Dena vv mod... Denali's lil' sis... step-by-step how to

[Cool_Breeze]

This isn't a booster mod. The amperage you would recieve out of two standard Li-ion batteries in series is adequate enough not to require IMR batteries. I only use IMR's in booster circuits where the amperage that is needed from one cell exceeds what a single Li-ion battery could do on its own.

...good explanation!

 

[kylroy]

...good explanation!

I agree! Thank you for the explanation. I went ahead and ordered the Trustfire 18350 1200mah and the 18650 3000mah.

 

[Cool_Breeze]

I have 2 pairs of Trustfire 18350s with about a year's worth of use and recharging in my Dena-Denali Tribute Mod.

 

[Lonnie Lepp]

Mamu,
Thank you for posting these diagrams
I was having a bit of trouble figuring out how to use one voltage display for battery.
Your diagram was easy to understand.

I was wondering how to put an amp meter display on a mod.
Do you or anyone else have any thoughts on this?

Lonnie

One of my brother's b-day is Friday. Last weekend he asked me for a mod for his b-day. I asked him if he wanted a Sprite, Merlin, Denali, or Zack. He says a Denali, but in a Merlin package. I told him that ain't happening. I get the feeling sometimes that my family thinks I just whip these mods out of my back pocket.

He was a bit put out by that and was moping about so I thought maybe I would see what I could do for him. I looked through the box of cases and enclosures I have trying to get an idea of what it would take to make a smaller version of the Denali and yet with all the features of the Denali.

And... Dena was born... Denali's lil' sis. She isn't as pretty as Denali, but she packs as big a punch as her big brother does.

Features:
- High efficiency 6A, 30W switching converter (OKR-T/6-W12-C)
- Input/output capacitors
- Stainless steel atty switch with clicky feel
- Master switch - on/off
- Display vaping volts - on/off
- Display total volts - on/off
- Extended atty connector
- Finger adjustable thumbwheel
- Juice well
- 3.6 - 6 volt vaping range
- Uses 2, 14500 batts

And for this mod I decided to take the time to do a step-by-step how to for those who want to build one like it...



For those who want to jump right in without reading the how to, here's Dena's wiring... very very similar to Denali... but uses slide switches instead of toggle switches and 14500 batts instead of 18650 batts...

Here's the wiring for Denali... as you can see the wiring is very similar to Dena...

 

[Lonnie Lepp]

Opps
Hit the wrong button

Good thing I was not on a nuclear submarine.

 

[mamu]

Mamu,
Thank you for posting these diagrams
I was having a bit of trouble figuring out how to use one voltage display for battery.
Your diagram was easy to understand.

I was wondering how to put an amp meter display on a mod.
Do you or anyone else have any thoughts on this?

Lonnie

YW Lonnie.

As far as I know there are no amp meters available for us modders in a mod friendly size, except for Breaktru's work with the microcontroller and OLED screen.

 

[Lonnie Lepp]

I have looked far and wide
Will keep searching

Thanks

YW Lonnie.

As far as I know there are no amp meters available for us modders in a mod friendly size, except for Breaktru's work with the microcontroller and OLED screen.

 

[Hanus]

Thanks for schematics, works great!

 

[imont80]

Why if I set up my mod in 6V, when i vap the volt meter drops to 3.4 v, can you helpe please?

 

[mamu]

Why if I set up my mod in 6V, when i vap the volt meter drops to 3.4 v, can you helpe please?

Possible reasons for this (check your mod in the order listed):
1 - inappropriate or end-of-life batts
2 - batt contacts have a film buildup and need to be cleaned
3 - loose solder connection/cold solder joint/loose wiring at one or more connections
4 - the converter hasn't been wired properly
5 - the converter is toast (if using the OKR converter this would be extremely rare)

 

[imont80]

Hi

I have a trouble with my mod, I set up the voltage to 5 v (even higher) , but when i vape, the voltage drops out to 3.44 always, So this is not a real VV mod or what i did wrong? Like the ProVari show the voltage that the atty recives, i want a mod working like that.