seen it reduce the power - yet!!