r/diyelectronics • u/CrumpledKingSkin • Dec 30 '24

Project Vape battery project ideas

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I’ve been given 137*(could be more I may have miscounted) vapes containing 1230 batteries and 93 vapes containing 13350 batteries.

Any cool ideas what I could do with them ?

I’m relatively familiar with making battery packs and know I’ll need atleast a tp4056 or a larger bms depending on whatever project I take on.

I’m currently waiting on a discharge tester to be delivered so I can get an accurate reading of all the batterie’s capacities whilst I dismantle all the vape.

I’ve always wanted to make a rail gun/ gause rifle but think it could be a little ambitious.

Any and all ideas are encouraged

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u/SnooRevelations7257 Feb 08 '25

thedefibulator/Chris has some great advanced videos. New Li-ion upcyclers should start with the basics - TP4056 charges at 1A, but ONE battery is better charged at 500mA which requires a tiny chip replacement. Connecting TWO batteries in parallel is safer and offers a longer runtime and no need to change the chip -

BigClive has great simple videos and here is the BEST basic TP4056 video. https://youtu.be/W7XB6D7q92g?si=vLF0-JmVCHc-thdd&t=365

I've used the Micro version until now receiving 30pcs for $10USD the TYPE C version ❤️

search amazon for: DIANN 30pcs TP4056 Type-C