Stardust hacking

[video=youtube_share;Y7rOVFmY2Mg]http://youtu.be/Y7rOVFmY2Mg[/video]

These look like a really good little system to play with, surprised how easy they are to rewick.
I can see a stainless wick option being a possibility. There will be a good chance of a short between wick and tube though so it will be important to get the heater insulated from the wick even more so than usual.

 

That was nice of his husband to do the camera work for him. I can't get my wife to do any of my video work. I have to deal with a stationary camera. Looks like an easy rebuild though. No soldiering or non resistance wire to have to tie the coil in. Pretty slick.

-s

 

all i herd when i jumped was slide the silicooooone over it, then push it innnnn'

 

Looks pretty easy.

 

It's actually quite easy, BUT

The latest versions of the Vision Ego Clearomizers (sometimes called CE4+) are very hard to get apart (Stardust is just typical GotVapes "we rename everything" crap). The new ones have ml markings on the hash marks.

They are great on their own, and quite sturdy and well built. The easy fill is a treat. They are a marvel of engineering compared to the RS CE2 cartos.

The best way to get them apart is with a short piece of 3/8" brass tubing (9.5mm?). You remove the tip, and silicone cap that is over the center tube. You then slip your brass tubing in over the center tube till it bottoms then tap it out with a hammer or squeeze with a vice.

You then need a eGo type connector to tap/squeeze it back in.

It really is a great thing to have in your arsenal and it's fun to play with the various ohms to suit your needs.

 

don't even need the tubing. flathead screwdriver did the trick for me (aim it 90 degrees of the cut-out and be gentle). don't even have to remove the silicone cap too. you can just leave it on while hammering lightly.

 

Yea I've seen all those various work arounds. I did my first with the back end of a drill bit, but the silicone's gotta come off any way. The tubing works perfect. It only has to stick out about 8mm and there is no aiming/steadying/aligning, or even thinking. Put it in and give it a quick squeeze in a vice. The 'business' end, silicone, the little metal washer and the down tube are basically untouched and perfect.

You are talking about the new versions I assume. The ones in the vid would just pull apart.

But there are many ways to skin a cat.

 

aye aye, the newer version. the silicone bit i found too troublesome to extract. and the rest, not gonna be bothered going to my local hardware store unless i'm there for something else really. so at the time, i just used what i had on hand and worked ok. if not, it's like 5.95, can't go wrong.

wish that DHL plane with MB's shipment would hurry up.