Sigelei #19 Tips, tricks, and DON'Ts

[minimalsaint]

"Hello, post office? I would like to report a suspicious item I found in some mail that wasn't mine."

 

[wacko78]

Trio

 

[zipflint]

Does swapping the bottom and top rings improve the battery contact issue? Or is that just for a cosmetic effect? I know this is addressed somewhere in the voluminous thread but I can't find the post.....

edit to clarify:
by swapping the bottom and top, I mean getting the bit with the air holes down near the bottom of the tube, just above the ring that houses the firing button.

 

[wacko78]

nothing scientific but all brass does seem to perform slightly better but all three configurations look and perform really well. I did it mainly for cosmetic reasons

Does swapping the bottom and top rings improve the battery contact issue? Or is that just for a cosmetic effect? I know this is addressed somewhere in the voluminous thread but I can't find the post.....

edit to clarify:
by swapping the bottom and top, I mean getting the bit with the air holes down near the bottom of the tube, just above the ring that houses the firing button.

 

[minimalsaint]

nothing scientific but all brass does seem to perform slightly better but all three configurations look and perform really well. I did it mainly for cosmetic reasons

Same here. My OCD would not allow vent holes at the top LOL.....
In slightly related news: after much tweaking, polishing contacts, swapping bits and cussing, I have achieved .2V drop under load with a 1.4ohm coil on my AGI. I know it really means zip in the big picture, but it definitely gives credit to the argument that these $30 mods can perform as well if not better than their $200 counterparts. Sure, it took me awhile to get there but I have been having a blast with the 19 and I feel much more accomplished than I would have just opening a box and vaping my face off.
Thanks to all of the awesome contributors in this thread for the inspiration! I suppose it's time to buy another one.... HAH!

 

[crss]

My sig #19* with a K100 bottom switch, no top spring in cap. KICK 4 kicks... is doing a great job with an AGA+t2, ceramick wick @ 1.2 ohm, 32 kenthal. I hope every one has a great Monday night... I am

 

[eHuman]

I'm not looking to remove the magnet from my 19b, but how does the switch come apart?. I can partially unscrew the delrin cup until the switch locks, but can't see what needs to be jacked in order to get the fally aparty action to happen.

 

[toolongtospell]

I'm not looking to remove the magnet from my 19b, but how does the switch come apart?. I can partially unscrew the delrin cup until the switch locks, but can't see what needs to be jacked in order to get the fally aparty action to happen.

The magnet is glued inside a brass pin, and the pin is screwed into the bottom button. I got mine apart by getting a dremel using a cutting wheel, cut a line in the magnet to get a screwdriver in and then hold the bottom button and unscrew it.

On a side note some of the brass pins are glued into the button (like mine was) can take some force to break it free.

 

[pastubbs]

I'm not looking to remove the magnet from my 19b, but how does the switch come apart?. I can partially unscrew the delrin cup until the switch locks, but can't see what needs to be jacked in order to get the fally aparty action to happen.

The brass/magnet firing pin/post just screws into the button portion of the switch. If its not glued no need to slot the magnet just hold the bottom switch and the magnet post and unscrew it before trying to remove the delrin piece.

 

[wacko78]

Yea, the post is glued into the button base, in the newer ones. PITA to get it out. Slot the magnet and use a screw driver. I also heated the button from the base, hoping it would loosen up the glue.

 

[icucme2]

So i got my magnets from magnetman and i grinded the brass pist a bit just to make fit the magnet thru.. Works like a charm.. But i want to some how glue the magnets. One to the brass post and the other to the button.. That way its not jumpin if i open up the button housing.. Is there any glue out there i can use that will conduct electricity better?

 

[Porksmuggler]

So i got my magnets from magnetman and i grinded the brass pist a bit just to make fit the magnet thru.. Works like a charm.. But i want to some how glue the magnets. One to the brass post and the other to the button.. That way its not jumpin if i open up the button housing.. Is there any glue out there i can use that will conduct electricity better?

If you glue both the magnets in that manner, how is the repulsion of the magnets going to work in the switch???

Also the magnets are not the conductive path.

 

[volume control]

You think silver conductive epoxy or paste would be a better conductor? Could be painted right over the magnet and onto the SS/brass seat.

PCB Trace Repair Modify Silver Conductive Paste Paint on eBay!

or copper?

