DNA 200 Watt

[RickAdair]

I ended up designing my own box to 3d print for it. Wanted to be able to use a 1300mah. If it ends up being big for daily use I'll try printing the beta box and get a 1000mah battery. Just hope the chip shows up tomorrow!

 

[KTMRider]

The beta box is split in half length-wise. I can work on the back half and make it longer to accept a bigger battery. I'll have to see the first print and see if I can get a battery in the length and depth that will fit the front half.

 

[RickAdair]

Nice! I converted the beta files to stl. Just haven't looked at them yet to see how rough it would be to tweak.

 

[KTMRider]

Here's a few screen captures...

 

[RickAdair]

Yeah. I'm gonna tweak that for my v2! I already printed my first design. It's ready for the chip.

 

[Cotay]

So I've put together a couple of additional DNA200 box designs but I can't decide which one to print first. They are essentially the same, but one is slightly more rounded and the other has a more flat surface on the front & back.

More rounded box (front & back view w/o battery door) (dimensions are 85x45x41)

More flat front/back surface version (front & back view w/o battery door) (dimensions are 85x45x40)

Any opinions on which should go first?

 

[RickAdair]

I'm digging the flatter one. Plus it's an mm smaller.

 

[Azarias]

I'm digging the flatter one. Plus it's an mm smaller.

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[jdawg111]

He posted the video and its upgradable and can do 200 watts at .08 150 at .06 100 at .04 and 50 at .02 in temp control mode

 

[Cotay]

I'm digging the flatter one. Plus it's an mm smaller.

Yeah, the 1mm wasn't ideal. I had to move the battery rail box back 1mm to accommodate the more pronounced rounding. My first attempt at this design had dimensions of 85x50x45, but I wanted to shave off 5mm front and back and still keep the same wall thickness. The side walls are 2mm thick and the front and back are 4mm thick. I could have saved some interior space if I went with 1mm-2mm walls, but I wanted these to be solid. The design necessitates using remote leads for the JST-XH connector, but that doesn't require any more soldering than normal...just a bit more care. The designs are built around this battery: Turnigy nano-tech 1300mah 3S 25~50C Lipo Pack and are intended for a VT 510. The dna screen was intentionally moved down a bit to accommodate a screen clamp and to give more thumb room on the fire button.

This is the battery door for the second design and some larger pics of the design. I plan on using rectangular magnets on the top and bottom of the back wall. I've decided to use 8 of these magnets: K&J Magnetics: B114 I have to insert the holes still for the magnets, but otherwise I'm ready to test print once I do that. I may try to combine all parts into one printable unit with extrusions to hopefully get the parts to be more accurate in their fitment.

 

[Cotay]

Here's a few screen captures...

I uploaded my STL conversions of the Beta enclosure to Shapeways, but the parts wouldn't pass the basic checks in plastics. Apparently the box was designed to be milled and not printed, but I'm sure the basic design can be modified to print in plastics. It does pass the stainless steel design checks though...total cost though is close to or exceeds $200 for the box and buttons. I'm interested in seeing if I can retrofit a FD V3 510 to this thing.

 

[Tpat591]

It was mentioned somewhere that spring tension of FDV 510s could be a problem w/ dna 200

 

[KTMRider]

It was mentioned somewhere that spring tension of FDV 510s could be a problem w/ dna 200

One person mentioned it. Not an issue.

 

[KTMRider]

I uploaded my STL conversions of the Beta enclosure to Shapeways, but the parts wouldn't pass the basic checks in plastics. Apparently the box was designed to be milled and not printed, but I'm sure the basic design can be modified to print in plastics. It does pass the stainless steel design checks though...total cost though is close to or exceeds $200 for the box and buttons. I'm interested in seeing if I can retrofit a FD V3 510 to this thing.

I should get my test print this weekend. I'll post pics.

 

[KenD]

Is swearing on French legal?

If it is, can I swear in other languages like German, Portuguese or Spanish for example?

Regards
Tony

Sent from my keyboard through my phone or something like that.

I hope swearing in other languages is ok, just in case I ever choose to post in Finnish. It's virtually impossible not to swear when using Finnish...

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[USMCotaku]

Ha! That reminded me of an ongoing joke we kept saying while renovating a house recently. Every time someone mentioned finish nails... Someone else would say something like "sure you don't need Swedish nails?"
Sent with one hand, the other is busy vaping.

 

[TKS]

I really want that beta casing people got. I love the raw look it has.

 

[xpen]

I'm really after a more rounded case, similar to what cotay has shown.
I'd say that Evolv's idea of sharing a reference case design will make a difference with their sales of the chips.. Way to go guys, Evolv and all of you already tinkering on this!

 

[xpen]

I'm just wondering if a 1k mAh or thereabouts LiPo 3s pack will be enough for me to pass a full day of vaping.. I'm comfortable with mods not thicker than 1 inch/25mm, and that puts a serious limitation to the total mAh I can fit inside the case..
For the record, I go thru a pair of 18650s a day, or about 2/5 of an istick 50W battery [emoji4]

 

[BlueridgeDog]

So I've put together a couple of additional DNA200 box designs but I can't decide which one to print first.

Personally I am not going to print a case until I get the chip and fit it to the sled/mount portion. I have a few prints of the mount area already, so once I have a chip that confirms the layout I will go for a print. This will be my first try: