Duracell rechargeable battery w/ passthrough

[tokarev]

Some PTs regulate the voltage to 3.7V and some don't. It depends on who manufactured the PT. Unless it is stated by the manufacturer (such as Puresmoker), I don't know of any way to tell which is which other than checking with a voltmeter.

As far as the battery packs, I wouldn't get one unless it can supply at least 1.5 Amps output. I have a Kensington and an old APC Moble Power Pack (discontinued, unfortunately) that work great. I have used a couple of different wall-wart usb converters (up to 1000 mA) and an old usb powered hub, but I have been disappointed in their performance. I can only figure it's because they don't put out enough current, so I personally would pass on a battery pack that only outputs 1000 mA (1 Amp).

Another option is to get a PT with an inline 3.7V battery. They will work with most any battery pack since the atomizer is powered by the inline battery, not the usb power. The battery pack will keep the inline battery charged, so you get the best of both worlds. Unless you want the full 5V, of course. If your model doesn't offer a PT with an inline battery, you could always buy a 510 PT and switch out the atomizer connections.

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[DaMulta]

I have this it charges PCCs and it will run passthoughs that have the battery pack on them.

 

[Buzzed]

I have the puresmoker usb pass through and they told me it will take whatever voltage its feed from the USB device or power pack.

I was on a mission to find a commercial USB power pack that could provide the amps but at a lower voltage. The 3.7-4.2 seems to be the place I want to be but having a hard time finding a stock setup with those specs.

Most of the commercial power packs I've seen run at 5volts. I guess I could try to put a inline voltage regulator to bring it down a tad.

 

[shoeshine]

Can anyone more tech-inclined than me tell me if this would work? Building a pack that takes 2 AAs and puts the power to a female usb plug? Or possibly done with a 9v instead? I know how to do it, I just don't know if it would suit the power needs. Or, for that matter, would patching the power through an ipod work? Now that would be cool.