Shim for Sigelei ZMAX V3?

[Geckgo]

Sorry if this has been answered, but I've been searching for a while and can't seem to turn anything up.

Anyone know if there is any kind of shim that will thread onto an ego or 510 that will make tanks fit more solidly on top of the zmax? I've dropped this thing twice and I would much rather destroy a tank then the thread connection on the zmax if it gets hurt.

I'm trying to be more careful with it. I had a shim for my ego batts that would snug up against my vivi nova minis and even though it was kind of a pain, I felt better with it threaded on there.

If not, I still haven't bought any 22mm size tanks, is there one out there that might screw on solidly to the zmax.

Just to be sure, I don't mean I want the width flush, the zmax is chamfered on the top, but I would like a tank that will snug up against the outer case of the zmax to make a solid connection.

 

[Geckgo]

Was looking at Tatroe stuff, doesn't look like they have anything nonspecific. I'm thinking about buying a washer to put on top and maybe just drilling some intake holes in it. Maybe I'll look around to see where the zmax hangout is on this site, they might have an idea.

 

[Imperialbeachboy]

I saw a video on YouTube where a guy filed down the beauty ring that comes with the protank. He put that on the mod and the tank sat snug to that.

 

[Geckgo]

I guess that idea has promise, I'll look into it. Thanks for the hint.

 

[pufZeppelin]

hello,

have you looked at an air flow controller ?

if I get your meaning correct, maybe this will do what you seek...

in the 1st link, the LAST picture, they show A.F.C. installed on a Zmax


- Tank Airflow Controller for 510-Threaded APVs

- Tank Airflow Controller

- Tank Airflow Controller

good luck

 

[Geckgo]

Thanks pufZeppelin for that. I've been trying to look these up so maybe the ones you linked will be helpful. For now, till I can get something ordered, I tried my Ego thread protector in the top of the zmax and the fit for my tank is a LOT more solid. Thanks for the link.

 

[vapero]

I've used an ego ring, it threads on the ego threads and you can adjust so it gives your atty a better base. it feels much more sturdy and solid

 

[yzer]

The 510 connector on the Sigelei Zmax V3 is machined out of solid stainless steel and is is very robust. I dropped the Sigelei to a carpet on Saturday morning before leaving the house. I had to go around all day long with a crooked-looking carto tank on top of it. When I got home I simply changed out the bent carto. No damage at all to the Sigelei or the carto tank by IBTanked.

I don't advise filing down the top of the 510 connector. The center connector is a perfect fit as it is. Filling down the top connector would make the center connector too high.

Sigelei has made minor design improvements in the Sigelei Zmax V3 without version changes, like the removable drip well. Maybe a slotted and higher top for the drip well will come along sometime.

Due to it's heavy duty construction the Sigelei feels heavy for it's size because it is heavy. You get a lot of stainless steel with this mod. When the mod is dropped and lands on the topper the weakest link is going to break first and that won't be the Sigelei.

 

[Geckgo]

vapero, That's what I've got on it now. Finally put it on after thinking about it for the last few days. It really does make it a LOT more solid. Me and one of the guys on the rig out here were talking about running down to the hardware stores and getting some supplies to make a "snug fit" modification for my device. SS washer that fits over the 510 threads and a file might be the perfect thing for it. If it works out and I can figure out how to post a pic I'll try to take on for you guys. Looks like we need the washer to be about 1/16" to 3/32" thick, I've got a micrometer around here somewhere so I'll measure the gap before we go tonight.

 

[Geckgo]

yzer, same thing happened when I dropped it on my vivi nova. It bent the nova but the sigelei seems to still be good to go. The connector does wiggle a bit on the zmax and I just got to thinking that I don't want that threaded part to have a potential to break. Hopefully my washer idea will add a layer of protection to the already tough zmax. I've dropped it twice on hard tile from 2-3 ft each time. Since I'm aparently clumsy I don't want to break my toy. I'm rough on equipment when I'm out here on the rig, just too much going on to be super careful.

 

[yzer]

Forgot to add this. I use carto tanks by IBTanked on the Sigelei Zmax V3. If you use non-flanged cartos (like Smok or Boge available from IBTanked and countless other places) instead of flanged cartos with IBTanks you can position the tank much closer to the top of the drip well than with flanged cartos. The tanks by IBTanked fit tightly and will not leak even with non-flanged cartos.

