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Post by doveman on May 29, 2015 17:00:16 GMT
The one I linked to is for 2 as well. Why would I want to get 2100mAh when I can get 3100mAh for a couple of quid more? Surely they'll last a fair bit longer between charging won't they? |
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Post by doveman on May 16, 2015 17:00:01 GMT
Ye definitely like like its shorting out. Tbh it might be better getting a better tank as I had endless issues with protank mini lol. If you like the protank style I'd suggest a protank 2 with the additional AFC base from myepack I'm planning to get a protank 2 actually, just been so happy with my subtank mini that I haven't got round to it yet  |
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Post by doveman on May 16, 2015 16:58:38 GMT
Can't see from the photo what type of coil you are using doveman, is it a BCC (single coil), the old style dual coil or the new style dual coil? I've used mini Protanks/Aerotanks in the past and would agree with igual, sounds like a short somewhere, I don't think it will be the airflow controller base, sounds more like the coil. It could be shorting out - one of the positive or negative legs may not of been trimmed properly and is touching somewhere, or try pulling out the pin on the bottom of the coil 'very slightly' so it makes contact with the battery better, failing that, change the coil for a new one and see if that sorts out your problem. It's just a BCC but I've got some microcoils as well. A very generous forum member who knows what he's doing recently recoiled and rewicked them for me, so I doubt there's any issues with the coils and it's only when I use the AFC that I have problems, so I think there's just a slight difference in size between that and the normal base that's causing the problem. Anyway, it seems OK now I've turned the pin as phatfil suggested, so I'll try that again if I have the same problem when I change the head. |
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Post by doveman on May 16, 2015 16:52:51 GMT
looks like you can use a screwdriver to mate with the positive pin inside the atty aero base, if so try screwing it in a bit more so its not sticking out so far start with about the same sort of turn you need to currently undo to get it working?? Thanks, that seems to have helped. It doesn't actually seem to tighten, as I turned it several times it it's still no tighter but it seems like it might have moved it up a bit anyway and it's firing now without me having to loosen the AFC. It might be that the AFC is just slightly shorter than the normal base, so that the head sits closer than it should do. |
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Post by doveman on May 15, 2015 23:10:32 GMT
I'm not sure what you wanted to see or if these will be any good but I took a couple of pictures:   I'm not using it on a mod, just a Clover spinner. I guess it probably is shorting, which is fixed by unscrewing it a bit, although that's not ideal as it makes it loose. The heads do seem to differ in size though, one I've got won't even screw up with the airflow valve, even if I remove the silicone seal, but it does without the normal mini protank screw base. |
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Post by doveman on May 15, 2015 21:35:26 GMT
That looks cool, definitely going to get one of those The white one is better £2.50 to £4, the blue one is a Charge Doctor and just over £1 from China, have a good search on eBay for a good price from the UK. Definitely worth paying a little bit more for the white one I think. Thanks for the info. |
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Post by doveman on May 14, 2015 17:23:12 GMT
doveman contrary to PM of 20 minutes ago have just posted your needles... You should get them in a few days Jane Thanks Jane, much appreciated. |
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Post by doveman on May 14, 2015 17:18:23 GMT
Spend a pound or two on a USB power metre, there a couple pictured in the charging guide, than you will know how many amps are being used and can see if there is a fault causing it to use more than it should, IIRC Minis use a bit less than 1 A. That looks cool, definitely going to get one of those |
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Post by doveman on May 14, 2015 17:16:23 GMT
I wasn't really charging via USB when the problem started. OK, I was using a USB cable but that can't be avoided as it's the only charging connection the Cloupor has but I was using a 2A wall-socket charger.
It seems to have damaged the 0.5m cable somehow. I used it fine last night on my USB3 hub (with it's own PSU and using the charge only 2A port, there's a 1A one as well) but this morning when I turned on my PC, I heard a high-pitched whining and it turned out to be coming from the USB3 hub. The 0.5m USB cable wasn't even connected to anything but the noise stopped when I unplugged it and I noticed that area of the hub was quite warm. So I can only assume it managed to get a short in it somehow yesterday, when I was using it with the long extension cable from the wall-charger.
So to sum up, I normally charge the Cloupor with just the 0.5m cable from a 2A charge port on a USB3 hub but yesterday tried charging it from a 2A wall-socket charger with the same 0.5m cable, plus a 5m extension and that's when the problems started.
Anyway, I'll dispose of that 0.5m lead as it seems to have a (maybe intermittent) short internally and use a slightly longer one I've got. I've just charged the Cloupor with that from the hub and haven't had any problems. I didn't get either with the Cloupor, as my friend just gave that to me when he was over, so I'm not sure what the cable was originally from, maybe my phone or tablet.
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Post by doveman on May 14, 2015 10:47:39 GMT
doveman a tip that I find useful is that when you're mixing put a blob of Blu-Tac on the bottom of the empty bottles then stick them to your table it makes them a lot harder to tip over if you knock them or your table.  lol, that's a good idea. If I make some room, maybe I should just glue them to my worktop |
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Post by doveman on May 14, 2015 10:18:01 GMT
Thanks guys, I'll have a look at Amazon and e-bay or maybe FT for the coilmaster if I can be bothered to wait.
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Post by doveman on May 14, 2015 10:15:50 GMT
doveman I tend to buy 18g needles by the 100 as they easy get chogged up with gunk and my erl clone needs a needle fill - would you like 10? Thanks MD, very kind of you, I've PM'd you. I did actually buy 100 plastic shot glasses from Sainsbury's for about £1 but haven't really used them as any liquid I pour into them ends up being more than I need and so I then have to pour the leftovers back into the main bottles and all that faffing about is only more likely to make me spill something. I also bought a 100ml travel bottle set from poundland, which will be better as I can just refill those occasionally, minimising chances of accidents but then realised I'd still have the same problem without any needles, so haven't used those either. The main reason I bought them is so that I can decant 100ml into them, so that if I knock the bottle over I won't spill my entire supply! I still need to get a funnel to pour the liquids between bottles as well. |
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Post by doveman on May 13, 2015 12:43:53 GMT
IMHO it's not a good idea using them as a pass through. I know they can do it but for safety's sake I dont. The heat could have come from doing so, great little box mod, just needs nursing OK, I'll stick with my mini Protank and Clover spinner when I'm charging the Cloupor. I wouldn't have even tried to use it as a pass through if my friend who gave it to me hadn't told my I could
It wasn't really the fact that I was using it as a pass through that caused the lead to heat up though, as I hadn't touched it for about an hour. The only thing I can think is that the long extension lead caused a problem but I can't think how, especially as that didn't get warm, only the short lead. I don't normally use the wall charger to charge my Cloupor Mini but I use it regularly to charge my phone and tablet, so I don't think there's a problem with that.
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