what mods are 3.7 regulated????

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alongo

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Hey guys, which mods besides vv will put out a steady 3.7 volts. My epower starts out at 4.2 and works its way down to 3.7. Any out there that start and stop at 3.7 volts. I have a buzz pro, an LT and an empower but for certain cartos and juices want one that stays at 3.7 only. Any help would be great. Thanks.... Al
 

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I can assure you that My E-Power 14650 is regulated to 3.7V. I measured voltage at the 510 connection with no load.

Battery voltage: 4.15V
Voltage at 510 connection: 3.66V

Battery voltage: 3.62V
Voltage at 510 connection: 3.62V

I am using the latest of several E-Power 14650 switch modules that have been produced. This switch module has a hard plastic button, blue LED button light, 5-click switch safety and operates LR cartos/attys down to 1.5 ohms.

It could be that earlier models of the E-Power 14650 switch were not regulated.

Why is regulated voltage a good thing?

The 14650 battery lasts me about 24 hours or two ml of juice. This is a very consistent run time. Some days the battery lasts me a couple of hours more, sometimes less.

A freshly charged 14650 battery is somewhere between 4.13 and 4.19 volts on my chargers. No matter what the voltage of the battery is between 4.20 and 3.66 the E-Power 14650 shows 3.66V at the 510 connector. In practice, 95% of the time my batteries are between 4.19 and 3.66V, meaning I get a nice consistent vape of my LR carto for about 22.5 to 23.0 hours. When battery voltage is below 3.66V the voltage at the 510 connection is equal to battery voltage and falls off quickly. I found that my E-Power 14650 with a 2.0 ohm LR carto will only run lower than 3.66V for 60 to 90 minutes before the battery falls down to 3.2V. At 3.2V the low battery signal flashes and the E-Power 14650 will refuse to fire soon afterward.

Does my E-Power 14650 deliver 3.7V (3.66V in the unit I tested, no load) under load? I don't know. I don't have DMM connector to test for that yet. I suspect it doesn't and you need a more sophisticated (and expensive) APV to automatically maintain a regulated 3.7V under a wide variety of possible loads.
 
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That's awesome information. I was wondering the same on my e-power, so I appreciate the stats.

I have 2 different switches. One is white led with 5 click and the other is blue led without the 5 click on/off. I don't really find a difference between these two.

I can assure you that My E-Power 14650 is regulated to 3.7V. I measured voltage at the 510 connection with no load.

Battery voltage: 4.15V
Voltage at 510 connection: 3.66V

Battery voltage: 3.62V
Voltage at 510 connection: 3.62V

I am using the latest of several E-Power 14650 switch modules that have been produced. This switch module has a hard plastic button, blue LED button light, 5-click switch safety and operates LR cartos/attys down to 1.5 ohms.

It could be that earlier models of the E-Power 14650 switch were not regulated.

Why is regulated voltage a good thing?

The 14650 battery lasts me about 24 hours or two ml of juice. This is a very consistent run time. Some days the battery lasts me a couple of hours more, sometimes less.

A freshly charged 14650 battery is somewhere between 4.13 and 4.19 volts on my chargers. No matter what the voltage of the battery is between 4.20 and 3.66 the E-Power 14650 shows 3.66V at the 510 connector. In practice, 95% of the time my batteries are between 4.19 and 3.66V, meaning I get a nice consistent vape of my LR carto for about 22.5 to 23.0 hours. When battery voltage is below 3.66V the voltage at the 510 connection is equal to battery voltage and falls off quickly. I found that my E-Power 14650 with a 2.0 ohm LR carto will only run lower than 3.66V for 60 to 90 minutes before the battery falls down to 3.2V. At 3.2V the low battery signal flashes and the E-Power 14650 will refuse to fire soon afterward.

Does my E-Power 14650 deliver 3.7V (3.66V in the unit I tested, no load) under load? I don't know. I don't have DMM connector to test for that yet. I suspect it doesn't and you need a more sophisticated (and expensive) APV to automatically maintain a regulated 3.7V under a wide variety of possible loads.
 

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I suspect there are two versions of the latest E-Power 14650 switch. Both are regulated, capable of 1.5 ohm LR, and have 5-click switch disable but one has the white LED and the other has a blue LED switch button.

I have a couple of the older blue LED switches with hard plastic buttons, 1.5 ohm LR capability and no 5-click switch disable function kept as spares. I suspect these are regulated as well but I'll have to check tomorrow or Sunday. I'm away from home right now.

The first generation E-Power 14650 switch modules had a blue LED switch with soft plastic button. The soft plastic button was widely disliked. I haven't used one of those and don't know any more about the specs.

Then there is the infamous white LED switch module that came out for a while last winter. Hard plastic button, 5-click switch disable and good for above 2.0 ohms LR only. I have a couple of those lying around for laughs. I should just throw them away.
 
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