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10-11-2010, 07:32 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kansas, USA
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| Ok, assuming this works the way I want it, my next purchase will have to be a usb passthrough. Still waiting for my wimpy free trial ecig to charge. | 
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10-11-2010, 07:40 PM
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#2 | | ☆ The So-Cal Vaper ☆ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern california
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| are you constantly in front of the computer at home or work? if so you might want to buy one. but i would hold off and shop around. or buy somthing good like the PT's from puresmoker.com and if i were you i would return that "free" trial offer of a e-cig. buy somthing like a kr808d-1 or a joye 510. | |
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10-11-2010, 07:43 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kansas, USA
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| Oh, the free trial ones will get shipped back this week. Yeah, I will shop around a bit...not too long though....too much homework to do. | |
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10-11-2010, 08:14 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: In Your Dreams
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| Hang in there. KR808's are great. Don't waste your money. And a high five for studying! | |
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10-11-2010, 09:21 PM
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#6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kansas, USA
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| Thanks for the high five, do you know of anywhere where I can purchase some more mental glue? I already feel like my brains are done crammed full and we are only 7-8 weeks into this program....and there is still TONS more information to cram into it.
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10-11-2010, 09:24 PM
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#7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kansas, USA
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| maybe another starter set would be the way to go....don't know yet. It is gonna be a few days....got midterms and finals this week. | |
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10-11-2010, 09:24 PM
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#8 | | Darth Vaper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Leftern Mass
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Originally Posted by my2heartboys  Ok, assuming this works the way I want it, my next purchase will have to be a usb passthrough. Still waiting for my wimpy free trial ecig to charge. |
A straight thru passthrough isn't the best thing for your computer. An atty or a cartomizer draws ~1.5A of current, and most USB ports are <1A. It WILL power the passthrough, but you're putting a heck of a strain on the MoBo.
Get one with a battery. The USB charges the battery and the battery powers the cig. Nowhere near as much of a strain on the MoBo.
And don't use it ( a straight thru) on a laptop unless you're willing to shell out ~$200 for a new MoBo...
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10-12-2010, 07:09 AM
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#9 | | ☆ The So-Cal Vaper ☆ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern california
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| ya i'll never use one on my laptop. BTW did i tell ya i killed one of the USB's on my PS3 Steam?! it still charges batterys and my flashdrive works on it, but it will no longer power the PT. i guess i'll just throw my PT in the car and get a USB adapter now, because i'm not plugging it into my stereo face. 
^^this is the kind ya want to buy.
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10-12-2010, 10:06 AM
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#10 | | Couldnt take it anymore Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mod impersonation carries a stiff penalty YKWYA
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Originally Posted by Steampunk A straight thru passthrough isn't the best thing for your computer. An atty or a cartomizer draws ~1.5A of current, and most USB ports are <1A. It WILL power the passthrough, but you're putting a heck of a strain on the MoBo.
Get one with a battery. The USB charges the battery and the battery powers the cig. Nowhere near as much of a strain on the MoBo.
And don't use it ( a straight thru) on a laptop unless you're willing to shell out ~$200 for a new MoBo... | Do you use a wall plug in adapter then?
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10-12-2010, 11:48 AM
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#11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas
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Originally Posted by berger Do you use a wall plug in adapter then? | Getting a powered hub is a good option as well.
I just ordered wall and car chargers for ours last night. Lots of folks here locally have fallen in love with the PT and don't have a computer. | |
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10-12-2010, 12:02 PM
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#12 | | Couldnt take it anymore Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mod impersonation carries a stiff penalty YKWYA
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Originally Posted by LeCig Getting a powered hub is a good option as well.
I just ordered wall and car chargers for ours last night. Lots of folks here locally have fallen in love with the PT and don't have a computer. | So its a.. plug in pass through PIPT? .........(copywrite pending)
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10-12-2010, 12:12 PM
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#13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas
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Originally Posted by berger So its a.. plug in pass through PIPT? .........(copywrite pending) | LOL, naw just regular wall charger with usb recepticle, the key is to get them between 1000ma to 1350ma to creat peak performance | |
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10-12-2010, 01:06 PM
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#14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area CA
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| This adapter is a popular choice among users on many forums due to the 2A output it provides.
I have been using them for over a year now and, for the price, I don't think you'll find a better option.
I used to run my PT's off the computer through a Kensington Power Pack but switched to these. | |
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10-12-2010, 01:33 PM
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#15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas
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| Fir, I had purchased 1500ma wall units and it would not power the PT ... can you run 2000ma through a PT? | |
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10-12-2010, 02:39 PM
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#16 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area CA
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| I've had no issues at all with them and the difference in the hit is definitely noticable.
According to the specs they output 2A on single port use and 1A per port if using both at same time. Here's one of the many threads, with multiple comments, started by markarich on these adaptors. If you search his name/threads started, you'll find plenty more. | |
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10-12-2010, 03:32 PM
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#17 | | Darth Vaper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Leftern Mass
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Originally Posted by firhill This adapter is a popular choice among users on many forums due to the 2A output it provides.
I have been using them for over a year now and, for the price, I don't think you'll find a better option.
I used to run my PT's off the computer through a Kensington Power Pack but switched to these. | 2000mA=2A, yeah, that'll do it!
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10-12-2010, 03:34 PM
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#18 | | Darth Vaper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Leftern Mass
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Originally Posted by LeCig Fir, I had purchased 1500ma wall units and it would not power the PT ... can you run 2000ma through a PT? | Gee...the usual output on a computer's USB ports is ~750mA, if even that high. I've had them power passthrus OK (um, and my CRT screen would skew to the left...)
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10-12-2010, 04:20 PM
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#19 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas
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| ... Thanks Fir!
Yeah SP, we got in 1500ma walls but they didn't work. We found that the USB adaptors you buy at wally world etc. work best at 1350ma so that is where we are getting that number from | |
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10-12-2010, 06:09 PM
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#20 | | The Seditionist Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL
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Originally Posted by my2heartboys Thanks for the high five, do you know of anywhere where I can purchase some more mental glue? I already feel like my brains are done crammed full and we are only 7-8 weeks into this program....and there is still TONS more information to cram into it.
Uh....did anybody see where I put my glasses? | You will live. I had to take and ultimately pass college algebra at the age of 42. And Honey, I went to school in Florida. Graduated from high school without ever taking any algebra. I thought my brains were going to explode and splat on the ceiling. Taking short quick walks every hour or so helped with the cramming. Good Luck.
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