Tubbyengineer
Legend
- Joined
- Aug 20, 2013
- Messages
- 10,602
This was the layout I used for the DNA75 in a Wideboy enclosure...
The high current wires are from mod maker except the stuff for the switch since its low load from the mosfet went for some thinner stuff.I'd suggest investing in better wire, Use the Silicone insulated stuff from Stealthvape or Modmakaer, make sure all your joints are properly tinned and ensure all your connections are solid, you could be losing a fair amount of power to internal resistance.
It sounds like you've covered the bases and those voltage drops are pretty good unloaded but the extra 0.2v drop under load is roughly equivalent to 5w lower power output, I'd check the resistor you've used across the mosfet, it sounds like it's limiting the gate voltage slightly, I'd suggest a 10k resistor rather than the 15k suggested in the Modmaker diagrams...The high current wires are from mod maker except the stuff for the switch since its low load from the mosfet went for some thinner stuff.
Joints are all solid and I did tin them solder, learned that in my first mod
I've checked the voltage drop with no load at 4.17/8 against 4.18 on the battery alone, and 3.36 at 4.13 battery with a 0.3 ohm coil. Against my hybrid brass mod which got 4.17 charge/3.56 under load with the same coil, but if I'm missing something let me know I'd rather get better.
I think I feel it dies quick because it's the only single battery mod I use vtc4s in, while the rest are all higher mah/multiple but I don't like using lower amp limits on single cell mods I made
Edit - the wire is the tri rated 16awg from modmaker
Ok I'll pick some of them up with my next order shouldn't be too hard to replace itIt sounds like you've covered the bases and those voltage drops are pretty good unloaded but the extra 0.2v drop under load is roughly equivalent to 5w lower power output, I'd check the resistor you've used across the mosfet, it sounds like it's limiting the gate voltage slightly, I'd suggest a 10k resistor rather than the 15k suggested in the Modmaker diagrams...