My first mod. Help needed.

[mzal]

Ok so i have made my first simple mod and it seems to work. Just need to get the right battery to test it properly as its running on a pack of 3AAAs at the moment and a 18500 would be better. Only problem is i don't think the little micro switch will be up to the job. Anyone know where to get decent switches of a high enough amp rating to do the job but still compact enough cos there is not much room? Recommendations of decent batteries and charger would be good too.

Cheers for the inspiration to give this a go though.

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[Perpetua]

I've seen other Modders say that Maplins & Ebay are a good source for gear Mzal . . . there's also Madvapes in the US.

Any real assistance I can't be, as Modding is beyond my very limited technical skills.

Well done to you though!

[dave]

Another good source for modding bits is:

www.stealthvape.co.uk/index.php?route=common/home

[ChillerVapes]

I got a few "try me" buttons from the boxes when I bought some LED christmas lights... I presumed they would be fine to use... I didn't know that a 3.7v battery could fry a button/switch?

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www.warlordsmods.co.uk/

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Jan 6, 2013 13:49:27 GMT ChillerVapes said:

I got a few "try me" buttons from the boxes when I bought some LED christmas lights... I presumed they would be fine to use... I didn't know that a 3.7v battery could fry a button/switch?

With a mechanical mod, depending on the resistance of the coil you could be drawing nearly 5A.

Li-on can put out enormous power, that's why they are so good. Some of the batteries I use in other applications are discharged in 5 minutes, thats 1.3AH batteries or higher. They have discharge ratings of 40C, that's 40 times the battery capacity so my 2.2A batteries can deliver 88A safely!

If you don't know what you are doing please don't play with these things. Although they are safe when used correctly you need to know how to use them correctly.

[robby]

Jan 6, 2013 13:49:27 GMT ChillerVapes said:

I got a few "try me" buttons from the boxes when I bought some LED christmas lights... I presumed they would be fine to use... I didn't know that a 3.7v battery could fry a button/switch?

If you take ohm`s law theory, I(current) = Voltage/Resistance. As an example if you were using a 1.5 ohm coil in the atomizer, that would give the current as 3.7/1.5 = 2.5 Amps.

So you would be looking at needing a switch rated at 10 Amps for safety and to prevent the contacts getting hot. You could add a 5A inline fuse if it is simply an on/off switch for the coil.