Oh I Won't Throw it Out. No Way.
Loved that Mod. True Stealth wrapped up in a Solid Metal Body. It will get Moved to the RDP (Rainy Day Projects) Box.
And Who Knows? It might become an Organ Donor for my other Stealth 40w.
Had to retire my 30 when the 510 got so loose you could pull the tank out without touching the threads. My 40 is still working after 5 years. Doesn't hold a charge too long but I can't bring myself to toss it while it still works. I read once that up to the 30 they had aluminium 510's but they changed to SS with the 40.
Crazy that you guys got stripped threads on the isick 30W. Those were SS threads. I have stripped 20W isticks because those are brass. But never a 30W.
I use a gizmo/adapter (don't ask me what it's called) that just sits there screwed onto my iStick permanently. The tank is being screwed into the gizmo. Mine is almost 7 years old and still kicking. Not very hard, but kicking nonetheless.
Why do you want them to die?So do I!
And two MVPs that will not die no matter how much I want them to.
Because they are old, heavy, ugly, antiquated bricks. Nothing like those new zippy mods we're buying now.
BTW - All Three of my iStick 20w's were Dead from sitting on a Shelf for years.
But All Three of them Turn On as soon as I plugged in a Life Giving USB Charging Cable.
LOL
So you're telling me I've been using my adapter for nothing?Lemme look.
It is All slowly coming Back to Me.
The iStick 30w was the one that has the Lip on it so that a 22mm Atty doesn't hang over the Side. I never had one of those. Just 20w's and 40w's. As well as a iStick Mini or two.
But eLeaf says that the 30w has SS Threads.
iStick 30W | Wide Range of Batteries @ Eleafworld
So they should Hold Up as well as Most Modern Mods.
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I have a 20W with stripped threads but appears to charge with no issues. Can't say how well it holds the charge since I can't use it lol
I have a 30W that will not charge properly. I used to think it was the battery but I believe it could be the charging port. That's just a guess. When I opened it I didn't think to check the USB port, was just checking the battery to see if I could put an 18650 in there (I doubt it). May open it to see if the UBS charge port soldering is damaged. But I don't have that much motivation.
I used to have another 30W in rotation but I sold that one soon after opening it to a tow truck driver that towed my car
I have 2 more 30W isticks sealed, never opened.
To the best of my knowledge, the 30W never came with brass threads, always SS. Only reason why I bothered buying it, that and the spring loaded 510. My 20W had already stripped by the time the 30W was released. Wasn't happy with eleaf at that time.
Correct. It's the only thing, aesthetically speaking, that doesn't make them identical.
20W
30W
you can see the SS threads here
DItto.
That's the one. I love the lip--no ugly overhang.
It's slowly coming back to me. My iStick 30 has no adapter and threads look like they are ss--just looked. I probably used the adapter for a while just in case--to baby those threads. It was a long time ago. Sorry for the confusion.
As you were.
I never wanted a 40W when they 1st came out because I didn't understand that you didn't have to use the TC function. Would have bought some on clearance in the past year or so if I found them, just to have them, but it appears everyone is selling these isticks for way more than they are worth today, IMHO. Must have a high demand. I believe eleaf still produces the istick 10W, 30W and 40W.
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BTW - I Believe I have the Honor of being the 1st Person on the ECF to take an iStick 20w apart.
Eleaf Istick - Post# 713
Eleaf Istick - Post# 713
I thought I read that the 30 had an aluminium 510. It's quite possible that what I read was wrong, or I misremembered it.
It wasn't stripped threads I had exactly. It seemed like the 510 socket was becoming wider.
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