Homemade Mods

[Foxman]

Well I'm going with 2 14500 parralell, 3.7v for all day vaping. What size resistor for the led?

[SammyT]

Whoa, I thought you said you wanted to start out simple... One 18650 will give you longer runtimes than dual 14500s anyway, why not go with that? Or a 26500. It will give even longer run time than18650. I must suggest the aw imrs of course. if you want dual batteries just go vv. the chip you linked to is so simple to wire its rediculous
I have never wired an led, I would ask the fellers in the modding forum


-Sam

[SammyT]

By the way make sure you run any batteries in a series OR in parallel in pairs. Bought at the same time from the same place, used together charged at the same time, never used by themselves. And a ptc fuse help for piece of mind.


-Sam

[Foxman]

I'll have to read up on the 26650's. You might be right about the 18650's tho. Like I said , my brain hurts from SO many thoughts about it right now, lol

[SammyT]

lol, Now if you want to go for a 26650, you have to be careful what brand you get. I don't think that AW even makes one. I was talking about 26500. You can get a 26500 here Super T Manufacturing, Innovative manufacturer of electronic cigarette products. and they have 18650 aw imr's as well. or if you want a 26650, you can go with this one:MNKE IMR26650 3.7v High Drain Li-MN Battery - Avid Vaper. It is a safe battery from a reputable manufacturer. beware it does have a flat top, and it wont charge in all chargers. the ultrafire wf-188 should take it, but I cant say for sure. I make it a point not to recommend trust fire or ultra fire or tenergy batts to anyone. they are cheaper batts made cheap and to lower standards. After all the AW IMR s provide the best 3.7v vape and are safe, and only cost a couple bucks more. If there is one thing that buying a good brand counts on, its Li Ion batteries.

[CowboyGoggles]

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[Foxman]

Cowboy, thats deffinately different, lol What the H*** is it, lol

[CowboyGoggles]

I'm calling it Defcon1. its an 18650 powered pipe I made with a rebuildable tank atty. also, about your question at the top of this page. 1/2 watt resistor will do. no less than 500 ohms for most leds. some are more touchy than others. to be safe I start with 1000 ohms and step down in 100s till i get full intensity of the led, making sure that my battery is at full charge.
if you have never had to identify resistors by their colored bands, this is the perfect time to learn.

[Foxman]

Thanx Cowboy

[CES]

That's a nice looking mod Cowboy!