My 4Nine clone behaves oddly.

[OGNDY]

Either that or I'm just stupid. Which is a real possibility...

When I install the magnets for the switch so they oppose - which is the correct way(?) - so they act like a "magnetic spring", there is no action. No contact, no vape, the atty is dead, no fun.

When I flip the magnet (no opposing force when I press the switch; have to rely on gravity for the switch to retract when I let go) the thing vapes like a beast, so there is definitely contact between the battery and the atty, but clearly this isn't the way it's supposed to be since there is very little control over the switch.

EDIT: I AM an idiot. I just noticed that the magnetic disk is threaded so I can adjust how much the contact points protrude on each side. That said, a manual would have helped, though.

 

[DaveSignal]

If there is a battery rattle adjustment, make sure you adjust it for your battery.

 

[OGNDY]

Holy vapes, this thing is fun! I never understood the attraction of mech mods before. I have a Penny mod clone that is less than impressive, but this thing? Yikes!!!

 

[Vatic]

Be careful what you screw on top of that mod. The 4nine is a hybrid top cap mod, meaning that the positive post on the atty makes direct contact with the battery. Do not screw on an atlantis or other tank/atty that has a recessed/spring loaded or non adjustable positive pin. Hope this helps.
~Vatic

 

[OGNDY]

Be careful what you screw on top of that mod. The 4nine is a hybrid top cap mod, meaning that the positive post on the atty makes direct contact with the battery. Do not screw on an atlantis or other tank/atty that has a recessed/spring loaded or non adjustable positive pin. Hope this helps.
~Vatic

Thanks for the tip. I've tried it with a Tugboat which has some protrusion and a Mutation X which has an adjustable pin. Both perform awesome. I'm sitting here all red-faced from nic overdose and couldn't be happier. Vapemail that you had forgotten all about is the best surprise there is.

 

[Vatic]

Thanks for the tip. I've tried it with a Tugboat which has some protrusion and a Mutation X which has an adjustable pin. Both perform awesome. I'm sitting here all red-faced from nic overdose and couldn't be happier. Vapemail that you had forgotten all about is the best surprise there is.

well, I learned the hard way. I had a 4nine a year ago or so and a buddy wanted to see how it hit. He was using an MVP and wanted a mech. Without thinking, I took off my RBA and screwed on his Iclear30 and handed it to him. He immediately handed it back and said, "its hot". Soon as it hit my hands it was hotter than a frying pan. I quickly spun off the tank and tossed it, rolling it across the room to get it away from us. About 10 minutes later, I went over,unscrewed and checked the battery with a multimeter. It read 0.0v. Toasted my new VTC4......It also ruined the mod. It polarized both magnets so no matter how you turned them they would never repel each other anymore. All because I wasn't thinking and didn't look at the connection on the iclear 30b, sure enough the positive was counter sunk and it dead shorted when he tried to hit it. The only thing that still worked after that fiasco was his damned iclear30b. Expensive lesson for me, so Just be super careful with hybrid top cap mods.

 

[Kprthevapr]

Here's a good example of a safe atty

 

[Zayn]

I picked up a Tobh 2.5 for this little guy because neither of my tanks had the pin lower then the threads which I learned the hard way....hurts.

As far as it goes, I love this mod, funny thing is, I wasn't interested in mech mods at all and was just running my tanks off a box mod before this little surprise came in my Vapebox