The PVMA no more worries for batt connectors!

[Burnie]

NO Soldering

Did one of these yesterday for a 901. Could not get the center conector to touch without the outside touching, so I soldered a wire in the center, screwed on the sleeve, soldered the battery connector to the wire, then glued it to the sleeve, looks just like the top picture except it is for a 901. Thanks for all the ideas and help Warp.

I have the day off today and am going to try to build my 5v box using 2ea 14500 in series with a TI 5v regulator. I'll post pictures if I get it done and it does in fact work. Thanks again Warp.

Burnie

[Carlos49]

Did one of these yesterday for a 901. Could not get the center conector to touch without the outside touching, so I soldered a wire in the center, screwed on the sleeve, soldered the battery connector to the wire, then glued it to the sleeve, looks just like the top picture except it is for a 901. Thanks for all the ideas and help Warp.

I have the day off today and am going to try to build my 5v box using 2ea 14500 in series with a TI 5v regulator. I'll post pictures if I get it done and it does in fact work. Thanks again Warp.

Burnie

I looking at making one of those 5v also but my funds are limited so I have to wait a while. I'll be really interested in seeing how yours turns out. Where did you get your 5v regulator? I think that's the only thing that I need to be able to make mine.

[Burnie]

Where did you get your 5v regulator?

Texas Instruments

UCC383-5 - Single Output LDO, 3.0A, Fixed(5.0V), Reverse Current Protection, Thermal Shutdown UCC383TDKTTT-5G3
Ordered 5 samples. You have to jump through hoops with all kinds of info to look like you are going to make something to sell and just want some for testing, but they shipped my 5 by FedEx at no charge. I have it soldered to wires, but my cordless drill battery was dead and I have to wait to drill the holes while it charges. Should only take 10 min once I drill the holes to have it together, then about an hour for the glue to set. I put the RCA connector inside the box so I have to glue it in, makes it not stick out so far when using a 901/801 atty.

Burnie

[Carlos49]

Texas Instruments

UCC383-5 - Single Output LDO, 3.0A, Fixed(5.0V), Reverse Current Protection, Thermal Shutdown UCC383TDKTTT-5G3
Ordered 5 samples. You have to jump through hoops with all kinds of info to look like you are going to make something to sell and just want some for testing, but they shipped my 5 by FedEx at no charge. I have it soldered to wires, but my cordless drill battery was dead and I have to wait to drill the holes while it charges. Should only take 10 min once I drill the holes to have it together, then about an hour for the glue to set. I put the RCA connector inside the box so I have to glue it in, makes it not stick out so far when using a 901/801 atty.

Burnie

Thanks Burnie got mine ordered and I can't wait to see your project so I know what to do when I start mine. It's funny that I never even knew how to solder before I started vaping. Now I building things for myself and have fun, besides learning a ton of things. I want to thank all the modders for sharing there mods and showing us how to "get er done". With out them I, for one, would be spending alot of money on overpriced factory items with a short life span. Now with a little imagination and learning the "How to's" anyone can do it.

Carlos

[Burnie]

Thanks Burnie got mine ordered and I can't wait to see your project so I know what to do when I start mine.

I started a new thread as not to hijack this one, here is the link.
My 5v Box Mod

Burnie

[SmokinScott]

Warp, you have a couple of Y connecters with switches (top one in the picture below). Can you go into more detail on these please?

Did you take the connecter appart?

Can you remove the switch (to plug in a second atty for example)?

[warp1900]

Warp, you have a couple of Y connecters with switches (top one in the picture below). Can you go into more detail on these please?

Did you take the connecter appart?

Can you remove the switch (to plug in a second atty for example)?

Yes this specific connector is 2 shells that are pressure fitted together so you can pry them open and work in it.
That is how I installed the switch and 2 RCA connectors in it.

Audiogear.com

Yes of course you can remove the switch, but I would not see the point since if I want to use 2 attys all you have to do is plug in this:

Gold Series Audio Y-Adapter, Mono Phone Jack to RCA Plugs - RadioShack.com

into it, and then plug 2 attys to that.

If what you want to do is not use the RCA's and just regular battery connectors, you can do that also but you will loose all the versatility.

[mnealtx]

I would like to add that, when you cut the tube of the RCA plug to put your atomizer connection in there...make SURE that your cut is filed square - it makes for less troubleshooting of "why the **** aren't I getting vapor" when your atty can CONSISTENTLY make contact with the center conductor....

[warp1900]

I would like to add that, when you cut the tube of the RCA plug to put your atomizer connection in there...make SURE that your cut is filed square - it makes for less troubleshooting of "why the **** aren't I getting vapor" when your atty can CONSISTENTLY make contact with the center conductor....

Good thing you brought that up, I forgot that since I made mine a while back.


^^^

[mnealtx]

VERY aggravating - sometimes I'd get vapor, and sometimes not, but it was COMPLETELY inconsistent. Multimeter checks of the RCA mod were good, I always got solid connecitivy to the center of the battery connector.

Turned out, that uneven barrel made it where the atomizer was just BARELY screwing down enough to make intermittent contact. Depending on how the tolerance stack fell and pressure against the mouthpiece, that was enough to get the "on again, off again" performance.

Took the file from the leatherman and knocked down that high edge a thousandth or two, and it's solid performance, now.