Yeah I'm lucky as the cories are easy to care for. I was scaping plants for 5 years before a friend forced my hand in fish keeping - these babies came as eggs that I hatched and been raising them for 7 months now.
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RainstormZA's Vape and DIY Diary
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Ok so something isn't lekker here. Not sure if it's the battery. I noticed something strange - as of tonight, it suddenly acted like it was being charged while I was vaping...
What the battery looks like - the other one doesn't have the "wet" marking on it.
Any ideas why?
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What the battery looks like - the other one doesn't have the "wet" marking on it.
Any ideas why?
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The metal frame of the usb port touching the metal body of the mod? Can happen if you use the port to charge, it bends.
A long shot but saw it happen on a old Ijust (i think) device.
Regards
Ah good point. I'll have a look at it.
Any chance that the battery has gone bad as it seems to be "wet" underneath the wrap...
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Only way to tell will be to take the wrap off, my vtc4 had a wet patch and after removing the wrap it just turned out to be juice... F knows how it got there to be honest
That happens, it could be a bit of juice or just the wrap bonding to the can. The whole unit is contained in a metal can which is highly unlikely (read almost impossible) to leak unless seriously abused and punctured.
However, the first rule is if in doubt have a pro check it out and rather replace than be sorry. Your safety is worth more than a couple of hundred bucks.
Regards
There you go. Thanks @Raindance
Had to take the whole thing apart to move the pcb board to get the USB port seated correctly. It came shipped like that - I rarely use the USB and prefer the battery charger.
Before and after pics
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Had to take the whole thing apart to move the pcb board to get the USB port seated correctly. It came shipped like that - I rarely use the USB and prefer the battery charger.
Before and after pics
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Seems to be OK now. I vaped on the pico for a bit and seriously the Battlestar is much more powerful and even better than the pico. I was like blah this sh!t. Lol.
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Still having that charge issue. Maybe something is loose or what, I don't know...
Something else occurred to me. I can't find a firmware update for it... Version 10 is what it says
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Something else occurred to me. I can't find a firmware update for it... Version 10 is what it says
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Ok I popped into a vape shop and two guys tested my batteries which were 100%.
We watched my Battlestar do all sorts of stuff on its own. Have decided to rma it back as I'm starting to think it may be the device itself
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We watched my Battlestar do all sorts of stuff on its own. Have decided to rma it back as I'm starting to think it may be the device itself
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Yes it was an awesome device... Far much more powerful than the pico I'm currently using...
So sad....
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So sad....
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Also this reminds me about the USB port. The shop owner said it was a very tight squeeze - I got it like that so I think the device needs to be send back.
Other symptoms include it switching itself on after we turned it off, the USB charging indicator popping on and off....
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Other symptoms include it switching itself on after we turned it off, the USB charging indicator popping on and off....
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So thinking about this DIY thread and the subject of wastage. Surprisingly I have not wasted any with mine.
I didn't like the cappuccino + cream. It came on too strong and made me cough. So today I was forced to remix because I ran out of Mango Cream on Ice and Strawberry Cream on Ice - these two are my own DIY juices.
I added more vg / pg and added black ice to the mix as I miscalculated the nic , coming on too strong for me, tickling my throat which ends up making me cough.
Guess what? Now I have a tasty creamy cappuccino on ice. Like ice coffee flavour. Nice and cool but not icy cold - like a cup of cold coffee...
Edit: let's correct this. I've wasted a few mls through accidental spillage due to my own stupidity - knocking stuff over or forgetting to screw the drip tip cap on...
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I didn't like the cappuccino + cream. It came on too strong and made me cough. So today I was forced to remix because I ran out of Mango Cream on Ice and Strawberry Cream on Ice - these two are my own DIY juices.
I added more vg / pg and added black ice to the mix as I miscalculated the nic , coming on too strong for me, tickling my throat which ends up making me cough.
Guess what? Now I have a tasty creamy cappuccino on ice. Like ice coffee flavour. Nice and cool but not icy cold - like a cup of cold coffee...
Edit: let's correct this. I've wasted a few mls through accidental spillage due to my own stupidity - knocking stuff over or forgetting to screw the drip tip cap on...
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Ok got my goodies.
Man, I got the new flavour mix smelling and tasting like Top Deck Mint...
Yummy!!!
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Man, I got the new flavour mix smelling and tasting like Top Deck Mint...
Yummy!!!
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Ok got my goodies.
Man, I got the new flavour mix smelling and tasting like Top Deck Mint...
Yummy!!!
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Just a hunch.. you use a lot of sweet cream?
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Lol not really. By the time I realised my mistake, it was too late to fix it. I thought I was ordering 10ml but actually was 30ml. I'll use it anyway.Just a bunch.. you use a lot of sweet cream?
Since I have quite a bit of double chocolate left, I think I'll test it with the cappuccino and add cream to it too...
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Ok after a couple of vapes, I am actually impressed with this Top Deck mint flavour... It's one of my favourite chocolates.
Also the nicotine is quite smooth - took me getting used to having a little more than what I was used to but it's great.
Also the nicotine is quite smooth - took me getting used to having a little more than what I was used to but it's great.
Bummer @RainstormZA ! I know how excited you were about this mod.
Tried to email Vapeking to try and RMA it. Not one answer to my email... I've read the reviews on their website citing terrible customer service. My mom has had to phone for me as I am deaf and I can't use the phone myself. This is so frustrating - specially a company that doesn't reply to your emails. I once inquired about a product - NOT ONE PEEP from them at all. Delivery is great and always on time but damn the customer service sucks donkey balls.
Yeah, I've pretty much abandoned emailing companies
LOL my mom just told me about the same issue she had with another company - trying to get some stuff for my sis in law's birthday and they only replied to her today and that was like early in February this year.
Thanks to @Stroodlepuff, I'm starting the rma process of sending the device back.
Apparently they have a manufacturer's warranty of 90 days and if it is indeed faulty, I will either get a replacement or a refund...
Now I'm thinking. I wonder if someone has a broken pico like mine lying around, I'll buy it for spares. All I need is a torx screwdriver as the pico has torx screws in its body.
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Apparently they have a manufacturer's warranty of 90 days and if it is indeed faulty, I will either get a replacement or a refund...
Now I'm thinking. I wonder if someone has a broken pico like mine lying around, I'll buy it for spares. All I need is a torx screwdriver as the pico has torx screws in its body.
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Now lets correct this. It's tasting more and more like Peppermint Crisp, which I love sooooo much. I"m really impressed with the flavour mix.
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