Video: DSE901 Battery Dissection/Atuposy

[madog]

Here is a video I did showing how to disassemble a DSE901 Battery w/o killing any Parts (too bad) with commentary on certain sections. May help some people understand what is going on with the "magical stick" that gives us our nicotine dosage for the day. Or may just ease some inquiring minds as to what is really in there.

Disassembling a DSE901 Battery

[Bertrand]

Thanks! I had only been able to use destructive entry so far. I did try pulling it apart with an atomizer, but not working it back and forth. Came out in shreds. :)

[Bertrand]

I'm trying to give this a go. I think you must have stronger hands than I do. I had to get a screwdriver to get the embers thing off and the battery connector is doesn't "pry right off". It just sort of sits there while my hands get hurt.

[Bertrand]

Mallet got it done. Don't use a working atomizer for this, though.

[Zach]

Awesome video madog. Thanks.

[felspar]

Thanks madog. I really appreciate getting to see this, before I operate on mine! After seeing this, I just bet I am automatically drawing too hard on mine, thats probably why they keep auto cleaning all the time... huh.

~felspar

[SANJP]

Nicely Done Mad Dog great video sure it will help loads of people ..

[madog]

Originally Posted by Bertrand

Thanks! I had only been able to use destructive entry so far. I did try pulling it apart with an atomizer, but not working it back and forth. Came out in shreds.

If you have a small propane of butane torch you can heat up the battery connection to atomizer end to hot - NOT MELTING - then screw on a broken atomizer and push hard on the edge of a table to start the process. Just go slow and steady. Remember there is a little isolation gasket in the battery connection end piece and it can melt if it gets to hot - via solder or torch. I melted my first one just trying to solder to it.

[madog]

Originally Posted by felspar

Thanks madog. I really appreciate getting to see this, before I operate on mine! After seeing this, I just bet I am automatically drawing too hard on mine, thats probably why they keep auto cleaning all the time... huh.

~felspar

Well it could be you are mistaking the auto clean - I think it is like a flash of the LED like 20 times with a "slow the HELL down" safety mode - like 10 flashing times of the LED. When to take like 16 puffs with in a minute - The batt will go into a like safety mode and flash 10 times. When yours is flashing does the the atomizer get REAL hot. IF so it is going into cleaning mode. This normally happens after like 1500 activations - The slow down cycle happens after the unit is activated like 16 times with in a minute - This cycle there will be NO heat from the atomizer. ( Basicly like HOT BOXing a analog) Safety reasons.

[Tetsab]

Thanks Madog for doing this video, I'm really new to this game but fascinated by what is inside/how things actually work and this is VERY informative. I'm giving this a 5-star rating.

All my kit is too new at present to consider dismantling it like this but if I decide to have a go sometime will try and find this thread again for guidance!

I'd already decided from looking at this forum that the Chinese manufacturers probably regard these as hi-tech 'toys' and therefore don't expect a useful lifespan to be part of the requirements.

One thing gives me hope - we have several of those key-ring laser pointers (toys for our cats, they love 'em) and the durability of these things is fairly awesome for an item you can get for 99p. Ditto the actual production of a laser beam from something so tiny!

If those nice guys in China can make e-cigs which work as well and last as long (and sell 'em for peanuts) I'll be very happy indeed but as everyone keeps on saying here...it's early days yet!