Silver420Surfer
Downward spiral
No the Omi carts don't react the same. The power button doesn't blink with them, just the Herc. I am gonna run up to radio shack, hate to spend $25 but not knowing what's wrong is gonna eat at me.
Discontinued The Persei Vaporizer for herbs and concentrates.
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Caligula
Maximus
If it works with omi carts, and doesn't work without the PTFE insulator... then I'm 99.9% sure you assembled something improperly in the Hercules cart. My guess would be rod position or the contact screw in the bottom of the lower heater chamber (right before the PTFE insulator piece).
Silver420Surfer
Downward spiral
That's what I'm hoping. I do not think anything is defective, or broken.
Silver420Surfer
Downward spiral
Of course. I unscrewed the bottom chamber of the Herc, where the leaks end up. Followed the guide to rebuild, to no avail.
Aether
New Member
My single top heads' performance was on the decline for a while, then it finally stopped working completely
. When I would not have anything connected, the light would light up fine 
. I ended up tightening the center pin slightly and now this TOMV is working like new! 
edit: the connection strength was a short lived success, I'll probably end up taking it in on Monday if I dont figure this problem out during the weekend
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Bob Loblaw
Astralnaut
the rod needs to be in the correct place and CRANKED DOWN. i apply heat first so that thermal expansion later doesn't induce slipping. watch videos to see that you are doing it correctly. hope that helps
Caligula
Maximus
I really don't think it's rod placement in his case, but rather the contact screws at the bottom of the lower chamber.
Silver420Surfer
Downward spiral
Gonna track down the videos and go from there. I've rebuilt so many times, I may have even "fixed" the original problem, but created a different one, without knowing. I expected to learn the proper rebuild process, just not today 
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Still think the Persei/Herc is a beast. Just gotta learn a few more nuances to get it right.
.Still think the Persei/Herc is a beast. Just gotta learn a few more nuances to get it right.
Bob Loblaw
Astralnaut
gotcha, my bad. yea, no heat to that one
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Silver420Surfer
Downward spiral
Are you talking about that piece that looks like a metal sheath that goes to bottom of heat rod?
Caligula
Maximus
Silver, try this... get two flat head screw drivers. Take the bottom cap off of the lower chamber (the one that has the threading for the four point prong that holds the bottom half of the ceramic rod).
Inside that end cap there is the white insulator which sits around a screw in the center. There is also a twin screw on the opposite side of the cap (outside bottom).
Take one screwdriver and hold the exterior screw still while turning the interior screw clockwise, until it stops. Be gentle and Don't over tighten.
From there try unscrewing the screw one half turn at a time. You will probably not get any power at the Hercules at first. But eventually you will turn it enough to make proper contact.
I'd suggest testing with a DMM but since you have new tops with protection, you can do this by trial and error if you don't have one available.
Inside that end cap there is the white insulator which sits around a screw in the center. There is also a twin screw on the opposite side of the cap (outside bottom).
Take one screwdriver and hold the exterior screw still while turning the interior screw clockwise, until it stops. Be gentle and Don't over tighten.
From there try unscrewing the screw one half turn at a time. You will probably not get any power at the Hercules at first. But eventually you will turn it enough to make proper contact.
I'd suggest testing with a DMM but since you have new tops with protection, you can do this by trial and error if you don't have one available.
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tharealmclovin
Well-Known Member
"keep it simple stupid". load as you go (LAYG) cart.
Two possibilities.
White ptfe oring is missing, or the rod wasn't correctly tightened and has moved during assembly.
White ptfe oring is missing, or the rod wasn't correctly tightened and has moved during assembly.
Silver420Surfer
Downward spiral
After rebuilding the Herc yet again, I finallly saw the rod was not tightened correctly. Good call G!
Took a liitle bit of reading but finally tightened to where it didn't move when trying to put back together. Thanks for everybodys help and suggestions. Learned a good bit about the guts of the beast today, I am not a "handy" guy, but I think I have the assembly part down pat. Now if I just could learn the science part(watts, volts, ohms, etc.)
Took a liitle bit of reading but finally tightened to where it didn't move when trying to put back together. Thanks for everybodys help and suggestions. Learned a good bit about the guts of the beast today, I am not a "handy" guy, but I think I have the assembly part down pat. Now if I just could learn the science part(watts, volts, ohms, etc.)
Silver420Surfer
Downward spiral
I appreciate your help, just as if you did, man.
Haha yeah i was reading it over, and i was about to suggest the same thing you did with the two screw drivers until i saw your post. Oh well. At least hes seemed to get it sorted out. Thats what i love about this thing, you have a simple issue that would require sending it in with almost any other vape, but instead you can spend some frustrating hours on here and get it sorted out...most of the time
Silver420Surfer
Downward spiral
@Mynameismud --Exactly. Not to mention I was contacted by 2 reps from the company to offer help.
I am the least "handy" person(by fate, not by choice), yet the rebuilding of my Hercules gave me a sense of accomplishment on an otherwise lazy Friday.
I am the least "handy" person(by fate, not by choice), yet the rebuilding of my Hercules gave me a sense of accomplishment on an otherwise lazy Friday.
