Proetus Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) Hopefully sometime tonight or tomorrow. I have to cut the window for the display and solder it up. Edited February 27, 2014 by Proetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjcrf Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Where do u live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjcrf Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Thats directed at happy vapor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Vapor Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Where do u live lake city florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proetus Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 IT'S ALIVE!!! All i have left is a few solder connections and to epoxy pieces into final places tomorrow night and come sat morning i should be the proud owner of a diy DNA20! joejoevapekins, Nico5point0 and Vispera 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vispera Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 IT'S ALIVE!!! All i have left is a few solder connections and to epoxy pieces into final places tomorrow night and come sat morning i should be the proud owner of a diy DNA20! I think I might try my hand at building a dna 30 as soon as you can get them easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proetus Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 I'm so gd irritated right now. I removed the 22awg wires from battery input to "attempt" to solder on some 20awg wires for the input from the battery, i can not solder these gd things on for the life of me. Either the tip on this thing is so gd horrible that it isn't heating things up properly or i just suck at soldering. I ordered new tips and a cleaner, gonna put this down before i break the dam thing. Back to waiting for parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proetus Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 Hopefully done with this one this weekend. Alot of learning in this one, it was expected tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proetus Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 Functional test before final assembly! I upgraded the battery in and atty out wires to 20awg. Click for video The dog after listening to me swear for an hour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proetus Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 A drop of superglue on the ribbon cable and we're mounting the cradle and top cap! 5 Min epoxy. Probably gonna sit till after dinner. I might even let it sit till tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proetus Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 And it dawns on me i Have mounted everythng upside down in the box! Haha look the logo in the box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdjgreen Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I just got mine going today too! Still waiting for my screen cradle though... looks kinda funny with it just floating inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishguy1123 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Noob question, are the cases part of a kit? I know you can get the 20 and build around it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdjgreen Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 No kit, I got mine from the same place Proetus linked above; Hammond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proetus Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) All the parts for the build are listed in the first post. Looking good BD! Where did you get the fire button? I just got mine going today too! Still waiting for my screen cradle though... looks kinda funny with it just floating inside Edited March 8, 2014 by Proetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdjgreen Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 All the parts for the build are listed in the first post. Looking good BD! Where did you get the fire button? It's been in a parts box for a couple years, but I'm pretty sure it came from madvapes, they were about the only ones around back then. Oh, and thanks for the inspiration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proetus Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 Almost done, have to re-solder a fire button lead on board, will finish that later..lunch time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdjgreen Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 These things are awesome, your gonna love it. Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proetus Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Alright all finished up! I am quite pleased with myself. Was a little challenging as it had been a long time since i soldered anything. Learned a few lessons along the way which will help immensely in the next builds. Quality Soldering station is a must, a standard $10 non adjustable iron probably wont cut it. Be careful around the ribbon cable. Try not to let it flop around too much. I didn't break mine but i was mindful of it at all times. Take your time with the cutouts! for the cradle i went at it a little haphazardly and you can tell if you look at the hole. The charging port came out much better imo. Next one will be a a 30 with a Lipo. Nico5point0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Nice job Proetus!!! Proetus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe2003 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 very nice build. I especially like the way the inside is laid out very tidy. Proetus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proetus Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 It's crammed in there pretty good. Tight fight for all the components. Scary part was having the ribbon cable laying precariously in there as the epoxy fro screen cradle dried.Then mounting the chip 180 on the back of the cradle with my popsicle stick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMEDICx90 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Hey Proetus just one question, could you have mounted the top cap flush? Or would that have an effect on how it works? I don't understand electronics enough to know, but I keep seeing these box builds and I can't help but think I need to try one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proetus Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 That is actually a chi you top cap. You can certainly use any 510 connection, there are quite the variety of them out there. Can actually see the threads in this picture. To me an adjustable pin is needed. Especially with side airflow atty's where air isn't required from the bottom, i like them to sit flush. These connections are quite popular right now and seem fairly robust. Mad Vapes Carries a large selection of 510's as well. However those are all softer metals and would probably strip after a bit with a ss atty being attatched to it. At the least the threads would get loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico5point0 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Very nice job Proetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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