Sigelei #19 Tips, tricks, and DON'Ts

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mrfixit

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I did something similar last night with the magnets but didn't have anything handy to keep the battery magnet centered so now I'm digging through the junk drawers for lonely plastic washers. :toast: I have also discovered that if you put the top cap where the bottom cap is the delrin insert and the button internals appear closer to the sides of the body. I don't seem to be getting any misfires in this configuration yet. I also noticed that vent holes are now on the bottom(top?) where they should always be imo. Perhaps flipping caps can be a solution for those not wishing to truly mod their units.
 

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Just got my precious in the mail.. wow. wow wow wow. I freaking love this thing!

Mine has the beveled top cap and had a spring attached by a screw to the bottom of the pos post. I vaped it like that for a while, got a few misfires, contemplated where I want to start improving this thing. Initially I didn't really think there was much room for improvement aside from the battery spring (I've come to really dislike battery springs in general). I tried the #8 top cap which looks pretty decent with an AGA-T2 on top but only works if you swap out the #19 insulator and pos post. I.. um.. shrank my battery spring a little in the pursuit of knowledge, lol. It works but I don't wanna do it.

So I took the top and bottom caps of the #19 apart, all the way apart, several times and now have this thing hitting as hard and consistently than my EA (if not better). It's really a huge difference from the stock setup and it requires nothing more than the removal of one single part.. the battery spring!

I removed the top cap insulator and screwed an AGA down on the cap as far as it will go. Then I screwed the insulator back in, it screwed down flush. Then I screwed the pos post back in which stopped when it hit the AGA's pos post, about 1/32" from flush. Then I screwed in the little screw that holds the battery spring in place. I screwed it down flush at first then backed it off about a half turn at a time until it started hitting like a champ. When it's adjusted just right the mod screws together with no gaps. When the magnet reaches the battery it grabs hold so it has great contact with the battery. At this point it's like the switch and battery are a big post and you just have to make it touch the little screw in the pos post.

It's not a perfect solution. I'd like to sand the little pos screw down a bit so it has more contact with the battery. It will have to be finely adjusted for each 18350 battery as a fraction of a mm can be relevant in the switch feel. So far though it is hitting great and I'm so glad to have added this mod to my collection.

I think I'm gonna try to grind the top down a bit for a flush fit and I have to admit this thing still needs a bath! There is some visible dirtiness in the threads from the factory.

 
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Just got my precious in the mail.. wow. wow wow wow. I freaking love this thing!

Mine has the beveled top cap and had a spring attached by a screw to the bottom of the pos post. I vaped it like that for a while, got a few misfires, contemplated where I want to start improving this thing. Initially I didn't really think there was much room for improvement aside from the battery spring (I've come to really dislike battery springs in general). I tried the #8 top cap which looks pretty decent with an AGA-T2 on top but only works if you swap out the #19 insulator and pos post. I.. um.. shrank my battery spring a little in the pursuit of knowledge, lol. It works but I don't wanna do it.

So I took the top and bottom caps of the #19 apart, all the way apart, several times and now have this thing hitting as hard and consistently than my EA (if not better). It's really a huge difference from the stock setup and it requires nothing more than the removal of one single part.. the battery spring!

I removed the top cap insulator and screwed an AGA down on the cap as far as it will go. Then I screwed the insulator back in, it screwed down flush. Then I screwed the pos post back in which stopped when it hit the AGA's pos post, about 1/32" from flush. Then I screwed in the little screw that holds the battery spring in place. I screwed it down flush at first then backed it off about a half turn at a time until it started hitting like a champ. When it's adjusted just right the mod screws together with no gaps. When the magnet reaches the battery it grabs hold so it has great contact with the battery. At this point it's like the switch and battery are a big post and you just have to make it touch the little screw in the pos post.

It's not a perfect solution. I'd like to sand the little pos screw down a bit so it has more contact with the battery. It will have to be finely adjusted for each 18350 battery as a fraction of a mm can be relevant in the switch feel. So far though it is hitting great and I'm so glad to have added this mod to my collection.

I think I'm gonna try to grind the top down a bit for a flush fit and I have to admit this thing still needs a bath! There is some visible dirtiness in the threads from the factory.


I took the screw and the spring off and just used the brass screw works better

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I took the screw and the spring off and just used the brass screw works better

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Thanks, yeah I tried that.. the battery won't reach the post on mine. I can't even make contact if I screw the little screw in all the way. I do want to grind the top down a bit so that should help :)

I did wash it tonight and greased up all 10 million threads. The difference with it clean and greased up is truly surprising. $32 very well spent.
 

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Thanks, yeah I tried that.. the battery won't reach the post on mine. I can't even make contact if I screw the little screw in all the way. I do want to grind the top down a bit so that should help :)

I did wash it tonight and greased up all 10 million threads. The difference with it clean and greased up is truly surprising. $32 very well spent.

Are you using it in 18350 mode?
 

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Yes. AW IMR.

That is why it won't make contact and why they changed from the magnet to the spring. It worked with the magnet but people were having problems with voltage drop so they changed it to the spring. If you use it with an 18500 or 18650 then you won't have any problems with using it without the screw. I left the spring as I don't have any problems with it. But I understand some people don't want to use the spring.
 

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There is a Sigelei #19B which includes the "Nzonic Head" for what looks the same price, on the main china website.

I am seriously considering this 19b, particularly since the switch issues seem to be ironing out here. I would be curious how that magnetic-fix (using a washer) works: losing the spring can't hurt, but I thought the many assorted Sigelei posts elsewhere - and here - have measured "Voltage drop" due to them. (I'd think you could simply measure resistance between certain points, myself)

My KTS is due tomorrow, perhaps a 19B is next on the agenda.
 

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I just received both of my #19's from Exhale, and I can confirm that they both came with the spring on the top end cap instead of a magnet. I installed an O ring on the bottom cap post and a hot spring from a Silver Bullet ( I cut out one spring loop) and it hits like a champ. No misfires at all. I'm also waiting on my Nzonic Head to come in for one of them to see if I like it. Great mod for the price.
 
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