Stripped threads - be careful!

[geeker]

I bought a 510/cartomizer adapter from a well-liked supplier to use on a mod from another well-liked supplier. Well, this adapter has stripped the threads on my mod. Now I'm scared to use it on anything. I'm going to try it on a regular 510 battery, and see how it goes before I ruin another mod or my Tornado. Be careful!

 

[SudokuGal]

Sorry to hear this. I use the 510 to 901 on my eGo without any problems. What is your recommendation for how to go about being careful?

 

[geeker]

Just a general be careful.
Would have been cheaper to buy the correct top for the mod, than to buy the 510/carto adapter AND another mod top.

 

[woodman]

This week I learned that after a week of using my new 510 cartos heavily they (all 5) have stripped threads. The cartos thread looks to be aluminum where my attys are steel.
Oh well, so much for the idea of refilling cartos for longevity when threads strip this easily.

Next batch I will be more careful to lightly seat carto onto battery as I believe its my overtightening that causes this. They are aluminum though so they will not last as well as steel (ie attys).

 

[miss MiA]

There has been at least one mod out there which, at one point anyway, had its atty connector threads made out of a too-soft metal (or not finished properly or whatever) which did get stripped after awhile when anything was screwed into it, whether atty or adapter. Maybe it's possible other mods get out that way on occasion too...

I don't know anything about this stuff but can't quite picture how, if the adapter initially lined up and screwed on with no resistance or problems at all, it could later be at fault for stripping its partner..? The softer of the two would have given in, and if anything shouldn't it be the mod's threads that were harder/more resilient? Again tho, no idea what's possible in this regard!

 

[sjohnson]

Steel battery adapters/atomizers? Where are you getting steel from? Are they silver in color, or gold? Joye and all the clones I've seen used brass and are gold in color.