All my mods part1

[peaceoffcake]

I put mesh in a hole 2,2mm with no ss tube and its work excelent. I have problem with transport liquid (after 3-4 puffs the mesh is dry) and I must wait about 20-30 sec to be wet again. Then I put another mesh of 1mm inside the mesh tube (I have hole in the middle of 2,2mm mesh) and now everything is perfect.
Sorry for my english. I hope you understand all.

 

[roadrash]

Hey... looking for cheap SS tubes ??? May be this helps :

SS tube used to some fishing stuff (2mm ID):
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SS tube of a pop rivet (2.5mm ID):
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I hope to be useful

as far as my bad eyes can tell. The center post on some of the 510 cartos is close to 2mm id and 8 mm long.

 

[RobertEM]

Grainger sells the SS mesh.

How is everyone sealing the wires where they go through the top cap?

Also, what about fastening the connectors, especially when using screws to hold the Kanthal wire?

Thank you.

 

[Gummy Bear]

Grainger sells the SS mesh - expand the mesh size list here.

How is everyone sealing the wires where they go through the top cap?

Also, what about fastening the connectors, especially when using screws to hold the Kanthal wire?

Thank you.

I pressed a 510 atty connector into the bottom cap and soldered solid core (doorbell wire) to it. put some heat shrink around it and at the top the heat shrink just barely came through the hole for a good seal. soldered it to brass #4 nuts. I used 1 insulated standoff for the + side. but with solid core wire you don't have to have a standoff, it will stay where you put it.

 

[Jensb]

here one of mine.

I use them since a week every day and have 4 in circle.
Very easy to build and if something broken then i just make new cost me 30minutes

 

[Turbo]

Very nice 'jens'. Where did you get the ceramic caps? What device are you using it on?

 

[Jensb]

turbo i cast them self. take 30minutes and is very cheap.
look this thread
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modders-forum/135786-some-homemade-attys-genesis.html

here a picture of my box with touch sensor
http://pics.nepenthes.se/var/resizes/Boxmods/IMG_6533.jpg?m=1287749190

 

[Turbo]

Very nice! I'll check out the other thread too.

 

[ecitek]

So - would it be possible (or wise) to use an aluminum pill fob for a tank/atty? Scubabatdan is using them for his own version, so I am guessing they are safe. They seem like a good ready-made source for a tank.

 

[haft2doit]

I don't see why you couldn't use that. I think most of the people making endcaps with a lathe are using aluminum.

 

[Gummy Bear]

aluminum should be just fine. It will degrade some due to the exposure of the juice. if you see pitting after several months, just make a new one.

 

[asdaq]

I was concerned about the anodizing, but it seems to be a protective layer that can take the heat. As for holding liquid I wouldn't worry. Just to be on the safe side, a small tube between the mesh wick and the exposed alu in the hole would be a good idea. The materials used to make the fobs are unknown, and it would be good to minimize any risks. Raidy has done a couple with jumbo fobs, but we haven't seen the insides yet

 

[Gummy Bear]

The materials used to make the fobs are unknown,

You got that right,,, I use them to make a vapestack type PV and some of them sure look, cut and drill like aluminum but won't conduct electricity worth a crap.

 

[asdaq]

Thats probably the anodizing, especially in the threads. I wonder if they are made with lead free alu, which makes them easier to machine.

Dear China, please whip up a batch of Bio- Pillenfobben.

Yours,

ECF

 

[Gummy Bear]

At 2 bucks each from WallyWorld I doubt they even bother with anodizing, but the 5 dollar ones from CVS work good anodizing or not.

 

[haft2doit]

This may seem like a silly question bet where do you get the atty connectors? I can find the battery connectors bit not the male atty ones. Do you just rip them out of atty's? People make a lot of battery mods but not too many make their own atty's.

 

[br5495]

This may seem like a silly question bet where do you get the atty connectors? I can find the battery connectors bit not the male atty ones. Do you just rip them out of atty's? People make a lot of battery mods but not too many make their own atty's.

Mods - E-Cig Atomizer Connectors

 

[haft2doit]

thanks for that br

 

[v1John]

MadVapes sell them too (and nichrome wire),

Connectors

 

[v1John]

Has anyone found any good US suppliers for the mesh. I found 1 that will sell a 3x3" swatch for $25 after shipping but I would rather get more than 3x3 and if you get a square foot they require you to get 5 of them making it $90 after shipping. I just want something like a square foot for $25 after shipping.

McMaster-Carr, they have wire cloth:

McMaster-Carr

type 304 SS ... good corrosion resistance
type 316 SS ... molybdenum content for chemical resistance
type 430 SS ... good corrosion resistance, chromium based (ferritic) and magnetic


(the question is which one to get, probably type 304, but then you can also choose the wire cloth thickness too) I think you can get a square foot for about $15