Lava Tube - HELP!

[lavatube45]

iv had my lava tube for like 7 months and i havent run into any problems until now!! about every three or four drags i take i dont get a hit at all when i press the button, the screen blinks and it will keep blinking until i let go of the button and then its fine again until it happenes again!! PLease help me!!??

[Compenstine]

When was the last time you changed the coil?

[lavatube45]

the coil? i just charge it and use it thats it. i change the wicks often because they burn out in 2 weeks or so but thats it

[lavatube45]

the screen flashing hasnt happened today like it did yesterday however im getting very low hits every few drags and i have it turned up to 5.5 it was originally at 5.0 because i have a 2.5 wick in and it works better for me i just dont know what esle to try and fix

[Compenstine]

ok, what are you using for a atomizer... tank? Could be connection issue. but still sounds like a faulty coil. Can you set the display to show resistance? Also try swapping out batteries.

[lavatube45]

i have 2 batteries that came with it and im using a vapor shark glass tank. when i check the screen it says 5.5 for the hit and 2.4A. how do i figure out if the coils bad and how do i replace it

[Compenstine]

I looked up the Shark Tank it is a Kanger Pro 2 tank clone. It uses that same coil heads and works the same. So, the coil unscrews out of the base and as you stated you have changed it before.

1: Take the coil out of the base. At the bottom of the coil you will see a red rubber grommet, pull the pin out just a hair. don't pull it all the way out just a hair.

2; Clean the the threads inside of the base and on the coil head.

3: Put the coil back in the base, make sure when you put the coil back in that it is snug and not loose. If the coil is loose it can drop connection to the battery.

4: Clean all the threads on the tank and your device with a paper towel

5: Reattach the Tank to your device, this should eliminate any connection problems.

As your battery gets low on charge it will give you less vapor. Make sure you have a fresh battery in our device. (A faulty coil can act the same way)

If this fixes the problem Great!

If Not, it may be that your battery is not making good connection inside the device. Take out the Battery clean all the connections (Pencil erasers work well for cleaning these connections) reassemble and try again.

If that doesn't work Replace the coil with a new one. Some coil heads even a brand new one can be faulty.

If all of this still don't fix the issue I'm at a loss as to what to do next. My guess at that point is that the controller board may be faulty and that can not be fixed.

Edited December 9, 2013 by Compenstine

[lavatube45]

i just did as you instructed and to my surprise i got a huge hit. so thank you. i will post again to let you know if this fixed the problem completely. thanks again

[Compenstine]

Your welcome glad to help

[lavatube45]

that wasn't the problem however it did help. the problem was the my pin in the center of my lava tube over time got pushed down and needed to be pushed back up.