At first, I was a little bummed with my Omega, but now I'm not..

[leathermonkey7]

I got my Omega in the mail. It misfired ALOT. It had a fairly large ding on the battery housing. It tarnished, almost white it 2 days. It went through batteries much quicker then my SB. The threads seemed to be rough, and nowhere near as smooth as my SB. I was a bit bummed.
THEN, I saw Chad's Omega maint video. I took it apart, and discovered that the contact switch wasn't aligned properly, and pushing down far enough. I adjusted that very easily, and now it fires every time. Then I took their advise, and used a 3.7v battery, instead of stacking a 6 v configuration. I did however put on a LR atty, since I'm a 6 v guy, and now the battery life is excellent.
Then I got the cleaner he suggested, and put a little lube on the threads, and now its like butter. Best PV I ever had. It took a little tweaking, but, hey, its a new run of a new product. Very happy to report that this thing kicks ....! Thanks guys.

 

[DaSaP]

so so glad u enjoy it i started out reading and was worried.. that you where going to mean somthing BAD.. I was gasping.. I LOVE MINE!

 

[motox]

I've had my Omega for a week now, and it is a solid performer. I am finding that it tarnishes VERY quickly. Maybe I'm just ultra particular, but after a day of use, it starts to look pretty rough until I polish it again with the Gel Gloss. After polishing, it looks like a million bucks, but it's a shame it doesn't last longer. If it just had a more tarnish resistant finish (or was offered in a black version like my BSB), the Omega would be a solid 10 out of 10 for me.

 

[doots]

I am not having that trouble with tarnish on mine. I have been using for a week or more. I am really loving this mod. It grows on you the more you use it.

 

[USinchains]

I'm thinking a tarnish can be a good thing, I'm a patina kind of guy and none of the bare metal mods I have are ever going to have any. Anyone got picks of this tarnishing? I'm not sure how it happens on nickel.

 

[doots]

I'm thinking a tarnish can be a good thing, I'm a patina kind of guy and none of the bare metal mods I have are ever going to have any. Anyone got picks of this tarnishing? I'm not sure how it happens on nickel.

Me too.. it gives your mod character.

 

[ohiomelody]

There are some people that have experienced tarnishing and some that have not. I'm guessing that whether it tarnishes or not has something to do with your body chemistry or pH and the nickel finish. That's just a guess though.

 

[Quick1]

Mine tarnished after a while. I wasn't sure if it might have been the polish/cleaner I used on it. That might have something to do with it but there is definitely a finish thing too. The bottom is distinctly more tarnished than the top. It's sort of a white/cream colored effect and especially noticeable under fluorescent lighting. I do think it also may be caused by skin oils and more likely sweat. The bottom part of the top is a little tarnished where the top part of the top (switch cover and connector holder) does not appear to be tarnished at all. Might indicate some variation in the plating process since they are different pieces. I'm guessing the plater did batches of one part at a time?

It doesn't bother me much.

 

[Quick1]

It went through batteries much quicker then my SB.

There really shouldn't be any measurable difference from the SB in that aspect. For what it's worth, my Tenergy 3.0v protected CR123a's are lasting the better part of 8 hours. Well over 5 for sure, even with heavy vaping.

 

[imtheshane]

Mine tarnishes very badly. If I don't use gel gloss on it every couple of days you can barely even tell that it's nickel underneath the white. It's getting to the point now that even a good cleaning and buffing isn't removing the tarnish. It's still an incredible PV, even with that.

 

[luv2vape]

ive had my omega for a week now with no tarnish. the problem i had was the top button was very hard to push, even hurting my finger.so last night took it apart the little moving battery contact was very sticky almost seized!i noalxed it and any other moving parts and now it slides like a dream!

 

[SaltoftheEarth]

I've vaped mine nonstop ever since it came in the mail (I had ordered the first day it became available). I have not used any products on it and have no tarnish whatsoever.

 

[Wench]

Mine tarnishes like the devil. It needs to be cleaned every other day.
I figured the south and high humidity probably playing a factor in it.
I may just let it tarnish up and see what it comes out looking like lol

Still love it though...

 

[Quick1]

I've vaped mine nonstop ever since it came in the mail (I had ordered the first day it became available). I have not used any products on it and have no tarnish whatsoever.

SaltoftheEarth may be lacking any in your body chemistry (sweat)

 

[SaltoftheEarth]

SaltoftheEarth may be lacking any in your body chemistry (sweat)

Hah, I'll have to let my wife know that. She's always on me about using too much salt!!!

 

[RooksGambit]

Mine has tarnished fairly quickly, too. About 3 days, but a quick 1 minute of rubdown with polish, and it's good as new.

For those of you who would have preferred a different finish, you more than likely have a car shop with powder coating capabilities in your town. Or even just a machine shop. I'm thinking of getting the bevelled part of mine media blasted or powder coated, since it's a bit...slidey when I'm using it, and the bulk of my had rests in the bevel.

 

[Jackal3]

Only the battery housing is tarnished on mine, but it tarnished a nice gun metal gray. The top is still very shiny.

 

[psycho52799]

Same thing as Jackal3 is saying it's only the battery housing that tarnishes on mine also. But after a nice little buff it's like new again.

I am just in love with my Omega 9.9/10 and if it didn't tarnish so easy than it would of got a 10/10.

Great job on this one Chad & Rob.