Clone: Sentinel Mechanical Mod

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Heavyrocker

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Into Day 2 of using this and a minor nit. I've been chain vaping it all day and there is a metallic smell coming from the aluminum or brass onto my hands. I imagine it's the oils, perspiration, etc. Only noticed after a few hours straight of using only this PV and no other, so it's been glued to my hands for 8 hours. Still well worth the money.

Its the brass,it give off an odor.

Is there lead in Brass?

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_there_lead_in_Brass
 
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The full brass version is a bit lighter than K100 but it feels more solid and sturdier than the K100 or the sentinel aluminium version. The Mortar or TVS clone is the most heavy...

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The TVS clone you have, would you happen to know if that one fits an 18350 battery? I read the the TVS Diablo from the Philippines is not compatible with 18350's. Hopefully the one from fasttech is because I ordered one! Thanks. hope to hear from you!
 

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The TVS clone you have, would you happen to know if that one fits an 18350 battery? I read the the TVS Diablo from the Philippines is not compatible with 18350's. Hopefully the one from fasttech is because I ordered one! Thanks. hope to hear from you!

The FT site list: 14400, 14500, 16340, 18350, 18650 batteries are available for this battery compartment
 

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Tot, youve had no problem using those 18350s at such low res? Im curious cus i have 6 18350 efests (no 18490s) and wanna do the same thing on my gennys when my sentinel comes in. Just thought the Amp draw would be too great, so i have 6 panny 18650 hybrids in case.

yikes. thats scary. EFest 18350s are rated at 10C. i tend to think they inflate the mah, but if the batt is truly 700mah, a 10C rating puts the max amp draw at 7. meaning, on a freshly charged batt (4.2v), the lowest you should go is .6Ω. and i wouldnt even push it that far. 1Ω+ is much much safer. maybe .9 or .8 but even thats pushing it. flavor and TH no longer matter when you blast your tongue out of your head from an explosion. please be careful. we dont want anyone getting hurt and shedding a negative light on vaping.
 

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Y'all are confusing the heck outta me one guy says efest is safe now another guy is saying it's not ! So is the 18350 efest safe or not?? Should I just stay away from putting that in my v3 and just use my panny 18650's instead?

Efest batts are rated a great battery,the trustfires are the lower quality.
 

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Before getting a brass mod,read this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass

Material Name: Brass Alloys
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In case of inadequate ventilation wear respiratory
protection
Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.
Wash thoroughly after handling
Wear protective gloves
Obtain special instructions before use
Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood
Use pers
onal protective equipment as required
Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
Avoid release to the environment

Personal Protective Equipment: Hands
Use impervious gloves such as neoprene, nitrile, or rubber for hand protection.


http://www.ryerson.com/en/Products/Metals/~/media/www/Files/MSDS Files/MSDS Brass Alloys.ashx




http://www.onlinemetals.com/brassguide.cfm


360 Brass (Free Machining Brass)
Free Machining brass is the most commonly used of the brass rod and bar items. The presence of lead in the alloy creates a highly machinable material that can easily be cut and shaped into whatever you need. It is not so good, however, at forming operations.

C360 Free Machining Brass
Minimum Properties Ultimate Tensile Strength, psi 58,000
Yield Strength, psi 45,000
Elongation 25%
Rockwell Hardness B78
Chemistry Copper (Cu) 60 - 63%
Zinc (Zn) 35.5%
Iron (Fe) 0.35% min
Lead (Pb) 2.5 - 3.7%
 
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Y'all are confusing the heck outta me one guy says efest is safe now another guy is saying it's not ! So is the 18350 efest safe or not?? Should I just stay away from putting that in my v3 and just use my panny 18650's instead?

Efests are safe, just not at less than half an ohm. Any batt that ends in -fire will be lesser quality. And might actually cause you a fire. The Panasonic batts are high quality, better than efest and WAY better than ultra/trust/mars fire.
 

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Thank you. I read that. However, fasttech is known to use misinformation on their site and there is not way, this mod can fit a 14500. that is too suspect.

you might be surprised which mods can hold a 14500. some mechs can use a 14500 even though the battery compartment is much wider. i dont know WHY anyone would want to...but some mods certainly can.
but i do agree with you that in general FT harbors some misinformation. thats for sure.
 

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I finally got mine today from VaporBreak. 12 days from order date (not too bad from china).

I'm really quite happy with this.
I still think I would prefer SS over aluminum just for durability, but the weight is actually nice.
I like the lighter weight for pocketing but it doesn't feel flimsy or anything.
Aluminum is better for conductivity anyways.
It does hit hard. The button does not require any modding - it's short, just the right pressure needed.
The button does not fire unlocked standing on it's own weight. It fires every time I've hit it.
I love the top sprung, floating, center pin!

Unboxing
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Disassembled
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Disassemble switch to check it out
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With lock ring off
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Top cap SPRUNG floating center pin! Nice!
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Size comparision: S19's in 18350 mode; SV3 in 18490 mode; SV3 in 18350 mode; Innokin Ucan
Yes, I ordered 2 (maybe give one to my brother....maybe not lol)
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Guess I can't give one away - Grandma stole one already!
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J/K - that's a pic stolen from MyVape Airborne
 
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