DIY Mechanical Switch

[WarA]

@VapGeek lots of effort in the nylon sleevings
Was thinking of doing a 1590B mech but I got lazy, why mech when there's DNA200
Also did you sand/buff the box? China box came to me dirty as

 

[VapGeek]

@VapGeek lots of effort in the nylon sleevings
Was thinking of doing a 1590B mech but I got lazy, why mech when there's DNA200
Also did you sand/buff the box? China box came to me dirty as

I agree, if can get a regulated device at good price, then dont bother

 

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Working very well electrically. But the box is too big for my hands, so not that comfortable. The 1590G box will be a perfect size! Am ordering that for my next box. Quite fun to build though.

Meanwhile, this will let me understand better about unregulated mods and the relation with coil build.

BTW do consider using the MOSFET if u want to do DIY switch, so that u dont have to worry if ur switch can handle the current.

I am pretty confident a mosfet isn't needed if your switch is mechanical. The problem now is to make one that's consistent. Right now, I'm just thinking of getting SMPL switches together with a tap & die set to thread the enclosure, be it a hammond or my own design.

I have a Noisy Cricket, no mosfet. Cherry Bomber mods, no mosfet. Tube Mech mods, no mosfet obviously hahaha. These aren't off-the-shelf switches that have an amp limit. They're literally a conductive material making contact with the battery. That being said, the mosfets I ordered just arrived hehehe.

Have a look at this guy's DIY mod. 99.9% mechanical:

My goal still stands: To make a fully mechanical box mod. No wires, no mosfets... just conductivity, like the Noisy Cricket. I just love the damn thing, it's basically a SMPL x 2 but in series!.. and it's purrty as fack!

 

[laminated_tissure_paper]

@VapGeek lots of effort in the nylon sleevings
Was thinking of doing a 1590B mech but I got lazy, why mech when there's DNA200
Also did you sand/buff the box? China box came to me dirty as

I'm eyeing the JiGuan-1600T 160W TC chip... do you have any remarks on that? I've read that they're used in Athena Mods.

 

[WarA]

I'm eyeing the JiGuan-1600T 160W TC chip... do you have any remarks on that? I've read that they're used in Athena Mods.

I'm looking at that chip, I suppose for a diy project it'll be fun and cheap. But the pcb looks a little weirdly styled (bigger than what I'll work with).

But for that you'll be paying for the joy of diy, rather than something that is with upgrading support (although you may or may not be using resistance reading tc). As from what I see the total building cost would be more than rx200 at retail price.

 

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I'm looking at that chip, I suppose for a diy project it'll be fun and cheap. But the pcb looks a little weirdly styled (bigger than what I'll work with).

But for that you'll be paying for the joy of diy, rather than something that is with upgrading support (although you may or may not be using resistance reading tc). As from what I see the total building cost would be more than rx200 at retail price.

Yeah you have a point there about the price. Then again, it'd be worth the fun fabricating your own regulated device.

It's come to a point where I just want to check "regulated" off my DIY list. Then again, there are other cheaper options. I can actually just get a cheaper chip with a lower wattage cap but the fact that it can go 160w with TC just gets me all tempted and .....

 

[WarA]

Yeah you have a point there about the price. Then again, it'd be worth the fun fabricating your own regulated device.

It's come to a point where I just want to check "regulated" off my DIY list. Then again, there are other cheaper options. I can actually just get a cheaper chip with a lower wattage cap but the fact that it can go 160w with TC just gets me all tempted and .....

then you should do a one time good one dna200 its just roughly 2+x more expensive for the chip lol

 

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then you should do a one time good one dna200 its just roughly 2+x more expensive for the chip lol

My wallet went to the dark side

 

[WarA]

not to mention at least dna200 have warranty, jiguan chip what happens if lemon set?