Best way to get Janty working again?

[volatilebrainstem]

Hi guys. I'm running into a bit of a problem. I have a Janty (not sure of the exact model number) and out of the 4 batteries I have for it, none of them work now.

I also have a USB charger which no longer works. It has a battery inside a box midway through the wire and I suspect that battery is completely dead.

I'm trying to figure out what my best options are from what I have on hand. I would be OK with being tethered to USB 100%, so can I simply take the battery out of the USB charger and install a resistor to use it as a passthrough?

Or could I simply replace the battery with a wire so I was just using direct USB voltage without a buffer? What is the best way to go about doing this so it is reliable? I'd be OK with direct power and no battery since I'm usually around the computer.

Confused and looking for help and missing my vape action. Thanks in advance.

 

[wanderlust]

It's my understanding that Janty used the battery passthrough to protect the usb port and in the event that an older port couldn't provide a proper operating voltage. I've been tempted to do what you're suggesting but did not want to risk the computer.

 

[volatilebrainstem]

I may try it on an older PC if others think this would work. Not certain how it would damage the port as I would imagine USB voltage is regulated in the circuit.

Another option I suppose is to rig a DC power supply up to do the same thing.

 

[Kewtsquirrel]

Hi guys. I'm running into a bit of a problem. I have a Janty (not sure of the exact model number) and out of the 4 batteries I have for it, none of them work now.

I also have a USB charger which no longer works. It has a battery inside a box midway through the wire and I suspect that battery is completely dead.

I'm trying to figure out what my best options are from what I have on hand. I would be OK with being tethered to USB 100%, so can I simply take the battery out of the USB charger and install a resistor to use it as a passthrough?

Or could I simply replace the battery with a wire so I was just using direct USB voltage without a buffer? What is the best way to go about doing this so it is reliable? I'd be OK with direct power and no battery since I'm usually around the computer.

Confused and looking for help and missing my vape action. Thanks in advance.

I make all of my passthrus as a direct tether, and I've never had a single problem, the higher voltage gives you a much better throat hit imo.

 

[volatilebrainstem]

Is doing this as easy as just putting a wire between the battery terminals in the box or do you put a resistor in series?

 

[SmokinScott]

You'd want to put a switch in there too.
I don't think you need a resistor.

 

[breakfastchef]

It would help to know if your Janty product has a manual switch. To your questions, yes, you can snip off the battery box and solder on a USB plug. If you device has no manual switch, you will want to put a momentary switch somewhere between the USB plug and the atomizer.

 

[volatilebrainstem]

The USB charger I have does indeed have a manual switch on it. I tried to rig something "temporary" up but could not get continuity between the leads and the terminals in the section that screws onto the atomizer. Seems like there's something else wrong with the device.

Next step is to tear it down and see if I can trace back what the issue is.

 

[mnealtx]

Hey, fellas...something that's being missed.

This was a USB *battery charger* - it's not going to have the proper connector for the atomizer, is it?