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Krisma

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I'm making my own arc welder for wire.
If you don't mind holding on to the button a while to charge up the capacitor, just get a step up power module and a big capacitor will do the job.
I'm making life difficult by adding a timer circuit. Qorax should be able to guide you where to buy a ready made one.


That's funny. My first thought was I am not holding anything with the words arc welder in it. I have just got rid if the fire suit. :)
 

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I'm making my own arc welder for wire.
If you don't mind holding on to the button a while to charge up the capacitor, just get a step up power module and a big capacitor will do the job.
I'm making life difficult by adding a timer circuit. Qorax should be able to guide you where to buy a ready made one.

I am not Qorax, but I bought one of each of these, I like the V2 better, but they both work fine. :)

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Isn't the first one you mention, the one people are making out of old disposable cameras?

Yes, something similar...but longer lifespan.
Page 1161 of this thread, there's a picture of what I'm working on.
The project have been on hold due to my busy work schedule :-(
 

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Do you have to hold on to the button to charge? If yes, for how long?

On the version without the led display, I could not seem to get it right, it was always to much or to little, that is why I like the V2, I just charge the thing to about 65 volts, and zap them, sorry I know that is not to much help. :(

KAS
 

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How did you figure out how to make it?
I'm making my own arc welder for wire.
If you don't mind holding on to the button a while to charge up the capacitor, just get a step up power module and a big capacitor will do the job.
I'm making life difficult by adding a timer circuit. Qorax should be able to guide you where to buy a ready made one.
 

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How did you figure out how to make it?

I've some tiny mini bits of electronic knowledge:)

The theory of the whole thing is:-

1. A step up voltage circuit(so less battery can be used to obtain high voltage) to charge a high capacity capacitor.
2. When the capacitor is fully charge, the discharging power is enough to arc between wire.

I did not built the step up voltage circuit as it cheaper to buy the module at ebay. My idea to add in a 555 timer circuit, is to automatic hold the power with correct timing to charge the capacitor. Other fancy stuff like led voltmeter can also be found at ebay.

Its going to be another few month before I have spare time to touch the project. Will share some picture and connection diagram when I complete it.
 

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I like your enthusiasm, and you won't be sorry. But, what's a GLV?
Great Lakes Vapor makes these mods. Used them a lot. The 5 Volt one was my unit for a year before I got a Provari. GLV 5V Mini and SuperMini.jpg
 

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Now since I found these Eleaf Isticks the Provari' (3) are moth balled. These little Isticks are tiny. Good battery life, passthru, adjust wattage on the fly. With the dripper pro on it I'm finally satisfied, well I thought I was til I saw the Sophia. Getting real close to being done buyin stuff. Oh but now I want a zapper. I've got all kinds of electronics n power supplies may just make my own. The premade coils at 1.3 ohms are handy and I prolly don't need to go any lower (He say's as he blows a huge cloud).
 

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it is the upper body half with me (fiddling with these wires gives me a stiff neck). But I did it again today, having a headache anyway :p. Somehow it gives me a perverse delight to think I am not dependent on somebody else in China making wires for me. Tobacco state monopol in Austria (this is where ecig products are to be placed from October 2015 onwards, so theoretically no import is possible any more) makes one somewhat nervous these days.

This is interesting. Can you explain it a little more? Ecigs will be illegal there?
 

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The regulatory framework of the European Union is ready and should be applied by 2016. So this is one thing, vapers in Europe fearing how individual countries are going to install this Regulation. Maybe you know that Totally Wicked of Great Britain is attacking the Regulation: Totally Wicked Legal Challenge -

Austria's way is an especially nasty one. When joining the EU, they had a special arrangement about everything tobacco related, this is the so called Tobacco Monopoly that have been in effect since the 18th century here (yes 18th ;-) ). Cigarettes and tobacco importing, pricing and selling is centralized by the state, they are being sold here in special little shops (and you cannot just open one) and nowhere else. So before the EU regulatory framework takes effect, they just decided to pack everything vape related into this state run Monopoly. No free importing any more, not by individuals and not by shops, also not by these little cigarette shops, acquision and selling and everything is centralized.

Now this is clearly a violation of the EU principle of free circulation of goods within the EU (I don't know how it is called "properly"). Lawsuits (like the one initiated by a well-established company like Totally Wicked) are expensive, vaping shops just began to develop here in the last two years. So there is just one lawsuit now running againgst this Monopoly Absurdity and I think this will be time consuming - even if they succeed, first they have to close their business and then they would be ruined.

The EU regulatory framework itself is bad enough but this silly anachronistic tobacco monopoly decision (which is clearly against valid European law) gives all this an additional twist into absurdity in full bloom.
 

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That's a shame. But I think lawlessness is becoming more the 'in' thing in the world, and here in America too, at least by the upper branches of government. But that's another whole sad subject.

Just get what you can, while you can, and get some mechanicals for back-ups that'll last forever.
 

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I've some tiny mini bits of electronic knowledge:)

The theory of the whole thing is:-

1. A step up voltage circuit(so less battery can be used to obtain high voltage) to charge a high capacity capacitor.
2. When the capacitor is fully charge, the discharging power is enough to arc between wire.

I did not built the step up voltage circuit as it cheaper to buy the module at ebay. My idea to add in a 555 timer circuit, is to automatic hold the power with correct timing to charge the capacitor. Other fancy stuff like led voltmeter can also be found at ebay.

Its going to be another few month before I have spare time to touch the project. Will share some picture and connection diagram when I complete it.

If I understand how that V2 worked, it seemed to be just what your looking for. Just set the voltage where you want it and that's how much it will charge. It would be much better than counting seconds while you hold the button.
 
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