holy crap istick 50w just fired by itself.!

[jollyme]

I was just sitting here, and my istick 50w just fired by itself. It wont' fire now at all. It won't even turn off. i can see the battery power and its like its stuck on "im plugged in mode". When i did plug it in it still doesn't fire and while i was changing the automizer to see it fired by itself again full 10 sec and i couldn't do anything about it.

has anyone else experienced this?

 

[jseah]

Did any juice leak into the 510 connector? I haven't had this happen to me, but it appears that for the few individuals it did happen to, it appears that some juice may have leaked into the connector.

 

[jollyme]

so what do i do? return it?...i hope they will give me my money back
it even fried my usb cable...

is the 510 connection what i screw in the tank?

 

[a wandering soul]

judging from previous problems you have had.. i think you might have a bad unit. i would contact the vendor you got it from.. describe your problems especially this current one.. if they are worth a darn they should refund $ or give you store credit.

 

[a wandering soul]

the 510 is what you thread your toppers into.

 

[Completely Average]

I would return it for a replacement or refund.

 

[jollyme]

this all suck!
i have to ship it back, more money!

nothing i can do to fix the connection once its blown eh!?!

so to avoid this happening again is to never get liquid in that connection...wow what a challenge, sometime the subtank leaks...

maybe i should get a different MOD where this wont happen or chances will be lessened ? any suggestions?

 

[roxynoodle]

Yes, it definitely not the right mod for anything leaky.

The Sigelei 50W seems to have a sealed 510. Here's a good price:
Sigelei Mini 50w V2 box mod, sigelei mini, sigelei mini box mod v2, sigelei mini v2, black sigelei, sigelei 50w, sigelei, 50w sigelei mini, 50w sigelei, mini sigelei, black sigelei mini

 

[roxynoodle]

The Hana v3 510 isn adjustable, and its definitely sealed. $99 from Hana, and they have some with imperfections for $79.

 

[TLS01]

Are the subtank airflow bases similarly designed like the protank/aerotank controllers where a leaking liquid won't make it to the connection, only into the airflow base? I don't have one (yet) so I honestly don't know. If they are, it wasn't a liquid leak that caused the problem.

Seeing more and more of these issues really makes me doubt Eleaf's QC. I know many have not had any problems with theirs, but enough of these throw up a caution sign to me. An MVP 30 is only a few dollars more but they're build like a small armored vehicle.

 

[edyle]

That kind of problem is one of the big reasons for having a replaceable battery mod.

With the istick, as with an ego battery, when something like that happens you can't just pop it open and remove the battery.
As for shipping it back for a refund: have you thought about the question of shipping it when you can't seem to turn it off ?

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Not to add to your frustration,
keeping the 510 connector clean & dry should be considered normal routine maintenance, even if that means checking & drying multiple times per day. APV's with unsealed / spring loaded positive pins allow leaked liquids to drain down into the electronic components.

I am unaware of any manufacturer that warrants APV's damaged by moisture / leaked liquids.
May be the vendor will, sure won't hurt to ask.

 

[Bunnykiller]

RSST wont leak into the 510 connections.....

 

[jseah]

Are the subtank airflow bases similarly designed like the protank/aerotank controllers where a leaking liquid won't make it to the connection, only into the airflow base? I don't have one (yet) so I honestly don't know. If they are, it wasn't a liquid leak that caused the problem.

Seeing more and more of these issues really makes me doubt Eleaf's QC. I know many have not had any problems with theirs, but enough of these throw up a caution sign to me. An MVP 30 is only a few dollars more but they're build like a small armored vehicle.

The Subtank has a spring loaded pin, so if enough juice leaks into the air control base, it will leak out through the 510 connector. I had that happen to me once, and that was because I overprimed the coil and it leaked through the bottom of the coil into the air control base. One or two drops of liquid leaked out through the 510 connector. Luckily I noticed it in time and cleaned it out quickly.

 

[Squarebanks]

I've only had my button get stuck, but it's never fired on it's own. Basically I took a short drag and when I let go it continued to fire. I pushed the button again which didn't shut it off so I lightly whacked it on the side near the button and it stopped firing.

 

[jollyme]

That kind of problem is one of the big reasons for having a replaceable battery mod.

With the istick, as with an ego battery, when something like that happens you can't just pop it open and remove the battery.
As for shipping it back for a refund: have you thought about the question of shipping it when you can't seem to turn it off ?

nope never thought of the can't turn it off for shipping...
if there is not tank will it still fire?

it should read no automizer???

 

[r77r7r]

Talk to your suppler about the shipping issue and the warranty. Maybe if you Skype him or show a photo of it stuck-on, he'll skip needing it returned.

 

[Baditude]

Seeing more and more of these issues makes me doubt Eleaf's QC. I know many have not had any problems with theirs, but enough of these throw up a caution sign to me. An MVP 30 is only a few dollars more but they're build like a small armored vehicle.

I've heard as high as a 20% failure rate for ISticks.

I'll also recommend an Innokin MVP. Innokin has been around a long time and makes good mods. I still have an perfectly fine original MVP in a drawer somewhere.

 

[a wandering soul]

its hard to beat an innokin mvp... they dont have crazy high watts.. although you can now get 20 and 30 watts mvps...

here is a sweet deal on a 20 watter...

http://www.vaporbeast.com/innokin-itaste-mvp-20-watt.html

29.95 and if you use the code: YEAHBABY
it goes down to 26.95.

probably the best bang for you buck currently.

 

[jollyme]

can the batteries be removed with the MVP 3.0. I sure do not want something like this the happen again.