Arizer Solo
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ataxian
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Guys ever since I took my Solo apart to fix it, i haven't been able to get the top screwed back on for some reason!
it keeps popping up on one of the sides. is there some trick to putting the top cap back on after removing and replacing the shield i can't figure out
i probably just have the shield on crooked since i broke two tabs off the battery cover and couldnt get it back on quite right
it keeps popping up on one of the sides. is there some trick to putting the top cap back on after removing and replacing the shield i can't figure out
i probably just have the shield on crooked since i broke two tabs off the battery cover and couldnt get it back on quite right
olivianewtonjohn
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Cross threaded?Guys ever since I took my Solo apart to fix it, i haven't been able to get the top screwed back on for some reason!
it keeps popping up on one of the sides. is there some trick to putting the top cap back on after removing and replacing the shield i can't figure out
i probably just have the shield on crooked since i broke two tabs off the battery cover and couldnt get it back on quite right
ya, i'm just finding it's such a pain to get the outer shield flat properly because the threads are so fine
OF
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it keeps popping up on one of the sides. is there some trick to putting the top cap back on after removing and replacing the shield i can't figure out
i probably just have the shield on crooked since i broke two tabs off the battery cover and couldnt get it back on quite right
There's a lot of variation in cap threads, many don't interchange at all. Some have very loose threads.
But this went together once.......what has changed? I don't know what a "shield" is, but it's new?
Correctly assembled noting inside the tube impacts the cap fitting. Nothing should touch the cap to effect it. What is this shield? Does the cover fit normally with the chassis removed?
OF
Are you sure you didn't get the lids mixed between the units?I don't know what else to call it. Pipes referred to it as the outer sleeve. The thing you take off to get access to the battery cover
If having problems the general "trick", if you want to call it that, is to turn counter clockwize to get it strait. Once you hear/feel a click, the position should be good to thread clockwise.
Now if cross threaded, you need to go slow and keep strait on hopes to rethread correctly.
Good Luck and told you a clip would break...bet they usually do.
OF
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I don't know what else to call it. Pipes referred to it as the outer sleeve. The thing you take off to get access to the battery cover
Do you mean the aluminum sleeve the cap threads onto? The part the four screws on the bottom thread into?
If you've swapped that part, the cap it fits has to go with it. They are not interchangeable. You need to keep them 'matched up'. In the 'hey, there are thick and thin tops' post I made way back (photo of the two side by side), interchanging those two gave one that fell off and the other not going on at all.
The cap and sleeve should screw together then slide onto the chassis/battery easily.......
OF
ataxian
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After a stem of GSC I forgot switch is switch? Dutch Treat some jars and GIRL SCOUT COOKIES in ANOTHER!
I forgot what's what?
It taste like DUTCH TREAT!
Wrong strain!
OK I got it figured out!
Just had Dutch Treat not GSC OK it's alright!
GSC is still there!
Sounds like you'll be getting out the electrical tape...Thanks, but the real problem is I crossthreaded to all hell and back and effectively destroyed the threading
ataxian
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Liquid Metal the lid permanent!Thanks, but the real problem is I crossthreaded to all hell and back and effectively destroyed the threading
Use a PA and keep it as a desk top!
if it pops off one more time i will
i got the battery part working again so might not need to be confined to a desk vape though
ataxian
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Very Cool!if it pops off one more time i will
i got the battery part working again so might not need to be confined to a desk vape though
So you saved it?
OF
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Bush league. All sticky and smells bad when hot......
Use PTFE tape. "Plumbers tape", the Teflon stuff with no sticky? A few turns in the center builds it up so the cap 'bites', being soft it reforms easily. Keep it up high and it won't show.
You can also sometimes 'egg' such things, knock them a bit out of round so they're tighter part of the circle than others.
Glad it's under control.
OF
Yepper the PTFE is best for helping the threads. I was thinking more a short strip of electrical around the outside to hold lid in place.
I agree that it's sticky stuff and messy in time. Same with the duck tape, I hate it when perks use it to hold spools of cable or wire together for storing. If over a couple months it leaves goo on the cable and hands of the poor chap un-wrapping it.
WTG @exit, 2 fully functional Solo's...good job.
I agree that it's sticky stuff and messy in time. Same with the duck tape, I hate it when perks use it to hold spools of cable or wire together for storing. If over a couple months it leaves goo on the cable and hands of the poor chap un-wrapping it.
WTG @exit, 2 fully functional Solo's...good job.
hell yeah! works just like the day i got it again
thanks to the PA of course!i'm still planning on eventually replacing the battery pack as it is definitely worn. that solo has gone through a lot of cycles.
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ataxian
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Since I had it 6 session per day.hell yeah! works just like the day i got it again
i'm still planning on eventually replacing the battery pack as it is definitely worn. that solo has gone through a lot of cycles.
Most on level 4 some on 3.
Keep her alive!
Your amazing!
olivianewtonjohn
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6 minimum a day here too.
i feel the vapor is smoother than my newer solo
need ptfe tape to show up
i will probably just wrap the outside? idk.
yes this is basically true. except i gave it time to heat up and confirm everything worked like it should in between each step. then i put it through a couple cycles and made sure it did them properly, and charged it back up, and dont reinsert/remove the battery while it's plugged in or running of course!
i still think the car charger did something funky. arizer support doubts it was responsible but i think i'll take a multimeter and see if the car chargers are giving off bad unregulated power which could be hurting them - i still think the solo's OS got stuck somehow or memory needed to be forcibly cleared which the PA accomplished
ataxian
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I kept one old SOLO of the 3.6 minimum a day here too.
i feel the vapor is smoother than my newer solo
need ptfe tape to show up
i will probably just wrap the outside? idk.
yes this is basically true. except i gave it time to heat up and confirm everything worked like it should in between each step. then i put it through a couple cycles and made sure it did them properly, and charged it back up, and dont reinsert/remove the battery while it's plugged in or running of course!
i still think the car charger did something funky. arizer support doubts it was responsible but i think i'll take a multimeter and see if the car chargers are giving off bad unregulated power which could be hurting them - i still think the solo's OS got stuck somehow or memory needed to be forcibly cleared which the PA accomplished
The new I want however I don't need at the moment.
Like you I'll just keep it alive.
I have a 14mm PHVES GonG however my need is a 18mm now I use a 18mm to 14mm reducer bushing for my 18mm female fittings. I have a stock 18mm GonG I use a lot as well. With the @OF 113 seal I like the PHVES.
Anyway glad you sorted it out. These are tough devices!
Make sure to Wake and Vake!
OF
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need ptfe tape to show up
i will probably just wrap the outside? idk.
i still think the solo's OS got stuck somehow or memory needed to be forcibly cleared which the PA accomplished
Actually, the PTFE tape goes in the threaded area only. Wrap a few turns on the male part and try it for fit. Wrap 'with the threads (CW from the open end) so it stays put as it's threaded together. No adhesive. Keep it tight, especially the last turn. Most guy tear it off rather than messing with cutting.
A hard reset would have also happened when you substituted batteries, right? It didn't fix it then? I'm still kind of lost as to what might have been happening.......you're confident the battery you substituted was good? The one from this Solo ran the other one fine?
OF