Well, after a day of puffing on the Alcatraz I was quite dissatisfied with its performance. I figured before I gave up on it I would break it down, clean it up and rebuild it hoping maybe there were some bad contact points or something...
First thing to note about this
mod- it's not just 3 or 4 pieces screwed together. The main body is actually 15 loose rods and 3 threaded rods holding together a base plate and top ring. I assumed (like a dummy) that there was some magical force that would hold the rods in place to make reassembly easier. No luck. It took at least 45 minutes to put this thing back together. And if you don't have patience it may NEVER make it back to one piece.
Second thing is the switch. I've always preferred a side button to a bottom button so I was happy to find this one. However it can't be easily disassembled for cleaning or repair. There is a small light inside the button (one more thing to break).
But after cleaning all the ends of the rods and screws and finally getting them aligned into both the base and top ring and cleaning to parts of the switch I could reach and cleaning the 510 connection it finally hits as good as my hammer!
So on the one hand I hate how difficult this thing was to put back together after cleaning it up. I hate the switch assembly.
But on the other I LOVE the look of it! And I love the position of the switch and now that it's hitting hard I love
vaping from it.
Guess time will tell which side is more important, though I have a feeling that switch is going to be the weak point.
