would a 9volt mod box be too much voltage?

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Rocketman

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Suggestion for a new modder:
Unless you can do the design, analyze the limitations of each component, and test the performance against the design, build something that has already worked for others.

If electronics is not your 'long suit', copy a design.
If you want to learn, take little steps. A few dollars in resistors, LEDS, switches, some AA 1.2 volt Nimh cells, a battery tray, and you can learn as you play :) LEDs are great teaching aids. Get a cheap digital meter while you're at it.

Modding can be fun especially if it's a leaning exercise also.
 

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In addition to what Rocketman said, learn something about electronic theory and the laws that govern electronics. Ohms law is a good start. Studying typical circuit designs for ecigs will go a long way toward understanding the values of components, such as batteries that can supply enough current. Ohms law will show you how voltage, resistance, and current are related.
 

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hey, thanks, i'm on the waiting list now for one of these puppies

Building that kit will give you extensive knowledge in what it takes to make and ecig work. Google the part numbers on the chips and the other parts to find spec sheets, study the schematic, and understanding will begin to blossom.
 

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I still think resistors and LEDs, 9 cent resistors, 10 cent LEDs, is a good way to learn about semiconductors.
An LED is a diode, half a transistor and conduction still dumbfounds many modders. I see comments about how to hook them up, and answers that don't many any sense. Run them just past the knee, and keep the dissipation below max rated.

Learn conduction through passive devices and active devices.
 
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