First 5v mod

[opuscroakus]

I just finished my first 5v mod. I had considered using a voltage booster but decided for the first I would use a standard TI 5v regulator. Used a 4AA battery box from RS with 2 14500's, 510 atty and RCA for the connection.

Holy crap! The nic hit compared to my 510 huge. I am actually dizzy from the nic right now!

Anyway, I think I have found the right voltage for me. I think 6 would be too much and the single 14500 mods just won't cut it.

 

[smiley7]

Pic please. Would love to see it.

 

[EricMx45]

Yes I agree! We need some pics and maybe some pointers. Im searching for the best and easiest mod to build myself for the first time. I purchased a 801 5 volt mod from Cybervex and absolutely love it but now I have the itch to try one myself.

 

[cybervex]

I feel the easiest 5v is the box mod. 3 AA battery box. I made one with a 2 AA but the CR2 batteries just do not last long enough for me.

 

[opuscroakus]

Since someone wanted a picture, here is one of the 5v box mod with the TI 5v regulator.

I decided not to wait for the capacitors and made a 5v box mod with the TI 04050C booster. It has 2 14500's in parallel and uses the RCA connectors. Here is a picture of it.

Next, I'm going to order a 3AA box and the capacitors and do the 5v boost mod correctly. Not sure how I will fit it all in.

 

[Jason365]

Cool, i just got one of the booster chips. I had wanted to see on wired up.
Great job. How does it vape?

jason

 

[opuscroakus]

So far both are vaping great! when I get more batteries in I'm going to see which will last longer. I'm no electrical genius but I would believe the one running in parallel with the boost should last longer than the series with a regulator.

 

[j0ker]

Nice work Opus....I admire your work and using for my own inspirations!

Looking forward to trying some of these ideas out!

 

[whiskywill]

nice job looks really cool still need to make my own but made my passthough and havent really left the house since modernwarfare 2 came out lol

 

[boondongle]

Looks good, man. Are you going to put the capacitors in when they arrive? I thought they were needed so your battery PCBs don't go nuts thinking it's a short.

 

[mikenewb]

I did the mod just like Opuscrokus but my output is only like 3.6v! I ran 2 3.7v batteries in series to my button and from the button to the TI regulator. I made sure I put the wires on the right connectors. ran my ground to the center post of it.. All I get is 3.6! Anybody have any suggestions!

 

[seminolewind]

I'm really not clear on the series/parallel thing. I want 5 volts, too, but want to run the batts right.

 

[opuscroakus]

I did the mod just like Opuscrokus but my output is only like 3.6v! I ran 2 3.7v batteries in series to my button and from the button to the TI regulator. I made sure I put the wires on the right connectors. ran my ground to the center post of it.. All I get is 3.6! Anybody have any suggestions!

Center post is hot. You sure you have it wired properly? Are you using a TI 5v regulator? Sketch up your wiring and maybe we can help.

 

[boondongle]

Maybe he's working with the 5v regulator, and not a booster?

 

[mikenewb]

Ahh! I think I figured it out! TI makes 2 different voltage regulators for the UCC383TDKTTT! they make a -3G3 and a -5G3 (3v/5v) Deeerr!! I ordered it twice and one was the 3 and the other was the 5 and I grabbed the wrong one! Ugh! was a shame cause they soldered on so well! Oh well, at least I know the problem!

 

[opuscroakus]

Ahh! I think I figured it out! TI makes 2 different voltage regulators for the UCC383TDKTTT! they make a -3G3 and a -5G3! I ordered it twice and one was the 3 and the other was the 5 and I grabbed the wrong one! Ugh! was a shame cause they soldered on so well! Oh well, at least I know the problem!

That will definitely do it. Think I'll go get a few more samples and see what I can come up with.

 

[mikenewb]

Just modded my first 5v Juice box using the TI voltage regulator. Smokes like a monster! Ive made tons of 3.7v juice boxes (which I think juicebox is the only way to go) but this 5v really puts out the vape!!

 

[mikenewb]

Hi Seminolewind,
Battery boxes used for mods such as radio shacks, the batteries are running in series, Quick rule of thumb, In series, batteries run positive, negative, postive, negative if you follow their ends. Paralel batteries, all positive is on one side of the box and negative on the other. In Series, you get the total amount of voltage of all the batteries. So two 3.7v batteries, you have 7.4 total volts. In paralel, with two 3.7v batteries, you still only have 3.7 volts total, but you have more current flowing, which the battery charge will last longer for longer use. I even found that on E-Cigs, it produces more vapor fo me. If you want paralel configuration in the battery box, you have to swap out the positive nipples and the negative springs so all the nipples are on one side and the springs are on the other. Make sure all the positive posts are touching each other and the negatives are touching themselves. So if you want 5v and use a TI regulator, keep the posts how they are in the box (series) and put in a TI regulator somewhere in the circuit before it gets to the e-cig recepticle. If you want to use a TI booster, you need to run the batteries in paralel so you only get 3.7v before you get to the booster which will make it go up to 5v. This is a 2 battery mod box Im talking about in all of this. Hope this makes any sense. Sorry if I confused you more

 

[WillyB]

use a TI regulator, keep the posts how they are in the box (series) and put in a TI regulator somewhere in the circuit before it gets to the e-cig recepticle.

Not quite, put the regulator after your push button in the circuit. You don't want to feed power to the regulator until you press/vape.

 

[seminolewind]

Hi Seminolewind,
Battery boxes used for mods such as radio shacks, the batteries are running in series, Quick rule of thumb, In series, batteries run positive, negative, postive, negative if you follow their ends. Paralel batteries, all positive is on one side of the box and negative on the other. In Series, you get the total amount of voltage of all the batteries. So two 3.7v batteries, you have 7.4 total volts. In paralel, with two 3.7v batteries, you still only have 3.7 volts total, but you have more current flowing, which the battery charge will last longer for longer use. I even found that on E-Cigs, it produces more vapor fo me. If you want paralel configuration in the battery box, you have to swap out the positive nipples and the negative springs so all the nipples are on one side and the springs are on the other. Make sure all the positive posts are touching each other and the negatives are touching themselves. So if you want 5v and use a TI regulator, keep the posts how they are in the box (series) and put in a TI regulator somewhere in the circuit before it gets to the e-cig recepticle. If you want to use a TI booster, you need to run the batteries in paralel so you only get 3.7v before you get to the booster which will make it go up to 5v. This is a 2 battery mod box Im talking about in all of this. Hope this makes any sense. Sorry if I confused you more

Thanks, Mike. You didn't confuse me. And I do know where to put the regulator, already memorized that, LOL!