Thread wobble fix

[Super-Shiny]

Anyone know of something that can stop thread wobble, just trying to fix something, i tried PTFE tape on the thread but it won't work as it stops the connection with the battery.

Piccy of what it has to go on:

[DiscoDes]

Nov 16, 2013 19:03:06 GMT Super-Shiny said:

Anyone know of something that can stop thread wobble, just trying to fix something, i tried PTFE tape on the thread but it won't work as it stops the connection with the battery.

Piccy of what it has to go on:

Use the thinnest non resistance wire you have, silver is good as it's soft. Wrapped a couple of times around the atty threads.

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[mybad]

presuming the thread needs to be able to unscrew again , then the only way is to tighten it up like you would do putting a top back on a bottle etc. but I suspect your up to something

[Super-Shiny]

Tried that DiscoDes and keeping the wire in place was a nightmare

[Super-Shiny]

Nov 16, 2013 19:14:01 GMT mybad said:

presuming the thread needs to be able to unscrew again , then the only way is to tighten it up like you would do putting a top back on a bottle etc. but I suspect your up to something

Yep it has to be able to be screwed and un-screwed as and when, the problem lies in what it connects to, the battery tube and the switch is not the best snug fitting so just looking for something to make them fit each other better.

[Deleted]

If it is only a slight wobble, you could try smearing the switch threads and/or the tube threads lightly with copper grease which is conductive

[mybad]

Nov 16, 2013 19:19:29 GMT Super-Shiny said:

Nov 16, 2013 19:14:01 GMT mybad said:

presuming the thread needs to be able to unscrew again , then the only way is to tighten it up like you would do putting a top back on a bottle etc. but I suspect your up to something

Yep it has to be able to be screwed and un-screwed as and when, the problem lies in what it connects to, the battery tube and the switch is not the best snug fitting so just looking for something to make them fit each other better.

There is only one way I can think of , its a little brutal and may not suit your ocd and that would be to slightly damage the last two threads at the bottom of the bottom cap/ switch and the same with the last two top threads inside the tube , if you get my drift

[Super-Shiny]

Nov 16, 2013 19:25:42 GMT mybad said:

There is only one way I can think of , its a little brutal and may not suit your ocd and that would be to slightly damage the last two threads at the bottom of the bottom cap/ switch and the same with the last two top threads inside the tube , if you get my drift

not gonna happen

[ant]

I read on another forum that there is a conductive form of ptfe but can't find any info on it, what about a small strip of aluminium foil?

[Super-Shiny]

Nov 16, 2013 20:04:16 GMT ant said:

I read on another forum that there is a conductive form of ptfe but can't find any info on it, what about a small strip of aluminium foil?

aluminium did cross my mind, just don't know if it would be dangerous

[Deleted]

What about a thin layer of tin solder on the threads?

[markm]

A thin bit of put fe just on a couple of turns of the thread will probably hold
It in place and still give you connection, but the voltage drop might be high.
If you need more tape to hold it then the threads are too mismatched to use them
Together without some serious work, such as a helicoil insert.

[Super-Shiny]

@freefromsmoking markm

Fixed it buy putting a Nitrile O Rings 16mmID x 1mmCS from here: www.biriecig.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4_9&products_id=225



Button now is fantastic, smooth as a baby's bum

[Deleted]

Great news mate ... has it had any adverse effect on voltage drop? .... probably not as the threads are still in full contact.

[Super-Shiny]

Nov 16, 2013 20:59:24 GMT @freefromsmoking said:

Great news mate ... has it had any adverse effect on voltage drop? .... probably not as the threads are still in full contact.

See here: allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/31757/shakey-nemesis-button-fix