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BillW50

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I was under the impression you needed to use the jst connector to balance charge the 3 separate cells?
You would be really surprised. I was going to wire my external charging setup for balance charging too. But all 11 lipos (3 more coming in the mail) only needed balancing the very first time. Since then all of the cells stay at the same voltage until they drop below 3.5v. And the reason they do is because tiny differences between the cells (slight capacity differences mostly). And the lipos are basically dead anything less than 3.7v per cell anyway. But I do recommend checking them regularly just in case one day they do get unbalanced.
 
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I just tried SS316L for the first time. Built an Aromamizer, V1, with 7 wraps of 26 gauge on a 12 gauge needle and wicked it up with rayon. I love the control showing in device monitor on both the 200 and 75. SS316L may become my preferred wire over titanium. Only time will tell.
 

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I just tried SS316L for the first time. Built an Aromamizer, V1, with 7 wraps of 26 gauge on a 12 gauge needle and wicked it up with rayon. I love the control showing in device monitor on both the 200 and 75. SS316L may become my preferred wire over titanium. Only time will tell.

I did 24G of 316L 7wraps on a V2 on my DNA75. I think I have found my new goto. I dont have rayon but its seems to be working well with cotton no burning................none that I can taste yet
 

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Ok Just got back from shopping with the wife, came back with a box of a "feminine hygiene product" as per the rayon thread. Inserted it (pun intended) and vaped....... cough cough cough is this normal ? It did smoothen out after a few puffs. Definitely a different vape.
 

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Ok Just got back from shopping with the wife, came back with a box of a "feminine hygiene product" as per the rayon thread. Inserted it (pun intended) and vaped....... cough cough cough is this normal ? It did smoothen out after a few puffs. Definitely a different vape.

Isn't there a "Sally Beauty Supply" close to were you are? I bought a whole big box of rayon (44060) there :)
BTW I didn't like it and the whole big box just sits there :( Back to cotton sheets for me :)
 

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I just tried SS316L for the first time. Built an Aromamizer, V1, with 7 wraps of 26 gauge on a 12 gauge needle and wicked it up with rayon. I love the control showing in device monitor on both the 200 and 75. SS316L may become my preferred wire over titanium. Only time will tell.

I think 430 is a bit better than 316L. Both a bit better than Ni200. I never tried Ti.
 

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Isn't there a "Sally Beauty Supply" close to were you are? I bought a whole big box of rayon (44060) there :)
BTW I didn't like it and the whole big box just sits there :( Back to cotton sheets for me :)

Actually there is, next time im on the North Shore or New West (close to my friends home actually) Ill pick some up. Thanks for the heads up!!!!

I'll tell ya I am diggin this sdna75 and V2 combo. ERM+ is great but really just to big for me to take out and about. The 75 has replaced my presa tc 75 as my daily driver.
 

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Has anyone tried this sling tv? https://www.sling.com/ Looking to cut the TV cord with Time Warner, sick of the ridiculous bills. I'll have to come up with a DVR for the wife to record her shows on, I record and watch my shows on my desktop.
I have a friend who is an ex-pat down in Nicaragua, she swears by it. It apparently is great for the ex-pat crowd.
 

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Bought my own cable modem, a Roku Stick, a Kodi Android box, and an Obi202 (all in about $200). Have telephone and all the content I could ever want.

Just today I returned all of Comcast's equipment (with a huge smile on my face) and switched to an Internet only plan. Savings = over $1k per year.
 

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Bought my own cable modem, a Roku Stick, a Kodi Android box, and an Obi202 (all in about $200). Have telephone and all the content I could ever want.

Just today I returned all of Comcast's equipment (with a huge smile on my face) and switched to an Internet only plan. Savings = over $1k per year.
I switched to FIOS from Comcast a few years ago. I had to drop off the cable box and they sent me to a real shady neighborhood (they had a security guard and bulletproof glass at their front counter!). Last year, I wanted to upgrade my set top box to HD (had SD) and went to pick up at their local store. Much nicer neighborhood and very friendly people that helped me.

My bill to Cox Communications is $243 mo. I've been thinking to "undo" them now for a least 5 years. I'm getting closer to getting it done....Umm that would be $1600 a year savings for me.

I've always tried to keep my cable bill under $120. I don't watch tv much other than the news and all my shows are downloaded. Comcast was horrible. I used to design, build and configure network infrastructure so I know a bit about networks. I had an issue with DNS that they couldn't figure out so I ended up using MCI and Google's public DNS configured on my router for 9 yrs. I had outtages at least monthly for the first 5+ yrs for 1-6 hrs and no credits because it was less than 24hrs. Fios gave me much higher bandwidth (50/50 vs 25/6) and a much more reliable connection over the last 3 yrs I've had it. There are no download caps vs Comcast's vague policy of 300gb/mo and then you get throttled or suspended for a few days. My Fios bill is just under $100/mo.
 

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Cut my cord 2 years ago. I have cable internet only and it runs my FireTV set top box, android tablets and laptop and desktop. If its out there on the net I can see it. Only problem I have is I only watch stuff if it has Captions, so some current Tv shows I watch a day or so later so the Captions can get put up. (sucks to be Deaf). Tv shows and Movies on Kodi. I wait until the search shows that its on DVD then I'm assured of the captions. There is so much info on the net about Kodi, and the addons to use.
Antenna for the local stuff when I have company, and its mostly in HD now.
I've thought about going with a VPN for even more access (overseas Ip address), but haven't yet.
Cable cost: $59 a month for 50Mbs down. Winning! :)
 

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I have good download speeds here with the cable, my plan is to keep the cable for internet access and replace the TV channels with one or more options, the channel options on sling.com are perfect. Myself I'd be happy with basic main channels and local news. The local I can get in HD with an antenna, the rest of shows and movies I like can be found on the web.

It's the wife that likes all the other channels and she loves the DVR so she can record her shows. The main hurtle for me is getting a DVR with a plain remote control, one that's easy for her to use, she is not savvy with tech stuff. She get's frustrated real fast then yells from the other room, "come here & fix it" :-x with a few other words mixed in LoL. What makes her even madder is when I come in, press one or two buttons and it's "fixed". :laugh:
 

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