 

[Geckgo]

After taking a closer look, the nonflanged idea may/may not work. There is a little bit of gap between the tank and the 510 connection added to the amount the 510 sticks out of the mod, so the tank would have to be over the vent holes on the 510 to be flush. Good idea though. It would be nice if the tanks had a little threaded "fitting ring" on the bottom that could be snugged against the mod after the tank is installed, but I'm not going to be able to fab any tanks out here on the rig. I may in the future if I get a day where I just have WAY too much time on my hands, but that will be after I figure out RBAs, which I'm not doing yet and don't see myself getting into.

 

[withoutanyname]

I had a Zmax v3 with the removable topcap, like the V5. When using an Igo L on top of it, there would be a space between the atty and the topcap. So I unscreweed a bit the topcap, until it made firm contact with the atty base. It leaves a small gap between the body and topcap, but the atty sits more firm on the mod. Hope it helps.

 

[yzer]

Looking at the bottom of a non-flanged carto you will find a shelf where the threads meet the 9mm aluminum 510 carto base. When mounting a carto into the tank I position the bottom of that 9mm section flush with the IBTanked bottom cap. When this is screwed into the Sigelei 510 connector it leaves about a 1mm gap between the top of the drip well and the bottom cap of the tank. Then I slide the tank down another .5 millimeter or so to close up the gap. This still leaves a gap for air intake but it's smaller than the gap with a flanged carto. Either way you are left with a gap. That gap will allow the soft aluminum 510 base on cartos to bend if the mod is dropped and lands tank first. On the bright side, this might sacrifice an inexpensive carto for a more expensive glass tank.

 

[Geckgo]

withoutanyname, I did some looking around and it looks like I have a V3. When I got it from the vape shop it came in a plain white box that was only marked sigelei and SS, but it has horizontal grooves and the V3 menu items. The top cap looks like it's a separate piece but doesn't unscrew very easy. I have a bad habit of breaking stuff by twisting on it too hard so I didn't want to muscle up on it too much. I assume it's normal threaded and it definitely looks like a break, but I'm hesistant to go twisting on it. Do they have it loctited on by default or did you find it tough to remove/untwist?

 

[withoutanyname]

Usually, the v3 have s non removable top cap, only the v5. I had a problem with my v5 and had to send it back for exchange. They made a mistake and returned me a v3. They look the same, only the menu is different. I didn't noticed at first, fitted the dripper, unscrew the top cap until it made contact wit the atty and vaped away. It wasn't difficult to raise the top cap, it was as easy as on the v5.
I realized it was a v3 only when i wanted to check the resistence. The menu and the display were definitely v3, not v5. But the top cap was removable like v5. Maybe it was a late v3, or an early v5, who knows.
Anyway, the top cap should be easy to unscrew and it will provide good support to the atty. If you can't unscrew it easy, yours is not removable.
I am sorry, i don't have mine anymore, i sent it back again to receive a v5. If i still had it i would post a picture so you can see it.

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[Geckgo]

makes sense, no worries. I'm working on my modification a little. Going to get a chainsaw file tomorrow maybe so I can create a straight radial cut on the washer to let airflow in. Right now I'm thinning it up. I figure the washer needs to be around 0.040-0.044 inches thick, right now it's still 0.06. Sandpaper takes forever, lol, but I'm not doing much at the moment so I've got time to mess with it. Won't look pretty, but if it works I should be able to make something nicer when I get home.

 

[withoutanyname]

Geckgo, maybe you could use a star washer instead of a flat one?
It will make the atty pretty snug against the topcap, also will allow airflow and maybe it will look pretty cool.
And you can use it with various toppers. Not all the attys screw the same into the mods, some will sit higher, others lower.
If the washer is too strong you can heat it a bit to make it softer.
Hope it helps

 

[Imperialbeachboy]

I don't advise filing down the top of the 510 connector. The center connector is a perfect fit as it is. Filling down the top connector would make the center connector too high.

i wasn't talking about filing down the 510 connection. was talking about a beauty ring like the one that that comes with the protank.

 

[Imperialbeachboy]