DNA 200 Watt

[Darkly spectr]

You're talking about the 3d box on shapeway?

How does the screen hold in place on that box btw?

Regards
Tony

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Not that. thingiverse has some Sleds for the DNA200 on there and I printed out one of those.

My point is that I am not really sure on how well the screw are gonna stay on those posts especially considering the USB will be the way to charge. so I just wanted to put some epoxy on them and the board screw points so that the connection is more solid.

 

[KTMRider]

If you're soldering the battery directly to the board, you definitely need the balance connector or you won't be able to charge the batteries safely.

The epoxy won't do much on the stands. They'll be strong enough with the screws.

The reason to solder/connect the ground last is so there's much less of a chance of arcing between the wire and contact.

 

[tchavei]

Not that. thingiverse has some Sleds for the DNA200 on there and I printed out one of those.

My point is that I am not really sure on how well the screw are gonna stay on those posts especially considering the USB will be the way to charge. so I just wanted to put some epoxy on them and the board screw points so that the connection is more solid.

Understood [emoji106]

Regards
Tony

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[BlueridgeDog]

Well I am kinda wanting to get rid of connectors directly and just have leads coming from the battery and the board and just solder the leads together since it is easier to shove away just wires instead of connectors. I just don't know how safe it is to do that but then again haven't people soldered lipos directly to the board?

Reference mods were soldered to the board...that is my plan as well as the balance charger.

 

[Darkly spectr]

If you're soldering the battery directly to the board, you definitely need the balance connector or you won't be able to charge the batteries safely.

The epoxy won't do much on the stands. They'll be strong enough with the screws.

The reason to solder/connect the ground last is so there's much less of a chance of arcing between the wire and contact.

Oh yeah the balance charger will be definitely be in there. a shame its so long but I am definitely not going to bother with trying to redo those things.

 

[BlueridgeDog]

Not that. thingiverse has some Sleds for the DNA200 on there and I printed out one of those. .

Given how thin you have made it, you may need something to strengthen it up a bit.

 

[Darkly spectr]

Given how thin you have made it, you may need something to strengthen it up a bit.

I know. but I needed something to set the screen in without it being too far from the enclosure edge. Shouldn't technically smothering epoxy on the sides strengthen it?

reprinting it right now with a higher quality. Simplify for some reason messes up the screw post things so fiddled and now its just going to completely fill up the post holes. I get plenty of screws anyway;

 

[turbocad6]

Well I know one thing. I definitely regret buying the chip. Well more making a mod myself. I still don't know how to do it. Test fiddling with the positioning of the 510 and firing button is making me freak out that it won't fit like I want it to. soldering is a pain in the .... I still have to find somebody to help me out with drilling out the holes and screen.

It's just. I deeply regret this whole thing. with the money I spend on the parts of this thing I could of probably almost bought a premade mod(okay maybe with a much smaller battery than I intended but still).

yeah man, building a mod is more often than not, not really about saving money. when I build a mod from scratch they cost me a fortune in time and energy and patience, and sometime hours can be wasted on something only to have to redo it, the only reason I even do it at all is to have a mod that otherwise doesn't exist. if you don't have a ton of patience then building a mod from scratch will be very frustrating, even starting with a prefabbed box can still be a lot of meticulous tinkering and playing and takes a whole lot of patience and then a whole lot more on top of that still

 

[dwcraig1]

I bought Kester 951 online. It's not the stuff you usually find in a store.

Mine should arrive tomorrow, $2.85 shipped for 1.25 oz. from Ebay

 

[KTMRider]

Mine should arrive tomorrow, $2.85 shipped for 1.25 oz. from Ebay

I filled a blunt needle tip bottle with some Kesters 951. It's perfect for applying the flux on circuit board wires.

 

[Azarias]

New enclosure on shapeways.
Looks quite nice.

Here the bigger one:
DNAType - TypeC1 (70x36x24) - Complete (5GSD5FFS6) by slutlab

 

[dwcraig1]

I filled a blunt needle tip bottle with some Kesters 951. It's perfect for applying the flux on circuit board wires.

My exact intentions, thanks.

 

[VapingBad]

New enclosure on shapeways.
Looks quite nice.

Here the bigger one:
DNAType - TypeC1 (70x36x24) - Complete (5GSD5FFS6) by slutlab

Only that small as no balance socket so you would have to find a way to connect the balance taps or no battery protection or charging. Nice idea and is tagged extreme beta.

