Just checking if this is good

[Edstasic]

Just asking if connecting my old modem plug to my 3.0 ohm atty would be the correct thing for a DIY cheap passthrough (dont want to risk my USB ports), the label on it reads:

INPUT: 100-120Vc.a. 50/60Hz 0,15A
OUTPUT: 5,1V---DC 2A

From what ive read in other threads for a wall DC PT to work i would need a 2A (2000 mA) 3.7 to 5v connected to a momentary switch which would then go to the atty.

Pic of my wall DC plug label:
(please excuse the poor quality i have an old nokia c3)


Thanks for your time.

 

[dDubs]

You should be good, I've used an old usb cable with a car cig lighter adapter- took a bit to find an adapter that had a 2A output though. I tried one I had that was 500mA output, and not enough juice to drive the atty.

 

[Edstasic]

Sigh, sorry to trouble you guys again:

I cut the rubber thinking i would get a black wire (negative), a red wire (positive) and a ground wire (misc) but to my surprise i found a green wire, red wire and what i think would be a ground wire (bare), i read around (trying to learn by myself so as to not take your time again) and found this: Wiring Color Codes : COLOR CODES says all the "greens" listed there are for protective grounds which got me really confused since i thought that at least the "darker" color would be negative and bare would be ground...

I dunno if i would be able to find this out easily with help of a voltimeter (which im buying tomorrow) but right now im confused -_-

Any help for this total newbie?

 

[asdaq]

There may be a diagram on the label indicating the polarity of the plug, which you could dissect and see which color is which, but the voltmeter will definitely tell you.

 

[Edstasic]

Only thing close to a diagram or label is the first pic i posted unless im missing something, still thanks ill just wait and use the voltmeter tomorrow, thank you .

 

[asdaq]

Oh yeah that pic, way up there. There is something with arrows in it, but it doesn't look so helpful. Happy building.

 

[Edstasic]

Well, it worked quite well...

I made my first... everything actually, first time i soldered, first time i used a voltmeter, first time i "modded", altho this is more a "i put things together with bubblegum" than the real modding most of the guys do here heheh

Im amazed on how cheap all this turned out to be and yes the cheapness also translated to the quality of the passthrough but its a learning experience and i got a voltmeter, a soldering iron and a working PT.

One of the obstacles i had to overcome was that i had no battery connector, only a carto and a tank, so i had to sort of "build" a connector.

I gutted the wires off the modem adaptor, used the voltmeter to see which one was positive and negative (thanks to google for showing me how a voltmeter operates), made a switch and then connected the wires to the fake connector, the negative wire was made out of a nut that fits a 510, the positive connection was made out of a screw covered in the plastic protection that i salvaged from the same adaptor wire so that it wont touch the insides of that thing that i dont know its name in english, its used as a very easy way to fasten nuts or nutheaded screws, i put a small ring with plastic so that it separates negative and positive, i still have to make the connection by pushing the carto to the screw tail and pressing the switch lol but ill take everything apart soon and remake this into something more of a real passthrough.

Some of you may be thinking "all this is very very basic" but please bare in mid that up until now ive never made anything electronical in my life, im a psychologist so my experience with this is very minimal haha, still learnt a lot and had fun, cant wait to tinker more with it .

Oh BTW, vapor and flavor are very good, thanks for the help guys .

 

[asdaq]

Well there you go, enjoy your first and welcome to modding. We have a resident doctor in case it becomes overwhelming.

I take it red is positive and green is negative and the the bare is some shielding? I hope there is a lot of safety in there, isolated contacts and such, especially in the connector. You can get connectors really cheap or salvage one from a dead battery.

 

[Edstasic]

Oh yeah, i spent almost all my black tape into isolating EVERYTHING, also i used the black rubber protection of the wire from the modem adaptor of the pieces i cut off to protect whatever i could, made sure the parts are fixed and not moving. I wanted to take pics of the inside but forgot to until everything was isolated it was such a hassle that i ended up not taking those haha.

About the connectors, i will surely get a batch just for messing around, the thing is i wanted to get my hands dirty ASAP and didnt wanted to wait a couple of weeks or even months for those connectors (i dont live in the USA so it takes extra time for me, even for simple stuff :/), also yes, red is positive and green negative, bare was ground, thanks for your help asdaq , hope ill make something much better in my next mod.

 

[PoppaVic60]

Heh.. Two days back, angry with my 18350 battery-contacts issue, I decided to clean the bench around the MV VV-v2 mod I was suffering.. Uncovered the "flashlight" they sent as a gift and a USB/micro-usb cable I'd been saving...

