Home Built Box Mod (Wall adapter powered)

[jonnychadootz]

Not my 1st, but I decided to make this 1 a bit more aesthetically pleasing. Went with an radio shack hobby box (project enclosure) 127mm x 63.5mm x50.8mm. Used a 510/ego connector from a dead ego battery and a base ring from old kanger tank. Wall adapter used is (5V - 4A) Toggle switch/blue LED. Added 4 magnets to the side of my desk which are attracted to the screws that hold the box together, this prevents accidental dropping of mod. Coil is a 08.ohm twisted 28g kanthal (somewhere in the 0.7 - 0.8ohm area) wrapped on a 2.4 mm screwdriver. Atop sits my beloved magma after the needle mod (which helped alot) I apologize if this is in the wrong forum section but do to the technicality of what this mod would actually be considered I posted it here (is it a pass-through? Is it a mech?, hell technically it could be considered regulated because of the wall adapter used even though the wall adapter will draw more power than it is regulated for (within reason of course) Let me know what you think peoples.

BTW: Bottom pic is the original 1 made with a dead ego battery and a 5V - 2.5A wall adapter.

 

[Robino1]

Moved to the Modding Forum from General Discussion. You might get more comments here

 

[Zanderist]

I like the blue light up switch.

I feel that the wall adapter may not be totally sufficient for an RDA you should put an in line fuse in case one day you may be careless and put a really low ohm build on. It's perfect though for an ego style tank.

 

[jonnychadootz]

Moved to the Modding Forum from General Discussion. You might get more comments here

Thank you, much appreciated, wasn't really sure where I should have started the thread.

I like the blue light up switch.

I feel that the wall adapter may not be totally sufficient for an RDA you should put an in line fuse in case one day you may be careless and put a really low ohm build on. It's perfect though for an ego style tank.

Thank you for the compliment on the led I have 2 other color led switches to choose from for future builds (1 more blue, 1 green and 1 red) The adapter I used on my 1st project was 5V - 2.5A and it powered twisted 30 gauge 6 wrap on a 2.4mm screwdriver for over 7 months without so much as getting hot (still working btw). The current adapter on the box mod is 5V - 4A which is now powering twisted 28 gauge, 6 wrap on a 2.4mm screwdriver without getting hot as well (I check it on a consistent basis) Trust me when I say, it has more than enough juice to power the magma/coil setup (I run single coil anyway) The other main reasons I am not concerned is that it is an extremely short amount of draw time the adapter is actually powering anything. Also, whats really the worst that could happen, it pops and I have to buy another 1? It was rather inexpensive anyway In retrospect though, I will consider putting an inline fuse on the wiring just in case since it really isn't a bad idea (better safe than sorry)

 

[thetrucker]

Great job on this mod !

I love this sort of thing--using a power supply and modifying the original equipment.

One thing you are sure of is you will have enough power to make your coils glow--great idea.

I want to take a power supply around 5 or 6 volts and power a mod.

I made a CB microphone mod (pic above) and plugged the USB from the microphone into a 5 volt power pack at 2.0 amps running a 1.9 ohm bottom coil clearomizer and it was good

powerful sizzle sound and good vapor.

I plugged it into a walwart adapter which was rated at 5 volts --2.4 amps and it vaped just great also

 

[tehdarkaura]

Thank you, much appreciated, wasn't really sure where I should have started the thread.



Thank you for the compliment on the led I have 2 other color led switches to choose from for future builds (1 more blue, 1 green and 1 red) The adapter I used on my 1st project was 5V - 2.5A and it powered twisted 30 gauge 6 wrap on a 2.4mm screwdriver for over 7 months without so much as getting hot (still working btw). The current adapter on the box mod is 5V - 4A which is now powering twisted 28 gauge, 6 wrap on a 2.4mm screwdriver without getting hot as well (I check it on a consistent basis) Trust me when I say, it has more than enough juice to power the magma/coil setup (I run single coil anyway) The other main reasons I am not concerned is that it is an extremely short amount of draw time the adapter is actually powering anything. Also, whats really the worst that could happen, it pops and I have to buy another 1? It was rather inexpensive anyway In retrospect though, I will consider putting an inline fuse on the wiring just in case since it really isn't a bad idea (better safe than sorry)

Hey -- where are you finding those 4 amp 5volt wall-worts cheap?

Edit -- found some on ebay for $10 -- you know of anyplace cheaper?

 

[jonnychadootz]

Hey -- where are you finding those 4 amp 5volt wall-worts cheap?

Edit -- found some on ebay for $10 -- you know of anyplace cheaper?

Don't know of any less expensive 1's that put out the same power. If you find any please let me know
The 1 you found on ebay is probably the same 1 I purchased. The reason I chose this 1 is because they are from belkin routers/modems which I have worked with before and know to be good quality.

