Need advise!

[UA72Riddle]

I bought this switch for my tube mod, and I know I have to have a regulator or something else to go with it because of the lower rating. I mainly vape @ 3.7V and would like to occasionally use 2 3V stacked. I dont use attys or cartos...using a design I found on the modders forum similar to the coil design of CE2s....so I can adjust my ohms by adjusting my # of wraps, and wire mesh is my wick.

I have that switch and this regulator, but when I soldered them together I get no response. I soldered a wire from my switch to the in(assumed) post, then from the out(assumed) post I soldered a wire to the POS+ post. Is this the wrong regulator, or just the wrong set up all together. I bought this regulator to go with my switch from reading reviews on the site about my switch. Thia is my first mod, and I really want to get the switch installed so I can take everywhere I go without worrying about it going off in my pocket. Thanks everyone in advance!!

 

[hoogie76]

The switch is a bit underrated to handle all that current but may work for a while..

Anyway, sounds like you've got it about right.. from battery positive to one side of switch, other side of switch to pin 1 of regulator, pin 2 of regulator to ground, pin 3 of regulator to center pin of your atty connector and outside of the atty connector to ground..

Picture if you were to fold the legs of the switch inward, you end up with two contacts, each side would be a side of the switch.

good luck.. hoog

 

[UA72Riddle]

Thanks Hoog. I think my problem was there was no connection to the center pin. I put silicone in my switch housing to hold the regulator in place. The body of my tube is a constant ground....NEG post is soldered to the cap. Any suggestion on what I can do to make this switch last its full life?

 

[Sci]

Use this regulator. From MV's website:
5v, 3.0 amp regulator.. Low dropout voltage (5.5 volts) These are about the same size as a 7805 regulator but also have a control pin so you can use any switch you want without worry of it burning up! These are a dream come true for a 5 volt mod..They also provide short circuit protection, mosfet like functionality via control pin and high current output.. You can ignore the control pin also by just tying it to VCC or leaving it open. New tutorials on a 5 volt Box mod using one of these is almost complete! Mosfet like functionality down to 3 volts is ideal for 3.7 volt mods where you want to use a smaller switch.

 

[UA72Riddle]

Wish I could use one of that size. I dont have a lot of room to put much of anything inside of the switch compartment.


This is with the regulator I have now. I put silicone under the regulator to hold it in place and also to seal the switch housing, so there wasnt any NEG connection from it. Going to solder a wire from the center pin to my NEG post since it is soldered directly to the switch housing.

Use this regulator. From MV's website:
5v, 3.0 amp regulator.. Low dropout voltage (5.5 volts) These are about the same size as a 7805 regulator but also have a control pin so you can use any switch you want without worry of it burning up! These are a dream come true for a 5 volt mod..They also provide short circuit protection, mosfet like functionality via control pin and high current output.. You can ignore the control pin also by just tying it to VCC or leaving it open. New tutorials on a 5 volt Box mod using one of these is almost complete! Mosfet like functionality down to 3 volts is ideal for 3.7 volt mods where you want to use a smaller switch.

 

[UA72Riddle]

I went back to the site to look again for a better regulator....Wonder if this regulator will work better. Im not sure how to choose any of this, just picked the one that had the highest rating for the smallest size. The MOST I will ever vape is 6V, but mainly will be 3.7V. This one is smaller, lower amps (1.5 vs 3), but the same volts.

 

[Sci]

You'll be in the same boat with that one. See if this one will fit. It has the control pin that you need for the switch you want to use.
Take a look @ this thread on MVs board about how to wire it up.

 

[UA72Riddle]

Im not giving up yet....but I think that one is the same size, yet would require more wires, so wouldnt be enough room. I have a switch working now that is ok, but too sensitive and sticks out too far so I can carry it around with me right now. If I do I have to take the battery out prior to putting it in my pocket, and after each time I use it. Not enough room to use a PCB...but I have seen someone make a mosfet for this switch. Looked too complicated, but its worth a shot.

Still not sure why it didnt work when it was wired up the first time.....could it have been because I didnt have anything soldered from the center pin to the neg post or grounded to the switch housing?