So I have an original Silver Bullet (it looks like some new ones have been made in the interim ~6-7 years since I bought this one?) and the spring flattened in it just now. I did some quick googling, but couldn't find replacement parts. Does anyone know where I could get some?
On the subject of how the spring flattened, I'm not really sure. I checked the atomizer I had in it and it's coming out to 0.16 ohms, same as when it was built. I checked on both a Kanger Subdrip 160 and the coil tester that came with my GeekVapes kit, so I'm relatively sure it's accurate. Regardless, it's definitely not shorting. Checked the batteries I've been using in it (2 AW 20A, that were being used for a 0.26 ohm build, and some LG HB2s that I've been using for the 0.16 build), and they look completely fine, not even a scratch on them.
I will note that the performance I was getting out of this thing was nowhere near what I expected given the resistance of the builds, even assuming some bad voltage drop. It was vaping like 30w, when it should have been upwards of 100. The mod itself didn't ever get hot, although it did feel warm after extended use, and the batteries seemed to drain more quickly than I would have expected.
I put it away last night, took out the battery, put a fresh one in this morning and couldn't even get a single fire off it.
It's occurred to me in the writing of this post that I got this thing long before sub-ohming was a thing, although being mechanical, I didn't give it much mind as long as I was within safety limits of my battery. However, is it possible that the spring used to hold the battery wasn't designed for the amps I was pushing through it (26.25 A at 4.2v with the 0.16 ohm coil) and had been slowly deforming itself over time? I know the spring in the Reo is designed to flatten as a safety feature to prevent shorts, and it's certainly plausible to me that the SB has a similar spring.
On the subject of how the spring flattened, I'm not really sure. I checked the atomizer I had in it and it's coming out to 0.16 ohms, same as when it was built. I checked on both a Kanger Subdrip 160 and the coil tester that came with my GeekVapes kit, so I'm relatively sure it's accurate. Regardless, it's definitely not shorting. Checked the batteries I've been using in it (2 AW 20A, that were being used for a 0.26 ohm build, and some LG HB2s that I've been using for the 0.16 build), and they look completely fine, not even a scratch on them.
I will note that the performance I was getting out of this thing was nowhere near what I expected given the resistance of the builds, even assuming some bad voltage drop. It was vaping like 30w, when it should have been upwards of 100. The mod itself didn't ever get hot, although it did feel warm after extended use, and the batteries seemed to drain more quickly than I would have expected.
I put it away last night, took out the battery, put a fresh one in this morning and couldn't even get a single fire off it.
It's occurred to me in the writing of this post that I got this thing long before sub-ohming was a thing, although being mechanical, I didn't give it much mind as long as I was within safety limits of my battery. However, is it possible that the spring used to hold the battery wasn't designed for the amps I was pushing through it (26.25 A at 4.2v with the 0.16 ohm coil) and had been slowly deforming itself over time? I know the spring in the Reo is designed to flatten as a safety feature to prevent shorts, and it's certainly plausible to me that the SB has a similar spring.
