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Yes, the charger gets hot through the charging cycle. This has being reported a few times as well as noticed myself. There have being no reports of temperatures high enough to cause deformities in the chargers casing so I'd say it's considered normal for this charger. It sounds like the...

Yes, a new ball game coming from using using a torch. As @frankbhelger says, let it sit for a second before you draw in. Let the heat even out naturally and heat soak the goods. :freak: You'll get the knack. ;)

It boils down to how much time I have to put these together. Trying to do too much just slows everything down and raises the wait times for the PSM and Jarheads. Discontinuing the PS and Skelly has increased my PSM output by quite a bit. Not to mention, gives me a some more time to relax a...

IMO, 370 mHas is too low, but would work for, guestimating, around 4-5 bowls. With the 800 mHa, I get between 10-12 full bowls. Pending how many times I milk it. I believe a chap earlier quoted 99 times to the click. This is more than I'd expect but would depend on bowl size and quickness before...

The 6 amp supply is kicking into protection mode. I have tried a few supplies which act like this, including a couple 6 amp units. It all depends on how the supply reacts to the initial surge. IIRC, the xbox one might be a better fit but never had any experience myself with it. @MAbud, I have...

The charger does get quite warm and should go to green. They maybe some flicker through the transition from red to green. If not going to green, use as it is for a few cycles. Is this the first initial charge up? Yes, unlike the original PS, the switch needs to be on to charge. The reason is so...

Hey guys, have an announcement about current models. I'm going to discontinue the Skeletor unit. I will honor all current requests but that will be the end of them as a pre-assembled DIY unit. As a replacement unit, and to keep the real DIYfers happy, I'm going to offer a Bare Bones or BB...

Admittedly, the chargers are very cheap and do have a high failure rate. From my experience, about 5+% failures, but generally happens within the first day or two, after that, should be good for a long time. Wow, 4 down now you say... now that is a case of really bad luck. Did you continue to...

You need to shoot me a PM describing the problem. Will want to know more details like is the led working on charger? Green when not charging and red when plugged into the unit which needs charging. Also, was the unit working right up to needing a charge? And battery level information on the...

Can't see your pictures but there is only one version that were actually sold. The very first unit, which is shown in my signature and @phattpiggie now has, had the battery gauge and switch on the side. All other units has everything moved to the top. This will be your case as well. ;)

Sure can! Of course if batteries are completely drained, will have to give it 5 minutes to get the charge out of the basement, and after that, use away. :D

absolutely!

Your quite welcome. Found almost all the FETs suck since last fall. Ever since they had the reversed diode fiasco. Nov/Dec vintage..? The procedure was discussed a page or 3 back complete with alternative FETs to use. You need a nice pointy soldering tip for the task.

I think you have two things happening here. 1/ When light stays on, the circuit is not going into oscillation. Had gone through this and only solution is to change the FETs. In this misfired state, the current draw is about 1 amp. 2/ When your getting a flashing light, this is the unit trying...

Yes, any battery measurements of any battery should have load to get an idea of the charge. It's really up to the load to determine the voltage drop and will be different pending what that load is. For example, if you insert a non metal stick into the hole to activate, it will be a much lesser...

If the performance is good and your getting reasonable battery life, I'd stay status quo. There are things to try/check to maybe give a little boost. Clean the battery contacts and check/reseat the main bullet connectors. Also, check the kill switch blade connectors for good bite. Anything a...

It's important to add which model we are talking about. @Summer, you have a PS and your own 18650 batteries. The voltage "sag" or dip from being under load will be different depending the battery rating. In theory, the higher the current rating the less sag will be observed. IMO, if fully...

The switch is there as a kill switch in case things go south. Without it, you'd be sitting there looking at a smoke generator without quick means to turn it off. Specially when it has being placed in an enclosure. Battery measuring systems only reads the voltage which will be much higher without...

It's a hard one to answer. I do know that 60% is around the recommended storage charge. But 7-10 days isn't that long so something else is at play. The PS, even in the ON state, draws zero current until the VC is inserted. There is no monitoring circuit at all. A misread on the meter initially...

It's fine to leave the JH plugged in. No current flows until the tube switch is pushed and activated. :)