BornachApr 21, 2023
Oh no! Free #lithiumPolymer batteries appearing in the wild in Canada too!
https://youtu.be/lidMQu3S2NU
Haven't seen either of those in the UK not even under a different brand name. [pileofstuff] measured 4V on the battery from the rechargeable #eCigarette, 3.3V on the non-rechargeable #VapePen
Free batteries!

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Show threadBornachApr 30, 2023

Look at how small the #lithiumPolymer battery is in relation to the size of the disposable #VapePen
1.48Wh (400mAh 3.7V)

Might be useful should I need to replace another battery in some wireless device, assuming I can recharge it - voltage is reading very low 1.2V

#eCigarette #litter #BatteryHarvesting #Vape

Show threadBornachApr 30, 2023
Hooked up the tiny lithium polymer battery to a TP4056 PCB to attempt recharge. Note the RProg resister has been replaced to limit current to 230mA. The terminals are so close together I've put masking tape over the positive terminal and clip to prevent accidental short
Show threadBornachMay 6, 2023

That pressure sensing capsule found in most disposable #vape pens can very easily be turned into a #touchSensitive switch that is capable of switching currents high enough to activate small relays and solenoids

Simply slice the top off, exposing the edges of the inner and outer conductive cylindrical walls. Bridging the two walls with something no more conductive than human skin is sufficient to trigger it

#making #electronics #solenoid #eCigarette #VapePen #lithiumPolymer #battery

Show threadBornach
Touching only the inner wall with a wire seems to trigger it also. Implies that it is actually a capacitive touch sensor
May 6, 2023 at 2:15pmWeb
Show threadBornachMay 6, 2023
14 months worth of salvaged vape pressure sensors - enough to make a capacitive touch keyboard?
Show threadBornachMay 29, 2023

And now Becky Stern has joined the disposable #vape #lithiumPolymer #battery salvaging club
https://youtu.be/qiUyMLdVyfI

Although she hasn't yet suggested anything about what to do with the pressure sensing (aka capacitive touch) switches.

#eCigarette #litter

Can you reuse these batteries?

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Show threadBornachJun 17, 2023

Found all these disposable #Vape devices by just walking into town and back today. Passed by a few that were little more than shattered remains in the road. Even the run overs might still have salvageable electronics -- the pressure sensor can be repurposed as a capacitive touch switch

At this rate I'll easily exceed the number I found last year.
#eCigarette #VapePen #litter #BatteryHarvesting #LithiumPolymer

Show threadBornachJul 15, 2023

Whether or not these disposable #vape devices get banned, the astonishing level of #shrinkflation that is bordering on scam territory, should be sufficient reason to stop buying these single-use #VapePens

The 550mAh #lithiumPolymer #battery (date code 221101) was found in a discarded Elfbar 600 from earlier this year.

The 360mAh battery (date code 230417) from an Elfbar 600 I picked up from the side of a road today

Show threadBornachJul 15, 2023

Similar #shrinkflation for the Lost Mary BM600 #vape product line as well

550mAh lipoly battery (dated 221114) in one I picked up from the ground a month or so ago

360mAh (230517) in the one I recovered from my walk into town this morning

Atomizer tanks similarly reduced

Show threadBornachJul 16, 2023

Vapers on Reddit noticed the blatant #shrinkflation in Elfbar #vapePens and Lost Mary disposable #vapes months ago

I wonder if this why I have been finding more discarded Crystal brands than Elfbars recently

#lithiumPolymer #batteryHarvesting

Show threadBornachJul 23, 2023

Lipoly battery in this crushed Packman branded vape device was fully charged when I found it in a carpark last night

There is a USB-C port for recharging. The atomizer tank was already missing so cannot tell if it was intended to be refillable. Judging from the vape brand's website it was probably disposable
https://packmanbrand.com/

#vape #vapepen #litter #batteryHarvesting #ecigarette

Show threadBornachJul 23, 2023

Another fully charged rectangular battery found in a discarded vape pen

Note the cheap knock off branding. Had this been genuine (spelt with an "s" instead of a "z") it would very likely be illegal to possess in the UK.

That Packman I found yesterday might also have been a cheap copy -- it too is legally questionable to possess in the UK

Show threadBornachAug 12, 2023

Haven't seen a single-use #vape device in this form factor before. Found discarded in the grass along the side of a public footpath

Internal #LithiumPolymer battery is rechargeable via USB-C but the tank is not refillable. Still has a voltage of 3.7V
I wonder how many times it was recharged before becoming street #litter

#batteryHarvesting #eCigarette

Show threadmike805Jul 16, 2023
@bornach Disposable vape pens with rechargeable batteries are one of the more absurd anti-green products. I can understand people not wanting to deal with juice and cleaning. So separate it into power pack and disposable juice/heat module. Put the temperature regulation in the non-disposable part. Might as well make the power pack double as a phone charger.
Show threadNixieJul 15, 2023
@bornach What is shrinkflation?
Show threadBornachJul 15, 2023
@Nixie
A type of inflation where instead of listed product prices going up, the size of the product goes down with price staying the same. A sneaky contributor to the cost of living crisis
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/shrinkflation-prices-supermarket-products-finances-b1085953.html
What is shrinkflation and how does it affect your supermarket shopping?

An uprising against downsizing has started as shoppers complain about higher prices and smaller products

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Show threadNixieJul 15, 2023
@bornach Thankyou!
Show threadconcretedogMay 6, 2023
@bornach I've never reused these, any simple hook up ideas for them?
Show threadBornachMay 6, 2023
@concretedog
See my earlier experiment
https://fosstodon.org/@bornach/110321666517142531
Bornach (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 video That pressure sensing capsule found in most disposable #vape pens can very easily be turned into a #touchSensitive switch that is capable of switching currents high enough to activate small relays and solenoids Simply slice the top off, exposing the edges of the inner and outer conductive cylindrical walls. Bridging the two walls with something no more conductive than human skin is sufficient to trigger it #making #electronics #solenoid #eCigarette #VapePen #lithiumPolymer #battery

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