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Post by miniecig on Nov 22, 2014 18:46:27 GMT
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Post by miniecig on Aug 31, 2014 21:33:21 GMT
Yeah. They are straightforward. They just need a proper connection
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Post by miniecig on Aug 31, 2014 21:29:57 GMT
miniecig it's great to see you will address the issue for future mods I'm still not understanding how the wire managed to fire when the apparent issue is lack of contact with the brass positive 510 pin and not the 510 threads. Can you explain ? Ok. The connection consists of several parts: - Minus: battery - button - brass insertion - MicroStick's body - external part of 510 connector - atty body - wire - Plus: battery - brass conductor - brass pin in 510 connector - atty central post - wire The problem here was in the minus: button - brass insertion - MicroStick's body - external part of 510 connector - atty body So when you connect directly an atty and the button, then you bypass the faulty connection. You can do this with a wire, knife, etc. Now, let me explain why there was no connection. There were two ways for the conenctor to touch the body: - via the deck (which was anodised by mistake). You can simply scratch it to make the contact. - via the threads, but if the connector is fully and tightly screwed in, somehow threads on the connector are not touching the threads in the body. Unscewing it by half a turn solves the problem. It would be much easier for us to notice the problem if there was just one way to make a proper connection
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Post by miniecig on Aug 31, 2014 21:04:56 GMT
Maybe it's time for miniecig to step in Pepperty and offer an exchange unit they've tested before despatch. You shouldn't have to faff on like this with a new mod. Fine if your that way inclined but your not and I don't mean to be rude saying that but I'd say enough is enough. We got in contact via email, but I can't (and don't want to) stop the discussion.
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Post by miniecig on Aug 31, 2014 21:01:55 GMT
there was a slight delay on the wire front.... man wouldn't let me cannibalize the tv or kettle/ toaster lead for a few inches of earth wire..... rudeness! does he not understand how important this is? surely he can live without a cuppa so I can attempt to fix my microstick?! It's no good Pepperty, he'll have to go Come on crack on and get it fixed. If you have no wire just skip it and whip the 510 out again and give all threads a good clean. It seems there's a little aluminium corrosion going on in the threads causing the issue as per kl34 findings, cleaned up thoroughly and now his is working fine It's not a corrosion. This white powdry is not isolating. The problem is that you just need to slightly unscrew the conenctor to make a connection.
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Post by miniecig on Aug 31, 2014 20:59:59 GMT
miniecig it's great you've come along to help out but these mods should really just work. Given there's been issues with 4 in your current batch I'd expect you to introduce some quality control to correct and test this issue in future to prevent these disappointments. What plans do you have to prevent reoccurrence ? The problem was that the anodising covers more than needed. What we'll do? - we'll clarify the specification for the anodosing company - we'll test each MicroStick before the shipping Currently we test several out of the batch. This exact problem is reproduced only if the conenctor is fully screwed in. Unscrew it half a turn and the MicroStick will fire. That's why we haven't noticed this in time. My apologizes to all who had to spend time solving the problem.
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Post by miniecig on Aug 31, 2014 7:15:23 GMT
My thanks for all the additional info everyone, so tomorrow when I'm fresh, alert and properly awake I'll have a go at disassembling again and cleaning 510 connector and threads Am not sure about testing with wire?..... my toolkit normally consists of a nail-file... and maybe the edge of a kitchen knife A knife should be ok. You just need to make a contact between the atty and the button, while the button is pressed.
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Post by miniecig on Aug 30, 2014 21:24:03 GMT
We fixed one of the MicroSticks with the same problem.
Problem: no contact between external part of 510 connector and the MicroStick's body To check: - Press the button and manually connect the atty body and the pressed button with a wire (watch your fingers). If it fires now, the problem is in the contact between 510 connector and the MicroStick body. Solution: - Remove the bottom cap. Take out the 510 connector (you can use GP fork for this) and check the threads. They should be clean. Disassemble the connector. Take out the brass pin. Clean all of this. Asssemble and screw in the connector.
Now it should be working. If it doesn't help, first of all check if the external wire still helps.
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Post by miniecig on Aug 30, 2014 18:49:44 GMT
Hi miniecig, if it turns out to be the 510 connector outer threads what could cause that. Do you use some non conductive chemical that could get on the threads by mistake ? Well, it's the anodising. The contacts and threads are isolated during the anodising, but who knows... We need to check first if the MicroStick fires with atty and the button connected with a wire. This will help to identify the problem.
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Post by miniecig on Aug 30, 2014 18:23:52 GMT
Ok. We'll bring it to life
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Post by miniecig on Aug 30, 2014 18:15:48 GMT
It's an updated list of tips Try this: Press the button and manually connect the atty body and the pressed button with a wire. If it fires now, the problem is in the contact between 510 connector and the MicroStick body.
