Are your "brass springs" brass?

[RiverNut]

You might want to check your springs if it matters to you whether or not they are brass. Nearly all of mine (~30) are not brass, they just look like it. An easy way to verify is with a magnet...if your spring is attracted to it, it is not brass.

I don't know how COV will resolve this as I still haven't received a reply on the ticket I submitted last Wednesday.

 

[JthaBigVapor]

River,

I have received you ticket and I thought I had responded to you already, sorry about that.

Bruce and I are looking into this matter, we of course use the springs we are provided with by Imeo, but we are currently looking into this matter as we thought they were//are brass.

My bad if I hadnt responded I most definately thought I had and Bruce and I are aware and looking into the issue.

 

[RiverNut]

Thanks Justin, and yeah they look like they're brass so it wouldn't have been obvious that they aren't.

push Imeo for Beryllium Copper springs
They are supposed to be the best for conductivity!

 

[Ariel_MX]

Maybe those are Iridium Plated, smokeguru has them listed as "GGTS Button Spring (NEW IRIDIUM PLATED)" or "GGTS Battery Spring (NEW IRIDIUM PLATED)".

 

[JthaBigVapor]

Ok,

Bruce and I have looked into this, the springs are in fact the "New Iridium Plated" springs. I am sorry we had them labeled wrong on the site, we thought they were brass, and we would like to apologize for any confusion out there.

I will say this however, all GG items are supplied to us by Imeo, the battery springs included, so they are real "GG" provided items. We will be updating the info on the site today.

Thanks for pointing this out guys.

 

[RiverNut]

That's it? I bought those springs for better conductivity, which they are not. Iridium plated what? The iridium plating will help with corrosion but that's all.
Very disappointing response. I guess I'll make my own springs out of a better conducting material because these suck and they are
preventing the GGTS from performing at it's potential.

 

[Bigbuyer]

Hey River, you are correct, the springs are only plated from what I can tell.
Brass plated or Iridium. I have asked for "hot" springs and will check into this more.

 

[RiverNut]

Thank you very much Bruce...and I'm sure all GG owners thank you as well. A device like GGTS deserves the best springs available.

 

[Killjoy1]

The iridium plating was actually to solve the corrosion issue. My original springs required frequent sanding to keep the contact points good and clean, these springs I have never had to do that with (been using them since they were first offered).

I'm all for better conductivity, though, so if a new spring type is offered I'd definitely give it a try ;-)


Bruce, what do you mean by "hot" spring? If you mean ones that will collapse when you have a short, the current battery springs (and the older versions) definitely do that. I've fried a few of them, myself

 

[Roxxette]

Rock my ggts with no spring

 

[Natron]

No springs here either. ...just dont tight too too much.

 

[RiverNut]

Bruce,
Imeo told me that he is now making the springs out of brass. Do you know when you will have them?

 

[JthaBigVapor]

Not yet,

I will check in and see whats up and post for ya'll about it

 

[RiverNut]

I just received a message from Imeo stating that he will be shipping brass springs to his suppliers in a couple of days. If you are having performance issues with your TS, especially with a Kick, your non-brass springs are the reason.

 

[JthaBigVapor]

Well thats cool, I'm excited to get my hands on some new springs