There is no spring at all in my 510 top cap, just the insulator and the adjustable pin. I've run as low as .5 ohms with no issues. There are actually no springs at all in my magneto, so I'm not sure what they are referring to. Can you post a link?
Smok Magneto v2
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I have two of these and the ss brushed one with the smaller 510 only cap has been my all day work vape device topped a kayfun lite. Rugged and dependable duo.
My Magneto is my favorite mech mod. Very clean design and feels sturdy, nice switch. I've been vaping down to 0.4 ohms with no issue. As far as the spring they may be referring to the spring in the tube at the bottom as some devices use it as a safety feature in the event of a battery overheating situation. Again, I haven't had a problem with this.
I was lucky to get the Magneto when Smoktech was leaving off the SMOK label but still had the spider on the switch. I wish i could find a brass one like that.
I was lucky to get the Magneto when Smoktech was leaving off the SMOK label but still had the spider on the switch. I wish i could find a brass one like that.
It seems there's three general versions:
The original V1 with no adjustability at all.
The initial V2 has an adjustable pin I assume it's a screw with threads which can go up AND down. I hope by saying this part is adjustable doesn't mean that you can unscrew the plastic insulating housing of the screw since this would only give you downward movement of the pin and NOT upward movement which some people will need as well (and I certainly need).
Then the newest V3 (which might also be called the V2). MyVaporShop confirmed it has a spring: "Thank you for contacting us. I apologize for the inconvenience. Smoktech has informed us the head of the Magneto is actually spring loaded as you mentioned. I apologize for the misinformation. I have informed our webmaster to adjust the specifications on the site." And they volunteered to replace the head for me which was great customer service.
...so at this moment, I think people should stop advocating to buy the Magneto (I bought it based upon recommendations of this forum), or at least not to get the newest version which can't do sub-ohm (if that's what you want to do with it) as the spring will weaken (mine did within literally a half hour of vaping at 0.8 ohms) and fail. I currently have a piece of a pen's spring in there but I'm sure that can't be good for it or the performance.
The original V1 with no adjustability at all.
The initial V2 has an adjustable pin I assume it's a screw with threads which can go up AND down. I hope by saying this part is adjustable doesn't mean that you can unscrew the plastic insulating housing of the screw since this would only give you downward movement of the pin and NOT upward movement which some people will need as well (and I certainly need).
Then the newest V3 (which might also be called the V2). MyVaporShop confirmed it has a spring: "Thank you for contacting us. I apologize for the inconvenience. Smoktech has informed us the head of the Magneto is actually spring loaded as you mentioned. I apologize for the misinformation. I have informed our webmaster to adjust the specifications on the site." And they volunteered to replace the head for me which was great customer service.
...so at this moment, I think people should stop advocating to buy the Magneto (I bought it based upon recommendations of this forum), or at least not to get the newest version which can't do sub-ohm (if that's what you want to do with it) as the spring will weaken (mine did within literally a half hour of vaping at 0.8 ohms) and fail. I currently have a piece of a pen's spring in there but I'm sure that can't be good for it or the performance.
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Tell me about it! All those great reviews and they change the design to rely on an extremely small spring (think 1/3 the diameter of a ball-point clicky pen). When I took mine apart there was a little black area in the middle of the spring. i squeezed it by hand, lightly, and it broke in half!
I'm waiting to hear back from the vendor about which replacement cap they have - hopefully they have the one you have which adjusts up and down. Otherwise it's getting returned and by that time my bunch of clones from Fasttech should be here (all of which have adjustable pins
Hopefully these posts warn other people to not make the same mistake i just did...
I'm waiting to hear back from the vendor about which replacement cap they have - hopefully they have the one you have which adjusts up and down. Otherwise it's getting returned and by that time my bunch of clones from Fasttech should be here (all of which have adjustable pins
Hopefully these posts warn other people to not make the same mistake i just did...
Good solid mod that you can't go wrong with as a starter. Just try to make sure you get at least the v2 to save you some headaches with atomizers sitting flush. Also, the telescoping feature is a bit weird at first and takes a bit of adjusting to eliminate all battery rattle.
