Firstly, safety – The batteries can still carry an electrical charge and can be dangerous still so if you are not confident then I would recommend you put the whole thing into battery recycling rather than try to break it down yourself first. For those who wish to contine I have put a guide below on how I disassemble and recycle the Vuse Go 700 disposable electronic vapes or Cigarettes I find.
First of all, get your tools ready, I use a couple of pairs of different sized Pliers, some snippers and a screwdriver.
Tools Used For Disassembling Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Here is what they look like at the start.
Disassembling Vuse Go 700 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette – Starting State
Start off my getting some pliers and pull the plastic end out.
Disassembling Vuse Go 700 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette – Pull the end out with some pliers
It should pull out with the majority of the insides attached including battery.
Disassembling Vuse Go 700 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette – Pull the end out completely
Now use a screwdriver or similar to poke through the tube and knock out the other end part.
Disassembling Vuse Go 700 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette – Poke the other end part out with a screwdriver or similar
Pull the rubber part away from the plastic end part.
Disassembling Vuse Go 700 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette – Pull the rubber piece out of the plastic end part
Now pull the sticky pads away from the battery.
Disassembling Vuse Go 700 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette – Pull the sticky pads off the battery
Now we need to disconnect the battery, first cut the one wire away from the positive side of the battery.
Disassembling Vuse Go 700 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette – Snip the wires from the battery, positive first
Now you can cut the other two connections from the negative side of the battery. Warning, doing this the opposite way around could result in you shorting the battery and getting a shock.
Disassembling Vuse Go 700 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette – Snip the wires from the battery, now the two negative connections
Next you should be able to pull out the remaining plastic bits from the first end part you removed.
Disassembling Vuse Go 700 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette – Pull the plastic pieces apartDisassembling Vuse Go 700 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette – Plastic part coming loose
Make sure you get all of the parts out and separated. Sometimes if there is any juice left this can be messy, pour away the excess juice in the sink and give it a rince if so.
Disassembling Vuse Go 700 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette – Pull the other rubber part out
Nearly done, just the final bits of separation to do, pull the metal pieces out of the plastic piece.
Disassembling Vuse Go 700 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette – Remove the metal pins from the plastic part
Once you have done that everything should be nicely separated. Recycle the plastic and metal bits in your normal recycling. The battery can be taken to battery recycling, they have these in lots of the big shops and your council should have various facilities. The electronic part and wires can be put in the waste electrical equipment recycling (all councils have these facilities). The rubber is sometimes recycled but sometimes not. If not you can bin it with the fabric pieces.
Disassembling Vuse Go 700 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette – Recycle all of the parts properly
These RSL3660R-UK units were originally sold by Maplin in the UK which closed down a few years ago now. They come with a little controller and you can control multiple power circuits using the same control so its quite handy. The radio receiver units themselves actually work really well and lots of the time when they stop working it is a common problem with the safety capacitor. Buying a replacement unit can be expensive and there is a way the majority can be repaired a lot cheaper if you don’t mind getting your hands dirty and can do some basic soldering. The first thing to check when problem solving is that the dial on the back of the plug matches the switch on the controller.
Repairing Radio Receiver RSL3660R-UK Back ViewRepairing Radio Receiver RSL3660R-UK Front View
Now before you attempt to fix this please make sure you are competent and confident to do so. These plugs operate on 240VAC and can kill you or injure you if you do it unsafely or don’t put the casing back together properly.
First thing to do is lever off the plastic collar to reveal the screws. You should be able to put a small screwdriver under it where the screwholes are and pull up to remove it.
Repairing Radio Receiver RSL3660R-UK Levering The Collar Off To Access the Screws
Now you are onto the hardest part, getting the Torx screws out! I found one of mine came out fine with the correct Torx screwdriver, it should use a T10 with security centre pin. The other had already been mangled by someone and I had real difficulty getting it out. In the end I managed to fit a small flathead screwdriver into the groves and push/twist to get it moving. Once it was out I replaced the screws with some new ones to save the next person the struggle.
Repairing Radio Receiver RSL3660R-UK Unscrew The Torx Screws
Now you should be able to pull the case apart and get access to the circuit board.
