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[pdib]

Super_X's?

yep . . . . . . .

 

[jasl90]

LOL... I'm running mine on the copper strip too... No fuse.
If you're concerned (or unsure) about the safety of your batteries, the fuse is a good option as it does add an additional layer of safety.
On the other-hand, if you're using top quality high drain batteries with high C ratings and you're looking to squeeze out every last drop of performance, straight copper is hard to beat.

Your own safety is your own responsibility. Battery facials are not nice. I do not recommend the use of anything but the specific, exact recommended fuses. That said, my own particular safety is my own responsibility. I run my mod with a beryllium copper strip. I'm choosing to personally take that risk, given my knowledge of and experience with batteries. I do not recommend it.

 

[pdib]

LOL... I'm running mine on the copper strip too... No fuse.
If you're concerned (or unsure) about the safety of your batteries, the fuse is a good option as it does add an additional layer of safety.
On the other-hand, if you're using top quality high drain batteries with high C ratings and you're looking to squeeze out every last drop of performance, straight copper is hard to beat.

(tee-hee) . . . . ..

 

[pdib]

OK, back to pics . . .. . .

MADRONA

 

[jasl90]

They are completely mechanical. The fuse is just a thin piece of metal that's designed to melt or "blow" when a specified amperage is run through it. The Dibi contains no electronics.

Ok.... I'm completely confused again (this is not an unusual state...).

I thought these were complete mech mods?

As for fuses... there's a kick/pcb/short protection inside somewhere? Where? Is there a volt/watt regulator too then? I've never seen a fuse in a pv of any type, and I've taken apart many of my mods already, so I don't know how it fits or where it would go. I thought the bottom of the Dibi was 2 bolts with a copper connector. I don't understand the fuse part...

 

[jasl90]

ALL of your mods have had some sort of protection. Some times that is in the form of a kick (regulates voltage and protects shorts) or could be as simple as the negative battery spring which is designed to collapse under high current (short circuit) conditions (the REO uses this).

You need this protection incase you get a hard short. That could happen if your coil touches the cap, heating and compressing your microcoil and forget to remove the pliers when firing, one leg of your coil breaks in the post and touches the base... etc etc

Not all my mods... In fact my Provari is the only thing I have that offers any protection other than venting.

I'm not advocating this... Simply stating it... Fuses and hot springs work because they get hot and either break (fuse) or collapse (hot springs). The reason they get hot is because they add resistance to the circuit. That added resistance does affect the vape.

 

[pdib]

Yeah, I'm not sure that all mech mods offer protection. I think not all switch springs are hot springs.

I know I've shorted out on both a Smoktech Telescope and a Natural, and ain't nothin' but the short there.

 

[pdib]

Maybe "Smurfy" will like this one . . . . .

OLIVEWOOD

(whatd'ya think, YRH? . . . . want?)

 

[jasl90]

They are designed in a lab to beak at an exact (or pretty damn close to it) amperage. The "special" property is the engeneering that goes into it's manufacture. A 10 amp fuse will blow when 10 amps goes through it and not before that.
Different fuses have different amp ratings, allowing you you select the proper fuse for you application. Using a "thin piece of wire" wouldn't give you the "preset" limit that you get from a fuse.

Ok... since we are going to wait a while for pix anyway... a few more questions.

I take it that the squggly line is designed to BREAK easily... otherwise, you could just use the cheapest thinnest wire (like 38 gauge or something) for that 'fuse'. So that's the special property?

I now understand HOW it works, I don't understand WHY it works... why does the wire break instead of say the coil itself, which is often just a 32 gauge skinny wire that's probably thinner than the fuse?

 

[Treebeard]

They are completely mechanical. The fuse is just a thin piece of metal that's designed to melt or "blow" when a specified amperage is run through it. The Dibi contains no electronics.

Oh, REEEEEALY!




And then there is this:

 

[pdib]

They are designed in a lab to beak at an exact (or pretty damn close to it) amperage. The "special" property is the engeneering that goes into it manufacturing. A 10 amp fuse will blow when 10 amps goes through it and not before that.
Different fuses have different amp ratings, allowing you you select the proper fuse for you application. Using a "thin piece of wire" wouldn't give you the "preset" limit that you get from a fuse.

I would clarify / digress. This isn't the point you were making, Jasl, but some folks in another thread started using 15A fuses because they were running coils that might draw, say, 13A on a fresh battery. The 10A fuse will not blow with a 11-13A draw when applied in short bursts (i.e. vaping). I can run .3Ω coils on it all day long. So, completely aside from the ongoing conversation. USE THE 10A FUSE. YOU DON'T NEED THE 15A FUSE (if you're vaping a .3Ω or above, as far as I've tested it).

 

[jasl90]

LOL... Fair enough... Guess I should have said, "It contains no electronics unless you add them add them yourself".

Oh, REEEEEALY!
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And then there is this:
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[pdib]

That's Tree for you, tho. He's always hangin' his junk out.

 

[jasl90]

I don't need any fuse at all

Why does the that ^^^ sound like "famous last words???

I would clarify / digress. This isn't the point you were making, Jasl, but some folks in another thread started using 15A fuses because they were running coils that might draw, say, 13A on a fresh battery. The 10A fuse will not blow with a 11-13A draw when applied in short bursts (i.e. vaping). I can run .3Ω coils on it all day long. So, completely aside from the ongoing conversation. USE THE 10A FUSE. YOU DON'T NEED THE 15A FUSE (if you're vaping a .3Ω or above, as far as I've tested it).

 

[Rossum]

I hate to ask, because doing so is an admission that I haven't actually read the entire 154-page thread (shame on me -- I've only scanned it looking at the pics), but....

Are all the mods Mr. Dib has posted pictures of in the last two days already spoken for?

 

[Treebeard]

That's Tree for you, tho. He's always hangin' his junk out.

Oh, that reminds me. You asked me (weeks ago) how I like the stiff tubing.....it's perfect for this mod. Well done!

 

[jasl90]

If I ever get to run my own company, I'm hiring BuzzKilla to head up the Customer Service department.

I'm going to be THAT GUY right now...

if the concept of a fuse hasn't hit home yet, then i feel really uncomfortable with the thought of you owning a mechanical mod.

Please read the wiki article i posted before.
its a thin metal, designed to melt and break the circuit when a certain amperage is exceeded. preventing a BOOM.
It really doesn't get much simpler than that.

Don't take offence to this, i am genuinely concerned....

 

[super_X_drifter]

yep . . . . . . .

Oh hell yes. You da man Pedro
That mod speaks to me. LOUDLY.

 

[milkman5306]

I hate to ask, because doing so is an admission that I haven't actually read the entire 154-page thread (shame on me -- I've only scanned it looking at the pics), but....

Are all the mods Mr. Dib has posted pictures of in the last two days already spoken for?

Yes, and the next 60 or so he has even started yet.

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[Treebeard]

I hate to ask, because doing so is an admission that I haven't actually read the entire 154-page thread (shame on me -- I've only scanned it looking at the pics), but....

Are all the mods Mr. Dib has posted pictures of in the last two days already spoken for?

You should read them all. There are hidden codes and secret messages that are required and you have to be able to demonstrate the cat dance before you can become a dibi owner.