I love my Kestrel but it's driving me BONKERS!

[Gert Meyers]

Great concept, great taste but I'm plagued by recurring 'No atomiser' errors.

Obviously the circuit isn't closed when that happens.

What I've tried:

• screwing it on the mod more tightly
• cleaning the well where the Kestrel docks on the mod
• screwing more tightly the 'smallest screws in the Known Universe'
• changing back to non-squonk mode
• re-wicking (new cotton)

All to no avail. Sometimes it starts working for a few puffs, only for the error to reoccur again.

Very frustrating, sigh...

Anyone has a similar experience and perhaps a remedy?

 

[Crispycritters]

Maybe this will work, but its a long shot -

Check the atty's 510 pin isn't tarnished.

If you've had the mod for a while the 510 spring mechanism can get a little tired, if this happens sometimes the 510 remains stuck at the bottom of its travel and attys either don't make a connection or only connect intermittently. If it is stuck - remove the 510 and push the pin back into position, if you cannot access the 510 use a thin screwdriver to pry the pin back up - make sure the mod has the batteries removed, and go easy - don't use force, just rotate the mod and try prying from different sides of the pin and it should return.

 

[Gert Meyers]

Maybe this will work, but its a long shot -

Check the atty's 510 pin isn't tarnished.

If you've had the mod for a while the 510 spring mechanism can get a little tired, if this happens sometimes the 510 remains stuck at the bottom of its travel and attys either don't make a connection or only connect intermittently. If it is stuck - remove the 510 and push the pin back into position, if you cannot access the 510 use a thin screwdriver to pry the pin back up - make sure the mod has the batteries removed, and go easy - don't use force, just rotate the mod and try prying from different sides of the pin and it should return.

Thanks for your reply.

I checked the pin with a hard, non-conducting object (a plastic ball point pen) and it's fine. As is evidenced that at least three other tanks (including 1 squonker) work well w/o any problems with it.

I guess I'm gonna have to get a new Kestrel (and keep this one for spares), unless someone else here know the solution?

Best.

 

[Gert Meyers]

In the end I did an uber-reset: took the whole thing apart, rinsed everything with warm water, then dried it all on a hot radiator.

Then I put Humpty-Dumpty back together again and it seems to have done the trick.

So maybe it was some sneaky eliquid infiltration somewhere?