Need opinions on the copper Akuma clone from VapeTech

[duc916]

It let's the battery adjust perfectly every time without having to trial and error the height of the positive pin. Ends up snug as a bug every time without issue.

Not mine... Maybe my Acerig is more prone to it than yours, but doing it that way it only worked the first few times I would pick it up and put it down, then beyond that it's loosey goosey and the battery is back to rattling around, and the firing is intermittent and requires hard pushes. Anything pushing this much current needs to have some torque to be anything close to robust, and this ain't it. Preventing the battery from spinning allows a proper bite.

 

[Oktyabr]

It would be nice to find a way to get that adjustment screw to be just a bit tougher to turn! I just got a good one from Codevape via ebay, with the copper contacts (after two failed tries with FT and a US vendor) and while I love it, I too notice that that contact will loosen up after it's been used some. I even tried some thick, conductive paste on it which helps but acts as a grease at the same time. Get that top contact pin to stay put a bit better and this would be damn near the perfect clone.

 

[classwife]

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[AnthonyTofu]

I actually found a good fix for that! Assuming you're referring to the contact for battery rattle on the top cap.

A couple of weeks ago I was adjusting the contacts on top cap to accommodate a new atty, I dropped the battery rattle screw on the shag carpet in my room and it's forever lost. So instead of ordering a new one online because it seemed pointless to pay shipping and all that on a couple tiny replacement screws, I dug around mine and my dad's tool boxes and found a nice size, normal screw from Home Depot that fit perfectly. It seems to work better than the original contact, is longer and prevents battery rattle a lot better AND fits a lot tighter than the original one. Doesn't turn with my battery or anything.

 

[AnthonyTofu]

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[stanthemanchan]

The good thing about fasttech is that you will always get what you paid for. The bad thing about fasttech is that you will always get what you paid for. Before buying anything from there, always read the reviews and check the discussion threads about the item. There are often multiple listings for each type of item. For example, there are currently six different listings for the "Akuma style mechanical mod" 18650 in copper / brass. It's important to keep in mind that fasttech is just a vendor and they get their products from a bunch of different Chinese manufacturers. Unfortunately it's impossible to tell which product is from which manufacturer just by looking at the listings. If you're unsure about something from there, don't buy it. Especially if it's a brand new item that hasn't had any reviews yet.