TinyMight / TM 2

[badmrfrosty]

Anyone else have a top plate that appears uneven?

I just noticed it with mine. I sent it in to be repaired not too long ago and now it seems like the top plate isn't perfectly flat anymore as in one side is lower than the other. Is that something I can fix easily on my own?

This was getting on my nerves so I decided to open the thing and fix it myself. Sure enough, once I removed the screw the top plate came off way too easily. Looks like they didn't fit it back on properly. Fit it back on myself and reassembled it and it's good as new.

 

[badmrfrosty]

So I'm a moron and I tried to open the TM2 without removing the battery

I immediately noticed smoke coming out of the bottom of the unit so I removed the battery as quickly as possible. Then I put it back together and it functions just fine, it seems like.

Any chance I did some damage and I should send it in to be repaired?

 

[RustyOldNail]

Any chance I did some damage and I should send it in to be repaired?

When you see “smoke”, something was burning…
Unless you are capable of opening the device totally to look for any damaged components, you’ll never really know. It might function “normally”, and have issues later?
Personally, I’d send back for inspection. Good luck.

 

[buford]

All electronic devices run on magic smoke. If you let the smoke out, they are inclined to malfunction or fail.

 

[badmrfrosty]

When you see “smoke”, something was burning…
Unless you are capable of opening the device totally to look for any damaged components, you’ll never really know. It might function “normally”, and have issues later?
Personally, I’d send back for inspection. Good luck.

Yeah, I paid the $80 to get it serviced. My own dumb fault.

 

[Spy Car]

Dang it.

I destroyed my TM PH stem, the one that looks like a micro-penis, with cooling balls inside.

The unit also came with a shorty stem, which is okay in a pinch and might actually be superior when using it with hard-core "smokers" who are hooked on combustion, but I'd like to replace it with a cooling stem.

So I'm soliciting advice. Replace the micro-penis or go with a different option.

Thoughts?

Bill