I am on my second Indulgence V3 that does not work.
I received the first one a few weeks ago and it was not working from the start. I used my multimeter to check for continuity between the center post and ground and it showed they were connected. Since it was dead and that eastmall offered to replace it I decided to remove the center post to see what was going on. I noticed that there was no material to insulate the center post from the sides which is why I believe it is shorting. I had a dead riva battery laying around so i removed the center post from that to compare. On the riva I saw that the silicon washer was staggered so that it would insulate the sides of the center post as well as the top. I also noticed in the indulgence that the switch was connected to the center post with wire and solder which is strange since the device is marketed as mechanical.
I received a replacement today and connected my atomizer and right off the bat it didn't work. I suspected that the center post was too deep so i connected a 510 to ego adapter since those have a protruding center post and that fixed the problem but after a few minutes the indulgence stopped working again. So I got out the multimeter and found that the center post was again touching the ground like in the first one. So I suspect that once an atomizer or adapter is screwed on that the center post moves slightly off center and it begins to touch the ground due to lack of insulating material on on the side but I haven't taken this one apart to check for sure.
I saw the video review of an indulgence v3 in one of the other indulgence v3 threads and that device is slightly differnet from the two that I have received. The one in the video has vent holes on the bottom and threads to accept riva/ego cones where mine have neither. So I am hoping that one is a improved version and that i have just been unlucky so it would be nice to know if others are having success and with which version.
I received the first one a few weeks ago and it was not working from the start. I used my multimeter to check for continuity between the center post and ground and it showed they were connected. Since it was dead and that eastmall offered to replace it I decided to remove the center post to see what was going on. I noticed that there was no material to insulate the center post from the sides which is why I believe it is shorting. I had a dead riva battery laying around so i removed the center post from that to compare. On the riva I saw that the silicon washer was staggered so that it would insulate the sides of the center post as well as the top. I also noticed in the indulgence that the switch was connected to the center post with wire and solder which is strange since the device is marketed as mechanical.
I received a replacement today and connected my atomizer and right off the bat it didn't work. I suspected that the center post was too deep so i connected a 510 to ego adapter since those have a protruding center post and that fixed the problem but after a few minutes the indulgence stopped working again. So I got out the multimeter and found that the center post was again touching the ground like in the first one. So I suspect that once an atomizer or adapter is screwed on that the center post moves slightly off center and it begins to touch the ground due to lack of insulating material on on the side but I haven't taken this one apart to check for sure.
I saw the video review of an indulgence v3 in one of the other indulgence v3 threads and that device is slightly differnet from the two that I have received. The one in the video has vent holes on the bottom and threads to accept riva/ego cones where mine have neither. So I am hoping that one is a improved version and that i have just been unlucky so it would be nice to know if others are having success and with which version.