New Coming Data CP0540 5V 4A AC DC Power Adapter 20W 5Volt 4Amp Charger 3 5mm | eBay

View attachment 416150Great job on this mod !

I love this sort of thing--using a power supply and modifying the original equipment.

One thing you are sure of is you will have enough power to make your coils glow--great idea.

I want to take a power supply around 5 or 6 volts and power a mod.

I made a CB microphone mod (pic above) and plugged the USB from the microphone into a 5 volt power pack at 2.0 amps running a 1.9 ohm bottom coil clearomizer and it was good

powerful sizzle sound and good vapor.

I plugged it into a walwart adapter which was rated at 5 volts --2.4 amps and it vaped just great also

That's a pretty damn cool mod you have there (the CB radio) 5 V - 2.4A should be good to power up to a single twisted 30 gauge coil (6-7 wrap or so) I prefer the power supply I am using now because twisted 28 gauge just does it for me Keep on moddin, good stuff.

 

[Robino1]

Just looking in to make sure the move was a good one

Looks like you did get more traffic here Carry on!

 

[thetrucker]

I have used this and it works good on 1.57 ohm coil. I have never tried it on a sub ohm build--I know my 5 volt battery pack wont fire on sub ohm.

I payed $ 8.00 dollars at Dollar General bargain store for this

It says 5 volts at 2.1 amps although I did not have a chance yet to attach a voltmeter to verify this

The receipt said Dual USB Charger

 

[jonnychadootz]

I have used this and it works good on 1.57 ohm coil. I have never tried it on a sub ohm build--I know my 5 volt battery pack wont fire on sub ohm.

I payed $ 8.00 dollars at Dollar General bargain store for thisView attachment 416478

It says 5 volts at 2.1 amps although I did not have a chance yet to attach a voltmeter to verify this

The receipt said Dual USB Charger

Hopefully it works well for you, let me know what the results are. My personal preference is 5V - 2.5A and above. The 5V - 4A adapter I am currently using is doing its job flawlessly atm. Anything below that just doesn't seem to do it for me (I've tried many different power supplies) even pwm's and I just don't like them. They just don't provide either the power or consistency I require. I would love it if I could an adapter in a 5V - 8A range. So far no luck though. Looks like my next build is going to be either a single or dual 18650 box mod since I have the batteries already. All I need is the battery holder and some step drill bits.

 

[Zanderist]

I just had a thought, you could make your wall powered vape a variable voltage mod with this IC, http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm138.pdf

Just refer to the application notes for circuit diagram and component parts. Also get a one of those mini voltage meters to see what your outputting.

I can this mod getting put into its own box making a vape station.

 

[jonnychadootz]

I just had a thought, you could make your wall powered vape a variable voltage mod with this IC, http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm138.pdf

Just refer to the application notes for circuit diagram and component parts. Also get a one of those mini voltage meters to see what your outputting.

I can this mod getting put into its own box making a vape station.

I'd like to thank you for taking the time to consider ways of making my mod better, I really appreciate it This is extremely interesting/useful as well as very inexpensive.

 

[edyle]

I used to try rigging up stuff using the top from old ego batteries, but eventually i realised it was much more practical to just use a mech (or a regulated mod) and simulate the battery instead:

here's how to simulated the battery using simple hardware stuff:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modding-forum/623883-no-battery-vaping-final-solution.html


Below shows how you can rig something up so as to use a battery, or use the homemade battery simulator:

The power sources I've been using are universal dc adapters from radioshack that output voltages of:
3, 4.5,6, 7.5, 9, 12

the biggest one is 40 watts; another one is 15 watts, and I think the last one is 12 watts.

 

[chefjoosie]

I love the idea of using magnets to hold the mod to the desk. I use gripper clips for my mods to hold them on. It might be time for a change.

 

[jonnychadootz]

I used to try rigging up stuff using the top from old ego batteries, but eventually i realised it was much more practical to just use a mech (or a regulated mod) and simulate the battery instead:

here's how to simulated the battery using simple hardware stuff:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modding-forum/623883-no-battery-vaping-final-solution.html

Below shows how you can rig something up so as to use a battery, or use the homemade battery simulator:

The power sources I've been using are universal dc adapters from radioshack that output voltages of:
3, 4.5,6, 7.5, 9, 12

the biggest one is 40 watts; another one is 15 watts, and I think the last one is 12 watts.

What is the stated output amperage of the power adapters you use from radioshack?

I love the idea of using magnets to hold the mod to the desk. I use gripper clips for my mods to hold them on. It might be time for a change.

The magnets were free as a result of building/repairing PC's for years. They come from cd/dvd drives that I have stripped (Rare earth magnets) Very strong/small and seem to be fairly inexpensive from what I have seen.