Thoughts on a mod concept
- Thread starter pumasforpets
- Start date
- th_trl_thread_readers 0
- Status
Cool indeed but a few differences to what I was thinking. Those mods use tiny batts due to the size the builder was going for...I was intending to use an actual .50 BMG casing rather than the lathe machined aluminum he went with.
The .50 BMG casing alone can hold an 18650 with room to spare and that doesn't include the "bullet" aka mouth piece. A .50 BMG is almost 5.5 inches long from the tip of the bullet to the bottom of the casing and has an interior diameter of about 3/4"! In that picture I posted, the 3rd from the left is the .308 Winchester that JR based his design from...the one on the far left is the .50 BMG 
For comparison to a PV, that's 1/4" longer than my 1000mAh Inferno with a 3.5mL clearomizer with a swisher sweets style plastic tip on it and also more than twice as wide.
They tried to take it away.... but I licked 'em!
Cool indeed but a few differences to what I was thinking. Those mods use tiny batts due to the size the builder was going for...I was intending to use an actual .50 BMG casing rather than the lathe machined aluminum he went with.
That's quite a bit larger! Personally too large for ME but I'm sure lots of people would like it. Make the "cone/tip" into a tank of some sort and it'd be real cool!
https://www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity...e_NiMH_Battery-Li_2DPoly_28All_brands_29.html
Much better price on the battery here...
Much better price on the battery here...
Yea, HobbyKing has really good prices on flat cells. For a hobbyist that needs the max drain, they might be more picky about performance, but since we don't use anywhere near that for an e-cig, we don't need top-of-the-line cells. I've been buying the build-your-own singles they sell. I've had no issue with quality or performance.
If you buy from them, look at where the stuff ships from. They have warehouses all over the place and it can take a while if your order is coming from overseas.
If you buy from them, look at where the stuff ships from. They have warehouses all over the place and it can take a while if your order is coming from overseas.
Last edited:
Placed an order with madvapes for a few DIY kits to get reacquainted with electronics (it's been 10 years since I last soldered). I'm sure there's better and cheaper ways to do it, but seems like a good enough place to start.
510 420ma charger
USB Breakout Board
Assembled Volt Indicator
TrustFire TR-001 Lithium Ion Battery Charger
Protected Trustfire 14500 Battery, 900 mAH
Variable Volt Box Mod Kit
5v 510 Box Mod Kit
3.7v 510 Box Mod Kit
The plan is to start small and work my way up from there. 3.7v to start, then 5v with reg, then VV and perhaps a build I source myself rather than a kit perhaps in a USB passthrough using the cable part of the USB charger because the plan is to then mod the 3.7v further to add the USB breakout box and the internals of the connector end of the charger to make it chargeable while assembled (if possible...haven't gotten that far yet lol). And when the Inferno eventually dies, I'll definitely be breaking that apart to get at the internals...love the 5 click safety switch and the nice looking passthrough on the 650mAh.
EDIT: Whoever said e-cigs are cheaper than analogs is not a tinkerer! ~$400 spent in the last month between the stupid Blu kit (please forgive a noob who had not yet found ECF for that one...), Joye 510 slim /w pcc, Inferno kit and now modding supplies 
Then again, I've not spent $20 in the last 5 days on analogs so only 3 more months to break even.../sigh
510 420ma charger
USB Breakout Board
Assembled Volt Indicator
TrustFire TR-001 Lithium Ion Battery Charger
Protected Trustfire 14500 Battery, 900 mAH
Variable Volt Box Mod Kit
5v 510 Box Mod Kit
3.7v 510 Box Mod Kit
The plan is to start small and work my way up from there. 3.7v to start, then 5v with reg, then VV and perhaps a build I source myself rather than a kit perhaps in a USB passthrough using the cable part of the USB charger because the plan is to then mod the 3.7v further to add the USB breakout box and the internals of the connector end of the charger to make it chargeable while assembled (if possible...haven't gotten that far yet lol). And when the Inferno eventually dies, I'll definitely be breaking that apart to get at the internals...love the 5 click safety switch and the nice looking passthrough on the 650mAh.
EDIT: Whoever said e-cigs are cheaper than analogs is not a tinkerer!
~$400 spent in the last month between the stupid Blu kit (please forgive a noob who had not yet found ECF for that one...), Joye 510 slim /w pcc, Inferno kit and now modding supplies Then again, I've not spent $20 in the last 5 days on analogs so only 3 more months to break even.../sigh
Last edited:
Whoever said e-cigs are cheaper than analogs is not a tinkerer!
yep. but worth every penny.
Out for Delivery January 28, 2012 - 7:47 am
Oh man...now comes the part where I go out to the mail box every 15 minutes looking for my package!
Gotta hit Radio Shack to pick up some supplies and I should be vaping on my first mod by the end of the day
Oh man...now comes the part where I go out to the mail box every 15 minutes looking for my package!
Gotta hit Radio Shack to pick up some supplies and I should be vaping on my first mod by the end of the day
3 hours to build...my back hurts. My table is way too low for soldering. I tried to add a USB breakout board to use it as a passthrough when batteries are charging and just because I wanted to see if it would work. It didn't. Might have put too much heat to it or it could be a bad component or I have it wired backwards, etc etc...don't really care at the moment, just glad that the mod vapes!
Tomorrow I work on the 5v box
- Status
Similar threads
