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10-30-2009, 07:18 PM
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#26 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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| I forgot this thread and started a new one...My bad.
I made a real kludge of a 5V mod to a 510 atty today. Pretty much slapped it together. And then plugged it into my computer... 
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10-30-2009, 07:33 PM
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#27 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Statesboro, Georgia
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| I can see it coming... no way am I going to be able to avoid getting a 510 mod of some sort. I'm good enough at home DIY that I have my own tools, including power tools and a workshop in my garage but I'm not a techie, so I won't be building one. But as much as I enjoy the regular 510, I'm thinking I just have to try one on steroids. I guess "good" is never enough; always looking for "gooder". But that's why capitalism works, right? Okay, Hach: how good is it? More vapor? Stronger hit? Better taste? Spill your guts; inquiring minds want to know.
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10-30-2009, 08:22 PM
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#28 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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Originally Posted by Kaye  I can see it coming... no way am I going to be able to avoid getting a 510 mod of some sort. I'm good enough at home DIY that I have my own tools, including power tools and a workshop in my garage but I'm not a techie, so I won't be building one. But as much as I enjoy the regular 510, I'm thinking I just have to try one on steroids. I guess "good" is never enough; always looking for "gooder". But that's why capitalism works, right? Okay, Hach: how good is it? More vapor? Stronger hit? Better taste? Spill your guts; inquiring minds want to know. | Gal, one word says it all! WOW!!!
Everything. Clouds of vapor and the flavor of the juice really comes out.
I was vaping VT Vapor Tobacco, and Mist-Stix Camel, a combination of the two, and then added a few drops of VT Vapor Mint. You get the tobacco taste, with the mint taking the edge off. Great clouds of vapor! The harshness that er, um, gee I can't remember now said he didn't like about his 510 goes away, and you're left with something that is actually an excellent substitute for a cig.
I'll have to see how the atty life is. Hitting something this good can't last, although people in this forum and others have said that 5v is the "sweet spot' for the 510.
They were right!
Now, for some kind of battery mod to make it portable...
It cost me $1 for the housing, $1.50 for the switch, $2.99 for the LED. Since I didn't have what I wanted for wire I had to spend $6.99 for a roll of multicolored wire. I like to try to keep things straight!
I'm also working on a 12v to 5v mod that I can use in the car. This adds a couple capacitors and a voltage regulator. I would have done this first but Rad Shack didn't have the connector for the power plug I have, so I had to order some.
Oh, I got the battery connectors from AltSmoke, and they got here FAST!
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10-30-2009, 08:37 PM
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#29 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| I have alot of fun at work mixing the colors of my atomizers and batteries. I have some for Christmas. lol. Green and silver atomizers to use with my red battery. I have turned on the girls at work to vaping so we have fun with it. The guys think we are smoking something else.
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10-30-2009, 09:03 PM
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#30 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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Originally Posted by damunster I have alot of fun at work mixing the colors of my atomizers and batteries. I have some for Christmas. lol. Green and silver atomizers to use with my red battery. I have turned on the girls at work to vaping so we have fun with it. The guys think we are smoking something else. | LOL! I mean the wiring!
I like to know what's positive and what's negative! Although, without the LED, it doesn't matter because the atty's aren't polarized. There are only two times polarity makes a difference: if you're adding an LED, and/or you're going to be plugging it into a charger. A lithium battery fire is not something I want to experience!  | |
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10-30-2009, 09:08 PM
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#31 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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| Something else I have found while I was poking around, and I have been looking for them for over a week. Must just be hitting the market,and that is 9V LiPo batteries with over 250mAH ratings. I have found one up to 750mAH. Now, 2600mAH will last all day, so these will need recharging, but they will be very handy for making 5v mods that don't rely on a wire. Only thing is they are ~$17-24!!! | |
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10-31-2009, 02:10 AM
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#32 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Statesboro, Georgia
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| The Michigan site Snarky linked earlier, The Electronic Cigarette Company (USA) Ltd., has several really interesting, mostly positive news articles that are fairly recent. Puffdaddy does a great job of keeping us updated on news articles but these are some I hadn't seen yet.
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10-31-2009, 11:18 PM
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#33 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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| I've decided 5v is a little high. You get outstanding vapor, but the taste wears out rapidly and you get the burning bucket taste fast, and have to keep dripping to keep it fresh. One thing, though; after running at 5v for a little while when you put it back on the battery it still vapes like crazy!
I have a couple more tricks up my sleeve yet... | |
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10-31-2009, 11:24 PM
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#34 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan
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| Have you checked at The Electronic Cigarette Company (USA) Ltd. they sell the mega battery and I believe they had many different colors in fact when I looked the other day. | |
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11-01-2009, 12:28 AM
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#35 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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Originally Posted by Snarkyone | Still only 3.7v.
These batteries fully charge to 4.2v. Your first couple hits are at 4v, and then voltage falls off to ~3.5v. It stays there for a while and then decreases. The Mega battery is replacing the standard 180maH battery with a 280maH battery, still giving you the same voltage but a longer use time, roughly double the original. With a slightly larger case they could go to 2600maH for about the same price. That's over 10x original life.
I'm trying to approach at least 3x the time, and massage the voltage to a little under 5v. I have one atty I'm testing at 5v to see what the life of it will be.
I used to be a technician at an electrical engineering company specializing in analog/power designs...does it show?
