Dave. Think that depends on if you want to go with an 18650 battery and a booster or 2X3.7 batteries and a regulator and a way to select the different voltages etc...
Variable Voltage and Touch Switch?
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Does anyone know if these are simple circuits that could be made in house or contracted out?
I don't know about the switches and looking at information myself (for other projects, I am NOT a modder!). However, I commend you at looking to expand the line. I have often drooled over the precise, but it has one thing I DON'T like: the switch on the end.
Maybe it is just because I haven't tried it and the fact that my hands to have the greatest range of motion and therefore cramp easily, but I have tried to contort my hand on my 510 to try and push a button on the end and it just hurts too much after a couple of minutes.
I would love a touch sensor somewhere on the outside body. I think with the stainless steel and brass it could be recessed and made to look totally awesome with the precise. But that is my
Maybe it is just because I haven't tried it and the fact that my hands to have the greatest range of motion and therefore cramp easily, but I have tried to contort my hand on my 510 to try and push a button on the end and it just hurts too much after a couple of minutes.
I would love a touch sensor somewhere on the outside body. I think with the stainless steel and brass it could be recessed and made to look totally awesome with the precise. But that is my
I'm envisioning a small chip that you supply a + (the button) and a - (the case) to for the switch and wire from the batt to it's "contactor side" and then to the post on it's open side.
The ones that are regulating the voltage have to have a seperate regulator inside them or it's all combined on a small board.
Lets buy one and chop it open
The ones that are regulating the voltage have to have a seperate regulator inside them or it's all combined on a small board.
Lets buy one and chop it open
I am waiting for the Pulse... that will be my next new PV. What I want is pretty simple... yet it's not out there yet. I want 5 volts .... NOT simulated. I want the real thing while I am sitting at my desk dripping. When I am in my car, I want it to go to 3.7 volts with a flick of a switch. i dont want to use a screwdriver and measure it with a multimeter, lol.
Anything else is just icing. 6 volts would be cool... touch switch...ok. A switch on the side of the unit instead of the bottom would be great!!
Anything else is just icing. 6 volts would be cool... touch switch...ok. A switch on the side of the unit instead of the bottom would be great!!
I don't know about the switches and looking at information myself (for other projects, I am NOT a modder!). However, I commend you at looking to expand the line. I have often drooled over the precise, but it has one thing I DON'T like: the switch on the end.
Maybe it is just because I haven't tried it and the fact that my hands to have the greatest range of motion and therefore cramp easily, but I have tried to contort my hand on my 510 to try and push a button on the end and it just hurts too much after a couple of minutes.
I would love a touch sensor somewhere on the outside body. I think with the stainless steel and brass it could be recessed and made to look totally awesome with the precise. But that is my
Complete and total agreement with this! I tried the Super 6 and loved everything, except the switch location made my hand hurt. This would be a dream PV for me.
Variable voltage? No thanks.
glad to hear you are thinking forward David. love your craftmanship and have the superT original + waiting on the p18.
just now got done ordering another pv that does use variable voltages 3.6-6v
and claims it regulates whatever volt it is set at to give a consistent vape from beginning to end (of battery charge). it also has something built in that protects the batteries ie: you can use non protected batteries and be confident they are the same as protected.
nobody told me i was going to go crazy buying ecig equiptment when i started this journey but i'm not complaining.
if you were to build one with these features in the future i would be surely tempted to snatch one up.
just now got done ordering another pv that does use variable voltages 3.6-6v
and claims it regulates whatever volt it is set at to give a consistent vape from beginning to end (of battery charge). it also has something built in that protects the batteries ie: you can use non protected batteries and be confident they are the same as protected.
nobody told me i was going to go crazy buying ecig equiptment when i started this journey but i'm not complaining.
if you were to build one with these features in the future i would be surely tempted to snatch one up.
I believe one way to adjust is to use a Texas Instruments 5v booster (PTN04050C) and use a pot in place of capacitors. That's a starting point for ya, I haven't dug too much deeper, I'm too pleased with the static 5v mods I make with the TI booster, perfect spot for a 510, IMO, just above 7 or 8w I believe. I don't see a reason to fiddle around with all the other options anymore. 
ETA: Pros and cons. With the circuitry you get solid voltage to the atty every time, no power drop off or unsatisfying drags (with the exception of batt power falling below a regulator I believe, and definitely with a resistor, boosters on the other hand are always constant until the batt is dead, luv it). A lot of folks will see a reason to buy something variable, too.
