After vaping several months with two Blu starter packs (one was a gift, the other I bought) as my only equipment, I decided to get better gear. Got 4 USB batteryless cigalike style manual non-vv passthroughs, several BCCs, an RDA, and some sundries. Plan to get some AAA and AA battery holders for NiMH batteries to use with the passthroughs when I'm away from the wall.
Reason I got 4 passthroughs is that I don't expect the little .......s to last long. Vendor only guarantees them 7 days. Some reviews say they quickly go kaput because the cord works loose or the switch fails.
Vendor says the passthroughs were made by Kanger, but I can find no info about the battery-less passthroughs on Kanger's site, nor anywhere else. Emailed Kanger to ask what features these passthroughs have but haven't heard back from them yet. No info regarding features on vendor site.
Got 2 black ones and two silver. Black ones have a blue LED at the end which blinks 5 times when I plug into a 5 volt 2 amp USB adapter, and lights when I press the manual switch to take a drag. Silver ones have no LED, but do have a somewhat reassuring strain-relief attachment to the cord where it exits the end.
Anybody here familiar with these specific passthroughs or similar ones?
What features do they have?
How long should I expect them to last?
Any tips on how to make them last a long time? I plan to glue the cord on the black ones at the end where it exits the tube to hopefully prevent strain and wear. Might try some heat shrink tubing.
Plan to get some 510-to-510 and 510-to-Ego adapters to hopefully prevent threads and center post from wearing out.
The tiny switch surely isn't rated for the 2 or 3 amps. Is it connected to some kind of board that limits the amps going through it? The device is so small, only the size of a 510 cigalike battery, that I can't imagine there being room for much electronics inside it.
Very pleased with the devices so far. You can imagine the improvement they are compared with the Blu cigalikes. I would be very disappointed if they don't last a reasonable amount of time before going kaput. Any advice and info would be appreciated.
Regarding NiMH batteries:
I'm thinking about getting a fast 15-minute charger. I know this will reduce the number of charge cycles and shorten the useful life of the batteries. I plan to get a slow charger too, but later on, not now. Money is tight. Will batteries will still get a life of at least several hundred cycles with fast charging? Reason for wanting fast charger is that it would be more convenient and maybe somewhat safer. I can easily monitor batteries while charging for 15 minutes, whereas if it took hours, I would likely leave them unattended. I know that charging NiMH batteries is less dangerous than charging Li-ions.
Am considering the non Low-Self-Discharge type batteries because they have a larger mAh capacity. I don't expect I would need the Low-Self-Discharge feature as much as I would need the increased capacity. Does that seem reasonable?
Reason I got 4 passthroughs is that I don't expect the little .......s to last long. Vendor only guarantees them 7 days. Some reviews say they quickly go kaput because the cord works loose or the switch fails.
Vendor says the passthroughs were made by Kanger, but I can find no info about the battery-less passthroughs on Kanger's site, nor anywhere else. Emailed Kanger to ask what features these passthroughs have but haven't heard back from them yet. No info regarding features on vendor site.
Got 2 black ones and two silver. Black ones have a blue LED at the end which blinks 5 times when I plug into a 5 volt 2 amp USB adapter, and lights when I press the manual switch to take a drag. Silver ones have no LED, but do have a somewhat reassuring strain-relief attachment to the cord where it exits the end.
Anybody here familiar with these specific passthroughs or similar ones?
What features do they have?
How long should I expect them to last?
Any tips on how to make them last a long time? I plan to glue the cord on the black ones at the end where it exits the tube to hopefully prevent strain and wear. Might try some heat shrink tubing.
Plan to get some 510-to-510 and 510-to-Ego adapters to hopefully prevent threads and center post from wearing out.
The tiny switch surely isn't rated for the 2 or 3 amps. Is it connected to some kind of board that limits the amps going through it? The device is so small, only the size of a 510 cigalike battery, that I can't imagine there being room for much electronics inside it.
Very pleased with the devices so far. You can imagine the improvement they are compared with the Blu cigalikes. I would be very disappointed if they don't last a reasonable amount of time before going kaput. Any advice and info would be appreciated.
Regarding NiMH batteries:
I'm thinking about getting a fast 15-minute charger. I know this will reduce the number of charge cycles and shorten the useful life of the batteries. I plan to get a slow charger too, but later on, not now. Money is tight. Will batteries will still get a life of at least several hundred cycles with fast charging? Reason for wanting fast charger is that it would be more convenient and maybe somewhat safer. I can easily monitor batteries while charging for 15 minutes, whereas if it took hours, I would likely leave them unattended. I know that charging NiMH batteries is less dangerous than charging Li-ions.
Am considering the non Low-Self-Discharge type batteries because they have a larger mAh capacity. I don't expect I would need the Low-Self-Discharge feature as much as I would need the increased capacity. Does that seem reasonable?
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