akira181
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I love the 20W eleaf istick but the center pin issues are very annoying. Constantly get poor ohm readings or atomiser short. I got fed up having to pull the center pin up all the time so I figured I'd take it apart and attempt a DIY fix (half hoping I'd break it so I'd have an excuse to get the new 30W version 
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Been using it for a week now, swapping tanks frequently, and so far I haven't needed to play with the center pin once. Here's what I did:
T5 screwdriver to remove the top and bottom plates. Careful not to strip the screws!
Use a knife / screwdriver or similarly flat object to lift the black plastic off. It's held on by double sided tape. Be gentle and slide the knife along the edge of the device, not lifting from the end (as it will bend as in the picture).
With the black plates off, the buttons just fall out. Don't forget the small black piece above the power button.
With the buttons removed, the insides just slide out.
Hate it when companies cover electronics in hot glue. Fortunately, it comes off quite easily with a pair of tweezers.
Cant see too well but here's part of the culprit. It appears half the rubber grommet has fallen inside, causing the atomiser short readings. It's not a tight fit at all, probably the reason for the glue.
I tried to fashion a grommet out of some 3.5mm heatshrink. Would have worked but it required too much hassle to get a perfect fit.
My very first egic. The 650mA battery is near useless but the pin and grommet are still in good condition. Fortunatel, the pin and grommet is also 100% a perfect fit in the Eleaf.
Unfortunately I forgot to take a side by side picture of the grommets. The one from the Ego is taller, and the lip/rim parts thicker. Not bits flaking off like the grommet I took out my Eleaf.
Soldered the replacement pin to the board and put some hot glue on it since it was there before. But too much is towards the front so I couldn't reassemble. Upon trimming the glue, I snapped the wire.
So I removed the glue, replaced the wire, and reassembled second time round with no hot glue.
And there you have it. My fix for the eleaf, working like a charm.
)Been using it for a week now, swapping tanks frequently, and so far I haven't needed to play with the center pin once. Here's what I did:
T5 screwdriver to remove the top and bottom plates. Careful not to strip the screws!
Use a knife / screwdriver or similarly flat object to lift the black plastic off. It's held on by double sided tape. Be gentle and slide the knife along the edge of the device, not lifting from the end (as it will bend as in the picture).
With the black plates off, the buttons just fall out. Don't forget the small black piece above the power button.
With the buttons removed, the insides just slide out.
Hate it when companies cover electronics in hot glue. Fortunately, it comes off quite easily with a pair of tweezers.
Cant see too well but here's part of the culprit. It appears half the rubber grommet has fallen inside, causing the atomiser short readings. It's not a tight fit at all, probably the reason for the glue.
I tried to fashion a grommet out of some 3.5mm heatshrink. Would have worked but it required too much hassle to get a perfect fit.
My very first egic. The 650mA battery is near useless but the pin and grommet are still in good condition. Fortunatel, the pin and grommet is also 100% a perfect fit in the Eleaf.
Unfortunately I forgot to take a side by side picture of the grommets. The one from the Ego is taller, and the lip/rim parts thicker. Not bits flaking off like the grommet I took out my Eleaf.
Soldered the replacement pin to the board and put some hot glue on it since it was there before. But too much is towards the front so I couldn't reassemble. Upon trimming the glue, I snapped the wire.
So I removed the glue, replaced the wire, and reassembled second time round with no hot glue.
And there you have it. My fix for the eleaf, working like a charm.
