Newb Questions about Mods and Battery Size

[RobertNC]

Hi All,

So I have done my fair share of recoiling, but I am new to mechanical mods (looking for my own permanent solution with no electronics as I am apocalyptic about the FDA's "Final Solution").

So here is what I started with (I'm sure I'll evolve it several times before I'm satisfied).

Ohm Meter (not even really into subohming, just wanna be safe).
Regulated charger.
Two legit Sony VTC4 30A 18650.

So that's the basics.

mod: Tesla Steampunk, because it is well, just so cool.

RTA: "kayfun" V3.0. They are discontinued so I had to go with a Chinese knockoff :-( but I wanted to start with something that has a lotta history and beginner friendly).

It's still in customs, arghh. But I have everything else and now a question.

Last night just for kicks and giggles, I dug up an old 510 thread carto and gave it a whirl. Of course there was no draw because no air holes in the carto, no problem. I just wanted to hear it fire and it did.

BUT... the OD of the battery is a little light, and if the firing pin is not depressed you can hear it slide and knock back and forth.

Is this typical? Do people usually just wrap some tape around the battery to snug it up in the mod shell?

Any additional critiques, and non-discontinued RTA's recommends that are easy to coil are welcome too.

Thanks,

Robert

 

[Izan]

Hi and welcome.

Adjust to keep battery in place.
The carto should have worked fine. The air is drawn in from the 510.

Cheers
I

 

[Joergl100]

Is it that Steampunk: Tesla Steampunk Mechanical Mod Single 18650 ? You can adjust the positive...

Ooops...overtook!

 

[sonicbomb]

The Sony VTC4 has a 23 amp CDR
Sony VTC4 2000mAh 18650 Retest Results...a great 23A 2100mAh battery
Some tape should help to snug it up

 

[KenD]

Note that the vtc4 isn't a 30 amp battery. Mooch (the preeminent battery expert, check his tests in the battery subforum) rates it at 23 amps.

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[RobertNC]

Thanks for all the info. Will try the experiment again tonight !!!

 

[RobertNC]

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[RobertNC]

Thanks you guys are the greatest!

Got the tank, I'm running my first simple build on it, single coil 1 Ohm. Pretty smooth, probably gonna try a double coil build next.