I fixed the switch!
I mentioned before how the firing pin in the switch has like a 'step' in it. The pin rests on that step when the switch isn't being fired. It's shaped like this: ===--- i.e. thick at the top, then steps down to a thinner section which sits inside the button housing. So I had an idea to simply move the step, so the resting position of the pin is about 2 or 3 mm above where it usually sits, thus shortening the throw.
I did this by taking an old O-ring from a drip tip (a thick one), and sliding it on the skinny end and scooting it up to the step. Aaaaand, BINGO! The long throw that was bugging me and seriously reducing my love of this mod is no more. Now it's just about the shortest throw of any mod I have. It's a recessed button so I don't have to worry about it firing under its own weight, and the extra magnet gives it a lot more resistance so it takes a bit of effort still to push the button. But once you do push it, it only has to travel about 1.5 mm to make contact. Which is bang on (as Todd would say).
Now, once that was done, of course, it threw the whole length off and I had to put some wadded up tin foil into the threads of the pin so I could adjust the button back out to be flush. As it was it was way inside the mod, totally negating the whole point of what I was doing. Anyway it worked just perfectly.
It was a bit of a pain going through all that, but I'm so glad to have the Shotgun working like it should, AND like I prefer it to.
If you get a Shotgun clone and have some issues with it, and find this blog entry and want some clarification, leave a comment or PM me and I'd be happy to help.
I mentioned before how the firing pin in the switch has like a 'step' in it. The pin rests on that step when the switch isn't being fired. It's shaped like this: ===--- i.e. thick at the top, then steps down to a thinner section which sits inside the button housing. So I had an idea to simply move the step, so the resting position of the pin is about 2 or 3 mm above where it usually sits, thus shortening the throw.
I did this by taking an old O-ring from a drip tip (a thick one), and sliding it on the skinny end and scooting it up to the step. Aaaaand, BINGO! The long throw that was bugging me and seriously reducing my love of this mod is no more. Now it's just about the shortest throw of any mod I have. It's a recessed button so I don't have to worry about it firing under its own weight, and the extra magnet gives it a lot more resistance so it takes a bit of effort still to push the button. But once you do push it, it only has to travel about 1.5 mm to make contact. Which is bang on (as Todd would say).
Now, once that was done, of course, it threw the whole length off and I had to put some wadded up tin foil into the threads of the pin so I could adjust the button back out to be flush. As it was it was way inside the mod, totally negating the whole point of what I was doing. Anyway it worked just perfectly.
It was a bit of a pain going through all that, but I'm so glad to have the Shotgun working like it should, AND like I prefer it to.
If you get a Shotgun clone and have some issues with it, and find this blog entry and want some clarification, leave a comment or PM me and I'd be happy to help.
