510 passthrough

[flavapor]

I bought a cheap o depot one from china, and it doesnt work right. It never gets hot enough, so I get a half hit, than no hit, than half hit, etc.. I am not looking for a raped ape, just a normal passthrough that I can maybe hook up to a portable power source for the car. Any suggestions, or suggestions on the charger I have?? It is the kind with the battery box that looks simular to a AAA size battery.

 

[planetjacker]

I bought a pass through with my 510 starter from Totally Wicked. I haven't had any problems with it yet. Been using it for 7 days now. It has a usb on one end and I use it in the car quite a bit as I am a service tech who has to drive around.

I spoke with a friend who works at a battery store and he said the battery was a headless AAA and that a standard AAA should work in its place when it dies.

 

[flavapor]

If I put a standard AAA does it need to be plugged in ?

 

[planetjacker]

If you use a standard AAA I would not advise plugging it in (the package usually states that it is not to be recharged) which is what the pass through does. If you get the rechargeable style it should be ok. If in doubt go to your local battery store (mine is batteries Plus) and speak with them.

 

[planetjacker]

To clarify I am using my pass through as purchased with included battery and plug it into a usb port in my vehicle.

 

[paulspikey]

I don't get a good hit from my usb passthrough either...Its like it dont have enough power.

 

[steven.rn]

I bought a pass through with my 510 starter from Totally Wicked. I haven't had any problems with it yet. Been using it for 7 days now. It has a usb on one end and I use it in the car quite a bit as I am a service tech who has to drive around.

I spoke with a friend who works at a battery store and he said the battery was a headless AAA and that a standard AAA should work in its place when it dies.

I got one of these for a 510 and for some reason, it was fine for a while; then, I'd have to hit the switch like 3 times before it would fire. Tried changing with several different batteries, etc. and it just didn't work. I'm really looking sideways at any 510 passthrough now. I took the manual switch part off and hooked it up to my own battery system wtih a better cable and things work fine now. Go figger.

 

[steven.rn]

I bought a cheap o depot one from china, and it doesnt work right. It never gets hot enough, so I get a half hit, than no hit, than half hit, etc.. I am not looking for a raped ape, just a normal passthrough that I can maybe hook up to a portable power source for the car. Any suggestions, or suggestions on the charger I have?? It is the kind with the battery box that looks simular to a AAA size battery.

I also seem to remember someone posting about soldering the thing in such a way as to have the USB current pass straight through, bypassing the battery and it worked well for them, but don't remember where that post is. As I recall it worked good and preserved the battery function.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

I bought a cheap o depot one from china, and it doesnt work right. It never gets hot enough, so I get a half hit, than no hit, than half hit, etc.. I am not looking for a raped ape, just a normal passthrough that I can maybe hook up to a portable power source for the car. Any suggestions, or suggestions on the charger I have?? It is the kind with the battery box that looks simular to a AAA size battery.

Check this one out--it is the best on the market and drip freindly--Sun

See PureSmoker.com - Home of the USA Built PV !!!

 

[steven.rn]

I bought a pass through with my 510 starter from Totally Wicked. I haven't had any problems with it yet. Been using it for 7 days now. It has a usb on one end and I use it in the car quite a bit as I am a service tech who has to drive around.

I spoke with a friend who works at a battery store and he said the battery was a headless AAA and that a standard AAA should work in its place when it dies.

Uh... a standard AAA is only 1.5 volts... that isn't going to do much of anything to an atty that's supposed to run at 3.6 volts. The AAA-sized Li-Ion batts that usually come with these put out 3.6-4.2 volts.

 

[planetjacker]

Uh... a standard AAA is only 1.5 volts... that isn't going to do much of anything to an atty that's supposed to run at 3.6 volts. The AAA-sized Li-Ion batts that usually come with these put out 3.6-4.2 volts.

Thanks for the info. The battery in mine didn't have a voltage rating printed on it. This may have miss led us.

 

[Jim Davis]

I had a few passthroughs, and all have served me well. But like anything else, all good things must come to an end. Started having problems with all of them. I finially got sick of it, and built my own. Best thing I ever did.
As long as there's a Radio Shack close by, the supply of $3.00 passthroughs is endless.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/rn-4081-super-mini/29757-making-passthrough.html

 

[catlvr]

Check this one out--it is the best on the market and drip freindly--Sun

See PureSmoker.com - Home of the USA Built PV !!!

Oh ya got one of those on the way! I too have the one with the battery and sometimes it works good other times it sucks. I'm tired of messing with it.

 

[Jim Davis]

Oh ya got one of those on the way! I too have the one with the battery and sometimes it works good other times it sucks. I'm tired of messing with it.

I had a .... load of battery problems with the battery passthrough. I ended up cutting the battery box out, and reconnecting the wires without it. Works great now.

 

[catlvr]

I had a .... load of battery problems with the battery passthrough. I ended up cutting the battery box out, and reconnecting the wires without it. Works great now.

I had thought about trying that. Thanks for the info! I will tinker with it when I get home.

 

[flavapor]

Jim
I see what it is, but where are building instructions, can you give us a step by step