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I find the whole USB-C thing overblown. The complexity in the standard alone should tell a designer/maker to stay clear. And as finally realized in words, surprise, the ever evolving standard. Makers of the cutting edge of -that- technology need that. We on an IH don't need that. Hell, I...

I read open in one direction and something in the 900K range in the other. low ohms under 1K suggests issues. LOL nono... The popular MOSFET switch offered on eBay for a dollar, that one. It has 2 FETs that are -pin compatible- meaning they fit and function similarly. They are in fact not...

FETs short closed. Measure across the Source-Drain junction. Those MOSFET switches? They are pin-compatible. As a HalfPint circuit, they hold up. If you can replace them, they work. You need close to 8 amps for the full module. A regulated supply is the best way to go since you can...

Correct on the diagram and work coil connections. I am making islands for the switch connections.

Why do you say that @swieder711 ? What if you don't like the Orion?

Get both... much easier and less stress 😇

Sorry for the confusion. You are correct, those are 18 gauge magnet wires I had hooked up for a coil switch. I have since removed them. What I did was to isolate the pads at the 3-pin connector. I moved the wires to the bottom; Note that I moved the cut of the trace between the two...

it dents; won't puncture

There's nothing wrong with the numbers. They are perfectly accurate.

I have LOL @km1og - Not worried about dropping it, making it feel like a $200 device with a solid feel

I see aftermarket -redressing- of the Orion. FutoStash is already working on a skin at least. But I agree, an artisan could really do something special with a case for the Orion innards.

I convert everything IH to watts. Power is getting converted to so many variables you need a solid constant. Watts imparted to the VC works well for a lot of estimations. We've all dropped a digit somewhere. No big deal. Happy to pick it up for ya 😇

Um, @erkanostatic - the 12 watt/hour is more likely accurate. That is 1000mah at 11.1v. You can't cheat physics, sorry. A little math to prove it - 1.1 hours at 5v and 2.3 amps = 1.1 hours at 10.6 watts = 11.66 watt hours of charge. The 2.5 amps/hour reading is at 5V, BTW, not 11.1V. Love...

This is a picture I did for a Reddit post. This is the trace that sends power to the drive circuit. The magnet wire in the image is part of the switch setup I was working with. I need to clean that up a little. That wasn't the purpose of the build. There are other hints in the images of...

I had a question posed as to what is soldered to what. The capacitor and the coil are a subassembly; I used 14 gauge solid house wire to extend the legs of the coil and spliced them into the legs of the capacitor. Set aside and prepare the board... This wire is the positive input. There...

Funny... more 'less' always makes me want 'more' resulting in 'excess'. If that makes sense you got "VAS"

Irons in the fire and new product intro galore on the portable front. Familiar names and new ones starting with Alpine 2020 which had a rocky debut, then the Apollo Rover got a battery pack and the Orion is a new innovation is carry-able. Some say pocketable but they are just bragging. there...

See if you can find some stainless steel 8mm or 5/16" ID. Brass still has traces of lead and vape people really hate that shit. I like the Shellac except for the IPA damage. I like that it is easily removable. I finally got some real bee's wax. Still haven't found a universal solution I...

(Mods, ran into an image limit) Now one other thing... power is added. One could put the 2-pin connector back and use the negative as input, and the positive input as a Fire-switch return line. Positive has to be added to the loop we made or also within the inductor. Lots of options here...

To continue, we need to cut the 2 inductors in half. Yet, we still need 3 connection, knowing that one pair are a common electrical connection. Please refer back to the diagram to see what we are connecting. That should give you an idea of what HalfPint is all about, and how it got it's name...