Vamo Spring Resistance

[jrob3rts]

Hi All,
Given that I had a few issues yesterday, I contacted the Vendor (http://www.charliesvapeshop.co.uk) with my findings. These were:
1. The lower section of the Vamo is warming up.
2. Battery usage is through the roof.

Charlie responded to me early this morning, so very happy with that and a few emails later it looks like the spring may be an issue.
Charlie has offered to send me a spring when he gets them in, so I'll update in due course.

I tested the ohms of the spring, basically a probe on the top section of the spring (about 1/8th of the way through the spring) and another on the battery cap. This shows various readings and the 3 I captured were 3.0, 4.8 and 4.1. My probes give a 0.2ohm misread, so these were actuals of 2.8, 4.6 and 3.9 ohm which in my opinion is really high for a battery terminal. Oddly enough the meter jumped to over 100 ohms a few times which was very odd. I tested the resistance from the battery cap to the top of the Vamo, and it read 0.2 (which taking into account my probes is 0).

If you have a V2, non SS version, can you take a reading too as this is meant to only be a SS version issue. I'll add a poll to make it easier.

 

[jrob3rts]

I also tested the LT spring and it's 0.2-0.3 which is really about 0-0.1 because of my dodgy leads.

P.S. must get some new leads.

 

[Vapertron]

I think l have the version 1 spring on mine and it sends my meter stupid lol highest in the hundreds lowest about 4.2 got a hot spring coming hopefully that'll sort it

 

[jrob3rts]

Mine was going mental too, all over the place.
But that's interesting because I thought the V1 spring was unaffected and was typically a weaker spring losing it's tension under weight of the 18650.

 

[Vapertron]

No idea mate my 18650's are a very tight fit length wise so any spring will be pretty compressed, the meter didn't like this spring at all though, hoping that's the prob cos l can't use my Vamo at the moment and it's brand new

 

[shake-n-vape]

Did see a post from health cabin stopping orders for there bamboo vamo due to same problem and they are changing springs and advise stop using and contact vendor

 

[Duality]

Multimeter I've ordered isn't delivered yet, once it's here I'll pop back the spring Chrome Vamo came with take a reading and will report back here.

 

[jrob3rts]

Did see a post from health cabin stopping orders for there bamboo vamo due to same problem and they are changing springs and advise stop using and contact vendor

Yep, saw that. I believe that it's only the SS versions that are officially effected as yet.

 

[jrob3rts]

Multimeter I've ordered isn't delivered yet, once it's here I'll pop back the spring Chrome Vamo came with take a reading and will report back here.

Cheers.

 

[ZT]

I really must get a multimeter.