Hi everyone,
I need some help before I trash my JoyeTech 18650 eGo mod's switch (if I haven't already).
I am using the hardware noted in my sig line, just got my ACTv4 tank yesterday. Without going into a lot of fussing and ranting about the 510-to-510 adapter that came with the tank, let's just say I need "a better one".
The problem I'm having may be common to eGo-type batteries and probably a few other mods with 510 battery connectors. It is happening with my JoyeTech 18650 eGo mod, as well as the SmokTech 900mAh eGo batteries I've tried the included 510 extender with.
Basically, the center pin on the batteries are, or at least WERE, higher up inside the eGo connectors' 510 threads. But since the center pin on the male end of the 510 extender included with the tank is flush with the threaded "skirt", it pushes the center pin down as you turn the assembled tank onto the battery. (On the ACTv4, the threads of the carto are "popped through" a hole in the bottom of the tank body, and you use the 510 extender to attach/tighten the carto to the tank body, and then screw the assembled tank into the 510 threads on your battery)
The next part of the problem, at least with the included 510 extender, is that the thread majors on the male end are WAY too small. They're "510 threads", but it is a very loose fit and the tank wobbles in the eGo connector. You have to turn the assembly down pretty far into the threads before there is enough in there to stop the tank from wobbling. But by then, you have pushed the center pin in the eGo connector so far down into the threads that it bottoms out and shorts the switch out. Fortunately the batts have short-circuit protection.
I know about the trick to gently "pry" the center pin back up, but of course it will just compress back down again the next time you put the tank on. I've done this a couple times now to my JoyeTech eGo mod switch, ended up deforming that tiny thin gasket under the center pin in the process, and am afraid I am going to ruin the switch if I keep doing this (if I haven't already).
If I don't turn the tank assembly down as far, the switch doesn't short out and the carto works, but it wobbles horribly on the eGo connector.
I'm not 100% sure (I am sort of a n00b but fairly mechanically inclined) -- and would warmly welcome any good advice -- but I think what I need is a 510-to-510 shorty connector that has a recessed center pin on the male end, ie, so you can get it threaded some ways onto the 510 threads of the eGo connector before contact gets made between the center pins, if that makes sense. This way it doesn't just start compressing the center pin on the eGo connector down as soon as you start threading the extender down onto the connector, but lets you get a few turns first.
Can someone recommend such a beast? I'm looking for one that has GOOD threads on it - not something that wobbles and gradually damages the threads on my eGo batts. (I already have that....) Ideally, a sealed connector (since its just to make the battery connection, the air inlet would come from the notches cut into the top of the female end). And it would be awesome if I could find one that would let me get it turned down all the way, so that the shoulder of the male end of the extender meets the end of the 510 threads of the battery's eGo connection.
I saw the $7 one at Mad Vapes - the one that comes with a nut I don't need - folks seem to be pretty happy with the quality of the threads on this one. It appears to have a recessed center pin on the male end but I'm not sure if it is recessed (enough?) and I'd hate to spend $7 each + tax + shipping to get a connector that doesn't help me.
I also saw the sealed 510 shorty connector, but not sure if this would work well for me or not. The comment/review on this one about using it on SmokTech 900 mAh batts to solve the problem of center pins getting pushed down too far sounds about like what I'm running to, but I'm not sure if this type would be good to use unless I planned to LEAVE it on the battery and then use a different extender to assemble the tank with and attach to it. I'm not saying I wouldn't do this, but it would probably be better if I didn't have to.
It doesn't HAVE to come from Mad Vapes - I'll buy it from any reputable vendor in the US. We are happy MV customers though. I just need to get adapters that work, and if that means I need two of them on my setup to solve my problem, I can live with that.
I guess as long as the adapter has good threads, it wouldn't necessarily HAVE to have a recessed pin, it just seems like it would bottom the center pin out before it was fully screwed down if the pin isn't recessed (unless it is made to fit an ego?).
If you can make any good recommendations (especially if you have seen a similar problem before) - please share it with me - I will definitely appreciate it!
Thanks,
Nic-holio
I need some help before I trash my JoyeTech 18650 eGo mod's switch (if I haven't already).
