I had always wondered if I had what it takes to build mods. Ever since I heard about mods, I have been thinking of ways to introduce an original mod. I have that original mod in mind now, and after a couple short months of doing my own box mods, I have that original idea and production begins very soon.
I can't reveal the original mod yet, but for now I'd like to let you all know how I came to where I'm at with mod building.
First, I have always been in to electronics, ever since I was a small child. Tearing electronic gadgets apart and putting them back together, modding radios as a teenager, and now I'm working on e-cig mods. They are extremely simple, not much different than a flashlight. Not much to a basic box mod, but for the more advanced 5v mods, it took some homework and practice for me to get it just right.
Until a couple months ago, I had never touched a soldering iron. Not I can't put it down. Every chance I get, I'm firing it up and applying beads of silver solder (lead-free) and messing around with switching regulators and boost converters.
I rebuilt a 4x AA battery box mod a few times now, and today I picked up some supplies from work to build a 2x AA 5v box mod. 2 100uf electrolytic caps and a box for $2.50, not a bad deal. I was thinking about using a 2x AA battery holder that has 9v battery clips terminated on the end, but decided against it in order to get a small mod under my belt.
After a few finger burns (tight space + still learning), and a couple hours, it's complete. A 5v mod using one 14500 battery and a boost converter. No pics right now, but it's basic. I wanted to have an adjustable volt mod, but I really like the 5v vape so I just stayed with 5v.
It's strange, really. I went from knowing nothing about e-cigs 6 months ago, and now I am building them myself, and have a design patent in mind for one. Time flies when you're having fun.
I can't reveal the original mod yet, but for now I'd like to let you all know how I came to where I'm at with mod building.
First, I have always been in to electronics, ever since I was a small child. Tearing electronic gadgets apart and putting them back together, modding radios as a teenager, and now I'm working on e-cig mods. They are extremely simple, not much different than a flashlight. Not much to a basic box mod, but for the more advanced 5v mods, it took some homework and practice for me to get it just right.
Until a couple months ago, I had never touched a soldering iron. Not I can't put it down. Every chance I get, I'm firing it up and applying beads of silver solder (lead-free) and messing around with switching regulators and boost converters.
I rebuilt a 4x AA battery box mod a few times now, and today I picked up some supplies from work to build a 2x AA 5v box mod. 2 100uf electrolytic caps and a box for $2.50, not a bad deal. I was thinking about using a 2x AA battery holder that has 9v battery clips terminated on the end, but decided against it in order to get a small mod under my belt.
After a few finger burns (tight space + still learning), and a couple hours, it's complete. A 5v mod using one 14500 battery and a boost converter. No pics right now, but it's basic. I wanted to have an adjustable volt mod, but I really like the 5v vape so I just stayed with 5v.
It's strange, really. I went from knowing nothing about e-cigs 6 months ago, and now I am building them myself, and have a design patent in mind for one. Time flies when you're having fun.
