Well, you know I'm dying to tell someone...
The output of the battery is the expected 8.4 V from full charge cells in series (although I did the testing on mine after one crucible and got more like 8.2 V). The Ghost heater draws a little over 5 amps at that voltage while preheating then drops below 2 amps to maintain. I expected the amperage to increase while drawing but it only fluttered a little with my hardest draw. That makes the heater about 45 W, similar to a Splinter Z. I was initially expecting a higher amperage, the battery label specifies 8 amps max, but that would be for cells that are low. I presume this is why performance isn't ideal on low batteries, because it doesn't pull the full 8 amps when it should.
I over built and the 18 gauge wire didn't heat at all. I thought the connector blades would match standard 4.8 mm spade connectors but they are a little wider. The 4.8 mm worked for the male into the battery and 6.3 mm worked for the female on the device side. I didn't try any other sizes and the connectors I bought were really cheap ass, would not buy again.
Has anyone taken pictures of a fully disassembled Ghost? I would love a close up picture of the circuit board to see the power regulation ICs and what kind of micro controller they are using. I wonder if it would be possible to upload the control instructions for transfer to an Arduino board.
My supply is a typical hack of an old computer ATX 400 W supply, you can find instructions online. I still need to finish and close it up.
If anyone reading is interested in electronics I'm having a discussion about voltage regulation with some FC folks
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) and some things I love about it. But other than the Mighty, it's the only vape I use nearly every day. That alone tells me I must like it quite a bit, or else it'd be gathering dust with the other vapes in my house that I may like or admire but, apparently, don't find all that useful.
