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Get a Nemesis. In 18350 + Kick it's pretty tiny for out and about. Whack the extra tube on it at home and use in 18650 mode.

You can get custom wraps for it from here in pretty colours or buy some Vinyl automotive sheets and make a wrap yourself to save some squids.

www.jwraps.com/category_s/2165.htm

You can buy a mixed mode one with SS and Brass which looks pretty smart and feminine too without any wraps.

The switch throw is more a factor of how much the bottom pin has to travel to make contact with the bottom of the battery.

The entire switch mechanism should be snug against the bottom of the battery. The switch throw will be unaffected whether you use 2 or 3 x 1mm magnets. There is enough gap in the switch actuator mechanism to absorb an extra 1mm magnet and make no difference to the switch function. When assembling the switch, push the brass body down all the way and tighten the center pin as far as it will go, regardless of whether you are using the springs or magnets.

The contact pin should be tight when assembling the switch or is likely to unscrew itself causing the more serious issue of constant firing. I gently nip mine up with a pair of nose pliers to prevent this. Adjustments for differing battery lengths should be done my other means. Keep that contact pin on the switch tight.

If you have a shorter battery which is a flat top, remove the kick ring or extend the battery with a magnet if you want to keep the kick ring. For those with N35 magnets, use two magnets back to back on one side.

I switched off the telly and actually went into work to wrap up a few things in peace when no one else was around..

It was the most banal tripe that could be dished out or maybe I am old and grumpy, more likely the latter.

Mine works fine with 2 x N35 if I have a Pulse G lookalike on top in 18650 mode + kick and I can stand it up with no issues.

When I put a fully filled AGA-T on top it needs 2 X N35 magnets back to back on one side or it can't be stood up. I doubt even N42 magnets will take the weight if it has a AGA-T on top. More likely needs a N50.

So it's all down to individual configuration and needs. For example the battery that I am using, I cannot use the Kick ring and have to use just the 3 sections. If I use the kick ring the switch bottoms out and becomes unusable.

I am badly affected. A few cars parked beneath my apartment window won't shut up when the wind gusts and can't bloody sleep!

I think the Pulse-G clone is a very good buy for the money if you like genesis attys.

It's innovative with it's chamber reducer and sloping base. But a few people have had issues with it's glass tank being cracked/broken in transit. Finding a replacement tank is nigh impossible expect from USA as it is an odd size or through FT warranty which is a nightmare.

A magnet is a magnet. I don't quite subscribe to the theory that the original magnets will perform better. The magnets only act as a spring and the current will always flow through the path of least resistance which is the threaded brass body of the switch onto the main tube. The silver coating is just a gimmick to extract £6.00 out of people for a pair of magnets worth about £1.00.

N35 magnets are a bit weak for a 18650 + kick + heavy atty. One way around it is to have 2 x back to back magnets on one side and the repulsion force goes up to approx 208%. That's the configuration I am using and it is rock solid.

I bought ten of those from here.