2011-08-25 01:58:41 (10833 views)
2011-08-10 14:28:55 (21412 views) From a user who's just installed his DreamLover 2000 on a "Birdlocked Mini"
I wanted to give you feedback on mounting the DL on the birdlocked mini chastity cage. With a few simple modifications, the device is fully compatible and works very well.
Issue One: Obviously, a hole has to be made for mounting the electrodes. The birdlocked cages are made of a soft, flexible silicone. The hole can thus be slightly smaller than the plastic screw going through it. I used a very small and very sharp drill bit to make the hole on the cage underside just behind the head area. I taped both sides of the drill area to prevent tearing. It worked well. A thick needle may also do the trick. If the material ever does tear, I have read that a drop of silicone caulking (as used on bathroom fixtures) can be used to repair it.
Issue Two: The birlocked series all have a ball dividing strap that would prevent the underside scrotal electrode from mounting in the same fashion as you indicate on your website for some other models. This is an easy fix. Simply mount the electrode 180 degrees from the standard configuration with the second tier of the electrode facing away (as apposed to towards) the penis head. (See picture below.) This provides good contact with the scrotum. If anything, the pressure of the ball divider strap probably provides better electrode contact than other chastity models.
Issue Three: (This was the biggest issue to overcome.) The softer material made it such that I could not get consistent contact with the penis electrode. The cage was just too flexible, allowing the penis head to lift up and away from the flat washer electrode. This was exasperated by the wire also getting in the way of good contact. My experience with the washer was that I would have good contact one moment, but then have no contact at all if I changed positions such as standing up or sitting down. If you recall, at first I thought that the battery had drained after only a dozen or so test uses. The solution was a radically larger penis electrode that had an upwards facing bump that fits just behind the head of the penis, pressing it up against the soft silicone cage such that it can not lose contact. The picture below shows the old flat washer electrode and the curved piece of stainless steal that I replaced it with. I purchased this part at Home Depot. Any similarly shaped object would work. The bump probably looks quite severe but keep in mind that the cage material is very flexible and can compensate. I feel that anything less than this would not guarantee 100% reliable electrode contact in a soft cage.
Issue Four: The softer material is probably a bit more susceptible to damage from the hard metal electrodes. To compensate for this, I simply installed soft neoprene washers on both sides of the mounting. Thus no metal directly contacts the silicone. The washers I used were a bit thicker and more flexible than the one rubber washer provided with the unit.
Here are pictures of the mounting and pictures of the standard washer electrode compared to the replacement. You may also note that the wire for the penis electrode is coming in through the side vent hole. This was an attempt to minimize the wire from pushing the penis away from good contact. However, with the new electrode installed, this is no longer required. I hope the information is useful and helpful.
2011-07-29 21:35:35 (33085 views) The folks at MatureMetal are hosting the DreamLover 2000 (and a wonderful poster) at their FetishCon 2011 booth in Tampa, FL, and showcasing their DreamLover 2000 compatible chastity devices.
2011-07-29 13:07:07 (11608 views) Pictures coming up this evening...
2011-07-25 17:32:35 (12831 views) Electrode installation on the CB6000S. A soft piece of foam or rubber between the cage and the lower electrode is very helpful. It is possible to use one of the two star-shaped rubber pieces which come with the device, until a better replacement is found; these rubber parts were meant to insure contact between the internals but most times aren't really needed as the pieces make contact without them.
Remember that for CB6000 and CB6000S models a small modification is required prior to installing the DreamLover 2000. This modification involves creating a hole with a soldering iron and cleaning up the excess plastic around the hole. There is absolutely no danger of damaging the CB or breaking it, since the molten area actually joins the two halves better than the manufacturer's sonic weld and no impact or drilling is necessary.
However for those of you who would rather have us carry out this modification, we're temporarily offering to do this (US clients only, brand new CB device to be shipped to us directly from the manufacturer/distributor).
2011-07-22 23:39:08 (16864 views) Those of you near Tampa, Florida, will soon have a chance to see the DreamLover 2000 showcased at the prestigious and ever-expanding fetish tradeshow, the Fetishcon.
You will find the DreamLover 2000 at MatureMetal's booth, presented by MatureMetal staff. As many of you know, MatureMetal, makers of quality metallic male chastity devices, have recently created a DreamLover 2000 compatible metallic CB which uses the two (electrically insulated) halves of the CB as electrodes.
This work was pioneered by our trailblazing pilot run member Q, and the same mounting method previously applied on the Watchful Mistress is now being used by MM to enable compatibility with several of their CB models including the popular Jailbird.
DreamLover 2000 compatible MM CBs will soon be available for sale on MM's website (but if you can't wait you can e-mail MatureMetal and they can most likely start building one for you).
*UPDATE*
Mistress Delia and Mistress Layla interview the folks at MatureMetal about their DreamLover 2000 integration attempts on this podcast/interview:
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=78986&cmd=tc
(Click on the 7/22/2011 podcast; the DreamLover part starts at 5:00, quick registration is required as this is an 18+ podcast...)
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