FDA and longevity of 510 connecter for both mech and regulated mods

[Alien Traveler]

Now we are buying mods because we are afraid that FDA will make our life tougher in a near future. We want mods that will serve for a long time.
One of the weaker links for all mods (mech and regulated) is 510 connector.
So my question: which 510 connector will serve longer?
It looks like I have an answer about material of the body - it should be stainless steel. For copper and aluminum possibility to strip threads it high.
I do not know which type of center pin is better. I think floating pin is the worst and regulated (with a screwdriver) pin is the best, with spring loaded pin in between them. But I am far from sure.

 

[crxess]

SS = Strongest
Rule #1 = Snug, not tight. Tight Damages lesser metals.
Rule #2 = Tight is tight, to Tight is often Broken.

Watch the length of 510's when purchasing. A Few tanks and RDA's have extended 510 threading with a top gap that causes the RTA/RDA to sit high. these usually get over tightened, damaging center pins.
Regulated Mods - Quality, Proper length 510 RTA/RDA and a Spring loaded pin will never give a problem.
Keep the 510 clean(q-tip) whenever removing RTA/RDA.

None of my Regulated Boxes have had any 510 issues at all. I own a lot of Mid level Mods.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

ahh in a couple of years or so they will all have snap on cartridges anyway.

 

[BackDoc]

just get a provari......couldn't help myself( i am not a provari only guy its just that its been so long since I've seen it said)...........im in for a hundred on stainless steel

 

[Robert Cromwell]

A good SS spring loaded Fat Daddy 510 for me.

 

[eGoinMD]

I use Kato Square mods and KFL + v2 clones. Steel on steel threads. Screw for a 510 pin on the mods(hybrid style topcap???). No worries about "folding" the tank off of the mod. I think the weak link for me is the 510 on the KFL clones. I will have 9/10(total, with a mix of EHPRO and Infinite) of those within a month, and use 1 at a time.

I think that I am good. Only time will tell.

 

[WillyZee]

the 510 connection that just keeps on keeping on ... ProVari v2 and v2.5

 

[sonicbomb]

^ We just need the Reonauts to pipe in and we're done

 

[nclobo]

Something like this:
V2 510 Shorty Extension Sealed | Madvapes
Can certainly help to protect the threads. Might be worth investing in one or several.

 

[retired1]

There's something to be said for the true hybrids. No 510 connector.

 

[Rule62]

^ We just need the Reonauts to pipe in and we're done

At your service . SS connector with reverse threaded center pin.

 

[Verb]

If you're handy and the 510 has some metal around it (won't work for some regulated mods) Fat Daddy Vapes sells a 510 repair kit. You drill out the threads, tap it, and screw in an insert. Edit: the inserts are labelled "Classic 510 Connector" sold in sets of 3, you need to source an 8.5mm drill bit and a 10mmx1.5mm tap to use them.

If regulations hold, I think domestic production of grey/black market devices will migrate towards mod-atty hybrids. The .5mm pitch of the 510 sucks anyway. New users won't have a collection of 510 threaded atties.

 

[Rule62]

510 connections have always been the weak link in mod and atty design.
My solution, which I realize isn't for everybody:
I have 12 mods in rotation, all with attys on them. I just don't remove and reinstall attys on mods very often; only when I'm rebuilding the coils. Once I match an atty up with a mod, that's where it stays.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Been using a 50W Kbox Mini as my main mod since last October. Use bottom fill Subtank mini on it. Mostly one tank. All still works fine so far. I figure with a bit of dremel work I can put a Fatdaddy short 510 in there when the original one wears out.

 

[Bad Ninja]

Mods arent going anywhere.
Anyone that tells you different is either uninformed or has an agenda.

 

[crxess]

Mods arent going anywhere.
Anyone that tells you different is either uninformed or has an agenda.

Problem is, many people will not know where to look. Indiana - a large amount of B&M's are Closing July1.

I had never heard of Vaping or E-cigarettes until 4 months before I committed to give them an honest try. Thankfully, after much research, I did!

 

[Bad Ninja]

Problem is, many people will not know where to look. Indiana - a large amount of B&M's are Closing July1.

I had never heard of Vaping or E-cigarettes until 4 months before I committed to give them an honest try. Thankfully, after much research, I did!

This is correct. IMHO, We should be sharing relevant information, however it is not allowed.

I cant elaborate due to ECFs rules.
Last time I tried, all posts were deleted.

Let me just say personal vaporizers (the same ones we use) are used in other industries NOT regulated by the FDA, and they will continue to be available.

 

[YKruss]

Let me just say personal vaporizers (the same ones we use) are used in other industries NOT regulated by the FDA, and they will continue to be available.

Thanks for that info - I knew it but totally forgot.

 

[HauntedMyst]

My mods and atties are titanium or stainless. I'm not really worried about the connection. I agree 510 isn't the best but it's the only thing I have.

 

[Rickajho]

^ We just need the Reonauts to pipe in and we're done

At your service . SS connector with reverse threaded center pin.

And spares. You can even buy spares. So there.