I loaded up my Blue Azure VB last night and I mean loaded, the ball was a third to half full, which is not normally how I use it. I remember getting some serious hot spotting when I attempted a big load many months ago. With a stir after every hit I had zero issues this time around. My grind was made with some Sunset Sherbert using the second finest Flowermill plate. I woke up at 4:30am still sitting upright on my couch to give you an idea of how hard it hit me
. My VAS has been overly calm lately but using the VB again (she's been sitting for a little bit) sparked ideas for a custom build. I'm itching for another drop just to see what they'll come up with next.
Mine was getting slightly warm (sorry it took me a little longer to get back to you) when plugged in but I see you tried a different one and it didn't work. Before you try fixing the female connector I would run that by Collyland. They may pull the cord and everything all out at once in which case you could mess with the connector and it won't matter if it ends up going back to for a repair. If you own a multimeter and go ahead with the repair I would take a measurement between the positive and negative terminals before you pull the connector off and after. If your resistance drops once the connector is removed you'll know it's the connector before you start the repair.