Facelift for an old friend

[Para]

....did a few changes to my favorite VV Box mod. Since it's #4 and I can't think of anything I'd change, it will probably be the last. By moving the meter switch from the lid to the box and swapping -/+ battery connections, it was possible to "hide" the 2nd ground wire.

Top left corner is VERY crowded, but it all fits just right by modding the delrin plug I use with the connector to provide add'l strength and support. It also helps hold the meter switch in place and a slot for the battery and a platform for the case magnets....so it's pretty busy. I can't find space for an on/off switch, but I've never needed one so it's no biggie. Rewiring the meter switch would be easy, but I HATE having the meter display every time I press the button; which would be a super LED and I don't like LED in a mod at all. I'm rambling so I'll shut up.

 

[Quigsworth]

I hear ya on the "no led's" in a mod...I've just been throwing tact sw's into the meter cct, they're tiny and non descript...in fact while you're at it throw in 2...one reads the output and one reads the batt v

note:, just make sure to place them so that you can't hit both at once...these reg's are pretty tough but you would essentially be back-feeding batt v into the output if you did.

 

[asdaq]

Hey your rambling is fine with me, especially when there's pics to go along with it. I'm not quite seeing the meter in the box and not in the lid though.....

I think it's the darkness of winter, but I've been liking adding a little glow to the tanks and similar things, not a typical indicator LED, and pretty much shrouded, but just a touch of ambiance.

 

[Para]

Hey your rambling is fine with me, especially when there's pics to go along with it. I'm not quite seeing the meter in the box and not in the lid though.....

I think it's the darkness of winter, but I've been liking adding a little glow to the tanks and similar things, not a typical indicator LED, and pretty much shrouded, but just a touch of ambiance.

moving the meter switch from the lid to the box

....the switch; not the meter. I guess I could mount the meter in the box, but then I'd have to move the chip to the lid and the wiring would be a nightmare. When all the components are in place there's 1mm clearance and barely room to squeeze in the meter wiring. But, that's what I like about the box....everything fits in the smallest possible enclosure. Some of the VV box mods are as big as a brick.....can't stand those. lol

 

[asdaq]

Ahh the switch, my bad. Too distracted by all that stuff in corner I guess.

 

[oldblue]

Made one of these, with a different regulator, back when you posted the first one. It's still my favorite mod and is used daily. Thanks Para.

 

[GRATI]

....did a few changes to my favorite VV Box Mod....

Nice work Para.
Where did you get that nice drip cup ?

 

[Para]

Nice work Para.
Where did you get that nice drip cup ?

Modded 1/2" sweat adapter from Home Depot. 510 connector is a perfect fit into the "cup"; just cut down the length and OD to the size that looks best to you