Private V2 Clone

[Heavyrocker]

Just got this from fasttech after a whole month of waiting and let me yell ya,its worth the wait,this is the best mod i have so far,blows away the Sentinal V3.I have the all brass Sentinal M16 on the way.


https://www.fasttech.com/products/1429500

 

[PinoyBoy]

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Sorry to hear it took a month for them to ship it to you. Hopefully yours doesn't show signs of defect like the shreded (or soon to be shreded) thin walls and the loose 510 connection pin.

 

[30calSolution]

I was considering picking one of these up..especially for the price.

It's good to see this great feedback on it before I picked out what made the cut and placed my order. Hope it holds up to the test of time.

 

[Heavyrocker]

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Sorry to hear it took a month for them to ship it to you. Hopefully yours doesn't show signs of defect like the shreded (or soon to be shreded) thin walls and the loose 510 connection pin.

My brass tubes are perfect,i heard they had a problem ,the threads were milled too deep but they fixed the problem.The brass tubes are thicker now too.

 

[Heavyrocker]

I was considering picking one of these up..especially for the price.

It's good to see this great feedback on it before I picked out what made the cut and placed my order. Hope it holds up to the test of time.

You will be very happy with this cool looking hard hitting beast,its actually quite small almost same size as a batt.

 

[onjre]

I was looking at this one the other day. A bit cheaper than the nemesis or chi you but still looks solid. Good to hear it's performing well for you. Would look pretty killer with the trident on top.

 

[ryzsm]

My brass tubes are perfect,i heard they had a problem ,the threads were milled too deep but they fixed the problem.The brass tubes are thicker now too.

Whoa did they really fix the brass problem? Where did you hear this. If it really is fixed im pretty excited

 

[Heavyrocker]

This has too be one of the best Mechs on the planet,i actually think is makes the juice taste better too as it heats it up more efficiently.

 

[edlox]

what attys are you guys running?

the trident is the only one i really like look-wise

*not my pic

 

[Heavyrocker]

Warning:

I just found out the Private V2 Mod may fire on its own if your not careful.If you use a batt with the casing not totally covered on the bottom it may touch the insides of the firing button.Some panasonic IMR grey flat top batts come in this style.I use a coating of nail polish on the bottom of the batt too ensure the edges of the batt dont touch the sides of the inside bottom cap.Will post pics later.

Sorry bout the blurry pic



The inside of the bottom cap,the bare edges of the batt can rub the inside of the cap.

 

[palaceofhate]

I can't quite tell from your picture exactly because the heat shrink Panasonic uses is sometimes grey, but is there any heat shrink on those batteries at all? Especially with lithium batteries, you should always have heat shrink on the battery or else shorting is only a process of a few millimeters (from the entire case [anode] to the button/flat top [cathode]) as opposed to from the bottom all the way to the top (such as a stuck firing button).

I just image searched 'Panasonic IMR' and came up with this image

If these are the batteries you are using I suggest you put an additional layer of heat shrink around the battery and ensure a few millimeters of heat shrink form a margin around the outside circumference of the bottom. I'm surprised they even come this way, as having that much exposed case could lead to some pretty nasty shorts from simple absentmindedness (inserting the battery backwards for example)

 

[Heavyrocker]

My batt is the exact flat top without PCB in your photo and mine has the wrapping too,thanks for your concern,stupid of them too not extend the wrap on the bottom of this batt,are they trying too kill us? 8-o

 

[Rader2146]

Considering that those batteries were designed for use in multiple-battery packs using weld tabs to connect them, the lack of wrap on the neg end should not be a surprise.

 

[Krazirob]

is there any significant voltage drop on these? and have you done sub coils on these......there is a guy selling one of these in my neighborhood for 10 bucks and was looking for a mod for one of my mini RDAs.....