Makes me wonder if a good ole mag light belt holster would fit the Zmax!?! Hmm...
Sigelei Zmax V3 and V5 Telescopic: User's Group
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someone had mentioned it earlier in this thread, it's varitube10-expires 5-1-2014(I think that's what came up at check out for me), I just tried it at check out to see if it was still good, and it was- so I lucked out
found coupon, page 14 of this thread-cheriepie's post dated 5-13-13-wow, surprised coupon still worked, or else it's a recurring thing? went this route because, I was feeling impulsive, and seemed like a reasonable price for the entire kit(am aware I will likely have to upgrade batteries and possibly the charger to a 2 "bay" nitecore one, but to start, why not give it a try)-I'll need to get some noalax too I suppose at home depot eventually for thread maintenance?
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Some good news. It seems the V3 has returned to life. Did a good cleaning. Threads, contacts, everything I could reach and it sprang back to life. Perhaps dirt was causing enough loss to start wacky board behavior. I will see how it goes for a few days.
Vapiedan
Good to hear you got it taken care of. A poor ground contact will hinder proper operation every time. Most definitely causes weird behavior when you have poor contact in the tube threads. It's a very sensitive area, it can cause misfires, shut downs, softwear version showing when your trying to take a vape, followed by solid sigelei screen, needing a hard reboot.
So the last post maybe should read that after 6 months you had to clean the threads...
Good to hear you got it taken care of. A poor ground contact will hinder proper operation every time. Most definitely causes weird behavior when you have poor contact in the tube threads. It's a very sensitive area, it can cause misfires, shut downs, softwear version showing when your trying to take a vape, followed by solid sigelei screen, needing a hard reboot.
So the last post maybe should read that after 6 months you had to clean the threads...
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Vapiedan
Good to hear you got it taken care of. A poor ground contact will hinder proper operation every time. Most definitely causes weird behavior when you have poor contact in the tube threads. It's a very sensitive area, it can cause misfires, shut downs, softwear version showing when your trying to take a vape, followed by solid sigelei screen, needing a hard reboot.
So the last post maybe should read that after 6 months you had to clean the threads...
It just did not seem that dirty. Yes I did get all of the symptoms listed above. Also going to get some Noalox.
Well, I finally got my V2 fixed after dropping it from kitchen counter height. It landed on the battery end and caused the KFL clone to push the center positive pin, in the 510 connection into the inside of the cap. With a large pair of pliers and a thick belt (to keep from marking up the cap), I was able to gently pry the top cap off, replace the center positive pin, solder the wire, put it all back together and make it work again. It lasted for about a week and then it took a hard, hard fall off the top of a 5' water heater. With a KF 3.1 clone attached, it landed on the drip tip and came apart. The fall made the top cap come off, broke both wire inside the top cap, the drip tip went flying but the KF clone stayed together. I, once again, re-soldered the wires, super glued the board and put it all back together...again. It WORKS! I'm impressed, this thing is amazing. It's been dropped and repaired more times than I can count and it continues to work.
This V2 was my first real mod after starting out with a Volcano Inferno last October. The fire button is getting a bit on the soft side and I'll eventually replace that button, but I've got to say, this Sigelei is an awesome, inexpensive and well built mod that keeps taking abuse and keeps working and working. It's the best $60 I've spent so far for a mod. Go Sigelei
This V2 was my first real mod after starting out with a Volcano Inferno last October. The fire button is getting a bit on the soft side and I'll eventually replace that button, but I've got to say, this Sigelei is an awesome, inexpensive and well built mod that keeps taking abuse and keeps working and working. It's the best $60 I've spent so far for a mod. Go Sigelei
I know what you mean; I didn't see how it could be that in the beginning, I didn't believe it, but clean threads and noalox is the only way to go.. If you don't you will have problems. I've had my first does of noalox on for months and it's still working good.
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Since doing this my top cap has never fallen off again. Use a
Center punch of some kind to put an indent to make it tighter.
