PLEASE PLEASE HELP! ): so lost.

[edyle]

I was given a Vamo to me by a friend Yesterday.

We had a few troubles with it saying "Check Atomizer" and "Low Load" but after changing a few heads about and adjusting the screw, it was working and we left it at that.

Today I go to use it and when I went to fire it, it just displayed "0.8 ohms" on the LED screen. Sometimes it went to 0.7 up to 1.2. After an hour of googling forum's I found NOTHING. I went to check the Vamo again and it just said "Check Atomizer".

So after another good hour adjusting the screw to make contact with the head, it finally stopped saying "Check Atomizer", instead it said, "Low Load". So after searching forums once again, I found it was something to do with the head being too tight. So i loosened the screw slightly again and I finally managed to get 1 single toke from it (I also noticed the Ohms went back up to 2.1).

And from then after it has displayed "Low V", if i hold the left button, it displays "3.7V" if I hold the right button it displays "Check Atomizer". I have a fully charged battery in.

I literally cannot find a single post that offers any fix for this, other than purchasing a new washer, but that was for the Low Load issue.

I must say before I get any replies. I know literally NOTHING about E-cigs. I don't have a clue about any of the technical jargon or attachment names. I don't even know what Vamo series I have.

But from what I can see so far, they're absolutely USELESS!

Thanks for any help provided.

You're screwing the thing down too hard on the vamo, causing the center pin to short out.
Just screw down the tank till it makes contact and reads 2.1 ohms, then unscrew the big ring at the top of the vamo till it snugs up under the tank to hold it in place.

 

[edyle]

At this point sounds like the vamo center pin has been pressed down so hard, you have a hard short;

the hard short is the 0.0 ohms you get.

As a result of the hard short, the battery discharges heavily and you get a high voltage drop which results in the "Low V" error.

 

[VapinWolf]

OP stated center pin was an adjustment screw, couldn't be pushed in unless threads were stripped.

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[philoshop]

I would definitely try a new, freshly-charged battery before anything else. Or test the battery under load to make certain that it's not 'dead'. Just because a charger says that a battery is 'full' doesn't mean that it's capable of holding up under load.

 

[edyle]

I can now change the Voltage for some reason, but it still says Low V.

However the Ohms read 0.0

The Ohms read 0.0 - That means you have a short.

Because you have a short, you get Low V.

 

[TFL!]

Do a search on you-tube for vamo center pin issue.
also do some reading here.http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/search.php?searchid=28227135 and here VAMO

 

[FullonEDM]

So I went to my local store and they we're .....ing useless (excuse my language).

The woman that served me said she's never heard of Vamo, even though I pointed out she was selling them directly on the counter. She then goes to get the 'E-cig specialist'.

He said he's never heard of the "Check Atomiser" or "Low V" issue. Then picked up one of the Vamo's they was selling, screwed an atomizer on and that was saying the exact same thing xD so he's not much of a Specialist.

And do you know what their solution was?

Keep the atomiser and stick onto one of them cheap E-Wizard pens and tried to sell me one.


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As for the whole, centre pin/adjustment screw. Are they 2 different things? as people have said wiggle the centre pin out a bit... But there is no centre pin, just a screw and that cant be 'wiggled' out a bit.

This has actually caused so much stress, it's made me smoke even more x'D

 

[FullonEDM]

Okay, so when i hold down the left button, it shows this. It's at 2.2 Ohms now? some how... I can change the volts and it states battery is full.



This is what happens when I fire it :/.

 

[VapinWolf]

That seems to be the one I am using. Center pin is a screw adjustment. The only time I see Low V is when battery is low. I have noticed the ohms will change if the pin connection is loose.
Honestly sounds like a control board error. But his doing the same thing makes me feel we are missing something.
Have you tried different devices?
Going to play with mine a bit and see if I can get that error.

Michael

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[SuperTaz]

Hello and welcome Fullon......Keep calm and trust the pros here on ECF.....they will figure it out for you and trust me you will not regret it!!!!

 

[VapinWolf]

I can't duplicate that. Here is what I found out. Screwing the pin in fully does not short it out. Using my trusty screwdriver to short it out while firing it results in Low Load. (Protection is working)
Maybe poor battery contact? Stretch the spring out just a bit. Use an eraser to clean off the + contact up in the case. IDK... the expert at the store used his own battery in his Vamo didn't he? His own atty? That is not where your Vamo came from?

Gonna think on this awhile. .


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[FullonEDM]

I LOVE ALL YOU GUYS!

VapinWolf... I wouldn't want you messing up your Vamo too man! it's been a nightmare. Last night I was using it fine, puffing on it, there was an Atomiser error at first, but my mate sorted that out no problem. So I don't see what's changed :/

I haven't tried using different devices, nor have I tried changing/charging the battery. My mate lent me a spare battery to use until mine comes and I don't have a charger. Plus the only other E-cig I have is a cheap and cheerful E-Wizard that's like inhaling vaped battery acid.

 

[Kloudz]

I'd rather use a battery and duct tape a coil to it instead of using a vamo. Replace the atty with a new one. If that doesn't help then throw the vamo at the wall gently but not hard and see if it works.

 

[FullonEDM]

This is the + side of where the battery goes. I don't know if this is the standard of what it should look like, but something seems missing to me.

And the bloke at the store just opened up what I presume is a tester Vamo V5. He put in a battery from another E-Cig (still an 18650) and he used the head from his personal E-Cig.

And no, it's not the same store I bought mine.

 

[VapinWolf]

That is what I am seeing in mine. Identical.

Had a similar issue with my wife's ProVari (duck for cover, fan bois n goils will come a hatin') and it turned out the battery had a surface image charge (reading full on charger but actually dead as a brick) it also means below safe voltage but that is another issue.
Both the ProVari and Vamo will not draw off a battery if the voltage is too low. I had to get the battery to drain just a bit to get the charger to charge it again. Really weird.

But our expert using a different battery in a different vamo most likely from a different production run makes my head hurt.

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[FullonEDM]

So, I've tried attaching the head to my cheap ol' E-cig.... And nothing happens. No vape comes from it and it doesn't make the crackling sound of the juices burning.

Am I just being stupid in thinking something would happen?

 

[VapinWolf]

No, that should fire, problem must be in the atty.


Edit: make sure the center pin of the ego batt is 'up' so it touches the clearo. That will be one of the wiggle pins most likely.

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[FullonEDM]

The Atomiser, now this is what confuses me. (This is my very first "professional" ecig, so i know none of the jargon or technical details.

My friend said, the Atomiser is within the tank and you have to unscrew, remove and change it every now and then. But other people have said that the whole tank/head is the atomiser. So I'm quite confuzzled with it all xD.

What do I have to do to check this atty? also, the bottom of the head/tank/atty is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to unscrew, so I don't want to go breaking anything D:

 

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So, I've tried attaching the head to my cheap ol' E-cig.... And nothing happens. No vape comes from it and it doesn't make the crackling sound of the juices burning.

Am I just being stupid in thinking something would happen?

Well, I agree with VapinWolf. Looks like the Nautilus may need a new coil.

 

[FullonEDM]

Just seems weird how it was working fine yesterday :/ and i've managed to get a decent toke in between each error message.