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donnah

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I really enjoy using my box mods with a 3.7 bolt battery. My only complaint is that as the battery loses charge.. the voltage goes down and I swap out the battery long before it loses charge all the way. I know there are regulated voltage pv's out there. I like using the 3.7 with 2.0 boge cartos but I want it to stay at 3.7. Anyone want to chime in with some suggestions? I'm using 14500 ultrafire protected batteries. And cost IS a factor.
 

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what are some examples of those? I'm not concerned so much with actual battery life.. I just want it to stay where I want it to stay.

I misunderstood your problem. Your voltage isn't steady...there are many to choose from. REOs my favorite but I be lying if I said it was the only one. Like with everything else...in most cases the higher the cost the better the quality.

Good luck :)
 

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A high drain battery might be something to try before investing in a new mod. The AW's or an IMR High Drain batt can provide more amps through the discharge cycle. At 2.0 ohms, you need pretty close to 2 amps while the battery drops from 4.2 (fresh off the charger) to 3.7v (operation rating). -- Since price is a concern, a ~$10.00 battery isn't much of a risk... and if you buy it, you have a spare battery no matter what, so the $10 risk is diminished even further.
 

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If you want a regulated mod, and want low voltage, you need to look into vv, it's the only way I know of. Otherwise, unregulated batteries will have a usage curve. They start out at 4.2 volts, quickly go down to about 3.7/3.6 volts and stay there most of the time, then drop to cut-off voltage. The only way to avoid that is the regulation that you asked about.... and then you need a regulated PV. vv will let you dial voltage lower then the standard 5 volt regulated mods. Maybe not all the way down, but it varies depending on design. You'd have to check the specks, I'm not an expert on all the vv mods out there. Some are buck/boost and can take 1 large battery, most are probably dual battery designs.

The other option, due to costs, is to switch to higher ohm atties and standard regulated 5 volts (I know you said 3.7 but there's only so many regulated options). A static 5 volt mod is less expensive than vv as a general rule.

Also, MadVapes sells a box mod kit "on the cheap"... there's a post about it somewhere... if you want to experiment with vv. I just vape 5 volts static with 3.0 ohm atties and don't have to worry about it.... I'll probably try the vv someday when this mod dies.
 
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The only way to get constant (regulated) voltage throughout the battery charge is with a vv mod or a regulated 5 volt. VV mods have voltage regulators, which ensure you are getting whatever voltage you have the mod set at. The 5 volt mods are actually taking the higher voltage produced by two batteries and stepping it down to 5 volts.

The suggestion about IMR batts isn't bad advice either.
They have a much more consistent discharge rate than the protected batteries.
 

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Hello Donnah,
I get that you are looking for a consistent 3.7/3.6V output until battery is discharged. If you take a look at this site, you'll see a thorough walkthrough of misc. 18650 batteries. Unfortunately in my local language, but at least the digits are the same (haha).

Even though you are using another size of battery, the trend will be the same... you'd like the curve to be horizontal for as long as possible - not a "slope"... You can see that it depends on the battery maker, the capacity of battery and finally the load that you put on the battery. The "black" AW battery looks like a good candidate(s) for you, not the 2900 though. Also Soshine 2800 looks to do the job at various loads. A.s.o.

Maybe you can find a similar review in english and for your actual size of battey - but the trends will be the same. I.e. the manufactorer and "model line" are often similar through the different battery sizes.

Personally I use the AW IMR1600 (18650) due to it's High drain capacity for Provari VV...

Hope that this helps you.
 

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I really enjoy using my box mods with a 3.7 bolt battery. My only complaint is that as the battery loses charge.. the voltage goes down and I swap out the battery long before it loses charge all the way. I know there are regulated voltage pv's out there. I like using the 3.7 with 2.0 boge cartos but I want it to stay at 3.7. Anyone want to chime in with some suggestions? I'm using 14500 ultrafire protected batteries. And cost IS a factor.

Nhaler has a little circuit built into an atty case that might do this for you.
You might could take apart an e-power switch to find a regulator like this.
MadVapes has something similar that is actually VV I think.
And finally...hit the modders forum and do some searches...there's bound to be some parts lists in there showing how to build your own bits into your boxes.
 

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The IMR battery is a good, cheap alternative to try, and a 18650 mod and battery will
last longer, because it's a bigger battery.

Another possibility would be looking at a dual 14500 battery mod where the batteries
are in parallel, still 3.7V but twice the storage life, so it should stay in the vaping range longer. :)
If you like 3.7V at 2.0 ohms, it's a simple solution.
 

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It really depends on how frustrating it is for you. It takes a while but, you can get those trustfires for pretty cheap on dealextreme. Madvapes sells a pretty nice little plastic carrying case for them. Chargers can be had for around $10 at madvapes and other places. You could just swap out batteries as needed.
 

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If you can solder and generally have a little electronics skill you can read the datasheets on the reg you choose if you choose to build a regulated mod...the specs will let you choose the voltage setting by placement of a resistor on the regulator adjustment pin...but at that point why just build a set voltage regulated mod when you could put a pot or dig pot and have vv...thats all up to you...personally till the gen coop is done I would suggest vv its really not that hard...

otherwise I second the paralleling 2 batts in a box...it will give you a longer runtime between charges...
 

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Do you know of any that do buck/boost other than the ProVari?

Can't say that I do, exactly. Like I said, I'm not an expert on the mod market. Of course, I was thinking modder's section stuff.... sometimes they'll make em for people.........or even barter/trade stuff..... I hear that the evercool mod is a nice mod if you like to DIY, or barter/trade.... whatever.

I'm not into boost myself (until the cool nano tech batteries hit 10x current performance). I just use 2 batteries.
 
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It would be next to impossible to regulate a 3.7 volt battery to 3.6 volts ! all regulators have a drop across them that has to be accounted for ( usually a min. of .5 volts ) UNLESS it is a boost/buck regulator BUT those will not fit in a small tube so ?

I would take this statement with a grain of salt.
 
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