Cheapest pass through i can get my hands on?

[John Phoenix]

I asked this in the "where can I find it" section but didn't get many responses.

I'm looking for the cheapest 5v pass through that has just a switch, a 510 connector and a power supply.

 

[silkakc]

John,

madvapes has a great one. I bought the 2 amp wall adapter too and the 2 items came to $27. Just reinforce the ends of the cord with electrical tape. Their weak spot is at both ends and it helps to make it so the cord has no wiggle room to swing to and fro. It weakens them. I've had mine for months and do not treat it gently

 

[John Phoenix]

You talking about the first two products on this page? USB Passthroughs

Nice but the pass through's are sold out. I need to order something before the money walks away, it tends to grow legs and walk away around my house.

EDIT:

oh wait.. I see down below they have one from smoktech for the same price....

 

[wv2win]

You can get a cheap pass through from Deal Extreme I believe. But you get what you pay for. Even the ones that go for $15+ generally fall apart after a few weeks.

 

[John Phoenix]

Well I got the adapter and smoketech from madvapes.. thanks.. just ordered.

i went looking in all kinda places last week and either I failed to see those at madvapes or missed madvapes completely. It was a little more than I wanted to spend, I knew it would be, but I had to get it.. my homemade 5v doesn't work so well.. LOL then again.. it cost me nothing to make and was better than nothing while charging batteries.

Thanks folks!

 

[MitchellBeans]

Passthru for 510? Easy. eGo passthru battery. Its a passthru that u can use as a battery without the cord if need be.

 

[six]

Passthru for 510? Easy. eGo passthru battery. Its a passthru that u can use as a battery without the cord if need be.

Not 5.0v though. The power from the USB cable still goes through the battery and the regulator, so they are 3.2v regulated. Those could be thought of more like "charging the battery while still being able to use it".

 

[Irons]

Been using a PT from madvapes for almost a year now and it works fine. Like another poster mentioned tape the ends to keep the wire from pulling out and bending and no problems.
I used clear packing tape and I can still see the LED.
I got a cheap one from alien vision for a backup and it looks like the exact same unit.

 

[washvap]

Yup, an ego passthru is the best bang for your buck. Take a look at all the stuff your getting along with the unit itself and it's only 50 bucks!

https://www.cignot.com/product_p/kit-ego-spt.htm

 

[John Phoenix]

Yup, an ego passthru is the best bang for your buck. Take a look at all the stuff your getting along with the unit itself and it's only 50 bucks!

https://www.cignot.com/product_p/kit-ego-spt.htm

I looked at the ego pass through. It's meant to plug into your computer and doesn't come with it's own power supply? Oh my. I don't like that at all, especially for the price.

You have 10 dollars worth of extras there so that would make the PT about 40 bucks. Without a power supply that's 15 dollars more than what I paid for my 5v above. They could drop the price to a fair price say, 25 dollars ubs cord, connector and battery, add a 6 dollar charger, and get rid of the extras and I'd buy it for 30 bucks but 50, No Way.

I would like a 3.7 pass through also, but it's gotta have it's own power supply to charge the battery and the battery must be a true 3.7 with a full charge of 4.2v like my Riva batteries or it won't be the same.

 

[permafrying]

I looked at the ego pass through. It's meant to plug into your computer and doesn't come with it's own power supply? Oh my. I don't like that at all, especially for the price.

You have 10 dollars worth of extras there so that would make the PT about 40 bucks. Without a power supply that's 15 dollars more than what I paid for my 5v above. They could drop the price to a fair price say, 25 dollars ubs cord, connector and battery, add a 6 dollar charger, and get rid of the extras and I'd buy it for 30 bucks but 50, No Way.

I would like a 3.7 pass through also, but it's gotta have it's own power supply to charge the battery and the battery must be a true 3.7 with a full charge of 4.2v like my Riva batteries or it won't be the same.

i don't think any ego batteries are 3.7 with 4.2 off the charger, but im not sure i keep hearing mixed messages about this everyone says something different... but cignot has ego passthrew's for 22 plus shipping Joye eGo Passthru no experience with it but if you can find out the true voltage on it would be a great addition if you want the 3.7 passthrough

 

[John Phoenix]

i don't think any ego batteries are 3.7 with 4.2 off the charger, but im not sure i keep hearing mixed messages about this everyone says something different... but cignot has ego passthrew's for 22 plus shipping Joye eGo Passthru no experience with it but if you can find out the true voltage on it would be a great addition if you want the 3.7 passthrough

Sounds like a plan. I'll look into it, thanks.

I know Liberty Flights makes one but it's not for the same Riva batteries either.

 

[permafrying]

Sounds like a plan. I'll look into it, thanks.

I know Liberty Flights makes one but it's not for the same Riva batteries either.

lol sent an email out to liberty flights asking about the voltage on em so will know by tommorow hopefully if you don't find it somewhere. if it's 3.7 with 4.2 off the charger im deffinetaly buying one though. dont know what you mean as far as it's not for the same riva batteries though? the riva is an ego clone, the ego passthrough is just built differently so you can charge it and use it at the same time...

 

[John Phoenix]

lol sent an email out to liberty flights asking about the voltage on em so will know by tommorow hopefully if you don't find it somewhere. if it's 3.7 with 4.2 off the charger im deffinetaly buying one though. dont know what you mean as far as it's not for the same riva batteries though? the riva is an ego clone, the ego passthrough is just built differently so you can charge it and use it at the same time...

