Mini Nemesis on FT

[sonicflowjoe]

Spotted this popped up on FT today www.fasttech.com/products/1/10005773/1791602-mini-nemesis-style-mechanical-mod

Quite fancy it. Not had a mech mod yet but this may sway me....

What's the general opinion on these?

Got batteries that look ok here as well www.fasttech.com/products/1210701

[fred]

Good luck with getting any batteries through from China at the moment!

And those batteries are probably straight up crap! They are salvages! Its one thing salvaging your own batteries, that you know the history of, but buying salvaged batteries with an unknown history and no warranty? Not for me, thanks!

[boyofford]

Jul 15, 2014 23:47:52 GMT fred said:

Good luck with getting any batteries through from China at the moment!

And those batteries are probably straight up crap! They are salvages! Its one thing salvaging your own batteries, that you know the history of, but buying salvaged batteries with an unknown history and no warranty? Not for me, thanks!

Are ordering batteries a problem again? just ordered some vtc5s
should I cancel?

[boyofford]

Jul 15, 2014 23:28:09 GMT sonicflowjoe said:

Spotted this popped up on FT today www.fasttech.com/products/1/10005773/1791602-mini-nemesis-style-mechanical-mod

Quite fancy it. Not had a mech mod yet but this may sway me....

What's the general opinion on these?

Got batteries that look ok here as well www.fasttech.com/products/1210701

Yeah I spotted the nemi too whilst browsing, not for me but if you are after a 14500 mod it could be up your street.
posted in here as some one got one from somewhere else, don't know if is eactly same though allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/post/710788/thread

[fred]

Malaysia post stopped shipping batteries (even by sea) yesterday.

Looks like ft are trying to use Philippines post for them now, instead!
UK customs could still decide they're dangerous, when the arrive, and destroy them.
I hope not, as I had a pair left late last week, on a boat I guess, via Malaysia post.

Order from China, roll the dice!

[boyofford]

Jul 15, 2014 23:59:29 GMT fred said:

Malaysia post stopped shipping batteries (even by sea) yesterday.

Looks like ft are trying to use Philippines post for them now, instead!
UK customs could still decide they're dangerous, when the arrive, and destroy them.
I hope not, as I had a pair left late last week, on a boat I guess, via Malaysia post.

Order from China, roll the dice!

Just checked, mine is coming via Philippines.
Ordered batteries from fasttech before few months ago that got through fine......Is this new fuss related to the supposed battery bombs?

Edit: sod it cancelled them.... can't be bothered with waiting only to find it ain't coming! was just about to be sent by looks of it. was only saving a couple of quid anyhow.

[fred]

Not sure!
Could be, or could be to do with the aviation rules of carrying dangerous goods.
Who knows?

It seems though, as soon as one door closes, Fastech seem to open another!

[Village idiot formerly tjlumle]

Got my 14500's from torchy boy on ebay. I just bought a gus but liking the look of this too

[ionian]

I wanted one of these but I've got a gus g16 which matches my atties perfectly, so I'm not going to order one (probably). Plus at 17mm there'll be a lip with a spheroid.

Still, if you're looking for a 14500 set up this is an inexpensive place to start. Get your batteries in the uk though, 14500s aren't expensive. I have efests but might look into torchy or AWs instead. Just bear in mind that they don't last long...

[robby]

Be careful with those particular FT batteries, they are "as is" (been used before) and have been pulled from equipment, could be fine, could be very tired