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  1. M

    Discussing the NicoStick

    I don't know how that SPDT is wired or if it's normally open or normally closed. Many folks have used the .5A RS SPST momentary mini switches with varying success. Some of the more experienced modders are now recommending that thses mini switches be used to trigger a MOSFET rather than carry...
  2. M

    Battery/Mod problem

    Interesting....glad you got it sorted out.
  3. M

    My first HV mod! But questions about 5v regulators.

    Do NOT mix battery types - you're risking a short.
  4. M

    re-modding Serial-Parallel switch

    Without a set resistor, the board defaults to 5v. The capacitors are HIGHLY recommended because they reduce ripple that can trigger the protective IC in the batteries.
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    Passthrough Mod Guide?

    It really is easier than it sounds. If you look at a male rca from ratshack or similar, you see a hole in the barrel where the wire goes. You open that up so that you can put your battery connector in there. There's no permanent attachment to the atomizer - you can swap atomizers just like...
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    Passthrough Mod Guide?

    That one's pretty easy...Warp put pics in his RCA thread - don't recall what post they were in, though. You put the female side in the box and wire it up. Take the male side and open it up. Cut off the flat, t-shaped insulation crimp part. Cut off the unthreaded end of the barrel and...
  7. M

    Passthrough Mod Guide?

    Think of the USB black/red wires as being the same as the battery red/black wires - it's the same principle.
  8. M

    Passthrough Mod Guide?

    I like Warp's RCA mod, myself - quick attach/detach and you can use any atomizer with the same box - just have to build a holder for the specific atty.
  9. M

    Battery/Mod problem

    Check the batteries as you're using the box - I'll bet one of them is sagging badly under load.
  10. M

    Passthrough Mod Guide?

    Well, you have to install the switch and atomizer connector, too....but yeah, that easy.
  11. M

    Passthrough Mod Guide?

    Easy-cheesy: Take a 1aa or 2aa box, a heavy USB cable (USB printer cables usually have heavier wire, which is better), a momentary switch and an atomizer connector. Use the red and black wires of the USB cable. Cut the other wires off. Red goes through the switch to the center of the...
  12. M

    Bringing down passthrough volts?

    Good idea, Scottbee...I didn't even think about power diodes.
  13. M

    Bringing down passthrough volts?

    You could put a small resistor in between the switch and the atomizer connector, yes. You're probably looking at something around 0.5 ohm or close to it.
  14. M

    re-modding Serial-Parallel switch

    You need to stack 22uf and 100uf caps and put them between input and gnd, and output and gnd. There's a thread about voltage regulators where it talks about it - look for Nuck's posts or search for 04050C.
  15. M

    re-modding Serial-Parallel switch

    Ah... looks right at a quick glance, yes (minus the caps :p )
  16. M

    re-modding Serial-Parallel switch

    Yes, running parallel batteries and using a booster chip is a better solution for the 5v.
  17. M

    re-modding Serial-Parallel switch

    Add a third battery. Electrically isolate it from the others. Run a jumper from battery negative to the on/off switch, wire positive to the 3.7v side of the SPDT.
  18. M

    Need Help with a USB Passthrough

    Volts divided by ohms equals amps - if you have a 5v power supply and you're vaping on a 2 ohm 510 atomizer, it's going to draw 2.5 amps. Most other atomizers run about 3 ohms, so they're pulling about 1.6 amps. That will definitely have an effect on the ac wall wart, and that's why it's...
  19. M

    Need Help with a USB Passthrough

    Got a link to where to buy the adapter?
  20. M

    Need Help with a USB Passthrough

    USB standard is 5v. You might get a tiny bit more or less, but it's going to be very close (at a guess, less than 0.1v variance) to 5v.
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