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It seems that once removed for repair the top cap-510/eGo-electronic assembly never fits as tightly into the battery tube as before removal. JeremyR's use of a punch is a solution for this.
Has anyone tried using Loctite Threadlocker Red or Blue? This stuff is designed to lock threaded fasteners (metal to metal) but I wonder it it might work well here where an assembly needs to be drifted back into the tube? The Red is "permanent" strength and Blue can be taken apart again. I've used Threadlocker on screws and bolts but not on drifted fittings.
Loctite Threadlocker Blue 242 from Loctite Adhesives
Has anyone tried using Loctite Threadlocker Red or Blue? This stuff is designed to lock threaded fasteners (metal to metal) but I wonder it it might work well here where an assembly needs to be drifted back into the tube? The Red is "permanent" strength and Blue can be taken apart again. I've used Threadlocker on screws and bolts but not on drifted fittings.
Loctite Threadlocker Blue 242 from Loctite Adhesives
I have used both but not for E-Cig applications. Great idea. Believe me the permanent is just that. I would try the blue first it holds well. Great Idea!
Desert Vapes has Sigelei Zmax Telescopic V3 back in stock: flat top and round top, body and 2 battery caps only for $39.95. VapieDan actually noted this first and posted it the New Members forum. Desert Vapes re-stocked quickly this time. They have V5 round top, too.
Wonder if they'll still have them at the end of the month; that's when I was going to get the Sigelei.
Andria
It depends on how large of an order they placed. I looked back into previous posts and it looks like Desert Vapes' last shipment of stainless steel V3 flat tops sold out in less than 14 days. I saw that they were in stock on 3-15 and they were gone by 3-25. I usually visit their site weekly to see what's going on there.
Hmmm... if they're still in stock next weekend, I might be able to do it then; my husband will be doing one of his handyman/landscaping jobs, so there'll be a little $$$. I love how banks let you deposit cash at the ATM now, that is amazingly helpful.
Andria
I don't think the lock tight would work, it presses tight on the way in and would just strip it out of the way. The indent mark works great dropping with a heavy rba many many times and it hasn't fallen off. It had loosened a bit a few times. The best way to get it back in safely is use a socket that fits over the top and makes contact with the flat part only. Hold the main body & Tap it once and its tight again.
I've been stacking tiny 16340s ( got them for free from a friend) and that's what's been lastinge so long I don't even have 18350s (yet)
** Just got the longest battery life ever ... I made it a full day with a 2.8 ohm coil. About 14 -15 hrs. And this is with only stacked 16340... *I would have went through 3 changes on 18650s.. 4 if I changed them when I noticed power fade.
I've been stacking tiny 16340s ( got them for free from a friend) and that's what's been lastinge so long I don't even have 18350s (yet)
** Just got the longest battery life ever ... I made it a full day with a 2.8 ohm coil. About 14 -15 hrs. And this is with only stacked 16340... *I would have went through 3 changes on 18650s.. 4 if I changed them when I noticed power fade.
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You're the guy I'm supposed to "talk" to about this stacking business! I know I need to get a real multimeter, but what do I need to know, in order to do the stacking safely? Bear in mind I'm about 99% ignorant of most things electronic/electric... but informed enough to know I don't want to blow my face off!
Andria
You should read up on battery safety. In a regulated mod I feel its pretty safe. The guy that blew up stacking was like 3-4 18650s stacked, I don't even think they were safe chemistry imrs.
Safe chemistry imrs should give warning by Heat then venting, by this time you would have tossed it. Most battery blow ups are on chargers that over charge them.. 4.20v or less is where you want them to charge to ideally. I have an efest soda and it finishes at 4.15v.
Stacked if if you want longest battery life, or if you want full range of power running below 2.3 ohms, te lower you go in ohms the faster your battery will run out due to amp draw. Also the zmax will only reach it's rated 4 amp limit with a stacked configuration.