The tough part is that I'm trying to stay at one cell, because charging 2 or more cells on the fly can cause problems if it's not done correctly. The toughest part is the housing! | |
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11-01-2009, 12:59 AM
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#36 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area CA
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Single battery,boost converter and the proper capacitors/resistor will get you from 3.6/3.7V up to the output you desire. | |
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11-01-2009, 03:25 PM
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#37 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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| The circuit board for the boost converter costs as much or more than I'm going to spend for the whole thing! It's a great idea, however. | |
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11-01-2009, 04:29 PM
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#38 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas
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| I'm recieving a 510 style on tuesday, I've read so much about what you guys are saying about it, I HAD TO TRY IT lol | |
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11-01-2009, 04:42 PM
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#39 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bay Area CA
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Originally Posted by Hachiroku The circuit board for the boost converter costs as much or more than I'm going to spend for the whole thing! It's a great idea, however. | Only if you plan on buying them.
You could go the route I (and many others) did and get up to 5 of them free from TI as a sample order. | |
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11-01-2009, 11:07 PM
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#40 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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Originally Posted by firhill Only if you plan on buying them.
You could go the route I (and many others) did and get up to 5 of them free from TI as a sample order. | Silly me! You mean I've been BUYING stuff!?!?
I haven't done the 'sample' thing for a few years. Forgot all about it. | |
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11-02-2009, 12:37 AM
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#41 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Statesboro, Georgia
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| LeCig, be sure to clean the atty before using it. Everyone agrees the 510 atty has a horrible taste when it's new and needs to be cleaned before smoking in PG liquid or something that will take the yucky-tasting stuff off. The experts here have suggested lots of things including a diet soda soak (so there's no sugar). Check out some of the "atty cleaning" threads if you don't usually do that. It definitely spoils the first few vaping sessions if you don't do it. If you like it, you'll have to get at least a couple of the mega batteries so you can go 9 to 12 hours between charges.
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11-02-2009, 08:29 AM
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#42 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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Originally Posted by Kaye LeCig, be sure to clean the atty before using it. Everyone agrees the 510 atty has a horrible taste when it's new and needs to be cleaned before smoking in PG liquid or something that will take the yucky-tasting stuff off. The experts here have suggested lots of things including a diet soda soak (so there's no sugar). Check out some of the "atty cleaning" threads if you don't usually do that. It definitely spoils the first few vaping sessions if you don't do it. If you like it, you'll have to get at least a couple of the mega batteries so you can go 9 to 12 hours between charges. | I was cleaning the attys for my 510 by dunking them in alcohol and then letting them sit for 10 hours, and I think I killed one doing this...
It was also the atty I was using for my 5v 'experiment', so I'm not sure. However, it was working before I put it in the alcohol bath... | |
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11-02-2009, 08:54 AM
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#43 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas
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| Thanks for the tips gang I'll let you know when I get it! | |
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11-02-2009, 09:09 AM
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| That link I posted was for the 3.7v Mega I didn't realize you were looking for a 5v battery. The true sweet spot is right around 4.5v-4.7v at least so I have been told I have not set up a mod or power supply that I can dial in the voltage that accurate to see for myself. I know that the 6v Magnum is a bit too much and while it does give a good taste it's quite easy to burn it as well, I use 3.7v battery anymore when I use it which is rare. I am seriously thinking of offering up for sale. | |
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11-02-2009, 03:31 PM
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#45 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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Originally Posted by Snarkyone That link I posted was for the 3.7v Mega I didn't realize you were looking for a 5v battery. The true sweet spot is right around 4.5v-4.7v at least so I have been told I have not set up a mod or power supply that I can dial in the voltage that accurate to see for myself. I know that the 6v Magnum is a bit too much and while it does give a good taste it's quite easy to burn it as well, I use 3.7v battery anymore when I use it which is rare. I am seriously thinking of offering up for sale. | Hmmmm...in the Joye510 thread I mentioned where I just hooked my (last) 510 atty to my 5v 'passthrough' I made with some spare parts I had hanging around and fffffffffft! Something happened. Is there a resistor in the 510 atty, because even hooked to a regular battery it vapes like a BIOTCH!!!
Good thing I ordered more yesterday... | |
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11-02-2009, 03:42 PM
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#46 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas
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| lol creative vaping I LOVE IT  | |
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11-02-2009, 03:52 PM
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#47 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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Originally Posted by LeCig lol creative vaping I LOVE IT | Some people call me curious, some call me adventurous, some call me technically 'gifted', others call me, er...NUTS!
I'm always working on some project...cars (I have 6, most running...) bass (3, one I modified) and when we needed some lighting for the band, well, I made a 'three channel color organ' that I modified from an output of 185 watts per channel to about 950 watts per channel (This was mostly precipitated bacuse one of the guitar players plugged his amp into an extension cord meant for the lights...) You plug it into a spare output from the PA system and banks of lights flash and flicker to the music. The people that come to see us play love it. I'm working on another lighting project, but since we can't PAY someone it has to be automatic. So, I'm going to take a computer and...
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11-02-2009, 04:34 PM
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#48 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas
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| LOL, got the same disease here
My project for the summer was greenhouses, I had a blast and grew some killer hydroponic veggies (non GMO of course) with 4in Drain pipe using hydroton as the media.
We sold them at the local farmers market and people would line up to buy our cucumbers ... I had cumcumbers galore, sold out every session in 15 minutes.
If you haven't tried to grow via hydro you should check it out ... err stay away from the herbs that might you in trouble is my advice LOL | |
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11-02-2009, 08:10 PM
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#49 | | Home of Vaper Research Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leftern Mass
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| My last atty just quit...  | |
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11-02-2009, 08:21 PM
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| But capt'n she can't handle warp speed right now! lol | |
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