I made and still have a 3AA Puck. It takes 3 Ni-MH batteries in series for 4.5V.
worked well with 3 ohm dripping attys
Older Folks and Vaping Front Porch - Part Four
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worked well with 3 ohm dripping attys
Science question: Why?
I'll go a step farther and say "please learn how to make your own PV". That way if everything you have goes to pot, you can gather up the pieces and make a new one yourself.
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Agreed I have the instructions for a puck mod printed off and tucked away. I also have picked up multiples of the parts for one. If push came to shove even this silly old cat can learn to solder.
I got a Reo and a good number of spare parts. Batteries won't be an issue.
A couple of more drippers for my Sting-Ray.
A couple of more drippers for my Sting-Ray.
Kenna ... another option perhaps for a USA mod, repairable, etc. is the Provari 2.5 (~$80) or the Provari Classic (~$150) both are 10% off through Monday. Me personally ... I'd get one of those before the HexOhm.
Funny you should ask. They've been packed away for months. I just 'found' them the other day along w/ a slew of batts. I was thinking of putting them on the classifieds. But even if I price them low w/ the batts ... I'm not sure anyone would even be interested. The batts are probably worth more than the Riders themselves.
That's pretty much my setup as well, Matt, although my count is higher. All 18650, even the 3 telescoping mechs in the box.
And all of those have Kicks so I can still vape regulated - until the kick electronics die.
But, in general, once electronics make it through their initial "burn in" period they're pretty reliable and each should, with abuse, last for years.
And a couple of the new models (none in my arsenal, though) do say you can flip a switch and use them in mech mode. Don't know if they totally bypass all the electronics or not. If they don't, I can't see any point to it. If they do, might be good for fall-back.
It's a mech emulator. To do a true switch over there would have to be a servo switch or some other mechanical circuit.
Probably. But the switch could be made to totally bypass the electronics by bridging the board input and output... but likely not, as it's more, imo, a gimmick than a feature.
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To me, a mech is stepping backwards. Regulated gives the same flavor from the time you put in a new batt till the time it's just about dead and has to be changed. Not seeing the (mech) advantage except that they'll likely last for eons since there's not much to go bad. Just a batt with an on/off switch. Regs are a lot more sophisticated so a lot can go wrong.
All the POWER!!!!! Bwahahahaha
Funny, my lil OKR T3 was a fantastic mod ..... right up until I tried to make it even better
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there is nothing "stepping backward' about a mechanical. It's just a different way to do the same thing. That's about like saying a bellcrank is "old hat" because you can do the same thing with a lever or cam.
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Which is precisely the point for a vapocalpse box unit. That's why I have some. Insurance. (GASP! Insurance without a monthly premium!!
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Not sayin' everyone shouldn't have one. It's a must for the shelf! Just that it's pretty much a primitive way to keep on vapin'. 
Not sayin' everyone shouldn't have one. It's a must for the shelf! Just that it's pretty much a primitive way to keep on vapin'.
You can make a PV as complicated as you want to ...... but why would you want to?
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