Hello Forum - Building a mod, don't want to blow myself up

[Olly Whitton]

Hello all,

I've designed a mod and I'm just waiting for the chassis to come back from the CnC company.

18650 batteries seem the way to go.
Since my itaste VV went senile I have been back on my 3 ego batteries and 3.7V works for me and my home mixed liquids.

So I got it into my head to made a mod. (That micro-stick is close to what I want but not quite)

For a single voltage device what circuits do I need to include? as I'm pretty sure I cant just direct wire it and touch wires together to fire it.

Ideally I'd like to use li-ion batteries as they charge quickly.

Once I have this mod together I'll think about including that DNA VV chip.


Please thankyou and hello again.

 

[Baditude]

Please do a lot of research prior to attempting this project. A poorly designed homemade mod could easily become a homemade box or pipe bomb. There is a modders forum here on ECF. Take a long peak in there to get ideas on how to do this safely.

I'd like to recommend that you not use protected ICR Li-ion batteries, but use safe chemistry IMR batteries instead. They may well save you from a catastrophic accident.

Battery Basics for Mods: IMR or Protected ICR?

Deeper Understanding of Mod Batteries

 

[gandymarsh]

Hello, and welcome.

If you could include some more details on what you want to build, it would be helpful to those trying to help.

I Googled micro stick and it looks similar to the Gripper by Smoktech. Except that the Gripper will only fit a cartomizer in it's mounting area.

For a single voltage device what circuits do I need to include? as I'm pretty sure I cant just direct wire it and touch wires together to fire it.

Actually, yes. Non-regulated mods are just that.

I recently built one that is similar to the micro stick. I posted a couple pics here http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...mech-homebuilt-mods-only-10.html#post13334482

 

[Baditude]

I Googled micro stick and it looks similar to the Gripper by Smoktech. Except that the Gripper will only fit a cartomizer in it's mounting area.

Not entirely true. I have a Gripper (only $8 at Mad Vapes), and it has an optional extender connector (additional $4) which you can attach a 510 drip atomizer, clearomizer, or cartotank on top of it.

 

[dice57]

ahh, kind of takes me back to the days of building model rockets, yeah, and some of them did blow up on the pad. lol. Ahh, Ground Control to major Tom. later.

 

[gandymarsh]

Yeah, that's true but, if you notice, I said "in it's mounting area". Meaning, if you want the stealth qualities like the micro stick. http://mini-ecig.com/image/cache/data/MicroStick/ms-spheroid_01-500x500.jpg

 

[Olly Whitton]

here's what I hope mine will look like

I couldn't do a nice mouth piece so I left it off.

 

[DaveP]

Follow Baditude's advice and check in with those who build these things and interact with each other on designs and implementation. You will avoid first timer mistakes, save money, and end up with a safer build.

 

[Olly Whitton]

Just need to chat here a bit to get my post count up

 

[gandymarsh]

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here's what I hope mine will look like

I couldn't do a nice mouth piece so I left it off.

Very slick! What kind of "juice delivery system" do you plan to use?

 

[Olly Whitton]

I'm liking my KangerPT2 so it fits that.

Is 510 the big battery thread or the small atty thread?

I heard about the nautalus tank and assumed it was 20mm, turns out its 23mm so that wont fit. Any delivery system of 20mm or under will work. (depending on what wiring I put in)

 

[gandymarsh]

This is a 510/Ego battery adapter. The 510 is the center female thread, the Ego is the male outer thread.

 

[Olly Whitton]

Just had a look at that home mod pr0n thread. The first one is spot on.

I'm building this with a list of things I don't want

I don't like the glitzy fussiness of the DNA30 thing with all the settings - 3 settings or just a "kick button" i like the sound of that. A battery indicator light is good along with usb charging and passthrough. But those are additions for later.
I don't want a long device - some things out there look like light sabres
I dont need to stealth vape - just personally vape.
I don't want it too heavy - like the VTR but not too light either.
I don't want to be tied into one size tank
I don't want a non-replaceable battery.