iStick 510

[osdset]

Anyone successfully fitted a replacement 510 to an Eleaf istick 20w? SWMBO has been up to her heavy handed tricks again and stripped the thread on the top cover.
I'm thinking that this might just do the job?

[igual]

That would be my suggestion as well but its tighter than a gnats rear in the istick.
I think there is a couple of mm of the board you can trim off from memory.
Tbh you might be better off buying a new 30w
I do believe that there is a modified topcap you can get from shapeways as I have see it on reddit somewhere.
Might be worth searching.

[Deleted]

It is possible as ive done one but you will have to cut away the inner casing of the top cap and as said before shave a bit off the end of the board. Not too hard if you are ok using tools.

[phtumshk]

Drill the cap out and epoxy 1 of these in so it sits flush.

[osdset]

May 6, 2015 21:45:25 GMT phtumshk said:

Drill the cap out and epoxy 1 of these in so it sits flush.

Yep, I have the one on the right in the picture. Unfortunately I drilled the cap out for a Fat Daddy before realising that it's too long! That's what you get for being in a hurry.

I'm thinking of salvaging the innards and making another housing. I'd consign the iStick to the spares box TBH, but the SWMBO likes it and she's  too tight to buy something else.

I'm impressed with the Fat Daddy's though, they're well made parts.
I bought two, a 15.5mm top cap version, and a 22mm version plus a Mosfet for a parallel mod I'm making for myself from ModMaker  who seems like a pretty good vendor, parts were ordered Thursday morning and arrived Friday morning.

[phtumshk]

May 9, 2015 2:05:21 GMT osdset said:

May 6, 2015 21:45:25 GMT phtumshk said:

Drill the cap out and epoxy 1 of these in so it sits flush.

Yep, I have the one on the right in the picture. Unfortunately I drilled the cap out for a Fat Daddy before realising that it's too long! That's what you get for being in a hurry.

I'm thinking of salvaging the innards and making another housing. I'd consign the iStick to the spares box TBH, but the SWMBO likes it and she's  too tight to buy something else.

I'm impressed with the Fat Daddy's though, they're well made parts.
I bought two, a 15.5mm top cap version, and a 22mm version plus a Mosfet for a parallel mod I'm making for myself from ModMaker  who seems like a pretty good vendor, parts were ordered Thursday morning and arrived Friday morning.

TBH Ive bought cheaper sprung  510s but for the extra couple of £ the FD 510s are outstanding.
Modmaker is my go to site for bits and bobs, ive tried saving pennys in the past buying cheaper elsewhere but its always a lottery when your not really savvy with electronics.
You may pay slightly more for the bits but at least you have the reassurance there going to work as intended.

[osdset]

May 9, 2015 2:16:19 GMT phtumshk said:

May 9, 2015 2:05:21 GMT osdset said:

Yep, I have the one on the right in the picture. Unfortunately I drilled the cap out for a Fat Daddy before realising that it's too long! That's what you get for being in a hurry.

I'm thinking of salvaging the innards and making another housing. I'd consign the iStick to the spares box TBH, but the SWMBO likes it and she's  too tight to buy something else.

I'm impressed with the Fat Daddy's though, they're well made parts.
I bought two, a 15.5mm top cap version, and a 22mm version plus a Mosfet for a parallel mod I'm making for myself from ModMaker  who seems like a pretty good vendor, parts were ordered Thursday morning and arrived Friday morning.

TBH Ive bought cheaper sprung  510s but for the extra couple of £ the FD 510s are outstanding.
Modmaker is my go to site for bits and bobs, ive tried saving pennys in the past buying cheaper elsewhere but its always a lottery when your not really savvy with electronics.
You may pay slightly more for the bits but at least you have the reassurance there going to work as intended.

I'm reasonably confident with electronics, it's been a 'back burner' hobby of mine since I was about 15.
I've serviced and repaired a good number of guitar valve amps over the years, and  I also make the odd one or two.

There  used to be a small electronics component shop not far from me, the owner used to buy job lots of stuff and you'd have to navigate your way through boxes of bits to get to the counter. What the guy who ran the shop didn't know about electronics you could write on a pin head, unfortunately the shop closed down a while  ago ago after trading for nearly 30 years.

[mart166]

I like tinkering with electronics, but quite honestly isticks (i'm an owner of 2) are not worth it, treat them as expensive disposable lighters, when you add up time involved (ok I know its you and free) cost of parts, wire, solder and electricity you have to ask is it worth it other than the acheivment of saying i fixed it.

Just my view

MP

[Deleted]

Honestly having fitted a fat daddy in an istick i have to agree its not worth it. As said the amount of time and effort it takes to get it in there for the cost of the mod is not really cost effective. Add to that the poor quality of the other internals that will fail it makes it a waste of time.