Drawtube Smart - Shortening the button throw

[Adam78]

Got the idea from gavincol78 who found that he could use an o-ring from an AGA T2 to fix the problem with the locking ring coming off the top of the thread & also shorten the throw of the button.

I didn't have the problem with the locking ring but I was curious about shortening the button throw a bit.

If, like me, you don't have an AGA T2, you can use the o-ring from an "Anti Vibration Hard Drive Screw" (I had loads left over from a PC I built for a friend)

available here : www.maplin.co.uk/hard-drive-screws-with-anti-vibration-washer-98844



each of the screws has a tiny flexible rubber o-ring around it which just so happens to be the perfect size for the DS Mod button assembly.



It's a bit fiddly but you can tuck 1 side of it under the disk on the end of the button post, hold it in place, then stretch the rest of it over.

Button without o-ring.



Button with o-ring.



 

[izan]

I can't believe I had an O-ring that small....
Brilliant find! Throw is about .75mm...almost touch sensitive...Still a bit too stiff though.
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gavincol78...thank you for sharing the original idea..

Thanks
Have fun
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[gavincol78]

Glad I shared my idea for me I used the idea as my lock screw kept coming off the threads when locking the switch little did I know that it would also assist with the throw, it had turned my cracking mod into my everyday mod

[robby]

Great pics,and a great fix

[NickIcon]

This is an awesome tip - definitely worth hunting around for a little o-ring!

I do still find the switch a bit stiff, has anyone managed to dismantle it to get access to the spring?

[Moggy]

Apr 28, 2013 7:55:28 GMT NickIcon said:

This is an awesome tip - definitely worth hunting around for a little o-ring!

I do still find the switch a bit stiff, has anyone managed to dismantle it to get access to the spring?

Check the test buy thread, I think Macca took it apart.

Edit -- Yup he did..

allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/19277/closed-mech-mod-test-group?page=14