I am using the hardware noted in my sig line, just got my ACTv4 tank yesterday. Without going into a lot of fussing and ranting about the 510-to-510 adapter that came with the tank, let's just say I need "a better one".
The problem I'm having may be common to eGo-type batteries and probably a few other mods with 510 battery connectors. It is happening with my JoyeTech 18650 eGo mod, as well as the SmokTech 900mAh eGo batteries I've tried the included 510 extender with.
Basically, the center pin on the batteries are, or at least WERE, higher up inside the eGo connectors' 510 threads. But since the center pin on the male end of the 510 extender included with the tank is flush with the threaded "skirt", it pushes the center pin down as you turn the assembled tank onto the battery. (On the ACTv4, the threads of the carto are "popped through" a hole in the bottom of the tank body, and you use the 510 extender to attach/tighten the carto to the tank body, and then screw the assembled tank into the 510 threads on your battery)
The next part of the problem, at least with the included 510 extender, is that the thread majors on the male end are WAY too small. They're "510 threads", but it is a very loose fit and the tank wobbles in the eGo connector. You have to turn the assembly down pretty far into the threads before there is enough in there to stop the tank from wobbling. But by then, you have pushed the center pin in the eGo connector so far down into the threads that it bottoms out and shorts the switch out. Fortunately the batts have short-circuit protection.
I know about the trick to gently "pry" the center pin back up, but of course it will just compress back down again the next time you put the tank on. I've done this a couple times now to my JoyeTech eGo mod switch, ended up deforming that tiny thin gasket under the center pin in the process, and am afraid I am going to ruin the switch if I keep doing this (if I haven't already).
If I don't turn the tank assembly down as far, the switch doesn't short out and the carto works, but it wobbles horribly on the eGo connector.
I'm not 100% sure (I am sort of a n00b but fairly mechanically inclined) -- and would warmly welcome any good advice -- but I think what I need is a 510-to-510 shorty connector that has a recessed center pin on the male end, ie, so you can get it threaded some ways onto the 510 threads of the eGo connector before contact gets made between the center pins, if that makes sense. This way it doesn't just start compressing the center pin on the eGo connector down as soon as you start threading the extender down onto the connector, but lets you get a few turns first.
Can someone recommend such a beast? I'm looking for one that has GOOD threads on it - not something that wobbles and gradually damages the threads on my eGo batts. (I already have that....) Ideally, a sealed connector (since its just to make the battery connection, the air inlet would come from the notches cut into the top of the female end). And it would be awesome if I could find one that would let me get it turned down all the way, so that the shoulder of the male end of the extender meets the end of the 510 threads of the battery's eGo connection.
I saw the $7 one at Mad Vapes - the one that comes with a nut I don't need - folks seem to be pretty happy with the quality of the threads on this one. It appears to have a recessed center pin on the male end but I'm not sure if it is recessed (enough?) and I'd hate to spend $7 each + tax + shipping to get a connector that doesn't help me.
I also saw the sealed 510 shorty connector, but not sure if this would work well for me or not. The comment/review on this one about using it on SmokTech 900 mAh batts to solve the problem of center pins getting pushed down too far sounds about like what I'm running to, but I'm not sure if this type would be good to use unless I planned to LEAVE it on the battery and then use a different extender to assemble the tank with and attach to it. I'm not saying I wouldn't do this, but it would probably be better if I didn't have to.
It doesn't HAVE to come from Mad Vapes - I'll buy it from any reputable vendor in the US. We are happy MV customers though. I just need to get adapters that work, and if that means I need two of them on my setup to solve my problem, I can live with that.
I guess as long as the adapter has good threads, it wouldn't necessarily HAVE to have a recessed pin, it just seems like it would bottom the center pin out before it was fully screwed down if the pin isn't recessed (unless it is made to fit an ego?).
If you can make any good recommendations (especially if you have seen a similar problem before) - please share it with me - I will definitely appreciate it!
Thanks,
Nic-holio
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Just thought maybe someone might have already solved this problem and can save me some searching and maybe some bad $$$ spent.
