My #8 is the same as astrocity. My #13 is just above the threads. China QA.
I hate to double post - but I fixed it. Who would have thought it WOULD NOT fire, when the button was attached all the way on to the "shaft" lol. What kind of garbage is that, seriously.....SMH. It's got to be out pretty far and it's going to fall apart so I guess my next step is to find a replacement machine screw in brass for the switch contact and I can cut it for plenty of length, so it can be secured correctly.
This can't be a one off thing - what are the rest of you guys doing to avoid this problem? I don't want to bond the 2 together so I can remove if necessary. Needless to say, I won't be firing low ohm setups with this mech in it's current condition - I'm afraid it will fall apart and something will blow up, lol.
Thanks again for all of your suggestions, it was Lhartman89 who had this to try, but all of your advice would have caught this if I had the working meter.
I'll still be replacing the meter so I can test the battery level on my mech mods - How are you guys determining if it's still safe to use?
This can't be a one off thing -
Hey guys, I got my #13b (yeah i know...) in the mail yesterday from a rather kind fellow and shipped it to me along with the bottom cap for a #13a. So as you can imagine the only thing i'm missing is the metal switch so i can use the better built bottom cap (the one without the spring issue).
Is there any way to use something besides the original piece to put in there? Or is there some place i can get that original part?
My second 19 came in today. Was asked for pictures of the 510 sanded on the top cap. Pics below.
Just insert your carto into the opposite end of the top cap and insert into your drill. Then grind the top cap down on a flat surface graced with sand paper. Getting the 510 flush takes about 15 seconds with 220grit. If you want to remove the slope I would suggest 100 grit or lower.
I contacted Vaportekusa.com about a spare 13a topcap for the #19 I ordered and he seemed to think it wouldn't be too hard to get, though he hasn't sent me a price or anything yet.
Im still waiting for 1 from vaportek. I got these 2 from sun vapers.
The 19 is my favorite beater mod at the moment.
Wow! Let us know how THAT goes? I'm hoping at least one vendor will stock spare parts for these things... I was thinking a cap off of a #8 would work too... maybe the same thing as the 13?
I will soon have a #8 with a #19 top cap for sale (seeing that the #8 top fits...)
Not crazy about my #19 - getting a lot of misfires. When I screw down the locking ring, half the time I end up unscrewing the button.
Sometimes the button seems to even unscrew itself....? Do I need to put some loctite on there or what?