The .08 cent USB mod

[invidregis]

If you have a USB cable this is the simplest and cheapest mod to date.

What you need:
1 small screw and washer
1 dowel rod just a bit shorter than an aaa battery
1 metal thumb tack
drill bit smaller than the screw
Super glue and knife

First prepare your cable, strip the shielding, cut all wires but the red and black. Drill a hole in one end of the dowel in the center to accept the screw. Now remove the plastic bit from the brass end cap, there are notches in the plastic to pry it off. Using the same drill bit drill through the bottom of the brass cap, then in the center of the plastic. Using the knife carve a channel for 1 wire along the side of the dowel. Shimmy the plastic cap up the cable. Place the screw and washer in the brass cap, so you just start into the dowel, then wrap the positive wire (red) around the screw and tighten. Now seat the negative (black) wire down the carved channel, and glue it there. Start pushing the thumb tack in the center of the other end of the dowel. Wrap the end of the wire around the pin end and push all the way down. Screw it in the cigar and vape your eyes out.

 

[phylo]

Brilliant, yet so simple! I just might have to tackle that one myself!

Phil

 

[CaSHMeRe]

don't believe it until I see it in action via video ... for now ... its all just smoke and mirrors!

nice try trying to pull a fast one on us invid !!! ... lol

looks good bud ... what love to see it in action!

 

[invidregis]

Yikes!!! the dreaded video. I think the camera that i "can" use takes video, I just don't know how to post it. I know for sure I cant pry the video camera out of my wifes hands now a days. I will make one over the weekend, and figure out how to post then.

 

[robw]

Any problems with 5 volts going to the atomizer?

 

[invidregis]

Any problems with 5 volts going to the atomizer?

I have been using it for 5 days with no negative effects. Some, including myself think that the extra power keeps the atomizer from clogging with unvaporized fluid.

 

[robw]

I'm building mine now!

 

[invidregis]

Let me know how it goes. One thing, put a dab of glue where the cable goes into the plastic, it might work its way lose otherwise.

 

[Silk]

Not had the guts to try this yet, I've not got enough spares to risk anything till after the hols, but it loooks great!

One thing I have already found is over here (in the UK) you can get doggy poo bags on a roll, and the inner core is the same diameter as these batteries, ok a little longer, but that's easy to fix. I have a few cos I've been using them for spacers on another project.

The reason I mention it is, they are hollow, so running a wire up them will be easy and reduce the risk of stuff catching, jamming etc.,

Great mod though invidregis

 

[invidregis]

Thanks Silk! Hollow would be better than carving a groove in the wood. I try to keep my mods cheap and simple.

 

[pile]

Any ideas about converting a Classic Pen Style battery to USB? I've got a couple that aren't working with my new atomizers, so I figure I should do something with them. Kinda geeky, so there are a few USB cables handy... and the necessary tools... just need some direction...

Thanks!

pile

 

[invidregis]

Bastage had a great how-to video some place in this section, do a search for it.

 

[linkdead]

Hey thanks for the idea. I just used my broken pass thru bat, 2 thumb tacks, black tape , and a soldering iron. I now have a usb pipe(601). works great.
Oh didnt have any wooden dowel laying around so I used a clothes pin cut to size and duct taped the two sides together.

 

[SmOoV_1]

any videos of this mod so far.. I just got the Ngar, and wanted to give this a try

 

[nbrice]

Well I finally got off my .... and built a quicky version 1.0. I need to go back and do it right but just throwing it together it works great. Thanks again for the great mod.

 

[jimmieu]

Best mod ever! Took me 10 mins. works great! i also took a coby ca-709 universal car charger and did the same mod. it works great on the 4.5 volt setting, but on 6 volts it rules! the car charger is only 6 bucks.



thanks for the Idea Invidregis The Great!

 

[nbrice]

SmOoV_1, I agree with you about the video but this is really sooooo ez I dont think we need a video. It took me a while to get around to it but once I did it, it was really easy.

jimmieu, thats a great idea about using a car charger, I was going to look for an old cell phone car adapter but I think you know how that goes, when you dont need one there all over the place but when you look for one you cant find one... I think I'm loosing it.

 

[invidregis]

Thanks again everyone! Fortunately with a 6 month old and the hockey playoffs I can hardly breath let alone make a video.

 

[nbrice]

Well those of you that have tried this mod may have had a few problems. Even though invidregis has advised everyone to put some super glue on the cap at the USB cable, the wires inside may brake.

To solve this I have gone to heavier wires inside the e-cigar and splice the new wires to the USB cable. At the splice be sure to re-enforce the wires and do so, at least an inch before and after the splice.

I used small gage speaker wire (stranded). The other change I made was to replace the tack with a washer and screw. This better secures the heavier wire.

I hope this helps.

 

[crazydog]

Just built my own version using a piece of tube from a compression connection for a sink. First tried using the charger from my Razr phone didn't work so well. Figured the 850 ma would be enough no dice. found and old usb cam and used the wire from that HUGE difference. Love it !