I had a neat idea for an E-hookah and would like to share it, in hopes that somebody with more DIY skills could take a better shot at realizing it than I could.
Basically, it would be a bottle with a Pyrex test tube in the middle. The Pyrex test tube would have a zippo wick (Alternatively a ceramic wick, which I think would be much more durable and well suited to this application, as well as much more cleanable, but harder to obtain) extending down into E-juice which was held in the bottom of the test tube. Due to the volume of vapor this design would probably produce, and consume, it'd probably be best to keep the MG level low, as the amount/density of the vapor consumed would be high.
Now, the zippo wick would have to be suspended by some sort of support system. Nichrome wire twists around the central wick would act as the atomizer. The wires would ultimately be hooked up to some sort of switch or controller. Gauge of the wire could probably be tuned to deliver the desired amount of heat to the wick. Alternatively, the 'Bowl' of a normal hookah could be fitted with a pneumatic airflow sensor to get the equivalent of an auto switch.
Now, the test tube would have air hole vents drilled into it on the sides, and would have a rubber cap of sorts on top. Hookah hoses would run into the rubber cap. The atomizer could be run until the desired amount of vapor was in the test tube, then the user would take a hit on the test tube, drawing the vapor built up in the test tube into their lungs. In the auto design, the side vents would be unnecessary, as air would be drawn in from the decorative hookah bowl on top instead of through the air vents on the sides.
It's my theory that any vapor that was not inhaled would merely condense back into the pool of e-liquid at the bottom.;
The beauty of this system, is that building a new atomizer merely entails taking a zippo wick, twisting the correct amount of nichrome around it, and re soldering contacts. Surely, this would take no longer than a few minutes. Also, because the zippo wick has a huge surface area, and is ALWAYS in contact with a huge reservoir of juice, the atomizer would probably have an extremely long life. Since you would likely only need half a zippo wick at a time, atomizer costs might run you $1-2 a pop, and last significantly longer than your standard e-cig atomizer. Essentially, a winner for home applications.
Large parallel wired 2400mAH Lithium ions could theoretically make this setup portable. And give a genuine home hookah experience.
Please lend me your experience in what technical problems one would experience with this design.
Basically, it would be a bottle with a Pyrex test tube in the middle. The Pyrex test tube would have a zippo wick (Alternatively a ceramic wick, which I think would be much more durable and well suited to this application, as well as much more cleanable, but harder to obtain) extending down into E-juice which was held in the bottom of the test tube. Due to the volume of vapor this design would probably produce, and consume, it'd probably be best to keep the MG level low, as the amount/density of the vapor consumed would be high.
Now, the zippo wick would have to be suspended by some sort of support system. Nichrome wire twists around the central wick would act as the atomizer. The wires would ultimately be hooked up to some sort of switch or controller. Gauge of the wire could probably be tuned to deliver the desired amount of heat to the wick. Alternatively, the 'Bowl' of a normal hookah could be fitted with a pneumatic airflow sensor to get the equivalent of an auto switch.
Now, the test tube would have air hole vents drilled into it on the sides, and would have a rubber cap of sorts on top. Hookah hoses would run into the rubber cap. The atomizer could be run until the desired amount of vapor was in the test tube, then the user would take a hit on the test tube, drawing the vapor built up in the test tube into their lungs. In the auto design, the side vents would be unnecessary, as air would be drawn in from the decorative hookah bowl on top instead of through the air vents on the sides.
It's my theory that any vapor that was not inhaled would merely condense back into the pool of e-liquid at the bottom.;
The beauty of this system, is that building a new atomizer merely entails taking a zippo wick, twisting the correct amount of nichrome around it, and re soldering contacts. Surely, this would take no longer than a few minutes. Also, because the zippo wick has a huge surface area, and is ALWAYS in contact with a huge reservoir of juice, the atomizer would probably have an extremely long life. Since you would likely only need half a zippo wick at a time, atomizer costs might run you $1-2 a pop, and last significantly longer than your standard e-cig atomizer. Essentially, a winner for home applications.
Large parallel wired 2400mAH Lithium ions could theoretically make this setup portable. And give a genuine home hookah experience.
Please lend me your experience in what technical problems one would experience with this design.
