Lubing your threads??

[Kanger Banger]

All the videos on the KBOX complained about the irritating threads (like fingernails on a chalkboard) for the battery compartment, so I lubed mine when I got it with the lube I use for my flashlight's threads - SuperLube, and it's been great! Very smooth, feels very good to unscrew/screw.

Just wondering if others do this, and if it's bad to do for some reason. If it's not bad (like flashlights), then I highly recommend doing it! Make a HUGE difference in usability and enjoyment!

 

[bacc.vap]

No reason not to lube the threads. I generally use a light coat of vaseline.

I just checked out a vid on the XBOX for the first time, just wondering, can it take flat top batteries, seems like the batts are a real tight fit.

 

[Kanger Banger]

Thanks for your advice. Yes, all I use are flat-topped, unprotected cells.

 

[3mg Meniere]

I got some Ox-Gard. It is an electroconductive lubricant. Supposed to also prevent wasted energy in the body of the device. Wouldn't use anything else. No vaseline for me.

There are several brands available at your local hardware store.

 

[Fuzzy Bruce]

I use DeOxit on the threads of my now dusty mech mods and on the spring and positive contacts of my not so dusty Reo Grands.

 

[SissySpike]

Nilox is a good conductive lub also its cheap and you can buy it from Home depot.

 

[hurricanegirl100]

I put some Vicks on the threads of my IPV Mini....that was a really dumb idea!

 

[Alien Traveler]

I do not like to lube without real necessity. Lubrication attracts dust and dirt and threads heed to be cleaned periodically. I hate cleaning.

 

[Cheechako]

I use those little individual alcohol pads and clean my treads on the mod and tanks every once in a while.
Keeps the gunk to a minimum.

 

[K_Tech]

I use a dab of a copper anti-seize on the tip of a toothpick on just about every threaded joint, but with toppers and 510 threads, I just keep those clean with alcohol.

I do not like to lube without real necessity. Lubrication attracts dust and dirt and threads heed to be cleaned periodically. I hate cleaning.

Funny, as much as I hate cleaning, I don't mind it when it comes to vaping. It's become part of my ritual.

 

[Signmaker]

I lube my threads with Flitz, work them a few times, then clean well. After that, just keep them clean and dry (usually clean with the glasses cleaning wipes at work after I do my glasses). They're never together long enough or hard enough for galling to be a thing, so I see no point in lubing them.

Since it was mentioned, this also works great on flashlight threads. Often rough threads are just the matte finish on the Type III anodizing, smooth that up and they're butter. Little silicone on the o-rings from time to time is nice though.

 

[Pinggolfer]

I use No-Ox on all my mods. Provape recommends it to keep your threads smooth and for a better electrical connection.

 

[zahzoo]

I use good old fashioned 3-In-One oil...

I got a 3 oz can I've had for about 8 years that I use for lubing tuners and whammy bars on my guitars. It's still about 2/3rds full and I use it a few times a month. Good investment.

 

[YoursTruli]

When I started getting into the mechanical mods NOALOX was recommended to keep your threads nice and it works like a charm.

 

[Kanger Banger]

I got some Ox-Gard. It is an electroconductive lubricant. Supposed to also prevent wasted energy in the body of the device. Wouldn't use anything else. No vaseline for me.

There are several brands available at your local hardware store.

Nilox is a good conductive lub also its cheap and you can buy it from Home depot.

Be careful with your conductive greases, as they could cause a short if it transmits conductivity between the positive and the negative connections (like where they're really close to each other, such as the 510 connector). If that conductive stuff bridges that tiny gap between the anode and cathode, you risk dangerously shorting your rig.

High current applications such as spark plugs use dielectric grease, which means non-conductive, but this is where it gets confusing. Dielectric means: having the property of transmitting electric force without conduction; insulating: a medium or substance that transmits electric force without conduction; an insulator.

Our mods can be considered high-current connections, at least where these little batteries are concerned. Dielectric grease does not inhibit the flow of electricity - even though the definition sort of seems to imply that it would. It passes the current through when the metals touch, but insulates the current from traveling any further. It is my opinion that dielectric grease should be used in vaporizer mods at their 510 connections and battery bottoms, as well as flashlights.

Dielectric for me, and I use a silicon based grease called SuperLube. Good luck to you if you choose to use a conductive grease. SuperLube is also FOODGRADE, which may be important with things that go in our mouths.

 

[Wolfenstark]

Haven't had the need yet. One tank is a tad squeaky when screwing the bottom on but nothing much.

 

[Kanger Banger]

Haven't had the need yet. One tank is a tad squeaky when screwing the bottom on but nothing much.

It's "preventative maintenance" as well as making the act of threading smooth and more pleasurable to feel and hear. It'll prevent corrosion while taking the "fingernails on a chalkboard" sound/feel out of the equation. It's like motor oil in an engine between piston-rings and cylinder walls.

It'll never need it, but will help with premature deterioration of the thread's shoulders, leading to a loose-fitting situation (kind of like threading a hot dog down a hallway).

 

[hurricanegirl100]

Picked up a little tube of Noalox at Home Depot - 1 oz for $2.72 - Nice! Works great. No more Vicks on my IPV mini...Big note of thanks to Buzzlove, Pinggolfer and YoursTruli. No more problems getting the battery cap off and no more Vicks flavor! (I'm an ex-menthol smoker but that was freaking ridiculous!)

 

[Rt1Rebel]

I occasionally clean the tank and battery threads with WD40, it works great, but I imagine the lubricating effect doesn't last very long and it has more to do with the threads being clean.

 

[hurricanegirl100]

Nope, RT.the threads are clean (as in not grubby) but It's a poorly machined connection. I had a helluva time getting that battery cap on!

I used it on one of my mods, too.
It was kinda tricky getting any RDA on there - it catches, and I have to mess with it to get it in there properly. The Noalox makes it a lot easier.