red5
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So I bought myself an authentic sva Zero squonk mod off eBay for £35 being sold as spares and repairs. The previous owner had left it in a cupboard with a battery in where it promptly auto fired (it fell over and landed on the button) and it was being sold as it wouldn't fire anymore (fried board/mosfet).
The good news is that the board has in fact survived, it wouldn't fire because it was swimming in eliquid, it was literally oozing out from under the front plate. I managed to get the front carbon fiber plate off and clean all that off.
Now onto the bad news ... there appears to be a Beauty ring melted on the top, and the area surrounding the 510 plate has partially melted away which is probably where all the eliquid was coming from. At this stage I think I'll make a bigger mess of the top if I try and remove the beauty ring so it looks like I've got a permanent catch cup .
Now two possible fixes spring to mind;
1 bodge it with some sort of epoxy to fill the gap.
2 get the original 510 out and fit something bigger to get rid of the gap.
Removing the 510 could be tricky because the negative lead is soldered to the back of the securing nut.
So any thoughts suggestions from the more experienced modders out there?
The good news is that the board has in fact survived, it wouldn't fire because it was swimming in eliquid, it was literally oozing out from under the front plate. I managed to get the front carbon fiber plate off and clean all that off.
Now onto the bad news ... there appears to be a Beauty ring melted on the top, and the area surrounding the 510 plate has partially melted away which is probably where all the eliquid was coming from. At this stage I think I'll make a bigger mess of the top if I try and remove the beauty ring so it looks like I've got a permanent catch cup .
1 bodge it with some sort of epoxy to fill the gap.
2 get the original 510 out and fit something bigger to get rid of the gap.
Removing the 510 could be tricky because the negative lead is soldered to the back of the securing nut.
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