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Evolv will reply to your rma ticket and give you all the info you need for warranty claims.

There is a photo of mine with the battery removed at the beginning of this thread so you can see

Are you trying to fire it while its connected to escribe or do you mean once its turned on you can disconnect the usb and it will then stay on? Also maybe make a separate thread as I keep getting notifications about posts in my thread

Yes that's what I was thinking, if it had connected ok I would have bought a replacement fuse and soldered it in to try it but because it wouldn't connect to escribe I thought it best to ask first.

Had a reply from Evolv and it is now on its way to the United States to be fixed, Thanks Steve

The vendor is not interested as it's past there 60 day warranty period and told me to contact hcigar direct but they don't seem to be replying to enquiries according to quite a few posts on the internet. I will open a ticket with evolv and see how that goes, I have no problem removing the board from the mod if that's what is required.

I decided to open it up and take a look inside, the board looks fine with no signs of damage but I think the fuse has definitely gone. Hcigar still haven't gotten back to me regarding this and from what I have read on the internet they seem very difficult to actually get a response from them so it looks like I am screwed, shame as I really liked this mod but looks like I'm back to using my old ipv4.

It is completely dead whatever you do with it, no display, doesn't fire and won't connect to escribe. Could this still be the fuse as I thought with fuse gone it will still show in escribe?

Does this sound like a blown fuse or something else? I was using my hcigar vt200 at 50w with the crown tank & 0.5ohm coil fitted last week and heard a pop noise in the middle of taking a hit and now its completely dead, blank screen and will not connect to escribe, pc doesn't even make the usual noise like it does when you connect a usb device. I have emailed hcigar and messaged them through there facebook page but no one has gotten back to me. This was purchased mid December 2015 but the vendor says he only has a 60 day warranty and I have to take it up with hcigar which seems strange to me.

The 3 screws that attach the board to the case are ground points, as your case is metal and the 510 is connected to your case it is grounded through these points and does not require a wire soldered to it. you can check to make sure the 3 screws are secure but don't over tighten them as they are quite small and could strip the threads.