Just that many ego batteries are not what they call true 3.7 volts even though they are rated as such. I didn't want a battery that didn't deliver the hit I am used to at the higher 4.2 volts. I want the pass through I use for my 3.7 Riva to be a battey charging pass through.

The pass throughs liberty flights sells don't charge the Riva 3.7, 750 mah batteries.. only made for the ego battery.

 

[permafrying]

Just that many ego batteries are not what they call true 3.7 volts even though they are rated as such. I didn't want a battery that didn't deliver the hit I am used to at the higher 4.2 volts. I want the pass through I use for my 3.7 Riva to be a battey charging pass through.

The pass throughs liberty flights sells don't charge the Riva 3.7, 750 mah batteries.. only made for the ego battery.

now im really confused but gotta figure this out.. mostly cuz im bored... but the ego passthrough doesn't go into a regular ego battery, it's a completely seperate design.. the ego passthrough is just made with a mini usb port on the end so that you can plug it in and use it as a passthrough while it was charging but a regular ego battery is like a riva you put it on the charger and wait... sorry if im misunderstanding you just didn't make sense to me...

 

[John Phoenix]

now im really confused but gotta figure this out.. mostly cuz im bored... but the ego passthrough doesn't go into a regular ego battery, it's a completely seperate design.. the ego passthrough is just made with a mini usb port on the end so that you can plug it in and use it as a passthrough while it was charging but a regular ego battery is like a riva you put it on the charger and wait... sorry if im misunderstanding you just didn't make sense to me...

I'm sayin since the Riva batteries are not made to work with the usb charger/pass through combo like the ego.. i gotta make sure the ego batteries top off at 4.2 volts so that setup will satisfy me.

I think.

 

[six]

Sterling Vapor sells a 3.7v passthrough - It has a 3.7v battery in line. For the 5.0v passthrough, your best bet is the Smoke tech one you found on madvapes.

As to the ego passthroughs - They are 3.2v. The "passthrough" does not bypass the battery or the regulator. They are regulated to 3.2v. Any passthrough with an inline battery is more like charging the battery while still being able to use it. In the case of the eGo's, no matter if they are plugged in or not, the voltage is regulated.

There are benefits to regulated voltage. It provides a really consistent vaping experience through pretty much the entire life of the battery. So, the vape you get when it's plugged in is the same vape you get when you're away from a power source - almost right up until the battery dies. The same goes for non-passthrough eGos - they provide a very consistent experience from the time they come off the charger until right before they die. -- In this case, it's just a little info for the thread because the OP is looking for a 5.0v and a 3.7v passthrough which the egos are not either of.

 

[permafrying]

deleted: six solved the issue even if im still confused.....

 

[John Phoenix]

Sterling Vapor sells a 3.7v passthrough - It has a 3.7v battery in line. For the 5.0v passthrough, your best bet is the Smoke tech one you found on madvapes.

As to the ego passthroughs - They are 3.2v. The "passthrough" does not bypass the battery or the regulator. They are regulated to 3.2v. Any passthrough with an inline battery is more like charging the battery while still being able to use it. In the case of the eGo's, no matter if they are plugged in or not, the voltage is regulated.

There are benefits to regulated voltage. It provides a really consistent vaping experience through pretty much the entire life of the battery. So, the vape you get when it's plugged in is the same vape you get when you're away from a power source - almost right up until the battery dies. The same goes for non-passthrough eGos - they provide a very consistent experience from the time they come off the charger until right before they die. -- In this case, it's just a little info for the thread because the OP is looking for a 5.0v and a 3.7v passthrough which the egos are not either of.

I will look into the Sterling. Thanks.. I suppose what I really should be asking for is a 4.2v pass through if it's a direct pass through, or, in the case of it charging a battery, make sure I get one that will charge a Riva type battery that maxes out at 4.2. My Riva battery is 4.2 high end and 3.2 low end before you have to charge. I find that's pretty consistent over the course of the day it takes for the battery to go down. I would not want an ego battery if the high end is 3.2v. I do notice the fresh charged Riva battery gives a slightly better vape at 4.2 than 3.2, but it's loss is so gradual over the day, it doesn't bother me.

 

[six]

deleted: six solved the issue even if im still confused.....

I'm not completely clear about what you're confused about (your confusion is confusing me <grin>). Maybe I can clear it up.

eGo batteries are indeed a 3.7v battery, but they can't put out 3.7 volts. They have a regulator that brings them down to 3.2v. That does two things - It provides a really consistant vaping experience due to the voltage not slowly dropping off as you use it - and it can help the batteries last a little longer between charges.

The eGo passthrough is just an eGo battery with a USB charger built in. When plugged in to a USB power source, they don't reset the circuit and disable the button, so you can use them while they are plugged in USB. - The voltage provided by the USB power source enters the battery. It doesn't bypass the battery and circuitry. So, when you vape while it is plugged in, you're still vaping with electricity provided by the battery. - All in line battery passthroughs work this way - the electricity enters the battery, it does not bypass it.

Since the Rivas were mentioned, I'll explain them a little bit, though as far as I know, there isn't a Riva passthrough like an eGo passthrough. - Rivas are an eGo clone, but most of them are not regulated. There are some 650 mah Rivas that are 3.2v regulated, but I've never had one. The bigger Rivas - 750 mah to 1300 mah - are (as far as i can tell, anyway) all unregulated. So, they come off the charger fresh at 4.2v and drain down as you use them to something around 3.5 or 3.6v when they die.

I hope that helps.