Connection question,

[josefmistal]

I am putting together info on building a custom mod. Now first question is threading. I am very bad at the lingo used, So I have to compare things to what i know. On an ego battery the inner threads are the 510 connection right? What are the outer threads called? Just ego thread? Also if your just running a battery thru a safety on/off switch and a push button but no regulation device the output is going to be the voltage of the battery used for example a Li-Ion AA (14500 i think) would put out 3.7 volts and continue down till you notice the difference and you recharge it? Ill be asking more questions as they pop in my head, right now i am collecting parts till i find a case that fits me,,, God i love this hobby

 

[kaddigart]

It's an addictive hobby for sure. The outer threads are indeed referred to as "eGo threads" while the smaller ones are the 510. As for the voltage you are correct as well, but the resistance of the components you use will be a factor to a degree. For example using solid copper contacts and wire will give little resistance whereas steel or nickel will produce more. The switch is the same, copper guts=lower resistance. Somebody wiser than myself would have to give specifics on the amounts/material, but I did read about it in this forum.

You'll know for certain when you need to recharge; there's not much noticeable drain to me with protected Li-Ion batteries, they just don't fire anymore. It's very handy to have a spare set needless to say.

 

[josefmistal]

So if you start at 3.7v the copper (less resistance) would get the most Volt to the atty right?

 

[kaddigart]

Yes. I'm not certain you'd notice a huge difference though. I use two (among many) that I made regularly, both use two 3.7v bats with a 5v 3a regulator. One I made the contacts myself out of scrap copper tubing and used 22ga solid copper wire. The other is in a generic box w/switch. The former produces a good bit more vapor than the latter, but both work very well.

 

[josefmistal]

What does the 5v 3a regulator do? Again new to this, I was totally emersed in the vaping community as soon is I found this site. I have been looking at all the mods and liking them all. Then i was interduced to the modding forum. I am extremely interested in being able to find something appealing to my eye and make it into a vaper!

 

[cadcoke5]

What does the 5v 3a regulator do?

You are now crossing into the world of electronics, and that is not as easy a thing to pick up as the rest of the stuff related to e-cigs. What a 5v regulator does is act like a self-regulating resistor, which keeps the voltage down to 5v, even if the source is providing more than 5v. The 3a part is how much current it can tolerate. Note that this limit will vary with how good of a heat sink it is connected to.

If none of the above makes sense, plan on getting yourself some training in basic electricity and electronics. Or, alternatively, avoid the electronics, and use just mechanical on-off switches.

-Joe Dunfee