Hello everybody,
Wanted to introduce myself and thank all the helpful people that read and post in this forum. I've been reading and learning from this site for quite some time now without registering as all my questions have been answered before even asking a question.
I smoked for about 30 years, started when I was 12 and cigarettes were .59cents a pack. I never felt the need to quit smoking until I was forced to due to increasing costs.
I've been vaping for about 3 years, satisfied with basic ego batteries and cartomizers. I'm not very interested in the huge tube mods that are cumbersome and make you look like a security guard walking around with a flashlight or baton (not to mention the price tag of some of these phallic devices) but would like the higher, adjustable power and longer lasting features of them so I decided to try my hand at building a couple stealthy box mods. I do have a little bit of electronics background from my few years in the Army but that was 20 yrs ago so I will try to help others when i can with some of the simple stuff.
I plan on starting out with a simple 3.7v box mod just to re-familiarize myself with soldering and get a feel for the basics again. In time getting a little more complex with 5v mods and adjustable voltage, built in charging circuits and moldable plastics for new enclosure designs, maybe experimenting with different battery types.
As I wrote this the mailman delivered my first order of parts from Madvapes so here I go.
Wanted to introduce myself and thank all the helpful people that read and post in this forum. I've been reading and learning from this site for quite some time now without registering as all my questions have been answered before even asking a question.
I smoked for about 30 years, started when I was 12 and cigarettes were .59cents a pack. I never felt the need to quit smoking until I was forced to due to increasing costs.
I've been vaping for about 3 years, satisfied with basic ego batteries and cartomizers. I'm not very interested in the huge tube mods that are cumbersome and make you look like a security guard walking around with a flashlight or baton (not to mention the price tag of some of these phallic devices) but would like the higher, adjustable power and longer lasting features of them so I decided to try my hand at building a couple stealthy box mods. I do have a little bit of electronics background from my few years in the Army but that was 20 yrs ago so I will try to help others when i can with some of the simple stuff.
I plan on starting out with a simple 3.7v box mod just to re-familiarize myself with soldering and get a feel for the basics again. In time getting a little more complex with 5v mods and adjustable voltage, built in charging circuits and moldable plastics for new enclosure designs, maybe experimenting with different battery types.
As I wrote this the mailman delivered my first order of parts from Madvapes so here I go.
