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Hi Hackerman, Thanks for your questions. I'll try to address your post as a whole, and we'll see how I do. Fair warning: I worked for a few years as a school teacher, and that approach and tone kinda permeate my explanations. I'm also very wordy when I get going. Sorry. All of this will be on...

Cool! Even though I've been very focused on the Mother Fluxer this week, I haven't stopped working on the Deluxe. I finished the latest PCB revision today and ordered a batch, and they should be here in a week or so. This newest design makes better use of the space available and (IMHO) looks...

I'm on it, @Fat Freddy! I can't say anything else just yet, but trust that I took your request for wood to heart and am actively (!!!) exploring some solutions. Have some faith and be patient, as "this art stuff" takes a little time, lol. But you won me over, and after I work through the details...

Thanks for the link. TBH, I've come around on it, and am very open to the idea of a wood panel, or at least offering that as an option. I made a couple of crude, wooden "proof of concept" battery covers this afternoon with my router. The results weren't pretty enough to share, but they showed...

Pretty much. Or put another way, the Flux Deluxe is pocketable, whereas the Mother Fluxer isn't. As I said previously, I built the original Mother Fluxer to take along on a week-long camping trip. It saw, um, "very heavy use," and generally made it 24-36 hours between charges (I recharged it via...

Thanks for the idea - I'll keep that in mind. :tup: I have a few others I'm looking at, too.

Thanks again for the feedback. I also like the look of the grill, but I'm finding that attaching it is challenging. I want it to be an effective shield while also allowing it to be removable -- without over-engineering it and thus making it unaffordable. This is proving to be a bigger challenge...

Thanks for the questions! I'll try to answer these questions in turn, but I want to put the first answer in bold, as it seems like a common one. Q: So what's the deal with the grill? A: The grill was a solution to a fitment issue: the battery management circuit board is firmly mounted to the...

Hi all, Couple of quick early Sunday updates: Fluxer Grande: The battery management boards I was waiting on finally arrived, so I expect to complete the first batch tomorrow, or at least get very close. I will have a couple of extra Grandes available, so it's not too late to get one if you...

The Flux and the Deluxe share the same 1590B enclosure, so the space savings (or loss) is all internal. The difference between the two amounts to a volume equal to about one 18650 cell - I need 100% of that space in the Deluxe, whereas the Flux only needs about 50%. That said, the Deluxe is...

Thanks for the quick responses. :tup: I agree that running the heater @ 12V when possible is the best choice - we are all in agreement on that point. ;) My concern is that building out this unit to its full 12V/8.4V potential is going to push its price to within $15 of what the Deluxe will...

Well...I'd say 30 seconds is pokey, but I hate using a torch a lot, and speaking for myself, I'd take a 30 second heat up time over using a torch. But that's just me. So I did quite a bit of research into the power supply and charging circuits for this 2x 18650 heater, and this is where things...

Yes, a 4 cell heater running @ 16V would heat up very quickly, although these smaller, mini-ZVS heaters probably aren't built for more than 15V - I am sure it will run at the higher voltage, but it may not last very long. Also, keep in mind that "faster isn't always better" ;). You could also...

Thanks for your comments and support. Yes, an RC battery version may show up in the future - I bought a dozen variously sized 12v drone batteries in July for “development”, so now that I have my own circuit board I can move ahead with that once I get these other projects launched - I do hope to...

I'll add another quick note about the Flux: I'm hyper-focused on its heating time at the moment, as that's a thing that some people will have no patience for. If you're an impatient DV user, the Flux probably isn't going to be for you. Wait for the Deluxe. That said, I just spent an hour with...

Thanks! Regarding the Deluxe, given the various circuits that go into the portable IHs I want to build (the batteries, the battery management system, the solid state relay, the charge port, the tactile switch, the on/off switch, maybe a battery meter, the interconnecting wiring, plus the heater...

Hi folks, I have some Saturday night updates: Fluxer Grande: The first batch is in progress. The battery management system I chose wasn't performing well enough, so I have a better battery management system (BMS) on order, and expect it to arrive soon. Apologies for the delay, but I think you...

It was a late night last night, lol. Back with a few updates. Turns out I couldn't wait to put a prototype together, as I was just too eager to see how it would work. This is the result. Please keep in mind that I started this effort at 2am and knocked off at 4am. There's still some work to be...

:brow: The circuit board works! :science: This is a very quick demo of my new portable induction heating circuit board. This is actually bowl #2 :tup: I've been working on shrinking this circuit for a few months, so it's very exciting to finally have a board that works! I don't have much...

Hi @stark1 , I'll think it over, but on the whole I prefer the all-in-one form factor, as it has few exposed points of failure, which is important to me. I'm not a big fan of detached power supplies unless they are needed to solve a specific problem. Sorry. You may have a good idea, but I may...