Need Help Adjusting/Moding an Edison Cube (new to cubing)

[NinjaConLeche]

I recently bought a white Edison Cube. I like the cube, I can tell that it can be very good. However, at the moment I feel like I need some help.

First of all, popping. I am aware that you can take the center caps on and off to adjust the tension of the cube. I have done this and have been testing different tensions looking for one that is comfortable. What I mean by popping isn't just occasional pops when the cube is loose, or I try to cut at a difficult angle. The problem I am having is that sometimes the screws of the core will loosen/unscrew themselves and that whole face will fall apart in the middle of a solve or after a couple of solves. What I am mainly wondering is whether this is a problem with the screws, the way I re-screwed in the screws, how loose I made my tension, etc. Also, of course, any recommendations on how to fix it.

I'm not sure if this is a related fact to the problem I mentioned above, but I noticed with each center cap there is a screw, a spring, and some sort of spiral that wraps around the grooves of the screw. Is this a critical part of the cube, because I have noticed that one is missing from the yellow side.. All of the other sides have this as far as I know...

Second of all, is there a way to keep the center caps fastened more securely?

Kind of long I know :/ However, thanks for your thoughts!

 

[cookieyo145]

i have an edison too and i would say lube it and make it tight and break it in. Also, you should get a c4u core. hope this helped!!!
also you should put tape on your center caps. dont know why, but it works

 

[NinjaConLeche]

Thanks! Did you have a problem with screws loosening themselves?

What do you think about the potentially missing part in the screws, though? Is it anything? If it is, what is it called so I can hopefully find a replacement?

 

[linkin182]

Thanks! Did you have a problem with screws loosening themselves?

What do you think about the potentially missing part in the screws, though? Is it anything? If it is, what is it called so I can hopefully find a replacement?

a big/small washer? not really sure but other than a spring and washers, those are the two things that really go on the screw b4 screwed onto the core

 

[nlCuber22]

The missing washer may be your problem. However, if this isn't the case, you might have a stripped core. To fix that, just put a tiny dab of superglue on the screw and that should do it.

 

[NinjaConLeche]

Washer? The spirals I was referring to do not seem to be washers.. Should my cube have washers?

Thanks for the super glue tip. Just out of curiosity, how does this help the cube?