5 Volt Mini Mod

[Connman]

A big thank you to Hoogie and Madvapes for this mod idea all starting from a Freebee project box and one battery. Well that Freebee turned around and made me buy two more boxes and 5 more batteries. And thanks for getting those batteries back in stock Hoogie. You Rock Man.

I will be doing a how to in Madvapes how to page soon with a complete parts list.
Here is a Picture under the hood.

And one in my hand

It`s also posted in the Battery Mod section here
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/battery-mods/100607-5-volt-mini-mod.html

Please be sure to read post #6 and on. These batteries seem to be a bad idea at 5 volts.

 

[bigwill860]

Oh very nice i like. How do i get you to make me one ; ) lol nice job

 

[doots]

nice work con.......................

 

[Dudeman]

Very nice! I like the size. How long do those batteries last though?

 

[Connman]

Very nice! I like the size. How long do those batteries last though?

Hi Dudeman,
I`m going to get this a full course run on Sunday so we will find out just around how long the batteries actually last. Right now the JB weld is hardening.

I`m estimating around 3 1/2 hours. I vape 2 to 2 1/2 ml a day. Take approximately 4 second on a average hit and will try to keep count on that for this test run on battery life for a total add up of vapping time.

I know I`ve asked this in the modders forum on those running 10440`s in 5 volt mods and I think once with these batteries as well. They said around 3 to 3 and 1/2 hours I believe.

 

[Connman]

Ok this Test run on the Mini 5 Volt Using the 14250 batteries has been completed.

I started the test at 10:48PM and it ran till the batteries stopped at 1:45 AM
So 3 Hours of 4 seconds vapping burst and a good nic buzz.

That`s 3 minutes and 42 seconds of constant vape or 57 hits of 4 second hit coming out around the total over 3 hours.

Or my math could be off some. But that`s enough and as expected from the size of these batteries.

Now did I notice anything strange you ask?

Why yes I did. And funny you would ask.
But at the end of a 4 second hit I noticed the mod seemed perhaps warm. Thought it could be the regulator or even my hands causing it.

I removed the cover and all seemed normal so I took another 4 sec vape with my finger resting on the batteries. Right at the end they seem to warm up slightly. Nothing big and almost un-noticed.
Now I was hitting it rather fast running this test or I wouldn`t have noticed this perhaps..

I just did this same test on my Nico Drip running 5 Volts using 14500 batteries and they do not show any sign of warming up.

So any input on this being a safety hazard? Or will this just really be hard on the batteries and shorten their life?

 

[hoogie76]

Nice job on the mod Conn!

Just a guess on the batts.. Smaller battery supplying the same current as its big brother the 14500, but less area to dissipate heat.. There's so little actual technical info available on the batteries

But again, nice job on the mod and the switch placement great..

hoog