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  1. bigblue30

    Ask an engineer...bigblue30

    It's been a long time since I posted anything here. Now that the ULTRA line and new web site are up and running I thought I would take a moment to see what's on your minds Please let me know if you have any questions for the "techy" guy. Some thoughts that I had were battery quality...
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    Tips & Tricks -- How to get the most out of your SmokeStik

    If you would like to keep your batteries working at optimal performance, here’s a tip for you. Unscrew the cartomizer from your battery and using a Q-tip gently wipe it around the inside threads of the battery (see picture 1 and 2). Picture 1 Picture 2 This will remove any...
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    Please be careful if you drip or refill your SS cartos

    I know a lot of people on ECF understand everything about dripping, refilling cartomizers, cleaning attys, and all of the cool stuff we can do with e-cigs and e-liquid. ECF members are the minority of people that own SmokeStiks, because for the most part, the customers of SS have no interest...
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    “The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated!”--Mark Twain

    “The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated!”--Mark Twain And I must apologize because the rumors were started by me. I took a job with a company and thought I could no longer post in the modders' thread. Obviously, I was mistaken, so I'm back. However, I cannot and...
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    Going, going, gone.....bigblue30

    I want my final post on the Battery Mods Forum to be a thank you to all of you for all your help, support, advice, and friendship over the past many months. I've been offered a position with a vendor (not as a modder) and am going to accept it. So, I won't be able to post here any longer. I...
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    $5.50 voltmeter with load checker.

    I picked up this little voltmeter from the bay and decided to make a meter out of it. I can check the output of my mod with or without a load. It looks like this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-RC-Lipo-battery-Voltage-Indicator-voltmeter-1S-6S-/270621171082?pt=UK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN I...
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    EverCool Variable Voltage Mod

    Anyone that has used any of the regulator chips (fixed or variable) know how “hot” they can get. I have cut vents in the case and added heat sinks just to cool them down. All that heat is wasted power that has to come from the battery, shortening the run time of your mod. I went looking for a...
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    The "BS" Mod

    I will probably lose all my merits badges for this one. I found this lying around in a junk drawer and I just had to mod it. I used an old 808 automatic battery. If you look at the drawing below you will see there are only 3 parts inside a battery. You have a battery connector on one end...
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    How many time do you push your button.

    So how many time does an average e-cig user "click their bic"? Some of the upper numbers I was looking at were: 4 clicks a minute. 4 per min is 240 an hour. 240 per hour times 10 hours is 2400 a day. That would be 876,000 a year…….No wonder we are always looking for a better switch...
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    Adjustable voltage box mod

    Here are some pictures and a circuit diagram of my Mod. It is an adjustable voltage mod. This is my very first attempt at a mod. The next one will be much cleaner. Feel free to ask any question. This circuit below will accept any voltage from 2.8 volts to 9 volts and it will output from...
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    Variable voltage mod?

    I have to ask a question….. Why are all (almost all) the mods I see ether fixed voltage ie. 3.7, 5, 7.4 or they use a switch to select a voltage from a 7.4 volt pack ie. 4.2, 4.5, 5.0,….? I have been looking around the board for a few weeks and every time someone talks about making a variable...
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    PCB for 3.7V Li-ion Battery

    Can anyone tell me if using an unprotected battery with a “PCB for 3.7V Li-ion Battery” board is as safe as just using a protected battery? Besides taking up more room inside and more wires are there any negatives I have not thought about? This is the PCB I am looking to use: PCB for 3.7V...
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    Dawn at DIY Flavor Shack

    Dawn, All I can say is I am soooo happy I found your store. I have been vaping for 3 weeks and felt lost in this new “e-cig” world. The flavors that came with my kit were OK, but never made me think I would give up on the analogs. So I started searching for something better. The first order...
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    Kr808d-2 passthrough

    Does anyone know where to get a Kr808d-2 passthrough (not a Kr808d-1..they are not the same). I have found a lot of Kr808d-1 passthroughs but I would love to have a d-2 to use at home on my computer or with a wall outlet.