New Atomizer Prototype

[Scubabatdan]

Ok as promised here is a test run of one of the tips I got in. The first test mention above I did, only took 1.5 secs to heat up as I was directly touching the freshly charged battery. This test I recorded took 4.5 seconds before it heated enough to produce smoke, using my 18350 pipe battery I have been vaping with this morning. Well here is the video:

VIDEO_004.flv video by scubabatdan - Photobucket

Ok guys, more to follow...
Dan

[nubee]

I would guess the next questions/steps would be a 6 volt and 7.4 volt test to see if that would get the heat up faster and produce that "burst" like vapor you get from a fresh atty.

Great WIP though. This is like the IC of attys

[roadkilldeluxe]

i didnt read all of the posts, but wouldnt.. once it heated up.. it take a while to cool down also? and it would just be vaporising liquid meanwhile.

The glass heats up and cools down pretty quick, I don't think this would be too much of an issue.

Cartidge heaters

Too bad they're so expensive. We need to develop our own, which I think is doable, given that theirs is just a fancy housing for the Nichrome coils inside.

[Scubabatdan]

Ok here is what is inside of these soldering tips:







And when 3.7vdc of electricity is applied:





Dan

[Scottes]

Ok here is what is inside of these soldering tips:

That look strangely familiar.

Nice work Dan.

[roadkilldeluxe]

Very nice! What gage does it appear to be? And how are the legs attached--it looks as though the coil might be crimped into them?

Thanks for the autopsy, Dan!

[Bubo]

Dan, you continue to amaze me.. :-) (I read your 'profile' too - we'll have to compare telescopes one of these days... :-) )

My question, in addition to what gage, is how long is the nichrome?
I guess seeings that I'm posting, I should ask if in picture #1, the bottom leg - it goes all the way through the coil? The 'wicking thing' is an insulator?

[Scubabatdan]

Very nice! What gage does it appear to be? And how are the legs attached--it looks as though the coil might be crimped into them?

Thanks for the autopsy, Dan!

They appear to be spot welded, if I had to guess I would say 36 or 34

Dan, you continue to amaze me.. :-) (I read your 'profile' too - we'll have to compare telescopes one of these days... :-) )

I use a Celestron NexStar 114 GT


My question, in addition to what gage, is how long is the nichrome?
I guess seeings that I'm posting, I should ask if in picture #1, the bottom leg - it goes all the way through the coil? The 'wicking thing' is an insulator?

36 or 34 I would guess, again guessing I would say 1"-1.5". The design is such that one leg goes all the way through, a fiberglass sheath it then placed over it and the nichrome is wound around that as an anti grounding barrier. The other leg is attached to the nichrome. Both ends of the nichrome look like they are spot welded. I will try and get a better picture tomarrow of the attachment point. I will be looking at the construct for the ceramic housing tomarrow also.
Here is my prototype:


Dan

[Bubo]

:-) Just to go totally off topic... :-)
I have the Orion StarMax 127mm Equatorial Mak-Cass Telescope... The GoTo stuff showed up on the market just as I bought mine, and haven't saved enough to get one!

[Scubabatdan]

Here are the close ups of the nichrome connections to the post:




Dan