Sigelei Mechnical Mods

[308hjute]

Finally got organised and found some wire for this mod. Wow! I am super impressed guys. It has transformed a very marginal switch into something that is better than good.

Combined with removing the small spring under the top cap it hits just as well as my Nzonic does.

I think I might go shopping now for an RSST to put on it with the SG1 hybrid kit I have......

Thanks guys.

 

[arth_d]

Just hybridized my 8W with a shortened AGI tank. Used an nzonic clone head cap and ground it down for the poor mans SG1.

 

[fooey]

Does atties not sit flush on top of the nzonic cap?

Sent from my Evo 3D CDMA using Tapatalk 2

 

[arth_d]

Atty is 22mm mod is 23mm nzonic head cap was only used for the thread section

 

[nipurava]

is this version of #20 any good?

and what version is it V3 or V4?

 

[pablo_h]

Hey guys.
I haven't really finished reading this thread, just the first 50 pages or so.
I received a sigelei mod I had ordered from HC.
One look at it alarmed the heck out of me, and I found this thread after wondering if all sigeleis are that bad.
It seems they are not, but just be warned, I wanted to try a side button mech and ordered style #9 from healthcabin, and what they mean by style #9 is the dreaded #13B

 

[Stoneface]

Hey guys.
I haven't really finished reading this thread, just the first 50 pages or so.
I received a sigelei mod I had ordered from HC.
One look at it alarmed the heck out of me, and I found this thread after wondering if all sigeleis are that bad.
It seems they are not, but just be warned, I wanted to try a side button mech and ordered style #9 from healthcabin, and what they mean by style #9 is the dreaded #13B

If you can stand the hassle to return it, I would. My 13B sits off on the side unused.

 

[pablo_h]

Yeah, probably not worth it as it cost me $20 to buy, and it would cost at least $15 to mail back.

Anyone done a mod to replace the switch/spring? That's one of the reasons why I was posting here.
The other reason is to warn everyone to avoid healthcabin's #9 sigelei, as it is in fact the very unreccommended 13b model.

Such as shame as I am a rotorhead and the 13b is special to me, just not sigelei's 13b!

 

[Stoneface]

Yeah, probably not worth it as it cost me $20 to buy, and it would cost at least $15 to mail back.

Anyone done a mod to replace the switch/spring? That's one of the reasons why I was posting here.
The other reason is to warn everyone to avoid healthcabins #9 sigelei as it is the 13b!

Such as shame as I am a rotorhead and the 13b is special to me, just not sigelei's 13b!

IIRC, several mods were attempted but none were a success. I tried a few myself but quietly admitted defeat and use it as a paper weight.

 

[pablo_h]

I'm not sure if mine is the same as your 13b, from what I've seen you post here and on other sites.
The button on mine is not insulated from the body, it pushes the battery spring sideways to contact the bottom post. If it's not the same as yours was, I have seen pictures and videos of that mechanism here and elsewhere on line.

If everyone looks at this post:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...78-sigelei-mechnical-mods-50.html#post9383660

My mechanism is the same, the battery spring on a insulator, with a spring skirt handing around the bottom that the button presses into the bottom post. But on mine they have not insulated the switch, it's screwed (and also soldered I think), to the tube, only put an insulated disc on the end. If I removed that disc, the switch could contact a solid battery post and if it (the switch) could conduct the current through it's internal spring and there's no insulators inside the switch as well, then it might just work.

To fit it all I would need is a decent switch screwed in and a solid post, much like the EA clone on this review:
EHPRO Telescopic Mod from celticvapes.co.uk - YouTube

Is there any sigelei that uses that same switching arrangement like that in Todds video?

If not, I've heard a sigelei #8 works decent as well, what parts are needed to convert?

I already went out and got a kick and a 18490, (still have not used the mod at all yet though), and I requested HC maybe send some parts to fix because I'd rather that than use it as a paper weight.

 

[Stoneface]

Mine is the first version with the insulated switch and the spring is different from yours. Yours is at least the second version, possibly later. I ordered mine as part of a CoOp here on ECF, and we were supplied with a switch and bottom cap from a #8 as well in order to make it usable. I didn't much care for it in that configuration, so I moved on to other mods.

 

[State O' Flux]

Originally Posted by State O' Flux
I bet you don't have a DMM... do you. If you're going to play with mechs, you really need to invest in, even a cheap, DMM. Volts, ohms, continuity, amps... all the tests you need to sort out your issues... without playing 20 questions on ECF.

I actually do own two DMMs, an analog voltage meter and built and several ohm readers (I work with a lot of circuitry in my spare time)

Anyhow, I what i meant by "where is the question" is where the heck the short is, the meters aren't picking up any readings - I figured I'd post to see if anyone else had come to some conclusions that would help me along the way.

Get'yer shorted - sorted out yet phee?