Grabbed sidecutters, a horn-button, and the drill - reamed the tail, poked in the wire, measured, tied a knot; tested for hot/cold, soldered switch; rebuilt a battery-connector after soldering, joined that to the switch and jammed it thru the reflector. Thank the gods I tested it again after molding the epoxy-putty around: the connector had hit the switch.. A light twist with visegrips fixed it before the putty had hardened, and now the bench is "organized" and I'm set for the next roadtrip, (I have a 12v/usb adapter ;-)... Oh, and the laptop works fine with it! ;->

 

[Edstasic]

12v? is that the output?

 

[jimbalny]

Well, it worked quite well...

I made my first... everything actually, first time i soldered, first time i used a voltmeter, first time i "modded", altho this is more a "i put things together with bubblegum" than the real modding most of the guys do here heheh

Im amazed on how cheap all this turned out to be and yes the cheapness also translated to the quality of the passthrough but its a learning experience and i got a voltmeter, a soldering iron and a working PT.

One of the obstacles i had to overcome was that i had no battery connector, only a carto and a tank, so i had to sort of "build" a connector.

I gutted the wires off the modem adaptor, used the voltmeter to see which one was positive and negative (thanks to google for showing me how a voltmeter operates), made a switch and then connected the wires to the fake connector, the negative wire was made out of a nut that fits a 510, the positive connection was made out of a screw covered in the plastic protection that i salvaged from the same adaptor wire so that it wont touch the insides of that thing that i dont know its name in english, its used as a very easy way to fasten nuts or nutheaded screws, i put a small ring with plastic so that it separates negative and positive, i still have to make the connection by pushing the carto to the screw tail and pressing the switch lol but ill take everything apart soon and remake this into something more of a real passthrough.

Some of you may be thinking "all this is very very basic" but please bare in mid that up until now ive never made anything electronical in my life, im a psychologist so my experience with this is very minimal haha, still learnt a lot and had fun, cant wait to tinker more with it .

Oh BTW, vapor and flavor are very good, thanks for the help guys .

I love it! Very creative temporary solution for a connector Being an electrician, I've come to find the many uses for electrical tape. They make great band aids.

 

[PoppaVic60]

ed: no.

I mean an adapter-that-plugs-in-the-lighter-for-110v-and-USB - I keep it in the truck for laptop-recharging and.. "Whatever".

I should be completely set for the next 8-hour plus drive.

 

[PoppaVic60]

Umm..

Darn you, ed.. I walked away - froze - and came back: hat would be an interesting little VV mod. Only useful in the car, of course - but still.. Having one to leave in the vehicle is not entirely a bad idea.

No. I-am-not-going-to-think-about-this. I pass.. Really.

 

[P1NkY]

Very well done! MacGuyver himself would be proud!

Ahora estas listo para el apocalipsis de los zombis.

 

[Edstasic]

Thanks for the comments guys i appreciate em, they help get my drive to mod further.

Next step is cleaning this PT (maybe rebuilding it altogether, havent mentioned this but the switch is sitting on top of a water bottel transparent cap, youll see pics once i start working on this ) then, if all goes well and i find a guy with a lathe in my town (seems likely) ill get into deeper water .
Also, lol Poppa.

P1nky: solo me falta el extracto de nic para eso haha.

 

[Edstasic]

Well i guess i should post here instead of creating a new thread heh:

Cleaned the mod, actually, rebuilt it completely, now with different parts, much more robust, feels very durable, not afraid of dropping it anymore, dont need 2 hands to operate it, works 100% of the time, only one concern:

You see, i replaced the positive connection (the screw tip in the middle) with a nail head (which is working much better) thing is now, as you can see in the second pic (sorry for quality again), its mostly sealed (and i like that) and im afraid liquid there might clug up and make a short between the bolt and the nail head, it is sealed by its sides by a plastic encasing but im afraid that if enough liquid builds up it might create a short.

Is this fear correct? or do you need a LOT of e juice to make it short? what would happen (in theory of course) were it to short?

Thanks for any info.

 

[slimest]

Usual e-liquid will not cause short, but if it applied continiously, it could oxidize metallic contacts. Better if you use a brass central contact, not steel. Say, a brass nail will do.

 

[Edstasic]

Oh i see! ok, well so, at least for now i shouldnt worry too much about it, as long as i keep the nail head clean/dry?

Thanks for the reply

 

[slimest]

I think you should not worry. But you should consider the contact replacement to brass one. Steel contact is unreliable.