All day battery via USB cable

[robw]

Thought this was cool
Now you have the e-cig tethered via USB cable to the battery which sits in your shirt pocket. I might just do that and solve all my battery problems at one time. I could carry a 901 a pen and a cigar and just have one battery for all of them.
5V Pocket-Size Lithium Battery Pack

 

[robw]

they have this one as well for $20
BiXPC.com-Computer Parts & Systems

 

[Di]

great stuff,
I have been using one of these for 2 weeks
whenever I go out,
when home, I use the usb plugged into the 'puter
and when in my loungechair, I am usb plugged into a ac to usb wall plug.....
I havn't used or charged a battery in almost a week .....

Di ......

 

[deewal]

Why the hell can't we buy these things in the UK ?
In fact why can't we buy a USB e-cig in the UK ?
Oh yeah...forgot.....third world country now.

 

[ZambucaLu]

I bought mine from China (bestecig.com) but I see Puresmoker now has them.

Lu

 

[deewal]

Yeah Lu i know you did. So did I.
Looks like i'm gonna have to buy the ac to usb wall plug and the Battery Power pack from China as well.
On Puresmoker web site Cash now has 2 USB Cigs. A Pen and a mini but he does'nt ship to the UK.

 

[KatyS]

Great Idea, gotta get one, thanks for sharing

 

[ZambucaLu]

Hold on deewal! There's another thread going on around here about what adapters work best with the usb ecigs. Maybe we can finally get it straightened out before any more unnecessary purchases are made!

Lu

 

[robw]

Just ordered one off ebay
USB 2 Battery Pack & Charger for iPhone 1G 3G cell phon - eBay (item 260329233333 end time Dec-13-08 09:26:56 PST)

 

[ZambucaLu]

Once I get this car and wall adapter issue figured out, then I'm going to look at the battery packs. I did purchase a battery charged usb port but as the others, the usb cig didn't work with it. It was suggested I get rechargeable batteries...which I did look into.

But after thinking about it....the idea behind the usb cig (for me anyway) was so I didn't have to recharge and switch batts around! That is exactly what I would be doing with the rechargeables.

I bought the one I did because I thought it ran on just regular household batteries and when I needed them, I could just pop in somewhere and buy them...and never worry about a dead battery when away from home. I don't know if this is ever going to be possible but I'm going to see before I buy a portable charger.

But thanks rob!

BTW....how is this thing charged?

Lu

 

[robw]

Looks like a wall socket charges them.

 

[ZambucaLu]

Thanks rob. Hmmm...Can't seem to get away from charging something!

Lu

 

[robw]

No, I guess the point is to not have to swap batteries so often. If these things work all day, then you would treat it like a cell phone and only charge it at night.

My deal is I go to the charge 4-5 times a day. So if im out them im either screwed because I dont have 5 batteries or Im bringing 3 different e-cigs.

This tethered solution seems to be less discrete but when you need it, it is there. My hope is if it works, then the added voltage will also increase the heat, thus the flavor.

 

[ZambucaLu]

Well make sure you let us know!

Lu