Is the brass spring really needed in the bottom post on my GGTS SS I was think of putting a brass bolt with a flat top so I can adjust the height What are your thoughts?
Is the brass spring realy needed?
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I don't use one but it is a safety feature. If it shorts the spring collapses to stop the chaos.
AdamAnd - I do not use the spring in TS mode, and I had the same idea to use in Stealth mode but have not find out what the thread size is.
The spring in the switch will collapse as well. So if you go with out the post spring your still good.
I will try to find out the size of the threads shouldnt be to hard. Will post here when i find out thanka adam
I think it is M5, but not sure though. If you have any other mod with M5 screw try it.
Will the regular brass springs really collapse when there is a short? Or only if you have the fuse upgrade? If the regular springs do collapse then what is the point of the fuse?
occ, the spring when its pressed cant collapse easily, thats why we need the fuse that has a very thin spring that collapse very easy. But GGTS doesnt really need the spring or the fuse because its button gets so hot that you cant touch it if a short happens.
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Sounds like i had it right i will replace the spring wich i ruin by over tighting every time with a brass bolt so it can be ajusted up or down would work great in the stealth hmmm if i make the bottom post half the hight with a bolt to adjust i might be able to fit a 18490 in there thanks guys for the info
I don't think that would work. Because the button needs totouch the bolt. I ddon't see having enough room.
Then how about a bolt with a threaded piece around it that can be ajusted to th hieght u want but long enough to always have a connection to the button i think that will work now i need a cnc machine , or just a bolt that goes into the existing bottom post that ajusts
you cant do that to all battery posts Adam. The most of them have short threads inside them
The button with a bad spring is useless, it doesn't work. As Imeo stated it gets very hot instantly, even if every thing else is right. If there is a short the button is the first thing you'll notice if you're holding it. If the button is accidentally pressed (Car, furniture) the spring deforms and gets compressed. In that case you're right a fuse is more effective.
The button functions fine even if you remove the spring entirely... brass on brass is connected to the mod body. The spring likely never sees any current, as the pin is the bigger conductor. It's purely for the function of pushing the button back out.
Imeo is correct in that the button will be painful to hold down if your atty is shorting. This might be enough protection for some... the chance that you'll first have a short and then second accidentally drop the device between the sofa cushions is probably severely small. However, in that case, it's going to fire until the battery is dead at near 0 ohms. That's going to generate a hell of a lot of heat very quickly... more heat than I want between my sofa cushions.
I, for one, like the fuse upgrade. Sooner or later, you're going to connect your ody wires backwards or drop a small clipping of wire into the connector, and a $0.50 spring makes it a "shrug and rebuild it" scenario rather than one that is potentially dangerous.
Imeo is correct in that the button will be painful to hold down if your atty is shorting. This might be enough protection for some... the chance that you'll first have a short and then second accidentally drop the device between the sofa cushions is probably severely small. However, in that case, it's going to fire until the battery is dead at near 0 ohms. That's going to generate a hell of a lot of heat very quickly... more heat than I want between my sofa cushions.
I, for one, like the fuse upgrade. Sooner or later, you're going to connect your ody wires backwards or drop a small clipping of wire into the connector, and a $0.50 spring makes it a "shrug and rebuild it" scenario rather than one that is potentially dangerous.
I can confirm this, I have removed all the springs from all my GGTS buttons and installed the magnet upgrade. The conductivity in the button is from the pin touching the brass housing.
I was getting a bunch of misfires with the magnets so I moved back to the spring. That's just me, though.
Also, to those of you taking the spring out of the bottom post... how tight are you screwing your GGTS together? I tried doing this, and I even screwed it very very lightly but I end up with a ring on my battery from where the post pushed into the bottom of the battery. I'm afraid that I will wear the battery down over time and puncture it. I wish there was a little plate I could use so it was a flat surface and not a ring.
Also, to those of you taking the spring out of the bottom post... how tight are you screwing your GGTS together? I tried doing this, and I even screwed it very very lightly but I end up with a ring on my battery from where the post pushed into the bottom of the battery. I'm afraid that I will wear the battery down over time and puncture it. I wish there was a little plate I could use so it was a flat surface and not a ring.
put a thin magnet spacer on the bottom of your battery for protection
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