Con would be durability/ lifespan. Well worth it for someone who can solder their own stuff at home but something for a manufacturer like yourself to pay extra attention to. I haven't fried anything yet, just some broken solder joints etc, but I think it's safe to say they won't last as long as an all-mechanical device. Price and labor may be another con for you, not so much for our plastic one-offs.
ETA: Pros and cons. With the circuitry you get solid voltage to the atty every time, no power drop off or unsatisfying drags (with the exception of batt power falling below a regulator I believe, and definitely with a resistor, boosters on the other hand are always constant until the batt is dead, luv it). A lot of folks will see a reason to buy something variable, too.
Con would be durability/ lifespan. Well worth it for someone who can solder their own stuff at home but something for a manufacturer like yourself to pay extra attention to. I haven't fried anything yet, just some broken solder joints etc, but I think it's safe to say they won't last as long as an all-mechanical device. Price and labor may be another con for you, not so much for our plastic one-offs.
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What would be cool would be a pass through on the Precise line. You could sell a top that could some how bypass the switch and that would give us 5v without batteries. If this could be done I would get one in a heart beat.
I refuse to use stack batteries because those batteries are not meant for stacking unless the user uses the AW line but I dont know of any that are just 3v.
You could also use a certain metal that increases resistance to the attie. Just by adding some kind of add on like an attie adapter or an internal piece to decrease the voltage from 6v to 5v... that way you can keep the fully mechanical idea alive without working with electronic resisters that can go bad fairly quickly............something to think about there.
I refuse to use stack batteries because those batteries are not meant for stacking unless the user uses the AW line but I dont know of any that are just 3v.
You could also use a certain metal that increases resistance to the attie. Just by adding some kind of add on like an attie adapter or an internal piece to decrease the voltage from 6v to 5v... that way you can keep the fully mechanical idea alive without working with electronic resisters that can go bad fairly quickly............something to think about there.
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Thanks for the input everyone, i truly appreciate it! A passthrough isn't a bad idea either and has been something i'm kicking around for quite some time...
I have both a touch switch mod and a variable voltage "box" (far from a box) mod in the proto-type stage. I think you'll like them both!
I have both a touch switch mod and a variable voltage "box" (far from a box) mod in the proto-type stage. I think you'll like them both!
AW does offer 3V 16340 LifePo4 batts. You can see them here:
AW LiFePO4 3 Volt Lithium Rechargeable Battery
I used this one for the adjustable voltage in the mod I built and it works great.
3A Adjustable step down switching voltage regulator
3A Adjustable step down switching voltage regulator
I am anxiously waiting to see this one. Could this be "the one"? I certainly hope so.
I love the bottom-button mods. I don't like fishing around for that button on the side. But I'd like to see a button that's flush with the end of the device (meaning there's no obstruction there, it presses down about 1/10 of an inch), and that locks. A 6V device as small as the Six with a bottom locking button, that's all I want. KISS - no electrical stuff whatsoever.
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5card, Very cool that you choose a switching voltage regulator instead of one of the lossy arrangements!!!
Does that device attempt to smooth the output voltage (Vout), or does it expose on/off pulses to Vout? My guess is that with vaping, we don't care about smoothing Vout really.
[edit: from a brief exchange with the Buzz guys, i was under the impression that it used a more lossy voltage regulator... can u confirm or refute that?]
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Yeah, time is always an issue, especially with how quick the industry is changing. I'm trying to speed up how fast things go from proto-type to market, but the bottle neck in manufacturing is always looming. I hope to have the proto-type finished here shortly then i'll have a better estimate of when they'll be ready. I'd probably have to buy a few rounds of beer in the meantime...
The Precious technology was of interest to me as well and I appreciate that excellent user review. I think that JR captured the essence of what makes touch sensors good and bad when he mentioned the moisture issue. If one could build a sensor that will not activate because of a coating of liquid but will fire even in really dry conditions, that would set a new bar.
The double touch safety approach JR suggests may be a solution. On the other hand if you are planning on combining variable voltage with a touch sensor, then you could add a circuit breaker position to that variable voltage switch, creating a safety feature. That would make accidental firing from the sensor unlikely, unless the VV switch got switched on by accident, of course.
The double touch safety approach JR suggests may be a solution. On the other hand if you are planning on combining variable voltage with a touch sensor, then you could add a circuit breaker position to that variable voltage switch, creating a safety feature. That would make accidental firing from the sensor unlikely, unless the VV switch got switched on by accident, of course.
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