My First mod and would like opinions

[pyromanci]

Hey all,

I just got done building my first mod and thought i would get your opinions on it. I took it down to my local vap shop I get my juice at and they really liked it.

It uses a Yihi SX350 60W chip. For the battery it's a Efest 18650 3.7v 20A battery. There is room inside for a secondary battery. I'm just still trying to figure out if i want to go parallel or series with them. Series would let me run a higher wattage, but the parallel would give me longer battery life. The problems with the parallel is locating a proper balancing board to make it a 2 cell battery to keep the voltage and amperage the stable.

While I am happy with it, I do plan on making another. The paint job on it was all hand done. The box was organically a Hammond 1590B project box.

The SX350 and the 510 connector came from Varitube.com. The battery i picked up from my local vap shop. The reset of the mod parts came from amazon.

I do need a new tank that goes better with this mod, but have not been able to find 1 yet. So i'm thinking of modding one of my spar unitanks.

So let me know what you all think.

 

[Mogar]

I love the steampunkish styling you made it out to be. I guarantee you that if you wanted to sell it, you would be well compensated. There is a very large group that are trying to steampunk their mods! For me, Im trying to get a sonic screwdriver mod with a hidden drip tip.... yes it would be a con gadget...

 

[Frenchfry1942]

Looks great! Something to keep doing and maybe put in the classifieds.

 

[pyromanci]

When i was trying to decide what I wanted it to look like. I actually thought about doing a Sonic Screw driver. Though decided to go with the steam punk look as it looked more classy for when i'm vaping at work.

 

[Uncletattoowhat]

I believe that the Max Input Voltage for those chips is 4.5v, so if you added a different battery, it would have to be parallel.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[pyromanci]

You are not wrong. However there is a secondary chip that can be installed, that lets you run up to 9v.

 

[Uncletattoowhat]

Is this the chip you purchased?
Authentic YiHi SX350 60W Chip!

It is showing that the Maximum Output Voltage is already 9.5v. At 60W, to achieve 9.5v, that's a 1.5ohm coil.

Not trying to argue, as I'm still researching yihi chips for a potential future box build myself. Back on topic, the box looks sick!

 

[ThunderDan]

Very nicely done.

 

[sparkky1]

NICE !
Maybe some magnets for the door ?

 

[2buildawall]

Awesome! Can we see under the hood?

 

[pyromanci]

Is this the chip you purchased?
Authentic YiHi SX350 60W Chip!

It is showing that the Maximum Output Voltage is already 9.5v. At 60W, to achieve 9.5v, that's a 1.5ohm coil.

Not trying to argue, as I'm still researching yihi chips for a potential future box build myself. Back on topic, the box looks sick!

I must have miss read that my self. As I thought you had to have the 9v balancing board to run at 9v. Though that could be just for charging. I didn't do a lot of research before I picked it, but it looked better then the DNA 30/40. The gravity controls is what really sold me. Techie features for a geeky tech really.

Maybe some magnets for the door ?

No Machine screws. I have some nice antique brass screws on order to replace the steel ones.

Awesome! Can we see under the hood?

I added pics of the inside. I used quick disconnects for the board wiring. Since I wasn't 100% sure how i would like the window on the side. While i'm still testing it out I plan to leave them in. Once on fully stratified with it, I planed to trim down the wires to the min length and remove the quick disconnects. As it all adds a .3 ohm of resistance. The mounting compound is clear Polyamide hot melt glue. Which is a industrial hot melt for high heat environment and easy to remove with Isopropyl Alcohol.

The little green electrical tape is the up/down optional push button wires. I left them attached to the board (since it came pre soldered) in case i decided I wanted to use them.

 

[thetrucker]

Very nice mod indeed---Great job something 2 be very proud of-

 

[dykealiscious]

Love it. Have been looking for someone to build a steampunk mech. Let us all know if you decide to go pro.

Sent from a cool but overpriced phone on TapaCrack at yo mama's house.

 

[BlueridgeDog]

For aesthetics/creativity, A. It has a very nice look.

As for design/wiring here are my suggestions: Magnets, less hot melt and no quick disconnects with a removable battery.