Lounge Lizards / Misfits / Free Thinkers / Bohemians & the Forgotten :: Young at Heart Only

Yesterday I got a notice that my Personal Choice 65 healthcare insurance is no longer going to be available so I have to find another one. I'll have to call the medicare phone # to find a new plan and then check to see if our new doctors accept it. Ugh!

Lounge Lizards / Misfits / Free Thinkers / Bohemians & the Forgotten :: Young at Heart Only

It's a beautiful morning here but only 47 degrees. Think it's time to bring in some of my plants.
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Another reason to bring in the plants is that our deck needs to be power washed and sanded and then a new coat of paint before winter temps get here. We just have to find a contractor to do it.

VooPoo future?

Im glad to hear more positive reviews.

I jinx myself. I received my GV Max 100 the afternoon of Sept 30th.I opened it the following day on the 1st of Oct., and lucky me its DOA. I called, and they said all warranty issues must be addressed through their email store@geekvape.com. I described my problem via email, and I received an automatically generated response stating that they had just started recognizing their national holiday week in China and would respond within a few days after they returned.

I don’t believe im doing anything wrong to turn on the Max 100. I filled the tank, inserted a 5000 mAh 21700 battery, positive end first, and clicked the button five times, but no response. I will update when something changes. Lucky me

New Arrival: Kanger T2 Clearomizer Tank (Pack of 5)

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Do mods ever wear out?

I still have and playing with the firmware's on the Reuleaux RX GEN3 & RX200s plus the Joytech Cubiod Pro. All 3 are still runing sweet. Bought a couple of the latest ones and 1 of them broke in the first week!. The Geekvape Aegis 200w. The Screen went dead!. I do not trust anything coming out at the moment.
What amazes me is we should be using these mods like a phone by now. My Cubiod has more going on than most of the stuff out there. Plus were has all the good firmware modders gone?
This is why I stick to my old gear. When using the RX gen3 + RX200 you can see the coils amps and voltage live without having to press the fire button to see anything. This should be standard on all devices by now.
Regards TwoTone ;)

Bench Test Results: EVE 33V (with CCC logo) - 10A 3200mAh 18650

These tests only note my personal ESTIMATED ratings for these batteries at the time I tested them. Any battery that is “rewrapped” (not in its original factory wrap) can change at any time! This is one of the hazards of using these batteries so carefully research any battery you are considering using before purchasing.

Misusing or mishandling lithium-ion batteries can pose a SERIOUS RISK of property damage, personal injury, or even death. Never use them outside of a fully protected battery pack and you use them at your own risk. Never exceed the battery’s true continuous discharge rating (CDR), never let it get colder than 0°C or hotter than 60°C to help lower the risks and extend cell life, and keep the plastic wrap and top insulating ring in perfect condition. Never use a battery that is physically damaged in any way.

Testing batteries at their limits is dangerous and should never be attempted by anyone who has not thoroughly studied the dangers involved, understands the risks, has the proper equipment, and takes all appropriate safety precautions.

If the battery has only one current rating number, or if it only says "max", then I have to assume the battery is rated at that current level for any type of discharge, including continuous.

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Test Results
I tested this cell 3-1/2 years ago and it did well. These CCC-logo*** 33V’s did even a little bit better.
  • There was a small increase in run time and energy delivered (Wh). Not a lot but it’s great to see that cell performance has improved.
  • Like all 10A-rated high capacity cells its (relatively) high internal resistance keeps it from being efficient at its rating since there is a decent amount of voltage sag when being run that hard.
  • Performs a touch better than the Sinowatt 35HP, about the same as the Murata VTC6, and almost as good as the Molicel M35A.
  • The Vapcell N40/N41 (when I tested them) are still the best performing 18650’s at up to 10A but this cell should cost less.
  • In my testing the EVE 33V cell reached a max temperature of 61°C down to 2.8V at 10A. This would make the cell reach about 64°C down to 2.5V, which is above its 60°C limit. It’s close enough though that the 10A rating from EVE seems reasonable.
  • The two cells I just tested delivered 3080mAh and 3082mAh, extraordinary consistency. But I can’t have the lowest capacity cells in the batch and this is below the 3100mAh minimum rating. I’m rating them at 3000mAh.
  • BUT THE CAPACITY SPEC DOESN’T MATTER! Even with this lower capacity these cells ran for a little longer and at a slightly higher voltage than the 3200mAh 33V’s I tested earlier. EVE has improved the performance of this cell over time and that helps it hold its voltage up for longer.
  • There’s a chance that the cells I tested were a slightly lower grade so the capacity was a little low and the max temperature a little high in my testing. I’m not at all concerned because they still performed better than the 33V’s I tested earlier.
  • The DC internal resistance (IR) was 34.2mOhms and 34.3mOhms, also extraordinary consistency. The China cells have been getting better and better with this.
  • The standard charge rate is 1.55A and the max is 3.1A. For long cell life I recommend staying at/under 1.5A.
  • The 33V is usually available at a lower cost and that makes it a great cell to consider for use at up to 5A-7A or so (like most of the over-3000mAh 18650’s), especially for larger packs where cell cost is critical.
***China Compulsory Certification, additional testing now required for all cells made or sold in China after August 1, 2024. The logo and certain information must be put on all cells once they are certified. This typically won’t be done by a manufacturer until the cell is ready to go into full production.


Continuous Current Discharge Graphs
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Ratings and Performance Specs Graphic
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18650/21700 Ratings & E-Scores and Recommended Batteries Tables:
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How to Fix Stuff

I've become an expert on sprinkler systems after busting them so many times..
Well, I hit the line on the other side of the house too. I’m getting good at it. I have one more hole that I have to hand dig where I hit the first one. I called the sprinkler guy and asked how they ran the pipe and he said that they ran it around the hole that was there so I should be able to set my post where I wanted it. I’m still going to be extra careful digging though.

Random DIY mixing and More

Had to cut down some big old boxwood bushes, wife doesn't like them anymore. She wants to replace them with different bushes. Got them cut down to 6 inches or so with the reciprocating saw last week. Still had to remove the stumps so I started on that today.

They are a major pain to remove. They form a solid wood stump underground, about 8 inches across and 8 inches deep. From that they send out half a dozen big horizontal roots about 1" diameter or bigger. You have to locate and expose each one and cut it with the reciprocating saw. But the stump also sends out a thick mass of tiny roots which make it a major pain to dig out the soil and expose the big roots.

There are 4, got two of them out today and it took 3 hours. Too knackered to move now.
We had a big spruce tree that died a year or so ago. I drilled holes in the stump and let it sit for weeks. It really didn’t do much of anything so I dug around it and cut the roots with a sawzall. It was quite the job. I can sympathize with what you’re dealing with.

Shinyitis Support Group

Good afternoon shinies,

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Today's work, I need to file down the faceplate more, one actuator is a bit short.
A tad escribe Theme work also done.

My unused Kumo is going through a bit of everything too, now it has a 4x1.6mm aiflow blocked.
2 of them will be drilled out with a micro drill. With a little luck I won't miss too much and it could be a Kumo MTL, if luck is on my side.

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