Hey gang..

i just got the flite v2 and as i suspected, the 'springs' on the 3 different armature bars (soft hit, medium hit, hard hit) dont seem to actually have any 'give' when pressure is exerted on the needle points...the springs only flex from side to side so it doesnt really duplicate the soft hit on a traditional tattoo machine , where the needles will actually 'back up' into the tube when the springs are set up to hit softly...

??

in traditional tattoo machines, rubber bands are implemented to stop the needles from sliding from side to side in the tube,( which is what these flite v2 needle bars seem to do), as this (in my experience) is supposed to be considered a bad thing..

has anyone used the different needle bars in the v2 and found that it works like a traditional tattoo machine with a softer hit?