My personal attitude on most things is ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ so that’s where I’m coming from, so I wouldn’t mess with it. I put a little swipe of Deoxit on the battery bottom and the top of the spring and cross my fingers. I just don’t want to loosen that screw then have it where it’ll work it’s way loose in the future. I believe in maintenance, but some things I just don’t ever mess with.Speaking of removing screws. I’ve been wanting to clean under the spring and put a bit of deposit there (like I routinely do with the firing pin, etc) but seems like they are in there real tight. Also, too easy for me to strip the threads of the screw. Any thoughts? Bad experiences/ good experiences? Thanks Reo family.
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Jup, I'm with Jan........that's been my feeling also. Too many stories of them being easy to strip. I do the same, deoxit on batt top and bottom, firing pin and spring top and call it good. I know some folks do under the spring sometimes, but they prolly aren't as hooply as meSpeaking of removing screws. I’ve been wanting to clean under the spring and put a bit of deposit there (like I routinely do with the firing pin, etc) but seems like they are in there real tight. Also, too easy for me to strip the threads of the screw. Any thoughts? Bad experiences/ good experiences? Thanks Reo family.
Speaking of removing screws. I’ve been wanting to clean under the spring and put a bit of deposit there (like I routinely do with the firing pin, etc) but seems like they are in there real tight. Also, too easy for me to strip the threads of the screw. Any thoughts? Bad experiences/ good experiences? Thanks Reo family.
I had to replace my spring once, not careful enough with a Chalice. I found the same thing, very tight. I found a Phillips head that fit very snug into the slots and then pressed very hard on the driver while turning very slowly, it worked.
That is most important.
Many don't realize there are a few different shapes of phillips heads, and different sizes.
True indeed! One size doesn’t fit all. Tricky when they are so small. Will continue to ponder.
Thanks all!
You can loosen the spring screw by moving the spring counter clockwise before applying torque to the screw itself. I do this by pushing on the flat base with a flat head screwdriver (carefully, so as not to distort the spring base). You can get about a quarter turn before the base contacts the body at the back - usually enough to loosen the screw.
Hope it helps ya, @Robinowitz
Hope it helps ya, @Robinowitz
Also, when you go to put the spring back in, lay a nickel coin on the inside back of the body before you screw the spring in. This will prevent the spring from twisting as you tighten the screw (the coin will block the base of the spring from turning from the screw torque). Obviously, remove the coin once the spring is tightened.
Don't use a Canadian nickel. It's only 80% as thick as a US nickel, based on today's exchange rate.
Brilliant! Thanks @Papa_Lazarou! Yep, it takes some brilliance from our friends to the north. Say, might I borrow one of your nickel-made nickel? Tee hee..... I’ll give this a whirl.
Hi there wise battery friends. It’s about that time of the year when I purchase new batteries and I always go thru RTD. They have what I need for my sub ohm P-67 but are out of the AW 18650 2200 that I never take below .7 (stainless steel) and the 18490 1200 for my woody 18490 (never sub ohm). Any ideas on other button top batteries that are safe and proven? I like the red color but can get around it for safety. Hahaha
I think they make button top versions of the Lg Hg2 if I'm not mistaken, which is my preferred battery. I don't know anything about non-18650s so I'll let someone else handle that recommendation.
Samsung INR 18650 30Q 3000mah buttontop is an excellent unprotected battery. Big brother to the Samsung 25R, it's conservatively rated at 15A continuous. Buttontop version is a little harder to find but I've seen them at Mountain Electronics among a few other places.
As for 18490 I couldn’t find any in stock; the only batteries I found were efest 18500 15amp 1000 mah (purple). Liionwholesale has them in button tops. I bought the last of the flat tops and they work fine and charge lasts long.
Be careful with those lg-hg2's, I saw them at FT, Jan (JC OKIE) tried them but they soldered a button-top on top of the flat-top which made them too tall and compressed the bottom spring right down. Jan had to unsolder the extra button-tops to make them useable in a Grand
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