New guy here...Box Mod Question

[Digital-Dragon]

From what I understand, aw imrs (li-mn) are best used in regulated mods, or mods with added protection circuitry... While the *fires (li-ion) do put out less voltage underload, and don't hold voltage as well, they may be "safer" in unregulated mods due to thier protection pcbs... Imrs seem to be the "safest" option when used in regulated or otherwise protected mods.

I know this battery safety stuff is hard to wrap your head around, least it was for me at first, but the above advice came from some folks here on ecf who really seem to know thier stuff...

[priorities]

Good luck to you and THANK YOU for what you do for all of us...take good care...Lee

[MickeyRat]

From what I understand, aw imrs (li-mn) are best used in regulated mods, or mods with added protection circuitry... While the *fires (li-ion) do put out less voltage underload, and don't hold voltage as well, they may be "safer" in unregulated mods due to thier protection pcbs... Imrs seem to be the "safest" option when used in regulated or otherwise protected mods.

I know this battery safety stuff is hard to wrap your head around, least it was for me at first, but the above advice came from some folks here on ecf who really seem to know thier stuff...

I'm not sure I totally agree. My understanding and experience is that IMRs are capable of delivering more amps safely than the protected cells. However when shorted they get hot but, don't do all manner of nasty things like start fires and blow your face off the way unprotected cells can. In my own experience, when I used 510s, the X-fires worked fine but, when I went to 901s, they started popping their protection circuits. IMRs didn't have that problem.

My guess and it's just a guess is that 901s have a tendency to develop momentary shorts when they build up gunk. I could never prove that with an ohmmeter because the act of removing the atomizer dislodged the gunk. So, it's just speculation.

[Rader2146]

Welcome Rader and congratulations on your nice looking mod. Thank You for standing up for protecting our freedom also.

I have a suggestion for you on the charger bits. These are a couple of high charge rate chargers that I get and mount inside AAA bat boxes. Run a dc jack off of the box.

This one is usb connector only
This one has usb and barrel jack taps.

PS Go ahead and throw the rest of that pack of analogs away. They will go stale.

May you always have backup ecig parts on hand. peace out.

The analogs are already long gone.

I have the USB charger board that you linked to. Its part of a special project that I just finished. Pics coming soon.

[Rader2146]

Pics of charger project:





Still have to drill a hole to be able to see the status LEDs.

[Digital-Dragon]

I'm not sure I totally agree. My understanding and experience is that IMRs are capable of delivering more amps safely than the protected cells. However when shorted they get hot but, don't do all manner of nasty things like start fires and blow your face off the way unprotected cells can. In my own experience, when I used 510s, the X-fires worked fine but, when I went to 901s, they started popping their protection circuits. IMRs didn't have that problem.

My guess and it's just a guess is that 901s have a tendency to develop momentary shorts when they build up gunk. I could never prove that with an ohmmeter because the act of removing the atomizer dislodged the gunk. So, it's just speculation.

Um, imrs can do nasty things. Though I also like how they perform better. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/for...r-18650-a.html

[Rader2146]

Guys, can we save the battery safety conversation for one of the thousand other battery safety threads.