Riva Battery Voltages

[Scottbee]

Not dropping the ball here....

My "eval" SE from Liberty Flights arrived yesterday and I must say that this is a stunning unit. The silver/stainless trim pieces in conjunction with the brushed main body makes for a very attractive PV. I'm impressed.

I'm currently using one of the batteries with an eGo-T atomizer setup and it vapes quite nicely. As I have mentioned other places.. using the "T" with a Riva style battery "tightens" up the draw a little bit, but I personally like that.

I'm a little tied up today (there is a football game on ya know....), but I will put the battery on the load tester and scope tomorrow to see how this unit is programmed.

 

[JollyRogers]

Thanks Scott for the update. I was starting to wonder if you had a shipping blunder I agree the SE is a nice PV. Looking forward to your test results. Bears or Packers? I assuming you are a Pack fan...

 

[Scottbee]

Bears or Packers? I assuming you are a Pack fan...

I live in Wisconsin... I have to be a Packer fan.. else I get lynched!

 

[Cee_Jay]

Looking forward to the test result (s) - and the game

 

[JollyRogers]

I live in Wisconsin... I have to be a Packer fan.. else I get lynched!

Yep, I understand. I lived in Waukegan(sp) when I was stationed @Great Lakes. I had to be real careful as a Redskins fan

 

[Stifle]

Looking forward to the results of your tests Scott, you certainly seem to really know your stuff.

Plus, I'm sure you're happy after the games today

 

[Scottbee]

Ummmmm.....

OK, I'm a little dumbfounded here (I must say).

I have put the LF Riva SE on my load tester and my oscilloscope.

There is no visible waveform.... there is no visible PWM. The unit is putting out a solid 3.7VDC.

In other words, this is a true 3.7VDC eGo class PV battery system. The first one that I have seen.

I will continue to test n order to see what the "sag" is, and how the unit handles voltage cutoff.

At some point I may also try to determine if this unit has "solved" the MOSFET failure situation by implementing an effective "low resistance/short protection". Keeping in mind that this test is usually "destructive".

Yes.... this is a game changer.

 

[AlmightyGod]

Ummmmm.....

OK, I'm a little dumbfounded here (I must say).

I have put the LF Riva SE on my load tester and my oscilloscope.

There is no visible waveform.... there is no visible PWM. The unit is putting out a solid 3.7VDC.

In other words, this is a true 3.7VDC eGo class PV battery system. The first one that I have seen.

I will continue to test n order to see what the "sag" is, and how the unit handles voltage cutoff.

At some point I may also try to determine if this unit has "solved" the MOSFET failure situation by implementing an effective "low resistance/short protection". Keeping in mind that this test is usually "destructive".

Yes.... this is a game changer.

That's really cool!
Tear it up Scott!

 

[babyblueut]

Adding to my threads.

 

[JollyRogers]

Great news!!! Thanks for posting it. I am glad you were able to confirm this. I knew I wasn't imagining it, I just couldn't get pictures out of my lab as it is classified, and felt like no one believed me. The only thing at home I have is a xmeter... I haven't taken one apart, well because I want to use them, but I am highly interested in your findings regarding short protection. I am assuming these findings will be posted in your main thread.

Also, to note. Abe can probably add to his webpage that these are true 3.7 devices... I think this is important to distinguish them as different from regular eGos and Riva types IMO.

 

[pkj]

Be still my heart. Scottbee - This is exciting news. Please keep us updated on all your findings

 

[babyblueut]

I can almost see a run on SE Rivas happening LOL

 

[Katya]

Curiouser and curiouser.

Good show, JollyRogers!

 

[PC_Clone]

Yep, I understand. I lived in Waukegan(sp) when I was stationed @Great Lakes. I had to be real careful as a Redskins fan

In IL you can be a redskins fan if you like, you just can't be a Packers fan. Congrats to the Pack though, the Bears seemed to have forgotten they had a game to play yesterday.

 

[JollyRogers]

In IL you can be a redskins fan if you like, you just can't be a Packers fan. Congrats to the Pack though, the Bears seemed to have forgotten they had a game to play yesterday.

LOL. Yea, that was actually in reference to the Bears fans.

 

[robl45]

i assume that the SE rivas are just silver instead of gold. so how come mine at no load puts out 3.7 volts off the charger? what is yours doing off the charger with no load?

Ummmmm.....

OK, I'm a little dumbfounded here (I must say).

I have put the LF Riva SE on my load tester and my oscilloscope.

There is no visible waveform.... there is no visible PWM. The unit is putting out a solid 3.7VDC.

In other words, this is a true 3.7VDC eGo class PV battery system. The first one that I have seen.

I will continue to test n order to see what the "sag" is, and how the unit handles voltage cutoff.

At some point I may also try to determine if this unit has "solved" the MOSFET failure situation by implementing an effective "low resistance/short protection". Keeping in mind that this test is usually "destructive".

Yes.... this is a game changer.

 

[AlmightyGod]

i assume that the SE rivas are just silver instead of gold. so how come mine at no load puts out 3.7 volts off the charger? what is yours doing off the charger with no load?

There is a black SE Riva too...

 

[JollyRogers]

Your black/gold Riva is in fact using PWM I believe and come off the charger just like a eGo @ roughly 3.7vdc. The all silver Riva SE's are not. They come off of the charger @4.2vdc. That's why there was confusion here... It's the first we have seen this.

 

[AlmightyGod]

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[Bella Chic]

Oh man, this sounds interesting indeed. I am going to keep track of this thread!