The World's Tiniest E Cig... El ......!

[slopes]

Slopes, that must be an IV drip for my car, but you know, the part I really need is the needle, and you went and left it out

If you go to your local bar they may lend you one of these optics (usually found with a bottle of whiskey or finest polish vodka perched on top!). Actually, a mini version of one of these is not a bad idea for drippers.

 

[slopes]

Slopes, I really like this idea. I have most of what I need to make it also. I just need a good source for wick material. About what resistance are you using? Also, what type of wire?

How do you prevent the wires from shorting or burning up the protective coating?

One more question, what type of wire are you using?

I don't know what the resistance is... I just took apart a traditional atty and took the coil and wires from there.

I have cut back the plastic wire sheathing just below the coil and then made sure it was positioned correctly when rolling the mesh around it. Ideally, it would be possible to slip the first part of the oxidised mesh between the two wires. Or a custom-made ceramic separator would be useful.

The wire lead from the device to the aaa battery box is one I made myself (because I couldn't find anything suitable searching on the web). I stripped out two fine wires from a passthrough (the ones with the wind-up mechanism on) and threaded these through a silicone sheath I took from the wire on a cheap pair of personal headphones. It would be great to find a 2 core fine wire commercially available.

 

[asdaq]

Why not use earphone wire itself? One is red, the other green IIRC, and just has a very thin plastic-wrap insulation that melts away when soldered in place (by design). The gauge of the wire might be questionable, but maybe 28 or 30?

 

[Brutus Buckeye]

amazing, just amazing

 

[slopes]

Why not use earphone wire itself? One is red, the other green IIRC, and just has a very thin plastic-wrap insulation that melts away when soldered in place (by design). The gauge of the wire might be questionable, but maybe 28 or 30?

Is it safe to pass 3.7v volts through earphone wire? The stuff I have has two twisted strands - a bare copper one and one coated in a coloured material (which I guess is the 'thin plastic wrap' you are referring to). The coating seems so thin that it wouldn't insulate one strand from the other - if a 3.7v current is passed through. Do you think I'm wrong in assuming this?

 

[asdaq]

Safe within reason... I would test this first. It really is a microfilm of insulation, but if you are using protected batts and have a master switch to quickly turn it off, I'd say worth a test. Cartos have 30awg, albeit solid core and a much shorter run. Also copper has very little resistance as opposed to nichrome, so you aren't changing parameters there. I wouldn't expect the wires to heat from use and melt the insulation. You need conservatively 6-8 inches of wire the way you are wiring it which might be a noticeable drop in performance, but you can test this easily by connecting to your box and then to e2 directly with the wire exposed and then try a different wire to compare.

 

[FreakyStylie]

LOL asdaq - I've just invented something for you to hang in your car...

No excuses now!

I'll take 2 dozen please.

 

[slopes]

As a finishing touch to my super-micro-size e cig, I bought some white matte self-adhesive vinyl a couple of days ago from a company who supply this material for shop-window and display lettering. It's very similar to the stuff the Chinese use to cover the E2 atomisers and a great way to make a mod look close to a real cigarette. It also has the added benefit of dissipating the heat resulting in a cooler item to handle. It comes in many different colours too. The great thing about this material is it sticks really well and the adhesive is not affected by the e liquid. It's easy to keep clean as well. Recommended.

Here my pic shows the vinyl-rolled El ...... with a regular sized Bic lighter (which is destined to become its full-time battery pack).

 

[Ghost Song]

too cool. that's the first pv i've seen that made me want to actually smoke.

 

[weaponX]

very nice

 

[jdrancor]

This is great! It makes me very happy to at last see modifications getting SMALLER!! I too am not excited by the big pipe style devices. Essentially me preferences are for a tiny device with an auto switch so I can use it hands free, leaving me to puff on it while I work with my hands - just like a cig. I'm not partial to the more involved, pipe-like nature of the larger devices, pressing buttons and all - I need to work, and I like to vape while I do it.

I've been running an m403 that I modified the battery by cutting the tube short , and running a wire out to a USB connector. This way I can replace the atomizer when it dies, and also, I like the auto switch because I like to hang the cig in my mouth while I work and just puff on it, hands free.. It is very lightweight, can basically hang it off of my lip. The usb cord, however is VERY stiff, I'd prefer lighter cord. The auto switch is one of the sealed, sound activated ones, and hasn't given me any trouble at all, been running this mod for the last 6 months with no trouble. The atomizer gets switched out when the taste and vapor lose quality, which is usually about 3 weeks. I use is steadily all day long. It's pretty good. There's a photo of it (poor quality - phone camera, low light) so you can see it. It's basic, but I prefer it to all the big mods.

All that said, I really like the simplicity of your mod, and will be making one for myself. Can you post a diagram of your battery pack? I assume you're using trustfires? Thanks and great work!.

 

[jdrancor]

Aaand here's a video of mine working:

YouTube - Tiny small ecig

 

[slopes]

jdrancor - nice video. I did something very similar last year with an M401 auto passthrough (see pic below).

Suggestion: If you use one of the M Series passthroughs as the starting base for what you have made it has several benefits. 1) the wire that comes with these (the 3.7v version, with the removable coiling device) is very flexible. 2) the tube on the passthrough is mostly empty - so it can be easily cut off quite close to the mouth end (avoiding the auto switch) with the wire still intact. Once the waste tube is cut away (and LED eased back down into the tube), the 'ash' cap can be slid back down the wire and placed back on the new short tube end.

I'm an auto fan too - but my El ...... device is too small to fit one. I have placed a momentary switch on the battery box. Ideally, I'd like to use a capacitive touch switch but can't find any info on wiring these up. Better yet would be to have the mouth end of the ecig activated by touch... but that would be hard to achieve.

BTW: if you are dripping (or tipping) the M Series mod, you can cut off at least a third of the plastic 'filter' tip... making the device even smaller (as shown in my mod above).

BTW2: I took the original wire off this mod altogether and used my own thinner one - entering through the side.

 

[jdrancor]

I never did think of getting an actual passthrough - I was just using the batteries I had on hand. The passthrough takes care of the biggest problem I hadin making this setup, which was that I'd sometimes accidentally chop the battery wires when cutting in to the tube. Also, of course, that beautiful thin wire. I'll try out a passthrough for the next run of this.

I like the mouth activation idea. There's got to be a way to do this, simple. Maybe like a ring of gold lines around the tip of the mouthpiece, tightly spaced, alternating positive and negative. The lips close the circuit and the atomizer heats up. I'll think about it, because a simple switch would decrease price, increase simplicity and longevity.

I have to say it again: I'm awfully glad that there's a like minded person out there! I haven't visitied the ECF in ages because all the mods and new models have just been getting larger and more complicated! Nice to see a move toward simplicity.

 

[jdrancor]

BTW, where do you get your SS mesh, and what does your battery pack look like? Wiring diagram, if possible?

 

[slopes]

I get my mesh from The Mesh Company

It's a UK company, but I think lots of people in the US have been buying mesh from them (they usually slip in a couple of extra free sheets too!).

I bought '#200 Stainless Steel Woven' and '#325 Stainless Steel Woven' - both of which are ideal for the world's tiniest 6mm e cig!

The battery box is fairly simple - I'll try and draw up a diagram of the wiring and switch.

 

[rfun6]

I want one !!

 

[Brutus Buckeye]

I want one !!

I am with you on that!

 

[GiMante]

Slopes, that is awesome! Just awesome! I'm a lover of the small mods. I don't like the huge barbell type mods. This is brilliant! Cheers!

 

[0mg]

That's one righteous PV!

Ok, when are these going to be available???

I definitely want one!