Turning Disposable Vapes into a Fast Charge Power Bank (www.youtube.com)

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Damn disposable vapes are a huge waste.

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[-] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago

With proper matching, capacity testing and balancing, discarded electronics make great cell sources as long as one minds the charge/discharge rating.

I’ve built a couple powerbanks, charging systems for my remote mounted ADSB monitor, batteries for DIY speakers, added capacity to battery operated lights and more.

[-] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

Be very, very careful with batteries

[-] edge@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

He goes into that a bit. He had to make a “balancing circuit” (basically just resistors between the batteries) to prevent the batteries from overheating when they’re first connected to each other.

[-] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

Aight 👍

[-] Qkall@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago

I would legit pay for some solution to this....

[-] buckykat@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

Looks like it's about half bolt by weight to make sure all those spring connectors stay solid. Guy needs a battery welder or something.

[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

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