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Post by miniecig on Aug 30, 2014 18:09:27 GMT
Sorry, the thread us so long... Can't read it all. The first thing you can do to get support is to write us mini-ecig.com/contactFAQ is here: mini-ecig.com/faqCurrently we have 4 new MicroSticks, which are not firing. All 4 were reported yesterday, so we haven't identified if all have the same problem or different and what actually is the problem. The most suspected is #3 below. Here is the summary of all know problems. The connection consists of several parts:- Minus: battery - button - brass insertion - MicroStick's body - external part of 510 conenctor - atty body - wire - Plus: battery - brass conductor - brass pin in 510 connector - atty central post - wire There are several possible root causes:1) the battery is flat Solutions: - charge or replace 2) the battery is too short To check: - Press on the button. It shouldn't go all the way down to the body. There should be a gap between the pressed button and the body. It means that it touches the battery. Solutions: - slightly unscrew the screw in the button - use 18500 batteries; all 18500 batteries should be ok - try another 18490 battery; some of them are really short - add a magnet 3) no contact between external part of 510 connector and the MicroStick's body To check: - Press the button and manually connect the atty body and the pressed button. If it fires now, the problem is in the contact between 510 connector and the MicroStick body. Solution: - Remove the bottom cap. Take out the 510 connector (you can use GP fork for this) and check the threads. They should be clean. Screw in the connector and check again. 4) the 510 connector pin has no connection to the conductor inside bottom cap or the extender Solutions: - Check if the bottom cap is loose. If needed, slightly screw in the screws in the bottom cap. - Take off the atty. Press on the brass 510 connector pin inside the MicroStick. Press just once with a screwdriver, for example. 5) atty makes no connection with 510 connector Solutions: - if the atty pin is sunk Take a closer look at the atty (choose any). There is a brass pin in the connector surrounded by the insulator. The brass pin must be higher than the insulator (if you have the atty up side down while looking at it). The MicroStick has the brass pin 3.5 mm in diameter. If the pin in the atty is sunk into the insulator, the atty might work well with many other mods but not with the MicroStick, because in the MicroStick the pin in the atty doesn't touch the 510 connector pin. If possible, disassemble the atty and push out the pin or try another atty. - if the threads are slightly mismatching Check if the atty is fully screwed in. Try to apply slightly more force while screwing it in.
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Post by miniecig on Oct 8, 2013 20:26:39 GMT
We keep collecting pre-orders for the second run of MicroSticks and MiniGens and we started the preparation for the production. Pre-orders will be stopped on Sunday, 13th of October, 22:00 CET or earlier if we get too many additional pre-orders. Now we can say that the second run will be larger than the first run. Thanks to everyone who trusts us
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Post by miniecig on Oct 4, 2013 20:04:01 GMT
Hi all, The first run is over and now we are ready to annonce the second run for MicroStick and MiniGen SS!In short: - MicroStick is a small mechanical mod for stealth vaping. It can be used with many atomizers in addition to the MiniGen, since all 16 mm atties are ok. For example, use it can be used with Sturm G-Tank, Hellfire, Spheroid, Kayfun mini, Nahual.
- MiniGen is a small genesis tank.
We got loads of positive feedbacks for the quality of the MicroStick and the MiniGen SS. Both were reviewed by The Hill Giant: MiniGen: Minigen by Chels Review - YouTubeMicroStick: Microstick by Chels Review - YouTubeAnd here are several words from the owners of the MicroSticks: “That coating is apparently the same as on the Israeli Tavor TAR-21 assault rifle, I also don't know what it is but it is supposed to be extremely hardwearing and difficult to scratch, **** knows but mine has been thrown into pockets with keys etc and there isn't a mark on it. There's nothing about this little mod that makes you want to wrap it up in cotton wool, perfect little pocket mod and it's built like a tank,very solid.. I use mine the other way round in my fist, firing it with my index finger rather than thumb as the button is not fussy at all, you only need to hit it on the edge and the mod fires perfectly.“ // Maz“...you can hold it nicely in your fist for a proper stealth vape. I'm so bored of generic 22mm tube mods and this is an absolute triumph in all aspects” // Chasey“It's so small but feels really solid.” // bennyboy“-The button action is very smooth ..., you don't have to worry about hitting it dead center. ... - It hits hard. Getting great results with the Nahual as well as my G-Tank with the brass pin upgrade. - Since the button is on top, I don't have to worry about locking it when placing it down, and compared to lengthy tube mods, I like how you can just plop it down and not have to worry about the thing tipping over.“ // MoarVapour“its a fantastic little mod, well thought out and well executed. pretty much the perfect stealth vaping device colour me impressed…” // baron von bubbaIn the store you can see that the promised shipping date is December, 15. This is our deadline for the shippings. It includes some risk time, because we don't want to be late anymore. In fact, we hope that Chels will finish the second run earlier. The pre-orders will be opened for about a week, so... Welcome to the store! Mini ECIG
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Post by miniecig on Sept 21, 2013 8:21:56 GMT
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