FYI: Smoktech making Genesis-style atty

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Cool_Breeze

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This morning I went to the only remaining real hardware store in town to get some replacment screws for my Smoketch Atty. I wanted to get screws with a flat bottom on the head in lieu of the pan-head ones provided. The store did not have metric sizes in stainless steel, so I got zinc plated steel 2 mm screws.

My recollection from some time back is that when 'welding' galvinized (zinc plating) materials, a toxic gas is given off. Do y'all think this is a concern in the case of using in an atty?
 

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This is my setup, been waiting for it so loooong :D
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This morning I went to the only remaining real hardware store in town to get some replacment screws for my Smoketch Atty. I wanted to get screws with a flat bottom on the head in lieu of the pan-head ones provided. The store did not have metric sizes in stainless steel, so I got zinc plated steel 2 mm screws.

My recollection from some time back is that when 'welding' galvinized (zinc plating) materials, a toxic gas is given off. Do y'all think this is a concern in the case of using in an atty?

I was looking for some info on this earlier then got sidetracked :blush: :lol:

I don't think galvanized screws should be a problem; but you may want to look further into it yourself, Cool.

Wikipedia:
Metal fume fever is due to the inhalation of certain metals, either as fine dust or most commonly as fumes. Simple compounds of the metals, such as their oxides, are equally capable of causing it. The effects of particularly toxic compounds, such as nickel carbonyl, are not considered as a mere metal fume fever.
Exposure usually arises through hot metalworking processes, such as smelting and casting of zinc alloys, or welding of galvanized metals. If the metal concerned is particularly high-risk, then cold sanding processes may also cause it, even though the dose is lower. This may also occur with electroplated surfaces or metal-rich anti-corrosion paint, such as cadmium passivated steel or zinc chromate primer on aluminium aircraft parts. Exposure has also been reported in use of lead free ammunition, by the harder steel core stripping excess metal from the jacket of the bullet and barrel of the rifle.[8]
The most plausible mechanism accounting for the symptoms involves a dose-dependent release of certain cytokines, an event which occurs by inhaled metal oxide fumes which injure the lung cells. This is not an allergic reaction, though allergic reactions to metal fumes can occur. [9]
 

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:thumbs: Bucky! Nothin' like that first vape off your first mod, huh? :D


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I think Ive finally poped the coil on my ss wick so Im going to cvs after work and get some of the cotton you posted a link to and set my tank up with it...well ya know,its there...just gotta try it ...:) wonder if it will set up str8 like the ss wick out of the single hole?
 

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I think Ive finally poped the coil on my ss wick so Im going to cvs after work and get some of the cotton you posted a link to and set my tank up with it...well ya know,its there...just gotta try it ...:) wonder if it will set up str8 like the ss wick out of the single hole?

I did that a couple of times. Once with it actually sticking up like a SS wick - it worked fine. The other time the coil/wick was horizontal (sorta like the original setup but with only one 'leg' going into the tank), this setup kept flooding the upper chamber; I had to blow juice out of the air tube a few times that day. I've been doing the factory setup with a cotton wick since that. Still can't believe how much juice I'm going through with this setup :rolleyes: :lol:
 

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I did that a couple of times. Once with it actually sticking up like a SS wick - it worked fine. The other time the coil/wick was horizontal (sorta like the original setup but with only one 'leg' going into the tank), this setup kept flooding the upper chamber; I had to blow juice out of the air tube a few times that day. I've been doing the factory setup with a cotton wick since that. Still can't believe how much juice I'm going through with this setup :rolleyes: :lol:


with the factory setup, are you dealing with the stock screws or did u replace them? i have a heck of a time with them,lol
 
Ugh, those darn screws....lol.
I bought one of the vivi rebuilds, I had $19 worth of fun. I did several different style wick setups, everything was good.
I eventually got mad at those screws and then I had fun with the hammer.
The drip tip that comes with this is very big and gaudy. Probably not something I would use as the bulb part is 5/8" in size.
They also have to much air flow. I plugged the original hole and drilled a small hole in the tank by the coil...the upper chamber is still to large for me to like this device.
Anyways, like I said, I had a $19 fun day and I'm over it. :)
 

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This morning I went to the only remaining real hardware store in town to get some replacment screws for my Smoketch Atty. I wanted to get screws with a flat bottom on the head in lieu of the pan-head ones provided. The store did not have metric sizes in stainless steel, so I got zinc plated steel 2 mm screws.

My recollection from some time back is that when 'welding' galvinized (zinc plating) materials, a toxic gas is given off. Do y'all think this is a concern in the case of using in an atty?

You could try sanding the zinc off of the heads of those with an emery board or some wet & dry & then sit them in a class of coke for 5-10minutes , which will remove most of the remaining zinc. The zinc on the threads shouldn't be an issue, since they will be encased in the screw hole metal. The main one to worry about is the positive post, since it is sitting up in free air & will get hotter than the neg post, which has a nice alum heat sink all round it.
 
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