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MCV Panzer?
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He seems to like the clone more, which it seems clear that this one is. I've never had a clone of anything before. I do have to say that this thing is built really really well.
All the machining seems top-notch and the threads are super super smooth. A bit of tarnish on all the copper, and even a little bit on the stainless.
However this one does have the floating 510 pin although it's kind of short. no atomizer I have would make contact without screwing the 510 on the bottom of it out a bit.
I took the bonza 1.5 off of my bonza tube, and put it on it last night, and my bonza hit's quite a bit harder.
There's a bunch of factors at play there though I'm sure. For one thing the bonza has a 30t in it and the panzer is 18650 only.
I'm sure this one needs to be cleaned and polished too. With the .12 build in it, the switch area got kind of warm. A Samsung 20s.
I think the spring might be a little light for that kind of horsepower. I'll play around with it. I was wondering if anybody else here has ever had one of these.
All the machining seems top-notch and the threads are super super smooth. A bit of tarnish on all the copper, and even a little bit on the stainless.
However this one does have the floating 510 pin although it's kind of short. no atomizer I have would make contact without screwing the 510 on the bottom of it out a bit.
I took the bonza 1.5 off of my bonza tube, and put it on it last night, and my bonza hit's quite a bit harder.
There's a bunch of factors at play there though I'm sure. For one thing the bonza has a 30t in it and the panzer is 18650 only.
I'm sure this one needs to be cleaned and polished too. With the .12 build in it, the switch area got kind of warm. A Samsung 20s.
I think the spring might be a little light for that kind of horsepower. I'll play around with it. I was wondering if anybody else here has ever had one of these.
I have a copper clone one, pretty beastly mod. On mine at least ya gotta be careful about screwing the parts together too hard or it can seize, but I think that is due to the softer copper more than anything. Make sure ya watch which way to tighten the reverse-threaded lock too or it may not come off again.
There were a number of manufacturers of the clone, some were terrible, some awesome.
I can't recall which were which now...it's been a few years.
A good 'ol hard-hitting mech though, IMO.
I would be careful of the puny stock springs though if a clone, the weight of the mod plus battery and atty can be too much leading to an auto-fire situation. Happened to me with a AGA-T2 on it years ago. New stiffer springs fixed it though.
There were a number of manufacturers of the clone, some were terrible, some awesome.
I can't recall which were which now...it's been a few years.
A good 'ol hard-hitting mech though, IMO.
I would be careful of the puny stock springs though if a clone, the weight of the mod plus battery and atty can be too much leading to an auto-fire situation. Happened to me with a AGA-T2 on it years ago. New stiffer springs fixed it though.
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Does your positive battery contact pin on the top have to be screwed out pretty far to secure the battery?
And does the part that contacts the positive pin on the atomizer sit low enough in the threaded negative hole that you have to back out the positive on the atomizer for it to touch solidly?
I'm about 99% sure I have the same clone that twisted had in that video. My copper one is from "Red Phoenix."
And does the part that contacts the positive pin on the atomizer sit low enough in the threaded negative hole that you have to back out the positive on the atomizer for it to touch solidly?
I'm about 99% sure I have the same clone that twisted had in that video. My copper one is from "Red Phoenix."
The battery contact screw part does have to be backed out a fair bit on mine. You can also adjust the switch's pin too somewhat. Good old manual adjust stuff.
Can't recall much issues on the top side of the 510, but most of my atties have long enough or adjustable 510 pins.
HCigar made mine I think? It's was like 2014, so don't remember well. ;-)
No, the delrin insulator cannot be pushed up any more.
It's supposed to be a "floating" 510 pin. I've tried like 6 of my atomizers on it and not a single one makes contact without pulling it's positive pin out at least some and sometimes quite a bit. What's the purpose of a floating pin if it doesn't touch at it's highest point? It could be like 3mm longer and it would make contact without adjusting the positive on the atomizer AND without having to back the internal contact out 2/3 of the way to get rid of battery rattle. From What I'm seeing, the authentics were just the same. Maybe I'm dense, but that makes no sense to me
I wonder if I can find somebody in town who can make me one just like it only 3mm longer. I bet I can.
You don't have any issues with the length, or lack thereof of the 510 pin?
I don't know if you saw above, but every one of my atomizers has to have it's 510 adjusted to reach the matching 510 in the top cap. I also am not crazy about having to adjust the positive contact pin out so much to hold the battery secure. Seems like a bit more length in the body of the mod's 510 pin would painlessly solve both.
