Hello. I can't get my 8 top to fire hot enough for my Herc. I bought a Hammer top and Core so I could trouble shoot the problem and of corse the Hammer top works great with the body of my 8 and my Core. I come from the TET Luna camp so I'm not unfamiliar with high-end EO mechanical ceramic vapes.
I think I've narrowed it down to one or two problems.
Maybe the bottom insulator of the herc not making a good enough contact with the 8 top. However, if I put that herc on my Hammer top it works GREAT!! So could it be the bottom insulator if it works elsewhere? My herc is an SR-74x but I also have an SR-71. I tried that adapter and it was the same -- hammer top works, 8 top doesen't very well.
Or maybe, the Button Body and Gold Plated Insert are screwed up and not giving a good contact to the pins. When the button is pushed without a cart on the 8 I can see the PTFE Insert and Gold Plated Top Pin flex toward the button a few degrees as the button pushes against the bottom of the pins. I think this could cause the pins to angle and thus not get a firm adjacent contact with the bottom of the button insert. I think with the flex it is only making contact with the corner edge of the button cylinder instead of the bottom flat face. It's the give in the O-Rings that lets the pin flex and angle when button is pushed. Is that flex normal? I would think it affects the quality of the contact but am unsure.
I did another test. I used my 8 body with my 8 top and my empty Herc SR-71. Held the button down for over a minute and only a very, very, faint glow (if any) on the ceramic rod. Put on the Hammer top and after about 15 or 20 sec the rod was glowing red. My 8 top is definitely not performing.
Any other suggestions please? I really want to use the 8 top with the 8 body instead of my hammer top.
Thanks and enjoy.