Repairing Radio Receiver RSL3660R-UK The Yellow Safety CapacitorRepairing Radio Receiver RSL3660R-UK Underside of Circuit Board
The big yellow capacitor is the safety capacitor and the specs are Safety Capacitor MKP or MPX X2 0.33uF 250-275VAC. The capacitor has a 15mm pitch, you can try to bodge in other pitches as there it some room in the case but for an easy life go for 15mm. I managed to find my replacements on ebay.
Use a soldering iron to heat up the old solder and if you have one use a solder sucker to remove the majority of the solder around the legs. Once you have done that can heat the legs and it should pull free of the circuit board. Once you take the old capacitor out then you can measure the capacitance with a multimeter to confirm whether its broken or not, the correct reading should be 322nF or 0.33uF. There was no visible damage to the capacitor I removed but it was only measuring 83nF so there was a definite problem.
Repairing Radio Receiver RSL3660R-UK Replace The Bad Capacitor
Once the new one is in then you can start putting all of the parts back together and give it a test with the remote once the case is fully assembled. Never plug it in and test without the case being back on properly.
Repairing Radio Receiver RSL3660R-UK All Of The Internal Parts
Finally check that the switches on the plug and remote control are all set correctly then hopefully you will have a few more years of operation.
This chap on Youtube has a video on this subject too that may be handy:
RSL3660R-UK UK Plug Programmable Wireless Remote Control Sockets Electrical Outlet Switch RSL-3660R-UK.
Firstly, safety – The batteries can still carry an electrical charge and can be dangerous still so if you are not confident then I would recommend you put the whole thing into battery recycling rather than try to break it down yourself first. For those who wish to contine I have put a guide below on how I disassemble and recycle the Lost Mary QM600 disposable electronic vapes or Cigarettes I find.
First of all, get your tools ready, I use a couple of pairs of different sized Pliers, some snippers and a screwdriver.
Tools Used For Disassembling Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Ok lets roll.
Disassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
I start with the metal end cap, get some small pliers and either lever it off or put then through the hole in the top and pull. Don’t worry about breaking it, you are just going to recycle it anyway.
Disassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Pull the metal cap off
Now grab the plastic end part underneith and pull the guts out.
Disassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Pull the plastic part away from the bodyDisassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette pull the guts out
Now to get the main metal piece out of the plastic body grab the other end and wiggle it out.
Disassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette grab the other end and pull to get the metal away from plasticDisassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette main parts pulled out
Now use pliers to pull the rubber parts out of the end plastic part you pulled off.
Disassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette pull the rubber pieces out of the plastic lid
Now we shall focus out attention on the battery. Remove the coat from the battery carefully with pliers.
Disassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette take the coat off the batteryDisassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette take the coat off the battery
Now snip the red wire away from the positive terminal.
Disassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette snip the positive wire away from the battery
Then the two black wires away from the negative terminal to free up the battery.
Disassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette snip the negative wires away from the battery
Now we just have some tidying up and separating to do for the other pieces:
Disassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette pull the rubber part out of the plastic tubeDisassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette gently pull the pieces away from each otherDisassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette pull the wires through the battery
I couldnt see a way to pull the component out without snipping the rubber part or the wires, do that and it should pull free.
Disassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette snip the rubber to get the wires throughDisassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette pull the material out of the metalDisassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette pull the material out of the metal
Once you have done that everything should be nicely separated. Recycle the plastic and metal bits in your normal recycling. The battery can be taken to battery recycling, they have these in lots of the big shops and your council should have various facilities. The electronic part and wires can be put in the waste electrical equipment recycling (all councils have these facilities). The rubber is sometimes recycled but sometimes not. If not you can bin it with the fabric pieces.
Disassembling Lost Mary QM600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette recycle parts
Firstly, safety – The batteries can still carry an electrical charge and can be dangerous still so if you are not confident then I would recommend you put the whole thing into battery recycling rather than try to break it down yourself first. For those who wish to contine I have put a guide below on how I disassemble and recycle the Elfbar Cigalike disposable electronic vapes or Cigarettes I find.
First of all, get your tools ready, I use a couple of pairs of different sized Pliers, some snippers and a screwdriver.
Tools Used For Disassembling Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Right, lets crack on. The Cigalike is a very compact design and is one of the most difficult to disassemble. The first step is to use a tool like screwdriver or pliers to lever the top off.
