penelope spare stuff

[Globalbloke (Tim)]

Oct 3, 2012 16:09:29 GMT blakey said:

Remove the o-ring and place the ceramic in its housing into a pan of boiling water and let it boil for a few mins. Let it cool naturally before you rinse it in cold water and use a cotton bud to scrub the ceramic insides. Don't put a hot ceramic into cold water as the shock will cause it to crack.
It sounds like the problem is the ceramic.

Cheers Blakey, I will give that a go in a bit to see if it help. I even resorted to my Vivi Nova today

[blakey]

I would've advised putting the ceramic to a flame and burning away the impurities but you mentioned that your ceramic could be cracked so its best not disturbed.

[hifistud]

Oct 1, 2012 16:44:05 GMT johnboy said:

Oct 1, 2012 16:04:16 GMT Skwoddy said:

PRODUCT CODE: pc3284a
STATUS: IN STOCK
DESCRIPTION: [0.54g/100] sterling silver 1mm OD, 0.7mm ID, light weight micro crimp
SIZE (nearest approximation): 1mm x 0.5mm
BEADING HOLE ORIENTATION: central
BEADING HOLE SIZE: 0.4mm
500 x sterling silver 1mm OD, 0.7mm ID l'weight micro crimp £9

Here

Cheers

Thank you for this - I used it in tonight's show

[Skwoddy]

Oct 4, 2012 23:38:38 GMT hifistud said:

Oct 1, 2012 16:44:05 GMT johnboy said:

Cheers

Thank you for this - I used it in tonight's show

You're very welcome, glad I could be of use, I suppose the best way is to buy a dedicated set of crimping pliers as used in jewellery making, but as Im a tight wad and im not gonna be wearing it round my neck,leatherman pliers will suffice.

[blakey]

My crimping beads arrived yesterday, crimping pliers still on route so I had a go using a small pair of pliers I had here - result = superb
once I made the connections I held it under a lighter flame for a couple of seconds and melted the the bead to create a soldered connection, very strong very small and very going to be using these from now on
Nice recommendation skwoddy.

[hifistud]

Oct 5, 2012 4:55:43 GMT Skwoddy said:

You're very welcome, glad I could be of use, I suppose the best way is to buy a dedicated set of crimping pliers as used in jewellery making, but as Im a tight wad and im not gonna be wearing it round my neck,leatherman pliers will suffice.

Yup - and anyway, I haven't been able to find 1mm crimp tools... smallest I could see were 2mm...

[Skwoddy]

Oct 5, 2012 8:03:53 GMT blakey said:

My crimping beads arrived yesterday, crimping pliers still on route so I had a go using a small pair of pliers I had here - result = superb
once I made the connections I held it under a lighter flame for a couple of seconds and melted the the bead to create a soldered connection, very strong very small and very going to be using these from now on
Nice recommendation skwoddy.

They are good arent they, a little small but the best £9 i spent in vaping so far (apart from Torque 56 by halo)

[Ellen]

I'm gonna have to have a go with these, thanks guys

[Skwoddy]

Oct 5, 2012 10:21:29 GMT hifistud said:

Oct 5, 2012 4:55:43 GMT Skwoddy said:

You're very welcome, glad I could be of use, I suppose the best way is to buy a dedicated set of crimping pliers as used in jewellery making, but as Im a tight wad and im not gonna be wearing it round my neck,leatherman pliers will suffice.

Yup - and anyway, I haven't been able to find 1mm crimp tools... smallest I could see were 2mm...

A quick search threw up these, if you wanna go the whole hog, not sure which ones Blakey got. www.cableuniverse.co.uk/ratchet-crimping-tool-215mm.html

[OneDay]

Anyone wanting to try this needs VERY good eyesight and VERY steady hands and LOTS of patience

[blakey]

Oct 5, 2012 13:29:12 GMT Skwoddy said:

Oct 5, 2012 8:03:53 GMT blakey said:

My crimping beads arrived yesterday, crimping pliers still on route so I had a go using a small pair of pliers I had here - result = superb
once I made the connections I held it under a lighter flame for a couple of seconds and melted the the bead to create a soldered connection, very strong very small and very going to be using these from now on
Nice recommendation skwoddy.

They are good arent they, a little small but the best £9 i spent in vaping so far (apart from Torque 56 by halo)

They are great, I tried this a few months back with some beads from e-bay and they were obviously crap, would never grip the wires properly but I thought I'd have another go with these. Glad I did.

[Ellen]

Oct 5, 2012 13:36:22 GMT OneDay said:

Anyone wanting to try this needs VERY good eyesight and VERY steady hands and LOTS of patience

Ah ok lol, I thought these were suppose to be easier and less fiddly than twisting the wires?

[blakey]

Oct 5, 2012 13:44:10 GMT Ellen said:

Oct 5, 2012 13:36:22 GMT OneDay said:

Anyone wanting to try this needs VERY good eyesight and VERY steady hands and LOTS of patience

Ah ok lol, I thought these were suppose to be easier and less fiddly than twisting the wires?

If your eyesight is ok then they make joining wires a breeze

[OneDay]

I thought so too, but I couldn't get on with them, ended up giving mine to Gordy

[Deleted]

Oct 5, 2012 13:36:22 GMT OneDay said:

Anyone wanting to try this needs VERY good eyesight and VERY steady hands and LOTS of patience

or a pair of these


£2.99 from our local Inexcess store
bloomin marvolous for wicking wiring and soldering