Now that I think about it, you're right. Mine has a hidden spring in the top cap to allow for larger batteries. I've not had any issues going down to 0.5 ohms, so I'm not sure where they came up with not being able to go below 1.0 ohm.
I just got the SMOKTech Magneto - Stainless VE from MyVapor Store yesterday and a RSST and wow what a great looking combo. THe version I received is very clean only marking on it are the spider fire button and on the locking ring it is engraved with MAGNETO and a sn# thats it. The VE also has the large brass adjustable center pin. WIth a 18350 in it its a sweet little package and I'm also able to get a Sony VT4 30 amp flat top 18650 and a one of those resettable fuses in the tube with no issues at all. Coming from my K101 its a nice upgrade but I still love my K101 its a solid low budget performer.
I call mine a ver. 3 because I bought another brass one and mixed up the parts to create a 2 tone look.
You can also buy an adjustable cap in s.s. (510)only from TriangleVape.com for 9 bucks. - no spring in that great cap... They also have EFEST purples 30amp. 18650's for 8 bucks
The marking you have "1939" is not a serial number. It's part of the Insignia.
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I love my Magneto V2 (adjustable non-spring pin)
Here it is with a Squape clone, EHPro Kayfun Lite and PT2...
Here it is with a Squape clone, EHPro Kayfun Lite and PT2...
I lied again... Lol. The spring that allows for large batteries is actually in the bottom of the tube, not the top cap or the switch assembly.
I love my magneto. Absolutely solid mod for the price. Initially I had some trouble with it because I was shown a different version online and received a different top cap (the spring loaded ego cap, btw if yours doesnt work or you get a spring loaded cap there is a really easy fix, PM me I can tell you how to) then pictured so I had to buy the adjustable top cap.
With a 18650 battery it is A LOT bigger then most mods (at least another half inch or so compared to say a sentinel) because of the magnet button mechanism. But that button is NOYCE.
Initially I used different cartomizer tanks with it because I did not know how to build, it is okay like that. The problem is that the tanks sit very flush with the top cap so there is not much air flow, so you have to pinch up the tanks to get a nicer draw.
With a 18650 battery it is A LOT bigger then most mods (at least another half inch or so compared to say a sentinel) because of the magnet button mechanism. But that button is NOYCE.
Initially I used different cartomizer tanks with it because I did not know how to build, it is okay like that. The problem is that the tanks sit very flush with the top cap so there is not much air flow, so you have to pinch up the tanks to get a nicer draw.
Here is the spring that is in the bottom tube.
As it sits in the mod:
With negative battery contact removed:
Also do NOT try to torch your switch... My magnet no longer works at all, it's attracted to the other magnet on both sides and fell out of the switch, now my magneto no longer works.
As it sits in the mod:
With negative battery contact removed:
Also do NOT try to torch your switch... My magnet no longer works at all, it's attracted to the other magnet on both sides and fell out of the switch, now my magneto no longer works.
Here is the spring that is in the bottom tube.
As it sits in the mod:
With negative battery contact removed:
Also do NOT try to torch your switch... My magnet no longer works at all, it's attracted to the other magnet on both sides and fell out of the switch, now my magneto no longer works.
That's impossible, each magnet has two poles. My magnets fell out, and they got attracted to each other, but other than being a pain to get apart, a little Dab of super glue and it's good to go. There is no way that a magnet can attract to another magnet on both sides. Each magnet has a - and a + side. If your magnets are attracted both opposite and equal poles, I would love to see it. If so, sir, you just broke physics.
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The magnet is no longer magnetic... Heating a magnet beyond a certain temperature causes it to lose its magnetism. It is literally a piece of metal. It's attracted to magnets still, just like most other ferrous metals, but no longer has a magnetic pull. Try google next time. It happened from me torching the bottom fire button with a butane torch, most likely to 500-600+ degrees.
https://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=2744
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I stand corrected. I missed the part about torching it. I read it as it just lost magnetism magically. I'm sorry, I will leave with tail tucked and head down.
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I have the adjustable ver. and I have had no issues with the battery spring at all and I've had it as low as .3 ohms for a solid week or 2. The only issue I have is when paired up with a large rba like my squape, the thing is like a foot long.. I call it my squape-saber.
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