 

[NamVet68]

Hey guys.
I haven't really finished reading this thread, just the first 50 pages or so.
I received a sigelei mod I had ordered from HC.
One look at it alarmed the heck out of me, and I found this thread after wondering if all sigeleis are that bad.
It seems they are not, but just be warned, I wanted to try a side button mech and ordered style #9 from healthcabin, and what they mean by style #9 is the dreaded #13B

I've never understood Sigeleis thought process'. Some of their design decisions are just plain terrible. The #13a is one of my favorite MODs...then they "improved" it & turned it to crap (#13b).

I've got every iteration of the #20 (Version 1, V2, & V3) and though I love the form factor - they all have serious problems that relegate them to the "nice but no cigar" drawer.

The various flavors of the #19 are all very nice MODs after a bit of tweaking, and the 8W is nice also (after tweaking the switch), but their "Bagua" clone was a MAJOR disappointment....a complete Fluster-Cuck. (IMHO). What were they thinking????

I've been staying away from Sigelei for a while until they straighten their act out. The competition is walking away from them.... Sorry to say; Ive gotten some MODS from Hcigar & EHPro recently that are orders-of-magnitude better than any of the Sigeleis I own. They hit hard and work well right out of the box....nice switches & even silver-plated pins.

Hopefully Sigelei can get back in the race soon ...

 

[Stoneface]

I've never understood Sigeleis thought process' . The #13a is one of my favorite MODs...then they "improved" it & turned it to crap (#13b).

I've got every iteration of the #20 (Version 1, V2, & V3) and though I love the form factor - but they all have serious problems that relegate them to the "nice but no cigar" drawer.

The various flavors of the #19 are all very nice MODs after a bit of tweaking, and the 8W is nice also (after tweaking the switch), but their "Bagua" clone was a MAJOR disappointment (IMHO - I have at least one of each).

I've been staying away from Sigelei for a while until they straighten their act out. The competition is walking away from them.... Sorry to say; Ive gotten some MODS from Hcigar & EHPro recently that are orders-of-magnitude better than any of the Sigeleis I own. They hit hard and work well right out of the box.

Hopefully they can get back in the race...

I still want a 20 that works well and that I can trust. I prefer the button at the top. With that said, I've been using an EHPro almost exclusively lately so I have to agree with you Nam.

 

[pablo_h]

I've never understood Sigeleis thought process'. Some of their design decisions are just plain terrible. The #13a is one of my favorite MODs...then they "improved" it & turned it to crap (#13b).

Yeah I regret trying a sigelei. I should have just bought a fasttech clone.

That said, I just looked up the 13a, and my button is the same, non insulated. Not sure if they kept a decent switch though as they could have used something simpler in my version as it wasn't designed to pass current.

But besides that concern, all I need is the base plate (or insulated insert as mine is not insulated), the post and spring.

When I bought a side lower button sigelei I was hoping for the switching mechanism to be like the #13A or #8, not this joke of a battery spring that moves about.

 

[pablo_h]

I've never understood Sigeleis thought process'. Some of their design decisions are just plain terrible. The #13a is one of my favorite MODs...then they "improved" it & turned it to crap (#13b).

I know why they did it. Must have had a few switch failures in the past. So rather than fit a beefier switch, they took the load off it and put it somewhere else.
I sent HC this pic from todds review of the 13a, asking for the insulator, hollow post and spring, and showed them the dodgey 13b rev2 (or rev3) version, but looks like they aren't playing ball unfortunately. It's either supply me with those parts or accept my return.

 

[Mitey F]

I know why they did it. Must have had a few switch failures in the past. So rather than fit a beefier switch, they took the load off it and put it somewhere else.
I sent HC this pic from todds review of the 13a, asking for the insulator, hollow post and spring, and showed them the dodgey 13b rev2 (or rev3) version, but looks like they aren't playing ball unfortunately. It's either supply me with those parts or accept my return.

It's probably WAY cheaper for them to just take your return. What's $20 to a big company?

 

[pablo_h]

Yeah, but what's $0.30 in parts to them (being generous here), especially since finally their enlarged image of their '#1' sigelei opens for me to view (hasn't worked for the past few days while looking into this), and it looks like their '#1' is an actual #8 sigelei that has the base like I want parts from? So they must be able to get them from their suppliers.

Edit: Sorry for hogging the thread, I was only after some ideas and I won't mention it again probably.
Next step is just bomb HC threads with Neil Young's "Piece Of Crap" song

 

[Mitey F]

It's not about the parts, it's having an employee get them off the shelf, (possibly) adjusting inventory and finding a way to write it up, then of course, shipping it to Australia. It's not just the parts that cost money.

Yeah, but what's $0.30 in parts to them (being generous here), especially since finally their enlarged image of their '#1' sigelei opens for me to view (hasn't worked for the past few days while looking into this), and it looks like their '#1' is an actual #8 sigelei that has the base like I want parts from? So they must be able to get them from their suppliers.

Edit: Sorry for hogging the thread, I was only after some ideas and I won't mention it again probably.
Next step is just bomb HC threads with Neil Young's "Piece Of Crap" song

 

[epicnamehere]

My 8W from vaportekUSA (unpolished no glue) has been working perfect out of the box and looks great too.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk