Video - How to mod your DSE901B for USB PC power

**Bastage** · 10-15-2008, 02:43 AM

YouTube - DSE 901B USB MOD

I did a video demonstrating the USB mod for the DSE 901B. It's pretty basic, but if anyone wants to give this a shot it honestly works. I'll post up a basic diagram of how it is hooked up to give people something to go on when doing this mod. The only challenging part is gutting the existing battery but all in all it took me a few short hours to do from start to finish, and really works well. I forgot to mention in the video, but with wall USB adapters and cigarette lighter to USB adapters (10-15bucks for a combo set) you can plug it into the wall, or in your car. I used mine in the car today and it worked great.

I'm running it off my PC directly, and have not had an ounce of trouble with it just like it is. If you're worried it might damage your USB port, go out and buy a $10 USB switch (or) as Trog suggested get a Y-Adapter for additional protection. This particular model runs directly from USB (Mine is +4.75v) and is only slightly higher than what the battery puts out. If you want to lower the voltage to the atomizer slightly, and you don't know how to calculate the values for the resistors needed I can add a simple set of resistors to my layout and you can add those components to yours..but honestly it isn't needed. I'll keep using this bad boy and if anything happens I'll keep you all posted. This thing is very handy.

**Bastage** · 10-15-2008, 02:53 AM

**dc2k08** · 10-15-2008, 05:05 AM

eh-up, video removed by the user, just about to enjoy that. what happened??

**Bastage** · 10-15-2008, 05:11 AM

Sorry I had to change something and repost. Enjoy!

YouTube - bastage-dse901b-mod2.wmv

**dc2k08** · 10-15-2008, 05:47 AM

nice vid, probably not something i will be doing soon as i dont have the expertise so much. did you have to remove the battery and chip from the shell completely to do it? and is the chip still in there or did you remove it? and how did you get the threads out. ever think of doing a video when you are making the next one?

**Bastage** · 10-15-2008, 05:55 AM

Originally Posted by dc2k08

nice vid, probably not something i will be doing soon as i dont have the expertise so much. did you have to remove the battery and chip from the shell completely to do it? and is the chip still in there or did you remove it? and how did you get the threads out. ever think of doing a video when you are making the next one?

Actually I may be making another one soon for someone else. If I do, I'll be sure to cover the process on video and post it here. It does take a little bit of knowledge in electronics, some soldering skills and steady hands but overall, not too complicated. Yes you do have to pull out the battery and circuit board inside the battery casing. There is no longer a chip, only a straight power source to USB that is activated by the switch. I can push the switch, let it heat up for a second, and then take a puff. I didn't remove the threads at all, I went in thru the front of the battery (LED side) to remove everything from the battery except the threaded section closest to the atomizer. If I remove the threads I can actually make it a lot smaller but didn't really see the need to.

**Kimmiegrif** · 10-15-2008, 06:00 AM

cool! just wonder why janty uses that rechargable batt in their config?

**Bastage** · 10-15-2008, 06:04 AM

Originally Posted by Kimmiegrif

cool! just wonder why janty uses that rechargable batt in their config?

It relieves the power draw to the USB port, and also allows you to use the cable as a regular battery to power the cig even when it's not plugged in.

**dc2k08** · 10-15-2008, 07:17 AM

i gutted a battery by yanking the contents out through the LED end once but it got removed from the threads. did you pull it all the way out? i thought the micro chip was near the threaded end?

**RatInDaHat** · 10-15-2008, 07:20 AM

HAHAHA!!!!!! That was awesome. "I feel like Dustin, can you see that?" That made my day. I guess people do watch my videos after all. And yes, I'm amazed that i can smoke so much as well, but in some of my videos you can watch my nicotine intake go too high. I start forgetting and misplacing things. Yes i use 18mg or 24mg liquid most normally.

Good video. i did something very similar with a battery for a pen. Let us know if it kills your atomizer any quicker or not. Very nice. Keep up the tinkering.

-Dusty-