TW V-Scope - Clone or Cloned?

[gammyleg]

Hi,

I have 4 Totally Wicked V-Scope tanks which I think are great, however they were discontinued a couple of years ago and the 510 threads on 3 of the bases are now flattened off / stripped with only one good one remaining.
I would really like to get hold of either some replacement tank bases or complete tank assemblies. So questions are:

Was the V-Scope a clone of another brand, and if so, which one?
Is it possible to source replacement bases anywhere?
Can you still buy 3.5ml tanks in the UK?

Thanks

gammy.

 

[stols001]

I don't know the answers to the first two questions, but I don't believe you can buy tanks over 2 ml in the UK at the moment, unless there is some way to import them which I don't know much about but probably wouldn't advise.

Good luck finding a tank that is a similar vape, unless you are able to find what you need (hopefully). I think it IS possible to change out the 510 pin, but I don't know how to do that, however, others may come by with a solution for you. If this is *your* best tank, it may be worth the effort to do so....

Best of luck,

Anna

 

[gammyleg]

I don't know the answers to the first two questions, but I don't believe you can buy tanks over 2 ml in the UK at the moment, unless there is some way to import them which I don't know much about but probably wouldn't advise.

Good luck finding a tank that is a similar vape, unless you are able to find what you need (hopefully). I think it IS possible to change out the 510 pin, but I don't know how to do that, however, others may come by with a solution for you. If this is *your* best tank, it may be worth the effort to do so....

Best of luck,

Anna

 

[bombastinator]

Totally wicked is clones or renames of practically everything so probably.

 

[gammyleg]

Thanks for the reply.

TW USA still sell big tanks but the postage to UK is crazy money. The thread on my bases can't be swapped out but I did think of running a die over them to see if I could get some more life out of them. The problem is that they are very short and I reckon that I might only get a couple of turns on them before it the die bottoms out.

I'm sure I've seen replacement bases advertised but they only refer to the big brands ( Innokin, eLeaf etc ). If I knew whether the V-Scope was a clone, and if so, of what, I could maybe get hold of some.

 

[Izan]

Thanks for the reply.

TW USA still sell big tanks but the postage to UK is crazy money. The thread on my bases can't be swapped out but I did think of running a dye over them to see if I could get some more life out of them. The problem is that they are very short and I reckon that I might only get a couple of turns on them before it the dye bottoms out.

I'm sure I've seen replacement bases advertised but they only refer to the big brands ( Innokin, eLeaf etc ). If I knew whether the V-Scope was a clone, and if so, of what, I could maybe get hold of some.

Hi and welcome.

TW rebrands Joye/eleaf/wismec/ismoka.

Is this what you have?


Cheers
I

 

[gammyleg]

Hi and welcome.

TW rebrands Joye/eleaf/wismec/ismoka.

Is this what you have?


Cheers
I

Izan

That is the one!! Perfect. Thank you.

A quick search has shown this particular model is in short supply. Some are still on sale in the US and lots available on Alibaba but I'm a bit reluctant to trust that.

 

[steeledragon78]

if you are competent with a brazing torch, in theory you could tear down the tank and put a blob of brass or silver solder in the threads to build them up and recut with a die. i have done this with aluminum fixtures in the past, but never vape stuff.

 

[gammyleg]

if you are competent with a brazing torch, in theory you could tear down the tank and put a blob of brass or silver solder in the threads to build them up and recut with a die. i have done this with aluminum fixtures in the past, but never vape stuff.

Good thinking but that's a bit too involved for me.

The threads are flattened rather than stripped but not sure whether a die would re-shape the the thread peaks or not.

 

[steeledragon78]

there are rethreading dies that move the metal rather than cutting new threads, but i don't know the pitch of 510 threads off the top of my head. i believe they are metric and while i have found some inexpensive craftsman kits at sears, for obscure metric threads you would probably need to go with snap-on, mac, or matco.

 

[gammyleg]

The die is an M7 x 0.5mm. I've ordered one from China via eBay. Not holding out much hope but will give it a go just to see.
I could spend a lot more on a brand, but this size is a bit obscure so the price ramps-up considerably and still no guarantee that it'll work.
I'll keep you posted when it arrives.

 

[gammyleg]

Well the die arrived, not bad for cheap Chinese, however the exercise did not work. Threads are still too flattened to grip so bases are officially a write-off.