Disassembling Elfbar Cigalike Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette pop the plastic end off
Use the same method to remove the cap from the other side.
Disassembling Elfbar Cigalike Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette pop the other end off
Now you should see the wires and electronic component one end, I was able to grab this and pull out most of the insides. Sometimes the come out whole sometimes not, if not use a tool to poke the rest through the tube.
Disassembling Elfbar Cigalike Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette pull the middle parts out
Once everything is out it should look like the image below.
Disassembling Elfbar Cigalike Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette pull enerything out
The good news is that once the insides are out of the tube it is one of the easiest vapes to separate the components and recycle. The next step is to disconnect the battery, snip the single red wire from the positive side. Sorry about the images by the way, I didn’t realise how blurry they were until I uploaded them here!
Disassembling Elfbar Cigalike Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Disconnect the Positive Red Wire from The Battery
Give the tape a small snip in the middle and pull the wires through.
Disassembling Elfbar Cigalike Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Snip the Tape in the Middle of the Battery
Now snip the wires attached to the negative side of the battery to disconnect it completely.
Disassembling Elfbar Cigalike Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Snip the Other Wires from the Negative of the Battery
Now snip the two wires that go into the white tube.
Disassembling Elfbar Cigalike Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Snip wires each side of the flexible fabric partDisassembling Elfbar Cigalike Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Snip wires each side of the flexible fabric part
Now grab the wires and pull them clear of the rubber piece.
Disassembling Elfbar Cigalike Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Pull the Wires Through The Rubber Part
Just pull the other bits apart now and you are done.
Disassembling Elfbar Cigalike Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Pull the Remaining Pieces Apart
Once you have done that everything should be nicely separated. Recycle the plastic and metal bits in your normal recycling. The battery can be taken to battery recycling, they have these in lots of the big shops and your council should have various facilities. The electronic part and wires can be put in the waste electrical equipment recycling (all councils have these facilities). The rubber is sometimes recycled but sometimes not. If not you can bin it with the fabric pieces.
Disassembling Elfbar Cigalike Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Recycle as Much of the Parts as you can
Here is a before and after of a large batch of crystal vapes that myself and friends found and recycled.
Disassembling Elfbar Cigalike Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteDisassembling Elfbar Cigalike Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Large Batch of Vapes Recycled Into Parts
Firstly, safety – The batteries can still carry an electrical charge and can be dangerous still so if you are not confident then I would recommend you put the whole thing into battery recycling rather than try to break it down yourself first. For those who wish to contine I have put a guide below on how I disassemble and recycle the Crystal Bar disposable electronic vapes or Cigarettes I find.
First of all, get your tools ready, I use a couple of pairs of different sized Pliers, some snippers and a screwdriver.
Tools Used For Disassembling Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Ok lets get going. You will see that the plastic tube is only accessible one end and we have to get the metal cap off first.
Disassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Use a pair of pliers to lever the metal cap off of the plastic tube. It doesn’t matter if you bend it up too much as you are just going to recycle it anyway.
Disassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Lever Off The Metal Bit
Next you will see a rubber cap, lever it slightly with some pliers then use it to pull the whole of the insides out of the plastic tube.
Disassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Lever the Rubber Seal and PullDisassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette The Whole Inside Bit Should Come Out
Now we have a metal tube and we need to grab the rubber part either end to extract the whole insides out of the metal tube. Don’t worry if it comes apart slightly, just use a screwdriver or pliers to extract any bits left in the metal tube.
Disassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Pull Again While Holding The Metal Tube
Now you should be able to gently pull the wires connected between the battery and the vape liquid tube to separate them.
Disassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Pull the Wires From The Vape Liquid Tube
Now you need to snip the wire from the positive side of the battery to disconnect it.
Disassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Disconnect the Positive Wire From The Battery
Then pull off the tape holding the wires to the battery, I couldn’t pull it off very easily so I gave it a careful snip then pulled the wires through.
Disassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Cut or Pull Off The Tape Holding Wires
Now to completely disconnect the battery we just need to snip the two negative wires from the negative side of the battery.
Disassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Disconnect the Negative Wires From The Battery
Now just pull the component out of the rubber part to separate them.
Disassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Pull The Wires To Remove The Component From The Rubber
Now we need to pull the rubber bits out from the liquid tube to separate the pieces in there.
Disassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Pull The Rubber Parts Out From The Plastic TubeDisassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Pull The Rubber Parts Out From The Plastic Tube
Sometimes its a good move to give that clear plastic tube a quick rince under the tap before you recycle it as it often has some left over juice. Next we need to pull apart the rubber and fabric parts from the small metal part.
Disassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Pull The Rubber Part and Fabric Part From The Metal
Then grab hold of that metal part with some pliers and use a second pair of pliers to pull out the fabric in the middle.
Disassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Hold The Metal and Pull The Fabric Out
Once you have done that everything should be nicely separated. Recycle the plastic and metal bits in your normal recycling. The battery can be taken to battery recycling, they have these in lots of the big shops and your council should have various facilities. The electronic part and wires can be put in the waste electrical equipment recycling (all councils have these facilities). The rubber is sometimes recycled but sometimes not. If not you can bin it with the fabric pieces.
Disassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette Recycle The Parts
Here is a before and after of a large batch of crystal vapes that myself and friends found and recycled.
Disassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteDisassembling Crystal Bar Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette The End Result!
Firstly, safety – The batteries can still carry an electrical charge and can be dangerous still so if you are not confident then I would recommend you put the whole thing into battery recycling rather than try to break it down yourself first. For those who wish to contine I have put a guide below on how I disassemble and recycle the Elfbar 600 disposable electronic vapes or Cigarettes I find.
First of all, get your tools ready, I use a couple of pairs of different sized Pliers, some snippers and a screwdriver.
Tools Used For Disassembling Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteDisassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Here we go, although the larger lid is easier to grab and get off, it doesn’t let you get the insides out easily from that end. So you need to find the little hole at the other end and use something small to lever it off.
Taking Off Lid Disassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Once off you should be able to pull out all of the insides in one go
Pulling Out Insides Disassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or CigarettePulling Out Insides Disassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Then take the other lid off as below
Taking Off Other Lid Disassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteTaking Off Other Lid Disassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Next separate the battery by cutting the wires. I would do the positive side first as there is only one wire to cut there.
Then just separate the remaining wires from the other material by cutting.
Cut Wires Disassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteEnd Result From Disassembling Elfbar 600 Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Firstly, safety – The batteries can still carry an electrical charge and can be dangerous still so if you are not confident then I would recommend you put the whole thing into battery recycling rather than try to break it down yourself first. For those who wish to contine I have put a guide below on how I disassemble and recycle the Lost Mary or Bloody Mary disposable electronic vapes or Cigarettes I find.
First of all, get your tools ready, I use a couple of pairs of different sized Pliers, some snippers and a screwdriver.
Tools Used For Disassembling Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteDisassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Here we go, grab the big pliers and give the lid a wiggle and a yank.
Removing Lid Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteRemoving Lid Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Pull the bits of rubber and material out of the lid.
Removing Material From Lid Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteRemoving Material From Lid Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Now grab your smaller pliers and you should be able to grab the clear bit of hard plastic within the main case to pull all of the insides out in one go.
Pulling Insides Out Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or CigarettePulling Insides Out Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or CigarettePulling Insides Out Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Now you can remove the other lid from the main case.
Pulling Back Off Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or CigarettePulling Back Off Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteInsides Out Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Next we have to focus on the insides, first remove the clear plastic completely, pull the sticky piece off the side too and give it a rince ready for recycling.
Separating The Plastic Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
We can now disconnect the battery wires. I always start from the positive side as there is only one wire, cut that away.
Cutting Wires Away From Battery Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
You can see on the negative side they use a confusing mix of red and black wires, as you have already disconnected the positive side it should be safe to cut through both to disconnect the battery completely.
Battery Disconnected Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or CigaretteBattery Disconnected Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Pull apart the material that contains the liquid and snip the wires as shown below to separate them.
Finishing Up Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Pull them all apart and you should now have all parts separated.
Finishing Up Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
Dispose of the hard plastic pieces and metal case in the recycling. Take the battery to a battery recycling collection point and the wires and components to a waste electrical recycling point. The rubber parts you can recycle in some places but not all accept them. The other material parts you may just have to throw in the bin.
End Result From Disassembling Lost Mary or Bloody Mary Disposable Electronic Vape or Cigarette
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