2ZM by Herbaltherm

[ADULTSWIM]

i do admire your ingenuity.

Thank you

If i want a plug in, ill buy the 4MD. Dont think its worth the risk.

The 4MD looks awesome but a 2ZM with a wall plug is just lush levels of convenience. If you want a 4MD but have a 2ZM you could just add a DC plug and save the money. Adding a DC plug has no risk because your not removing anything just using the existing wiring. If I wanted to revert my 2ZM back to stock it would be no problem, 3 min job. I would say making a DIY halogen Light tube vape is a more involved process then adding a DC plug to a 2ZM.

Only problems with the 2ZM is when people have messed with the glass.

This we are in absolute agreement on. As a vape that is DIY repairable its frustrating that i just simply can not mess with the glass heater without damaging it. If I could just pop the glass out without having the accordion mesh come out with it, I would be on cloud nine.

 

[oddjobold]

One of my buttons failed. First it started to stick then it stopped pressing down properly.

I have swapped it out for my spare. Took me about 30mins. A pair of pliers and a screw driver was needed to perform the surgery. Overall I think the patient is doing well. Quick test confirmed it's working.

The spare button seems to be slightly different from the one removed. Longer screws and Flat head / Philips head hybrid rather than just the Philips head of the old.

My other button seems to be a longer hybrid screw version. I think that means I only have one button of the bad batch.

I have stocked up on some more spares, for just under £10 I have 7 more buttons coming my way on Ali express.

More testing is needed but it seems like the DIY fix went without drama. As long as it keeps working all is good.

 

[coolbreeze]

One of my buttons failed. First it started to stick then it stopped pressing down properly.

I have swapped it out for my spare. Took me about 30mins. A pair of pliers and a screw driver was needed to perform the surgery. Overall I think the patient is doing well. Quick test confirmed it's working.

The spare button seems to be slightly different from the one removed. Longer screws and Flat head / Philips head hybrid rather than just the Philips head of the old.

My other button seems to be a longer hybrid screw version. I think that means I only have one button of the bad batch.

I have stocked up on some more spares, for just under £10 I have 7 more buttons coming my way on Ali express.

More testing is needed but it seems like the DIY fix went without drama. As long as it keeps working all is good.

Can you post a link, please?

 

[oddjobold]

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EyqyfOo

I believe one of these is the right one. Silver one with screw hold downs and round top.

I'll let you know for sure when they arrive

 

[KeroZen]

I'm still of the opinion that using buttons only rated for 3A instead of MOSFETs is not a good design decision, but it has been this way since the Zion days...

 

[ADULTSWIM]

One of my buttons failed. First it started to stick then it stopped pressing down properly.

so this happened to all of my buttons as well. I think what makes these buttons fail is that through handling and usage you end up twisting the internals of the buttons and they get stuck. When i had 2 buttons to press to activate the heater i would try holding the buttons down with one hand and the leverage would cause the buttons internals to move a little and over time get stuck. I managed to unstick one of three buttons and that's the one i have left to use.

have swapped it out for my spare. Took me about 30mins. A pair of pliers and a screw driver was needed to perform the surgery. Overall I think the patient is doing well. Quick test confirmed it's working.

replacing buttons and rewiring is very DIY friendly. I bet it took you 30 min only because you was careful and took your time.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EyqyfOo

I tried every button i could find on amazon to replace the ones that got stuck. All of the amazon buttons ended up being too squishy so I returned all of them and used the last one i had. I hope the Aliexpress buttons you get are firm and have a deep activation switch. i'll buy a pair if they are firm.