Guys if you check the reviews etc on DX , these units are incredibly over-rated .... seems they only have around 2000-2500Mah tested capacity ... if this is the case I am not sure they are so cheap???
I don't use batteries anymore!
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the other day i saw an iphone solar powered battery pack..if ever i get stranded on an deserted island.....at least until i run out of juice.....they sud have with usb connectors......HK has it all man.....lol
I'm not sure what you are referring to, but I can attest that I have been vaping with it for 13 hours today on the charge from last night. It is still going strong. I haven't charged it at all today.
Yesterday, I used it 10 hours straight on one 3 hour charge.
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Peachette, he's referring to the stuff from Deal Extreme that Dukeboy linked to.
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well you really only need 1000mah to power one of these usb passthroughs anyways.. but I was just looking for a better deal than the $27.00 ebay price
I saw one of those yesterday at Best Buy. We stood there laughing about using it with the e-cig.
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You're confusing two measurements. For batteries, there are two different numbers measured in mA.
One tells you the capacity of the battery, and it's actually supposed to be "mAh", for "milliAmp Hours". It's roughly 10,000mAh for the APC device. For comparison, a pen-style e-cig battery is around 180mAh.
1,000mA (milliAmps) is a measure of the level of power being put-out (output) at any given time. Apparently the amount needed to power an atomizer is 1,000mA.
I've seen these two numbers getting confused here and there, so I thought I'd try and clear that up.
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thanks for the clarification Equazcion..
I just knew that I need to get something with the power supply of 1000mAh.
I just knew that I need to get something with the power supply of 1000mAh.
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yeah I think so..but never knew just saw it on many different sites and threads..
as 1000mAh.. but i guess if i have a 5volt or even 10 Watts peak power output.. that would be fine too
as 1000mAh.. but i guess if i have a 5volt or even 10 Watts peak power output.. that would be fine too
Yeah people use mA and mAh interchangeably, even though they really mean totally different things. The mA is what matters for getting the cig to light though. mAh means how long the battery lasts before needing to be recharged.
The volts is a whole different story
Apparently you need around 5 volts for an e-cig. Hope I didn't just add more confusion. I'm trying.
Well...That Fry's deal was just too good to pass up. I now have one of those on the way, too.
Well...That Fry's deal was just too good to pass up. I now have one of those on the way, too.
I couldn't resist either
- Ordered 2 ( and they ship to Canada while the ebay ones didn't)Thanks Peachette!!
Thanks Peachette, I have a Fry's locally so I can pick it up on my own. I hope it will also charge my iPhone as that will make it dually purposeful.
to power an e cig u need between 3.5 and 4 volts at 1 amp current..
4 normal AA sized 2600 mah NiMh rechargeable cells giving 4.8 volts in series will power your USB thing.. chop off the USB plug and connect the USB positive and negative wires straight to the battery pack
a small cheap 4 AA cell battery holder.. will hold the 4 NiMh battereis.. the cost next to nothing..
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4 normal AA sized 2600 mah NiMh rechargeable cells giving 4.8 volts in series will power your USB thing.. chop off the USB plug and connect the USB positive and negative wires straight to the battery pack
a small cheap 4 AA cell battery holder.. will hold the 4 NiMh battereis.. the cost next to nothing..
trog
Trog is right. You really don't need one of these fancy battery packs, although if you are using it for e-smoking, it's not a bad investment.
The problem with people doing this mod themselves, trog, is that it's hard for most people to factor durability in when they are making electronics for themselves. They will do stuff like not heatshrink a joint that will be flexed a lot, and the wires will get stripped and they'll get a bum circuit. It's easier for someone to just plug a little battery pack thing into the wall, take it off the wall, plug the e-cig usb in and smoke than replace batteries from a charger one at a time and try and keep track of them.
Just saying the pack is slightly more idiot proof, otherwise i agree with you.
The problem with people doing this mod themselves, trog, is that it's hard for most people to factor durability in when they are making electronics for themselves. They will do stuff like not heatshrink a joint that will be flexed a lot, and the wires will get stripped and they'll get a bum circuit. It's easier for someone to just plug a little battery pack thing into the wall, take it off the wall, plug the e-cig usb in and smoke than replace batteries from a charger one at a time and try and keep track of them.
Just saying the pack is slightly more idiot proof, otherwise i agree with you.
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