New member: help with a broken Innokin Itaste 134 (VIDEO)

[ahoora]

Hi:

got this about 3 weeks ago and it was working fine (very light use in that 3 weeks), and it just died, will not turn on. watch the video below to see the issue, hopefully someone can chime in with info.

Bought it brand new but from a 3rd party on Ebay and if my research is correct innokin will not honor any kind of warranty.

Edit: i can't post a link to the video on the forum it seems, how do i go about showing you guys the video i recorded of the problem?

 

[ahoora]

ok i'll try to explain the issue since i'm not allowed to post links (must be new member spam protection).

when i put the battery in and put the cap on, for a brief moment the LED's flash but that's it, will not turn on after that.

 

[ahoora]

Battery is fully charged too, thought that might be the issue but it's not, charged the battery to make sure and still nothing.

 

[ahoora]

ok let's try this again, since i can't post a link yet the video is below on youtube.

watch?v=adBos5wAVRY

 

[PhreakingPanda]

I am also new to vaping and haven't used an itaste 134, however, I read up a bit on it and just gonna shoot a couple of things at you that you might already know/have already checked. Firstly, make sure the battery isn't in backwards, according to the manual or what-have-you, the 134 will stop itself from working if the battery is being placed into it incorrectly to stop it from potentially exploding. Other than that, the only thing I personally could think of that might cause it to not turn on is a short of some sort, possibly within the atomizer or the battery itself is just bad. Sorry I couldn't be of much help, but you could check those couple of things if you haven't already. Worst comes to worst, the place you bought the 134 from might at the very least be able to help you remedy the situation if you contact them.

 

[GreatestUnKnown]

Remove the rba you have attached. I watched the video BTW, dont own an iTaste 134 but when you are initially installing the bottom cap you are completing the circuit and if your RBA is causing a short than the device will go into protection. Do you have access to a multi meter?

 

[CastleRat]

What type of batteries are you using? The i134 uses an unprotected 18650 button top.

 

[GreatestUnKnown]

From the video it looked like an EFEST flat top but I wasnt 100%.

 

[PhreakingPanda]

Another small fix I seen whilst searching for what might be causing the issue is that sometimes the 134 will malfunction if you attempt to turn it on whilst the variable voltage/wattage dial is in between a solid setting or is on a setting higher than 10. Again, I believe you would most probably think to check something like that, but just throwing it out there.

 

[Nytebreed]

A few things to try.

Battery polarity - positive up into the tube, on a flat top that is the smaller of the two exposed poles.

After inserting a battery the unit will be OFF even though the lights flash. Click the fire button 3 times to turn on.

VW selector - if it is not fully engaged to one of the settings the fire button will flash red and unit will not fire.

It will work with protected (IMR) or unprotected (TR) 18650 li-ion batteries flat or button.

Good luck the 134 is a tank, Ive beat the hell out of mine and it comes back for more.

 

[CastleRat]

There is nothing wrong with your i134!

In the video you have a flat top battery. I tried using a flat top battery in mine ( have both style batteries ) and it did the same thing.

To use a flat top battery you will have to add a small magnet for it to work.

 

[Nytebreed]

Mine works fine with flat tops always has. The 134 has a floating negative connection to allow for battery variances.

The mini may be a little more picky due to the swappable tubes, but I haven't used one.

 

[GMayberry]

I have a 134 and only use flat top Sonys. That isn't the problem.

One thing that has yet to be mentioned.... What tank/RBA/RDA are you trying to use, and what Ω is the coil. If you install something with a coil around 1Ω or anything lower, you will get the results you are getting now. It needs to be 1.1Ω or higher.

 

[James Fletcher]

I have a 134 and only use flat top Sonys. That isn't the problem.
One thing that has yet to be mentioned.... What tank/RBA/RDA are you trying to use, and what Ω is the coil. If you install something with a coil around 1Ω or anything lower, you will get the results you are getting now. It needs to be 1.1Ω or higher.

