Your very welcome.Great tip Ronald. Tried it and it works great!
Sigelei Mini 30W
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fatdaddy connector arrived yesterday after almost a month of shipping
so today ... I could not repair it, it is so frustrating, take a look
under 510 thread there is a little black plastic box (pic 1)
it contain positive pin for 510 thread and positive pin for battery
It is like everything is integrated inside this black box (pic 2)
a fatdaddy conector can not been installed there without a real modification
so i tried to tap the 510 thread without dismantle just to get new 510 thread over old one...
it can be done this way, drilling is required... but ... i could not do it!!!
i save the mainboard, butons and screws (pic 3)... I threw everything else
hope this can help anyone thinking to repair sigelei mini
beside does not worth spend money to repair it
fatdaddy conector $8 (shipping included)
hand tap kit $14
wd-40 $3
total $ 25 ( new one just 36+ shipping)
frustration is priceless!!!! lol
fatdaddy connector arrived yesterday after almost a month of shipping
so today ... I could not repair it, it is so frustrating, take a look
under 510 thread there is a little black plastic box (pic 1)
it contain positive pin for 510 thread and positive pin for battery
It is like everything is integrated inside this black box (pic 2)
a fatdaddy conector can not been installed there without a real modification
so i tried to tap the 510 thread without dismantle just to get new 510 thread over old one...
it can be done this way, drilling is required... but ... i could not do it!!!
i save the mainboard, butons and screws (pic 3)... I threw everything else
hope this can help anyone thinking to repair sigelei mini
beside does not worth spend money to repair it
fatdaddy conector $8 (shipping included)
hand tap kit $14
wd-40 $3
total $ 25 ( new one just 36+ shipping)
frustration is priceless!!!! lol
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Thanks for the update. I was hoping it wouldn't be too hard to install the Fat Daddy.
I take it from reading the end of this thread that the 510 is a weak point? Is it chrome plated brass?
And I STILL dont understand what happened to my black ones 510 threads either heh. For whatever reason my Derringer and Magma will thread onto it but my Kayfun 4s just pop right off! It looks like Sigelei is revving them along the way though as they always do. I bought the black one literally the day they were available at 101 Vape. The silver one I got a few weeks ago threads my Kayfuns smooth as butter, I dont get that weird springy play with the pin that I did on the first one either, they just screw on like normal. On my first one you could tell the pin was possibly up a little high so you had to really make sure you were balancing the atty and holding it straight and even pushing down a bit to screw them down. The sleeve on the first one is also a little 'wonky', seems a hair too big (or maybe its wearing out already) and the fire button doesnt line up perfect, where the new one, IS perfect. Both are still vaping awesome as hell though I love these things (vaping the Derringer on the black one as I type). The only thing that concerns me with the newer silver one I have is the serial number location in case I need warranty service. On the first one I have, the serial number is up at the top of the battery slot right in between the two magnets that hold the door. On the newer one, its just randomly printed inside the actually battery slot so I hope it doesnt ever rub off from putting the battery in and out..
i think was the pin too high doing presion over the thread...
still i really like this mod, for the price i am going to get a new one
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Awaiting my black mini from GB, I didn't know that these also had bad metal threads.
I'll have to be careful, otherwise I can see a FDV 510 repair in its future like I did to my iStick 20W.
I'll have to be careful, otherwise I can see a FDV 510 repair in its future like I did to my iStick 20W.
Successfully installed a Fatdaddy 510 in the Sigelei Mini, here's my post in the other thread
Repurposing my Sigelei Mini 30W | Page 2 | E-Cigarette Forum
Repurposing my Sigelei Mini 30W | Page 2 | E-Cigarette Forum
Nice work!
I like the FDV V4 connectors and have used the V3 to repair a buddies Dovpo DT-50. If there is not enough room for the 510 some Lexan will raise up the connector.
i want to share
it is a vulcan style heatsink, looks really nice, it has a 510 adjustable screw... i prefer retractil pin, no one is perfect
it is a vulcan style heatsink, looks really nice, it has a 510 adjustable screw... i prefer retractil pin, no one is perfect
Is that the Sigelei with the stripped out threads?? Mine finally gave up yesterday, luckily I have my second one hah. I was trying to pull the top cap off of my Derringer so I could make a new coil and pulled the whole atty out of the threading, now I cant even get that to go back on.. I wonder if one of those heat sinks will still thread in there.
sadly no... thats my second one
you cant try, maybe is not too late
i have no luck with first one
Ahh crap.. Yeah I have a feeling its a lost cause now. For whatever reason the Derringer was the only thing that would still thread on it, and now it does the same thing my Kayfun does. It appears to start threading but a couple of turns in and it pops right back out. Ill probably just get another one. Replacing the 510 on it looks like way more trouble than its worth. Perhaps I can find a new enclosure somewhere and throw the chip in it and make a custom SX130 mod hehe.
I gave my first chip to local shop, i just didnt want to mess with cable connections or DIY exploding lol
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Anybody in here by chance own a DNA30 box like a Hana or Cloupor? Wonder if its the same size as the DNA? I can get one of those enclosures cheap! The soldering is no problem for me. I build guitar pedals and work on my own amps so this would be a piece of cake for me.
nice!!! you have soldering skills, i think this chip does not fit dna 30, the screen is different
maybe cloupor mini
The mini has arrived from GB and I like it.
I have to remember the atty is on the opposite side of the fire button where the iSticks have it on the same side.
When the threads strip out on this, I'll pop a Varitube smooth 510 replacement in, I like the look of them better than the FDV version.
Drives the Flashi perfectly!
I have to remember the atty is on the opposite side of the fire button where the iSticks have it on the same side.
When the threads strip out on this, I'll pop a Varitube smooth 510 replacement in, I like the look of them better than the FDV version.
Drives the Flashi perfectly!
If its a newer one I don't think you'll have serious trouble with the threading, now that they've fixed the pin sitting too high. Welcome to the family! Mines my favorite mod ever.
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