You need a new matched set of batteries, labeled to run them & charge them together always. To be *extra safe they should occasionally be checked for final charge voltage and end of run time voltage. The readings should be within .01 volts between the two batteries. (.02 max)
If you don't feel you need any of the benefits of stacked just run single battery with ohms of 2.4 or above. Before I went stacked I was running 3+ ohms regularly to extend battery life and efficiency. Below 2.4 you will not be Able to get 15 watts out of it due to ohms law. The excessive draw Runs down the battery, with no real benifits in vapor production. In single configuration the 2.4 ohm will give the maximum power output 15w/6v... When you go lower than 2.4 you actually lose power to to amp draw.
If you want to dig through some technical data you can view my Blogs on power.
Safe chemistry imrs should give warning by Heat then venting, by this time you would have tossed it. Most battery blow ups are on chargers that over charge them.. 4.20v or less is where you want them to charge to ideally. I have an efest soda and it finishes at 4.15v.
Stacked if if you want longest battery life, or if you want full range of power running below 2.3 ohms, te lower you go in ohms the faster your battery will run out due to amp draw. Also the zmax will only reach it's rated 4 amp limit with a stacked configuration.
You need a new matched set of batteries, labeled to run them & charge them together always. To be *extra safe they should occasionally be checked for final charge voltage and end of run time voltage. The readings should be within .01 volts between the two batteries. (.02 max)
If you don't feel you need any of the benefits of stacked just run single battery with ohms of 2.4 or above. Before I went stacked I was running 3+ ohms regularly to extend battery life and efficiency. Below 2.4 you will not be Able to get 15 watts out of it due to ohms law. The excessive draw Runs down the battery, with no real benifits in vapor production. In single configuration the 2.4 ohm will give the maximum power output 15w/6v... When you go lower than 2.4 you actually lose power to to amp draw.
If you want to dig through some technical data you can view my Blogs on power.
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Ok, this clarifies some things for me; I didn't know that about lower Ω causing higher amp draw; so I should probably make sure that any topper I'm using is at least 2.5Ω, which seems to be about the best for me anyway, with these BCCs; the lower-Ω coils seem to burn out much faster. With this bigger mod, I'm definitely moving towards the big cartotanks, so now I know which kind of cartos to purchase. 
Definitely don't care about sub-ohm or cloud chasing or any of that; mostly I find big thick clouds troublesome; they're so "solid" when you inhale, they kinda choke me (asthmatic lungs).
I probably will just use 18650s for most instances where I want long battery life, i.e., those trips to my folks' -- but I felt like I ought to know how this could be done safely, the stacking, in case I ever do want to do that.
I read the article in the ECF library about rechargeable batteries; I'll look up your blog and read that, because I really am annoyingly ignorant about all this; never figured I'd need to know more than "plug in, flip switch."
Thx!!!
Andria
Definitely don't care about sub-ohm or cloud chasing or any of that; mostly I find big thick clouds troublesome; they're so "solid" when you inhale, they kinda choke me (asthmatic lungs).I probably will just use 18650s for most instances where I want long battery life, i.e., those trips to my folks' -- but I felt like I ought to know how this could be done safely, the stacking, in case I ever do want to do that.
I read the article in the ECF library about rechargeable batteries; I'll look up your blog and read that, because I really am annoyingly ignorant about all this; never figured I'd need to know more than "plug in, flip switch."
Thx!!!
Andria
I bought a Nite Ize flashlight holder from Lowes for about $8 that has worked fine with my Zmax, Vamo, Evic
Finally got my V5. Love it!! Get at Desert Vapes and it is the new version with metal button. Such an amazing APV for a starter!!
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The v5 looks a little more like the Smoktech Zmax; the length-wise indents, rather than the rings around the v3. That was the next thing I was going to look at, but they cost a bit more than the Sigeleis, so I like the Sigeleis better.
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