Waited 15 days for my Nemmy clone to ship when they said it would take 10 days to ship, but when it shipped it got here in 5 days. To me, that's outstanding, and it was in the middle of the mess with shipping. They sent it on it's own and it beat a package that was shipped a week earlier by 9 days. It seems to be so random on the shipping times. Good company if you are patient, bad company if you have a strict timeframe.
The Nemesis clone is fantastic once the button breaks in and skritch is worked out of it. I'm very pleased for 30 bucks.
I wrote this up for another person a while back who was a bit confused about how to get the device setup properly. This post is intended for everyone, no offense if you already know all this, but it could help someone out...
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As with most mechs, things need to be adjusted correctly in order to get the switch to function properly. Good mechs are adjustable to accommodate various battery lengths, 510 connector variances, switch throw, etc. The Nemesis is no exception. Especially with the Nemesis switch, the more the button sticks out, the worse it will perform, hang, misfire or stick.
First, out of the box, the switch was very crunchy and dirty.
- Take the switch completely apart (don't lose the tiny locking pin, make a note where it goes) and clean it thoroughly with alcohol, the post, the guide hole, everything, then reassemble. I use a touch of white lithium grease on the bearing surfaces, but you don't have to. Might as well clean ALL the threads on everything while you are doing it, they are all quite dirty. This not only helps the threads feel smoother; cleaner connections reduce voltage drop on mechs. Maybe not a lot, but every little bit helps.
Now your goal to get the best and most reliable switch function, and in order to accomplish this, you need to keep the throw (how far it moves when you press it) as short as safely possible. to do this:
** if you are NOT using a kick, remove the "kick extension ring": proper adjustment/setup will be difficult with it on there. This is the very narrow threaded and highly polished ring. It DOES come off. There are reports of it being extremely difficult to remove the first time, mostly due to sludge and over-tightened assembly. The other issue is that the tighter you grip the thing trying to unscrew it, the harder the threads lock together because the part flexes much in the same way as the thin switch-lock ring does. Finesse, patience... it does come off, I promise.
ok, on to it...
- Take off the top cap and the bottom switch
- remove the silver 510 connector pin on the top cap
- screw your atomizer on all the way until it's snug
- put the 510 connector pin back in and screw it in until snug
- screw the top cap/atomizer onto the mod
- put in the battery, pay attention to polarity, + goes toward the top/atomizer
- compress the spring on the switch all the way and hold it down while you screw the silver contact pin in all the way until snug
- screw the switch lock ring all the way up and out of the way
- screw on the bottom cap until snug
- If for some reason you are using a protected battery that is unusually long, you may actually need to re-install the "kick ring" to get things to all fall into place.
** as with any mech or mod, when you are putting the battery cap on, listen to the atomizer and make SURE it does not fire without pushing the switch. Then do a few quick pulses on the switch and make sure it's functioning well and not sticking. Anything could go wrong and catch you off guard. Don't be that guy
** you need to have at least SOME switch movement in order to fire the device in a safe manner. The shorter the switch throw, the higher the likelihood of an accidental activation. If you press it and it fires but isn't really moving, you have it TOO tight and this could cause unintended firing or the device will not shut off when the button is released... and again, catch you off guard. Don't be that guy either.
You should never stop thinking about safety when using mechs. There are no simple-stupid electronic measures to protect people like myself. Pay attention to the switch when you are using the device, things can come loose and cause a serious meltdown. Don't take things for granted, no one wants to hear about an "incident".
