VW squonker idea

[Btsmokincat]

I need someone to either slap me silly for suggesting something so stupid or say that it sounds like it could work...

If I took a 510 to ego adapter and soldered a wire to the outside above the threads for a negative and a wire to the center pin for the positive... then solder them correctly to a BF 510 connection... then screw say an istick 30 to the adaptor...

Would that work to power a rda without blowing up in my face? Sort of like attaching an extension to a device.

Finding an enclosure to securely hold everything is another story...


What do you think? Stupid, maybe stupid or maybe smart.

 

[Btsmokincat]

Not one person has an opinion? Well stupid is as stupid does, I'm going to get some wire and solder and test to see if it works this weekend.

 

[Btsmokincat]

Proved it works and learned that soldering is much harder than it looks!

UGLY soldering job but it read the Ohms correctly and fired perfectly! Going to build a wood squonk box powered by a Smok M65! It will take me a while to gather all the parts but regulated bottom feeder here I come!

 

[Rossum]

So you're gonna put the whole mod inside your squonk box or just the mod's guts?

Soldering onto stainless steel is VERY difficult. Better to figure out a means of making a mechanical connection to some other kind of metal (brass or copper) that you can solder to more easily.

There's a big bottom-feeding modding thread here. It's provided considerable inspiration.

 

[Btsmokincat]

I'm planning to put the entire mod inside a box. It will be big but probably not much bigger than a hammond 1590 box.

Yeah I learned the hard way trying to solder stainless. I've been thinking of a few ways to use the brass or copper connections.

 

[AndriaD]

I'd be very interested in a squonker that wasn't a mech. I'm certainly not afraid of mechs, but to me, if I'm gonna spend that kind of money for a mod, I want it to do more than just hold batteries and bottle.

I learned how to solder the old-timey way, with flux, in 1980. I sucked at it, and hated it, and if I never smell anything that smells as bad as flux, I'll be infinitely grateful.

Andria

 

[Btsmokincat]

What I'm thinking is a Peko 18650 kit from livewiremods.com for the squonking hardware and one of those mini rda (smok squid) with the posts drilled out a little and soldered for the mod connection.

Trying to decide between a Smok M65 or a Sig 30 as the power supply.

 

[wabbit]

I'll be interested to see how it works out (and looks).

 

[Rossum]

Making a regulated squonker is easy enough. Making it compact enough to feel good in the hand is more difficult (assuming one doesn't have basketball player sized hands).

 

[b.m.]

Making a regulated squonker is easy enough. Making it compact enough to feel good in the hand is more difficult (assuming one doesn't have basketball player sized hands).

Very true.I'm working on a vw bottom feeder now,and am building it in a 1590B box,that thing is huge haha.Eventually i'll try it in a g box to try and get the size down smaller.

 

[Btsmokincat]

I've started gathering all the parts and tools I need to make this happen. Hopefully in the next few weeks I'll have a working version 1 powered by an istick 30.

 

[AndriaD]

I've started gathering all the parts and tools I need to make this happen. Hopefully in the next few weeks I'll have a working version 1 powered by an istick 30.

Outstanding. My latest mod is a coolfire IV, and I like it, but... I think I like my iStick30's better. At least I don't feel I'm weightlifting with those.

Andria

 

[Btsmokincat]

Here's my drawn, erased, scribbled and redrawn idea on paper for the istick 30 side squonker.

I've already got the 1/4 inch wood and most of the parts. Fat daddy 510 connections are due to arrive tomorrow.
This will be my next build using a Sig 30 or Smok M65

both will be primarily home use due to the size though, neither is going to fit in a pocket. I will sand all edges so they will be as comfortable to hold as possible. Hopefully they turn out nice...

 

[Btsmokincat]

Got my Fat Daddy Vapes order!

I'm going to start building this week! I'll post progress pics as I go...

 

[Btsmokincat]

I got the pieces cut and the bottom and back glued together. Next step is drill all the needed holes before any more gluing!

Next to my Sig 50...

 

[Btsmokincat]

Had to countersink the top as the fat daddy v3 wood connection was not long enough. Glad I did as I think it looks better...

Holes are all drilled...

 

[Mr.Bungle]

Oddly enough, I was working on a similar idea a few months back. Istick20 powering a bf modified 510 stuffed inside of an Altoids tin. I got through putting the 510 together and bought a VV Reo. End of story. Lol

 

[Btsmokincat]

Fooled around with it all afternoon. Learned that I still can't solder to save my life. This is a horribly ugly squonker but it definitely works really well. The red velcro strap was the only one I could find that was long enough and thin enough. I completely destroyed a smok mini rda trying to solder it for the mod connection, ended up using a Hobo V3 to trap the wires.

So here it is in all it's glory! I give you The Fugly Squonker!

 

[thetrucker]

I like this as I was thinking along the same lines the other day as to why we could not take a regulated 50 watt

Eleaf Istick and put it in the same box as a squonker and have a ready made regulated squonker.

It just seems a lot easier than trying to build from the bottom up with circuit boards and battery sleds-etc etc.

Nice job you did---as I love homemade mods and ideas like this !!!!

 

[Btsmokincat]

I'm already thinking of the next one after learning some lessons with this first one.

I actually have an idea to dremel out some of the insides of a smokeless owl / terminator and fitting an istick 30 in it.