Issue with Cloupor Hana clone

[Wickedgt]

FATAL FLAW!!!

I also recently purchased a Cloupor DNA30 (Second Batch). After doing some pretty intense research of various technical reviews, I've noticed a major technical flaw in the Cloupor dna PCB design. ANY SETTING under 4 volts the unit is firing UNREGULATED! You'll notice the OHMs blinking (when firing) if the unit is set to fire under 4 volts. When the OHMs blink when you fire, the unit is letting you know it is firing UNREGULATED.

Your friend may not have done anything wrong. If your friend set the unit at 7 watts with a 2.1 Ohm iClear 30s, then the unit was only firing at around 3.8 Volts, which is an UNREGULATED setting.

I've found if you keep your Wattage settings high enough to keep the unit firing over 4 Volts, you shouldn't have any problems with the Cloupor DNA30 Clone. It's a limitation to the unit, but one you should know in advance so you don't fry your PCB.

Just to be clear... ALWAYS fire your Cloupor DNA30 Clone OVER 4 Volts to keep the unit regulated!

 

[Fergie]

I would strongly suggest checking out Pbusardo's video review on dna devices. It should be clear that DNA devices do have limitations regulating down (buck) but are fine regulating up (boost). When they can't regulate down, they simply dump the battery voltage to the attached atty.

 

[Fergie]

For your entertainment gentlemen. The Plumes of Hazard Episode 23. Fun with the Elev8 DNA 30 Clone.

About 1hr 2 minutes in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?annot...2g&src_vid=4xIwOTwH6YI&v=0GlwJV2sGmE#t=39m10s

 

[Completely Average]

FATAL FLAW!!!

I also recently purchased a Cloupor DNA30 (Second Batch). After doing some pretty intense research of various technical reviews, I've noticed a major technical flaw in the Cloupor DNA PCB design. ANY SETTING under 4 volts the unit is firing UNREGULATED!

You "discovered" this "flaw" huh?


This "flaw" is an intentional design choice and the real Evolv DNA30 chips DO THE EXACT SAME THING. Quite simply the chip does not include buck converter so it cannot run at a lower voltage than the battery outputs. To prevent the mod from simply not working the decision was made to allow it to run unregulated.

It is neither a flaw nor a discovery about the clone. It's how every DNA chip and DNA clone chip works by deliberate design. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong and it works just fine at the ohm ranges specified by the manufacturers.



Just to be clear, don't give people bad information.

 

[Dom NY]

I had a unit fry on me due to the battery being backwards, but it wasn't my fault. I installed a battery in a brand new unit, ensuring it was put in correctly, based on the + and - sign in the battery sled. Before I even pressed the fire button, the wires within the unit started to burn, causing a very bad smell (burning wires), along with the emission of what looked like gas or smoke. I was afraid I'd get burned, but I ripped the battery out anyway, fearing I'd have a fire if I left the battery in.

After I pulled the battery out, I kept staring at the unit, wondering what just happened. This was my third one, so its not like I didn't know what I was doing. I then suddenly noticed something... The battery sled was put in backwards during assembly. How did I realize this? The wire connected to the side of the sled that had the + sign was black! Red wires are supposed to be positive (+) and black wires are negative (-). I contacted the place I purchased the unit from, indicating what happened. The owner exchanged the unit, which works great. He was a true gentleman.