The all-new El ...... Mini Touch (mouth activated)...
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As they say in the vernacular, "AWESOME!" I hope you have a patent on it 
ETA: I've been following all this since the original ...... you posted. It's pure genius
ETA: I've been following all this since the original ...... you posted. It's pure genius
I watched the video several times just because I didn't believe it. Absolutely brilly. Fantastic.
Very convincing, the only giveaway is the thin wire between the two, and with the lighter it complements the look ideally.
now if you could incorperate a pump feeding system from the "lighter" , it would be even better.... just sit there vape, never ash and also never have to drip. you could sit there enjoy, all in a public location. no one would be the wiser.
kudos on the top notch video editing!
kudos on the top notch video editing!
I thought the first one was so cool The way the vapor comes out the lit end.
This one is much and improved. Smaller is definitely better. Well in Ecigs anyway.
This one is much and improved. Smaller is definitely better. Well in Ecigs anyway.
Thanks everyone for all the positive feedback... very much appreciated Here's a shot of inside the battery box...
I've used Raidy's touch switch circuit. But I placed one terminal on the lighter and wired up the steel atty tube as the other. I used the - plate from the base of an AA battery for the touch zone on the lighter.
The steel atty tube is only about 20mm long - all the rest is empty heat shrink tubing (except for the tiny wired LED). I found some great brown stuff in a local store, which has the look an feel of a cheroot when shrunk down - especially with a bit of scorching. It'd be fun to do some in other colours too.
The space at the top of the box (in the photo) could be used for a second battery, but I like to store the 'ciggy' in there when carrying the device around. It's quite neat having everything stored within the body of the compact lighter.
Here's a shot of inside the battery box...I've used Raidy's touch switch circuit. But I placed one terminal on the lighter and wired up the steel atty tube as the other. I used the - plate from the base of an AA battery for the touch zone on the lighter.
The steel atty tube is only about 20mm long - all the rest is empty heat shrink tubing (except for the tiny wired LED). I found some great brown stuff in a local store, which has the look an feel of a cheroot when shrunk down - especially with a bit of scorching. It'd be fun to do some in other colours too.
The space at the top of the box (in the photo) could be used for a second battery, but I like to store the 'ciggy' in there when carrying the device around. It's quite neat having everything stored within the body of the compact lighter.
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Wow. Separating the contact points like that is really nice, really can't go wrong with lips to hand. That's an 2xAA lighter?
It's a 2xAAA lighter - the same one that's used for the Little Sister mod. So the batteries I'm using are 10440's.
The touch mechanism works very well - although the lighter contact needs a bit if a helping hand sometimes with a dab of moisture.
What I'd like to know is - is it possible to create a circuit similar to this but which channels the 'negative' through the human body to create a circuit with lip contact on the steel mouthpiece? This would be ideal as it would let me run a fine single core wire (for the positive only) between the lighter and the 'ciggy'. The most difficult part to get right on this design is the wire... the thin unshielded 2-core stuff that comes on cheap earphones would be good to use, but it simply doesn't work.
Yeah just use the proximity touch circuit. It is ULTRA sensitive. Just run one wire to the lip and the other to the thumb touch. It senses static and sends a 1ma charge to the mosfet switch colapsing the gate on the neg side.
Dan
Dan - the proximity touch circuit you describe would provide an off/on function to the atty, but it wouldn't provide the power to fire the atty up would it? My query was more about whether the human body can provide the function of the existing negative wire in the circuit - so that it can be eliminated. I expect this is impossible.
I would love to have a proximity switch - but building one is beyond my skill level at the moment.
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