Am I imagining things or was there a thread once about someone who pulled their atomizer's top cap off while it was screwed into their Reo, and ended up displacing the 510 a bit? For atties with really tight fits, is doing this discouraged?
Pulling atomizer top caps
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I am joining in here because each time I take the lid of my Origen 16, I am nervous about the 510 because it is so tight.
I have had no issues at all because I avoid them with tight atty caps in one of three ways, or a combination of them. I do not lube them because it can get cooked by a hot atty cap from my LDLH's (make them even harder to get off).1. If they have 2 or more o-rings that hold them on, I remove the top ones leaving only the bottom o-ring. If still too tight, see #2.
2. On single o-ring atty's I lightly wet sand the factory o-ring with 320 Emery cloth or Crocus paper. It doesn't take much so use a light hand.
3. Or I replace the factory o-ring with a slightly smaller o-ring in cross section.
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In a metal mod you will never pull the 510 out . If you have a woodvil I would remove the atty from the mod to pull the cap . Some great advice from spydro
A little lube on the o rings helps if the caps are not to tight
A little lube on the o rings helps if the caps are not to tight
Overly tight top caps are something I simply won't put up with. If I can't fix it by either changing the o rings, finding o rings that are a softer compound, eliminating one of the o rings, or lubricating, it goes in the drawer, regardless how great the atty is, otherwise.
I keep an old tube mech around as my sacrifice atty cap puller. I've pulled 510's loose on both mods (not reos) and an ohm checker, so I'm in the "thrice bitten, once shy" camp. Unless it's a screw-on cap (eg RM2, graal), I put it on the tube to remove the cap.
I do find, however, that most caps loosen with use - prolly due to the combo of wear on the o-rings and juice introduction.
I do find, however, that most caps loosen with use - prolly due to the combo of wear on the o-rings and juice introduction.
I'm not going to take mounted atty's off Woodvil's/any Reo just to pull their cap. But I do use a SS atty display stand for pulling tight caps on atty's I haven't modded the o-rings on yet.
I have the same. I have an old top piece from a retired telescopic mod that I use as a rebuilding stand. Even my ohm checker, which is from USA Ohm Meters, and therefore a little pricey, as ohm testers go, is too flimsy for pulling top caps.
Now thats what you want to hear
I cant believe how much love I have for my SL's, if there was anything I would change on them, it would be where the delrin gets screwed in to the body. I wish it was made like the P67, where it has more 'meat' for the screw threads. Not that I have issues with mine but I've only ever taken them off once due to fear of damaging it. Hell I even know Rob's clever 'punch fix' for just in case hahaha
Other than that, I'm confident in saying, the Reo grand is the best single 18650 sqounker ever made.
Other than that, I'm confident in saying, the Reo grand is the best single 18650 sqounker ever made.
I agree with you.
Granted, there are some very nice squonkers being made these days by some small shops. But with Rob's website, and quick availability of mods and spare parts, as well as the best customer service in the business, Reos is where I stay.
Likewise in that I agree with you but another thing that sets the Reo Grand above the other 2 brilliant metal mods out there is the price point of the Grand
Just so much win 
Likewise in that I agree with you but another thing that sets the Reo Grand above the other 2 brilliant metal mods out there is the price point of the Grand
Again, agreed. The price point of Rob's products, both the metals and the Woodvils, are well within the price points I'm willing to spend.
I never pull a cap off the deck on any device... especially a batch of Cyclones that were made just after the change of deck style... those are really tight... so I spoke to my two mates who are wizards with tools and they both made me what I call Cap Pullers! Best device ever (well second best because the REO is always first)!
Very nice!!
I have a cap puller as well, not quite as fancy though... it's called a EGO battery!!
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