 

[Azarias]

Only that small as no balance socket so you would have to find a way to connect the balance taps or no battery protection or charging. Nice idea and is tagged extreme beta.

Yeah I read that already. But he uploads sone different sizes so by choosing a smaller battery there should still be enough room for the balance taps in one of them.

 

[TkayIs300]

I will not buy another dna device ever unless it's firmware upgrade able... I had 6 total non working dna40 devices that needed sending back


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so none of the dna's have had firmware upgrades in the past? i never new that I've always been an ipv guy so i guess I'm glad i stuck to my guns, 40watts never seemed like enough to me anyways unless you're a nothing but tank user

 

[Azarias]

so none of the dna's have had firmware upgrades in the past?

Yes they had. But the old DNA-chips weren't user upgradable.
You got an upgraded chip when you bought a newer mod.

For me as a tank user 40W are more than enough. Even in TC mode on my DNA40's I vape at 25-30W tops.

 

[Darkly spectr]

Yes they had. But the old DNA-chips weren't user upgradable.
You got an upgraded chip when you bought a newer mod.

For me as a tank user 40W are more than enough. Even in TC mode on my DNA40's I vape at 25-30W tops.

Me personally I think that more than 40 watts is always handy.

Even for tanks. Well rebuildables 40 watts is enough for a single coil. but now with the dna 200 allowing us to use thicker gauge wire and more elaborate wires like claptons and zipper coils(seen that around. excite to try that) so a increase in power was needed.

Hell With me using my dna 40 with a billow with dual 30 gauge and at 550F the temp was struggling to get their. I definitely needed more power in that setup since I wanted a nice warm vape.

and now with tanks like the herakles and arctic getting nickel coils where they recommend like 20-80 watts for the arctic. 15-50 watts for the herakles. So for tanks the higher wattages for TC is becoming more needed.

Man the moment I get my DNA 200 working im getting nickel coils for my herakles and arctic.

 

[LiveLongAndV'ape]

Me personally I think that more than 40 watts is always handy.

Even for tanks. Well rebuildables 40 watts is enough for a single coil. but now with the dna 200 allowing us to use thicker gauge wire and more elaborate wires like claptons and zipper coils(seen that around. excite to try that) so a increase in power was needed.

Hell With me using my dna 40 with a billow with dual 30 gauge and at 550F the temp was struggling to get their. I definitely needed more power in that setup since I wanted a nice warm vape.

and now with tanks like the herakles and arctic getting nickel coils where they recommend like 20-80 watts for the arctic. 15-50 watts for the herakles. So for tanks the higher wattages for TC is becoming more needed.

Man the moment I get my DNA 200 working im getting nickel coils for my herakles and arctic.

Titanium is where it's at and where it going, IMO. I may have vaped the Kool-Aid and some are critical of the pricey wire and magic processing but the Sweet Spot Ti with their specific .csv is giving me a dream vape... best I have experienced in 4 years. I still have to delve into the fused Claptons and Alien builds so even more fun ahead.

 

[Azarias]

Me personally I think that more than 40 watts is always handy.

Even for tanks. Well rebuildables 40 watts is enough for a single coil. but now with the dna 200 allowing us to use thicker gauge wire and more elaborate wires like claptons and zipper coils(seen that around. excite to try that) so a increase in power was needed.

Hell With me using my dna 40 with a billow with dual 30 gauge and at 550F the temp was struggling to get their. I definitely needed more power in that setup since I wanted a nice warm vape.

and now with tanks like the herakles and arctic getting nickel coils where they recommend like 20-80 watts for the arctic. 15-50 watts for the herakles. So for tanks the higher wattages for TC is becoming more needed.

Man the moment I get my DNA 200 working im getting nickel coils for my herakles and arctic.

I'm not into fancy coil builds. I'm too lazy and didn't see the need for me so far.

 

[Darkly spectr]

Titanium is where it's at and where it going, IMO. I may have vaped the Kool-Aid and some are critical of the pricey wire and magic processing but the Sweet Spot Ti with their specific .csv is giving me a dream vape... best I have experienced in 4 years. I still have to delve into the fused Claptons and Alien builds so even more fun ahead.

Yeaaah. my build needs to be done already. I want to check out that TI T. but still nickel will still be mostly used in premade coils. and honestly I will probably mess with nickel mostly since I have no issues building with it.