CircuitWorks CW2300STP | Conductive Pens

Im just not sure if the coating on the magnet would be more conductive than a paint on conductor. The ohm rating they put on them is labeled oddly

There are companies claiming to have very high silver volumes in their pens too

http://www.circuitspecialists.com/conductive-pen.html

or well rated epoxies on amazon, but its a lot of money to be dropping on a cheap 19

http://www.amazon.com/MG-Chemicals-...dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

 

[icucme2]

If you glue both the magnets in that manner, how is the repulsion of the magnets going to work in the switch???

Also the magnets are not the conductive path.

True... So ur saying the magnets in the housing r basically "floating" in there moving hack and forth repelling eachother? If i glue them down they wiill be "stuck" too far from each other to repell?

 

[NamVet68]

So i got my magnets from magnetman and i grinded the brass pist a bit just to make fit the magnet thru.. Works like a charm.. But i want to some how glue the magnets. One to the brass post and the other to the button.. That way its not jumpin if i open up the button housing.. Is there any glue out there i can use that will conduct electricity better?

Radio Shack sells a conductive glue, but there's really no need for it if you left the bottom magnet on the switch - if its oriented properly, the lower ring magnet will be attracted to the bottom magnet on the switch, and the upper magnet will "float" above it. It can be a PITA at first to get the button on without the upper magnet flipping over, but it's not hard to figure out.

A better alternative is to do the copper wire mod (highly recommended anyway) and bring a little of the copper wire up over the top magnet to hold it in place while you screw the fire button on.

Follow Gdeals How-to for the Copper wire/ magnetic spring modification:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...8-sigelei-mechnical-mods-221.html#post9896490

Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy....

 

[minimalsaint]

Radio Shack sells a conductive glue, but there's really no need for it if you left the bottom magnet on the switch - if its oriented properly, the lower ring magnet will be attracted to the bottom magnet on the switch, and the upper magnet will "float" above it. It can be a PITA at first to get the button on without the upper magnet flipping over, but it's not hard to figure out.

A better alternative is to do the copper wire mod (highly recommended anyway) and bring a little of the copper wire up over the top magnet to hold it in place while you screw the fire button on. Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy....

Its, but not difficult to

Probably one of the best switch mods- hands down!

 

[minimalsaint]

You think silver conductive epoxy or paste would be a better conductor? Could be painted right over the magnet and onto the SS/brass seat.

PCB Trace Repair Modify Silver Conductive Paste Paint on eBay!

or copper?

CircuitWorks CW2300STP | Conductive Pens

Im just not sure if the coating on the magnet would be more conductive than a paint on conductor. The ohm rating they put on them is labeled oddly

There are companies claiming to have very high silver volumes in their pens too

Silver Microtip Conductive Pen

or well rated epoxies on amazon, but its a lot of money to be dropping on a cheap 19

Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: MG Chemicals 8331 Conductive Epoxy Adhesive, 0.35 oz Syringe Kit, Silver

I'm not sure if a coating would help as much as just replacing the magnet with something different for full conductivity as opposed to just surface.
For me, it worked very well just replacing the magnet with brass- I think I have a couple more "slugs" rolling around on my bench if you would like me to drop one in the mail and give it a shot. Better route than drilling and tapping the post for a contact screw IMO (no offense to those who have).
I posted some pictures awhile back- check it out and see if you might be interested?

 

[Thraizer]

I fudged my firing pin big time, crap I'm probably the first one to fudge a firing pin. Working on my 19e pin, drilled for a brass screw and everything going smoothly. Started tapping for threads and the pin cracks and splits right at the top of the threaded part of the pin where it goes to the button. Jaw drop, cursed, searched online, found spare parts from celticvapes in the U.K. and on its way to revive my broken 19e.

 

[minimalsaint]

I fudged my firing pin big time, crap I'm probably the first one to fudge a firing pin. Working on my 19e pin, drilled for a brass screw and everything going smoothly. Started tapping for threads and the pin cracks and splits right at the top of the threaded part of the pin where it goes to the button. Jaw drop, cursed, searched online, found spare parts from celticvapes in the U.K. and on its way to revive my broken 19e.

Dang! That's a bummer! (captain obvious here)

 

[Thraizer]

Yup sucked big time, I'm going to try to contact either exhale of vaportek to see if they can get some spare parts to keep in stock.