Need Help W/New Gus22 and GusTele

[ksr1qb]

Guys
Been following this thread with great interest. Thanks for all the tips. Thanks to all of you, i ordered the Paps center post and skipped the whole brass screw fix. I didnt know the Tele had problems out of the box or I wouldn't have ordered it. ATM i'm working on the switch.

One question. I may have the chance to gold or silver plate the button. How do i remove the Delrin insulator on the switch? The thing is stuck down tight. After that i need to figure out how to disassemble the switch. That C clip looks like a ....*.

Hope someone can chime in here. Thanks!

Where did you order the Paps center post?

 

[Cheddar_Bob]

You are correct it doesn't fit, the shoulder needs to be modded....need to remove about 2mm of the shoulder to fit the guss tele switch and I don't know for sure if that would work...I rather you use a guss 22 switch which works just as well..the top cap post is fine and works on either of the gus mods with a lil modification or you can buy the telescopic topcap post from vaporart..I like the one I use better for the gus tele because it self-adjust as you turn to adjust the mod its self...its also thicker like the chi you post and holds the battery tightly in place with out having to go under the cap when chaging batteries and that's a plus...lol

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I ordered the post and brass button replacement kit from vapourart. If you are comfortable with a dremel tool, 3 minutes and the paps brass button replacement will work in the Gus tele. I did not like my Gus at all when I got it, now it's a beast. Thank you for this thread as it got me going in the right direction.

 

[Koman]

Ah, that's good to know Bob, thanks!

 

[GaLacTic]

wan't to say tanks to everyone on this thread for all the tips on the gus tele.. its a great mod just needs a little love ..got it up to par ....

 

[Cheddar_Bob]

Yessir, if it wasn't for badinfluence's good influence, I never would have pulled the trigger and ordered the parts to fix ol' Gus.

 

[kingdal]

Take one of those tiny flat head screwdrivers and pry it up from the inside of the switch working upwads going around the switch trying not to mess up the derlin insulator...

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Thanks Badinfluence! You've been a great help!

 

[badinfluence357]

View attachment 197975 wan't to say tanks to everyone on this thread for all the tips on the gus tele.. its a great mod just needs a little love ..got it up to par ....

Way to go Galactic...I love it, looks so sexy and its a custom mod now.. how did you it?...did it give you a hard time? What modifications did you do to the switch post, if any?

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[badinfluence357]

Thanks Badinfluence! You've been a great help!

Your welcome friend..

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[badinfluence357]

You guys are all welcome and I'm glad I was able to help all of you that own a gus better their mod...hope all will enjoy this modification....your friend to the end Baninfluence357!

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[bamr]

so i could get a sterling silver screw instead of a brass screw for the posotive post?

 

[bamr]

Aluminium is a bit on the soft or fast wear side, and silver isn't seen as being economically viable.
Brass is cheap, easy to machine and once the mass is above a certain point highly conductive.
Silver plating has bbeen tried on the MMV Poldiac ( I have one ) and IMHO wears off too quickly to be anything but a PITA.
Sterling silver is the way to go, but as I said most manufactures would be too concerned about competing with other companies on product price to risk the asking price.
"gravewolf" does sterling silver upgrades for a fee, but it's going to be a wait and a price, this is his thread:http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/battery-mods/381050-wip-18650-sterling-silver-mod.html

So i could get a sterling silver screw for the posotive post instead of brass and it would work better?

 

[davros]

Thanks to everyone for all the great info here. I just got my G22 in the mail yesterday.
Before I pull the trigger on the order from Vapourart... Will the PAPS Telescopic Center Post work as a replacement for the top spring and screw in my G22?
http://www.vapourart.com/en/product/gp-telescopic-centre-post-version-21

 

[surewhynot]

Great post. Was gonna pick up a Gus 22 18350 mod tomorrow. Believe it already has brass bottom firing button. So do I just need to get a brass screw size 10/32 to get rid of the voltage drop because of hot spring? Just wanted to clarify before buying Gus 22.

Will this work?

http://www.amazon.com/Threaded-Insert-Threads-Tensile-Strength/dp/B002KSZ0GE

Or

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005RTF0J0/ref=redir_mdp_mobile

Thanks

 

[peterrr]

bump, wondering the same

 

[surewhynot]

i just used a regular brass screw and cut the head off so only using the threads... GUS 22 18350 is awesome..

 

[Dontae92]

I used m5 brass screws. Not sure if that is the same as 10/32

 

[Subiezilla]

Any negative effects from removing the insulator ring from the button? Besides the positive effect of shortening the button throw?

 

[BigCypress]

I have an old style g22 and just tried prying the delrin insulator off. That thing is really on there. Didn't get it off but ...???

 

[badinfluence357]

Any negative effects from removing the insulator ring from the button? Besides the positive effect of shortening the button throw?

None at all

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[Subiezilla]

None at all

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Thanks, do you have any quick tips on removing the insulator ring from the button? Also I had a quick thought, wouldn't it be better if instead of sanding the bottom contact to a dome shape we sand it to make it flat as possible to increase the contact surface area? This is just a thought, I have not received my gus yet so I can't physically see if it will make it hard or impossible to reach the battery if sanded to that point.