Mech mod dimension question?

[sonicbomb]

Also as you may know, the lower the resistive load, the greater the drop.

@0.6 ohms
Copper SMPL - 0.17

@0.33 ohms
Copper SMPL - 0.42

So even with a freshly charged battery, at 0.33 ohms right off the bat you are losing nearly half an amp. Which equates to a 10 watt power loss. Makes quite a case for a regulated mod no?

 

[Mooch]

I only get about a 4W additional loss between the two voltage drops but that still points to how regulation can be a good thing.

 

[C3RB3RU5]

This is where regulated box mods are clearly better however I just like the look and feel of mechanical tube mods. Makes me wonder slightly why I am going to put so much effort into designing a mech mod. Now if I could design a tube mod with all the bells and whistles of a box mod so to speak, I could have the best of both worlds. A kick is just not a good solution for adding variable wattage to your mech.

I must learn more about what makes box mods tick and fit it into a tube style mod.

 

[Mooch]

This is where regulated box mods are clearly better however I just like the look and feel of mechanical tube mods. Makes me wonder slightly why I am going to put so much effort into designing a mech mod. Now if I could design a tube mod with all the bells and whistles of a box mod so to speak, I could have the best of both worlds. A kick is just not a good solution for adding variable wattage to your mech.

I must learn more about what makes box mods tick and fit it into a tube style mod.

One of your biggest hurdles will probably be fitting the existing regulator boards (YiHi, Evolv) into a tube in a way that doesn't make the tube too fat to hold comfortably. I think there are possibly clever workarounds though... Placing the board at the bottom end of the tube and widening it only there, etc. Looking forward to seeing what ideas you come up with!

Wait...I remember someone mentioning, today or yesterday, that someone had put a DNA40 board into a tube...I think.

 

[C3RB3RU5]

Yeah if the boards are wider then say 25mm, that would be the issue. Having trouble finding the size dimensions for various chips. Would like to find one that could handle .2 ohm attys and fit in a tube no wider than 30mm.

I will look into the DNA40 tube mod thing.

 

[Flavor Doc]

Gold is used not just because of it's conductivity, but it's well known resistance to oxidation which in turn means that it continues to conduct well over time.

As far as the thread size (this is pure conjecture):

Micro-arcing would occur over gaps of a few 10ths or 100ths of a millimeter so within the this context big or small threads would be irrelevant. Small threads would be less resilient to damage and wear than large ones.

Have you tried Rhodium/silver plated copper rhodium has zero resistance and is great for keeping oxidation away