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I take back what I said and defer to @TommyDee ’s better answer re: battery depletion. :tup:

You can run them until they stop, as the BMS's low voltage protection kicks in before they over-discharge. If you need to you can often push one more heating cycle from them after the BMS intervenes, but that's about it.

I was more dramatic with my warning than I needed to be, @dynavapmuser . I think @TommyDee crunched the numbers from his testing observations and determined the typical loss from PWM (due to inefficiency) was about 10%. That's worth mentioning but hardly catastrophic. I'll tone down my warning...

Very good questions. I don't have all of the details yet regarding Western Union - that's one of my Wednesday tasks - but this is how I expect things to go on Thursday or Friday: I'll drop heaters in my web store, as before. The store can track inventory so I don't oversell, and it can also...

I plan on dropping ~30 heaters into the store by the end of this week. It may take me 2+ weeks to complete and ship those. If I can get a few more out the door after those, I will. FWIW, when I make a batch of heaters, my workflow is more "waterfall" than "agile," if that makes sense. It...

Hi all, A few updates on my current queue: Paid orders: I still have 3-4 paid orders in my "to be completed" queue. I hope to wrap these up today. Repairs: I have 2-3 repairs to complete. I hope to wrap these up today as well, but these may not ship until tomorrow. To set expectations, that...

On the Flix, it’s a sticker inside the lid.

Glad it’s moving again, @dynavapmuser ! The serial number sticker is on the inside of the lid.

Well done, @Pipes ! Looks great!

Hi all, I meant to share this link earlier and forgot. For Flite owners looking for a second set of batteries, this is a pretty good deal: 18350 Lithium Battery 3.7V ICR18350 900mAh Rechargeable Battery with 4 Slot Smart Battery Charger by fuspowerus...

The car adapter has a charge sensing circuit, with an LED indicator to show charge status. It will stop charging when it senses the batteries are full. It is the right tool for the job. I would have to evaluate the USB battery bank to know if it would work, and I don't see getting to that any...

Yeah, the people will line up for Fluxer's $80 brushed aluminum USB adapter with Flux Deluxe-style speed holes and a Ring of Bling™. :lol: We'll see what comes. ;)

Hi all, Thanks to all who have reached out to me in the last 48 hours with order requests! :love: You folks are amazing! Thank you for your incredible support!! At present I have a queue of heaters to build. I don't want to get overwhelmed, so I'm going to focus on completing and shipping...

Not on its own, but yes, that ^^^ USB adapter plus the automotive charging adapter I currently carry is the USB charger hack I've been prototyping for the Flite. You need the car charger piece to manage the charge circuit, and the above adapter handles boosting the 5V USB power output to the...

Ah, OK. Sorry I misunderstood your question @RustyOldNail. Unfortunately, in this case the answer is the same. The circuit that monitors the cells charge status and knows when to stop pushing power to the cells is built into the charging adapters, not the BMS. The BMS does have some over-voltage...

Ah, sorry if I misunderstood your question. No, that sort of orientation doesn't matter, only which side is up or down. I'm assuming the magnet that fell out was one of the smaller magnets in the body. The procedure works the same if a lid magnet comes loose, but in this instance stack the...

Update to my last post: Some people whose orders I had to cancel last week were waiting for me to revive an online payment method before re-ordering. If this is your situation and you are able to use Zelle, AND you want to place that same order again (or mostly the same), please send me an...

The magnets are polarized, so yes, proper orientation is critical!!!! Notice my instructions call for you to place one magnet on the other, and that's so the loose one is in the right orientation. Put the loose magnet on it's exposed partner, and mark the top side of the loose magnet with a...

Hi all, Just a quick update to say I'm reconfiguring my store so US customers will be able to use the shopping cart without having to complete payment at checkout. I'm very happy to be able to use the store rather than moving to a fully manual system, as the store keeps track of inventory. The...

That 10A VVPSU was recommended as a Flix power source, NOT a charging adapter for Flite or FD! The 10A PSU is not a charger and does not have a charging circuit, it will just keep pushing power to your cells. It also has a different tip size than what you need for the FD, 2.5mm vs 2.1mm.