The BEST Poldiac Replica to date!

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twistedchild316

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Anybody seen this yet? Looks REALLY good! Just a little bit high for a clone....BUT I haven't seen them anywhere else yet.
Poldiac Clone 1:1 Mechanical Mod

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And here's the one review for it I found at the bottom of the page

Right out of the box, WOW! What a great device. Just shut up and buy it. I took this completely apart, including the button, and here are my thoughts:
- Don't take the button apart. Just don't. The magnets are strong and they used minimal glue to keep it in place. The inside magnet came out and I had to reglue. Kind of hard to get it back in and working, but it is do-able. All of this can be avoided by just not taking it apart in the first place. You don't need to.
-Silver, silver everywhere. Extra bottom spring was included, very nice. Everything that makes contact is silver plated (springs, both pins). Great drop voltage, very good performer.
- Floating pins on both sides of the button and reverse threaded. I would tighten the outer part of the pins (the part that goes in the button housing) so that it doesn't come loose. It also makes the button smoother.
- Do yourself a favor and polish this right out of the box. It shines up really, really nice.
- The pants are 350 and 650, for 500 mode it takes an extension ring. I'm a 650 guy, so this doesn't matter to me at all.

Overall, it's a great performer and I have and will recommend this to my friends. Just don't take the button apart. There are very few top firing mechanicals and this one really is a charm and looks beautiful.
 

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This has got to be better than the one that slowtech is selling.

I don't particularly care if the FT one has the same kind of switch, as long as it works fine with minimal voltage drop. But I can't find much in the way of video reviews/breakdowns of the FT clone. I wouldn't expect much from it, heck I'd be content if it was just a gussied up Bolt.....
 

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$70 for a knock off of a $200 mod? Meh. I would just get the real thing at that point. If it was like $25 though, I would be tempted.

Call me cheap, but if I am gonna buy a knock off, it better be really cheap otherwise it just isnt worth it. This would be like spending $1500 on a fake rolex. Again, if you are going to spend that much, you may as well just get the real deal.
 

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$70 for a knock off of a $200 mod? Meh. I would just get the real thing at that point. If it was like $25 though, I would be tempted.

Call me cheap, but if I am gonna buy a knock off, it better be really cheap otherwise it just isnt worth it. This would be like spending $1500 on a fake rolex. Again, if you are going to spend that much, you may as well just get the real deal.

Completely understandable! I would never spend that much on a clone either...lol But still.......$70 and $200 are a HUGE difference IMO.
 
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