Older Folks and Vaping Front Porch - Part Three

[SHOCK COLLAR]

that "KICK" is pretty cool, so does that make an unregulated mech a lil'safer?

 

[MattB101]

that "KICK" is pretty cool, so does that make an unregulated mech a lil'safer?

Makes a unregulated mech a LOT safer.

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[3mg Meniere]

Yes-- it makes it safer. I think a fuse is built into the kick module. You won't have the Ω or volt reading that you will have with a VW mod. I am thinking of buying this $18.89 Nemesis Style Mechanical Mod - stainless steel / with telescopic 510 contact pin at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping with a kick. It has a good and well-established track record. Just wondering if I could get anything cheaper. This http://www.fasttech.com/products/1547400

 

[Kenna]

If you can post a pic to be sure but, I would say keep using it. Just the wrapping (plastic/paper) part got torn, correct?

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Here's a pic. It's a very tiny hole.

 

[MikeE3]

Here is another place that sells the stuff. Papa's got you covered, but in case anyone else needs it.
Batteries, Chargers, and PowerPax Carriers

Don't need the batt shrink wrap, but those silicone single batt cases look like just 'the thing' when I want to throw an extra batt in my pocket.

And here is a link to the Evolv website where you can get the real McCoy. They have lowered the price considerably. Scroll down about 3/4 of the way down and you'll find them.
Evolv LLC - Shop Now
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Yep - the price is lower on the original kick (10 watt max). But the kick2 that goes to 15 watts is still selling for $45. Geez you can buy a 30 watt China box mod for that price. I've got a couple of the original smoktek kicks and just don't use them. I think they only go to 7 watts. Way too low for me. But then I only paid $5 bucks apiece for 'em way back when they 1st came out.

I was reading a comment on a guy who rebuilt his own Kanger subtank OCC head with NI200 and he said it works perfectly. Not sure about the the specifics but he said it was really easy to do.

He did 9 wraps or 28g NI200 on a 3mm mandrel. came out to .14Ωs. Not compressed, just slightly spaced so it fits into the head.

Yes-- it makes it safer. I think a fuse is built into the kick module. You won't have the Ω or volt reading that you will have with a VW mod. I am thinking of buying this $18.89 Nemesis Style Mechanical Mod - stainless steel / with telescopic 510 contact pin at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping with a kick. It has a good and well-established track record. Just wondering if I could get anything cheaper. This $16.47 Origin Style Mechanical Mod - adjustable throw / w/ kick tube at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

I've got a couple Hcigar Nemy clones and a 'real' Nemisis. The Hcigars are pretty dang good compared to the real deal for a whole lot less $$$s. Don't know who makes the FT clones.

 

[bigbells]

Unfortunately with my arthritis I can't always do that.

I hold the charger in one hand and use the fingernail of the index finger of my other hand to push the positive end away from the contact, maintaining the spring pressure. Then I ease the positive end out of the charger, lifting it just enough to clear the top of the charger as I slowly release the pressure against the spring.

ETA: I hadn't read Ken A's post yet, and he does it basically the same way I do.

 

[MikeE3]

Here's a pic. It's a very tiny hole.

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Shoot - if it were mine, I smooth out the edges of that little hole and put a small drop of clear nail polish in the hole. Done! (Well maybe when the 1st drop dried, I'd do another one.)

 

[3mg Meniere]

I've got a couple Hcigar Nemy clones and a 'real' Nemisis. The Hcigars are pretty dang good compared to the real deal for a whole lot less $$$s. Don't know who makes the FT clones.

Just really thinking about la Vamitresse. She is a hard worker, but I need to take some of the stress off of her.

 

[Kenna]

I agree, I have sometimes nicked the wrappers on both my 26650s and 18650s, and have heat shrink tubing for both sizes.

Is this right for an 18650?
$1.18 Single 18650 Battery PVC Heat Shrink Tubing (Green) - 2m in length at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

 

[Kenna]

It is not the mods that are tearing mine it is the charger. Nitecore i4 has some stiff springs in the bays that can tear the casing on batteries without trying.

Yep! Mine is an i2.

 

[Kenna]

I try to hold the springs down to the bottom of the slot when I take them in and out. Sometimes it slips but not often. I have caught the battery wrap on the edge of the battery tube of my VAMOs sometimes. As the bottom of the tube is threaded the edge can be kind of sharp.

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I always hold them, but I remember it slipping once, so that's probably what did it.

 

[PapaSloth]

Is this right for an 18650?
$1.18 Single 18650 Battery PVC Heat Shrink Tubing (Green) - 2m in length at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

Yep, if you like green, that's the ticket

Yep! Mine is an i2.

Mine too. The springs on the i2 are really strong, and the contact is pretty sharp.

 

[Kenna]

Unfortunately with my arthritis I can't always do that.

Me, too. I have an AARP card I'll start using to slide in the end between the battery & the post to help hold it back. Will never join AARP, but I find different things to use their cards they've been sending me for 10 years no. They work well for scrapping ice from the windshield.

 

[Kenna]

True, when using kanthal it reverts to regular operation just like any other mod. One of the good things about the 40 vs the DNA 30 is that it has step down capability where the 30 doesn't.

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What do you mean "step down"?

 

[Kenna]

for my charger, I pull the battery back - lever it up and let it slowly come forward. No nicks as of yet, but you know how Murphy works!

I thought of that, but was afraid of damaging the end of the battery.

 

[Kenna]

Yes-- it makes it safer. I think a fuse is built into the kick module. You won't have the Ω or volt reading that you will have with a VW mod. I am thinking of buying this $18.89 Nemesis Style Mechanical Mod - stainless steel / with telescopic 510 contact pin at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping with a kick. It has a good and well-established track record. Just wondering if I could get anything cheaper. This $16.47 Origin Style Mechanical Mod - adjustable throw / w/ kick tube at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

Your second link says the item can't be kicked.

 

[Kenna]

I hold the charger in one hand and use the fingernail of the index finger of my other hand to push the positive end away from the contact, maintaining the spring pressure. Then I ease the positive end out of the charger, lifting it just enough to clear the top of the charger as I slowly release the pressure against the spring.

ETA: I hadn't read Ken A's post yet, and he does it basically the same way I do.

I use my thumbnail to pull the spring back a bit to let me lift the battery out from the positive end. At least I've done that since it slipped on me.

 

[3mg Meniere]

It can't be kicked with this one $7.26 Variable Wattage Kick Module for Mechanical Mod / PV - range: 5-12 watts at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping However, I searched the discussions, and evidently in 18650 mode (I won't use anything else) it is a bit short with the better quality siglei kicks. I might just go for the Nemesis-- not worth the gamble.

they are using the better quality kicks in shorter configurations.

On the Nemesis, they http://www.fasttech.com/forums/1448300/t/1424613/best-kick-on-fastteck-for-this think people would be happier with the siglei http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10006734/1670801-authentic-sigelei-variable-wattage-kick-module goes up to 15 watts. The cheap one with all the 00's in the SKU is more limited.

 

[bigbells]

I always hold them, but I remember it slipping once, so that's probably what did it.

I'm so fast I can take a battery out of the charger slot before the spring even realizes what happened. Redd Foxx used to say he was so fast that he could turn out the light at one end of the bedroom and be in bed before it got dark. I love that line.

 

[MattB101]

Here's a pic. It's a very tiny hole.

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Don't fret about it at all. Run your fingernail over it to put it back in place and scotch tape it. No problem at all. Probably wouldn't be a problem if you did nothing. I like Mike's nail polish idea too.

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