Somebody that has a few of the diffrent chipsets could make a list of the ones that wont fire with these silly subohm coils .

 

[ahoora]

Remove the RBA you have attached. I watched the video BTW, dont own an iTaste 134 but when you are initially installing the bottom cap you are completing the circuit and if your RBA is causing a short than the device will go into protection. Do you have access to a multi meter?

tried that, same result.

What type of batteries are you using? The i134 uses an unprotected 18650 button top.

Efest flat top 18650, it's what came with the kit.

From the video it looked like an EFEST flat top but I wasnt 100%.

Thank you for posting the video.

Another small fix I seen whilst searching for what might be causing the issue is that sometimes the 134 will malfunction if you attempt to turn it on whilst the variable voltage/wattage dial is in between a solid setting or is on a setting higher than 10. Again, I believe you would most probably think to check something like that, but just throwing it out there.

the setting hasn't changed since it was set on day 1 and it worked fine for 3 weeks, nothing was changed on the unit. but just for ....s and giggles i did try your suggestion of setting it below 10 and trying to turn it on, same result.

There is nothing wrong with your i134!

In the video you have a flat top battery. I tried using a flat top battery in mine ( have both style batteries ) and it did the same thing.

To use a flat top battery you will have to add a small magnet for it to work.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

I have a 134 and only use flat top Sonys. That isn't the problem.

One thing that has yet to be mentioned.... What tank/RBA/RDA are you trying to use, and what Ω is the coil. If you install something with a coil around 1Ω or anything lower, you will get the results you are getting now. It needs to be 1.1Ω or higher.

it's the stock tank, nothing fancy here.


I would like to thank all who took the time to reply with a possible fix for this, but so far it's still broken.

Keep in mind that this is a stock unit, not modified in any shape or form. i suspect a there might be a short in the power button. what really blows is i buy this brand new kit on E-bay from a reputable seller and 3 weeks later it stops working and I'm being told no warranty, not from the seller nor the manufacturer.

Keep the ideas coming, it's much appreciated.

 

[ahoora]

bump. here's some more letters to make it at least 10 characters

 

[NealBJr]

First thing I would check, is to take off the atomizer and look at the 510 connector. make sure the center post isn't touching the negative, or no debris is in it. shine a flashlight down the tube and make sure the center contact isn't touching the side of the tube. Try turning it on or firing with a different atomizer, see if there is a short in the atomizer. Other than that, I can just assume there's a problem with the button or the internals of the unit. perhaps the negative contact isn't secure. No way to tell without taking it apart and finding out.

 

[Rickajho]

If you bought it off eBay it wouldn't be from an Innokin authorized merchant so that kinda blows that whole "eBay reputable seller" theory out of the water. That's what can happen when you buy eBay for the sake of buying eBay.

You still haven't replied to the question of what resistance the "stock tank" is now measuring. Resistance of these things is not permanently fixed in time. What it measures now could be a lot different than what it was when you started using it weeks ago. And be the entire source of your problem.

Have you at least tried one different battery in it?

Have you at least tried one different tank/clearo/topper/whatever on it?

Have you ever dropped it?

 

[ahoora]

You still haven't replied to the question of what resistance the "stock tank" is now measuring. Resistance of these things is not permanently fixed in time. What it measures now could be a lot different than what it was when you started using it weeks ago. And be the entire source of your problem.

Have you at least tried one different battery in it?

Have you at least tried one different tank/clearo/topper/whatever on it?

Have you ever dropped it?

Resistance is 2.2 ohms.
Don't have another battery but that was my next move.
Don't have another tank, nor am i planning on buying one.
Have not dropped it.

There may be something wrong with the battery, i'll know more once i get a new one.

Any suggestions on a good battery? i'll do some search on the forum, but a quick reply would be nice.

Thank you.

 

[iamthevoice]

You know, the odd are better the problem lies with the atomizer than the battery... Why not pick up a cheap tank for a test (or if you are going to a B&M, you could at least try one)?