This is something we have had kicking around in the development lab for a couple of years in too many revisions to count, but we feel that USB-C PD chipsets and power adapters have matured enough to finally turn this thing into a product.
I don't want to show too much, but under this confidential blob is a conglomeration of circuitry that is taking power from a 90 Watt USB-C plug on the top left and powering the 70 Watt DC Axial Coil on the banger.
I don't think the market has demanded this product, and due to the coil differences (less wraps, lower power requirements) I am not sure how popular this controller would be outside of people that travel frequently but at least this is a place to talk about it.
We have prototypes of both 25mm and 30mm Axial Coils as well as a Flat Coil that fits the DCup / DNail Halo, but presumably we can have any configuration created if the demand is there.
Here is a picture showing the Heat Distribution between a standard 110V / 150 Watt AC coil and the new 12VDC / 70 Watt coil.
It is build around our existing MaxVapor platform, so shares a lot of the same functionality. The software platform will be shared with our existing controller, so all of the same features should carry over.
Now for the Hardware Specs:
In production this device should be relatively small, pocket sized.
This is not an attempt to solicit pre-orders, I just want to open discussion about the potential of this device and if there is any actual interest in actually bringing such a thing to market. Even if I started the process tomorrow, I estimate it would still take a few months to reach production.
Thanks,
MaxVapor
I don't want to show too much, but under this confidential blob is a conglomeration of circuitry that is taking power from a 90 Watt USB-C plug on the top left and powering the 70 Watt DC Axial Coil on the banger.
I don't think the market has demanded this product, and due to the coil differences (less wraps, lower power requirements) I am not sure how popular this controller would be outside of people that travel frequently but at least this is a place to talk about it.
We have prototypes of both 25mm and 30mm Axial Coils as well as a Flat Coil that fits the DCup / DNail Halo, but presumably we can have any configuration created if the demand is there.
Here is a picture showing the Heat Distribution between a standard 110V / 150 Watt AC coil and the new 12VDC / 70 Watt coil.
It is build around our existing MaxVapor platform, so shares a lot of the same functionality. The software platform will be shared with our existing controller, so all of the same features should carry over.
Now for the Hardware Specs:
- Onboard WiFi and Bluetooth LE.
- OTA Firmware Updates.
- High Accuracy Temperature Controller Chip.
- USB-C PD Powered.
- Can be powered from 90 Watt USB-C Power Brick or Battery
- High Efficiency 12V Buck Boost Converter for minimal power loss and heat.
- 90+ Watt USB-C Wall Brick included.
- Choice of 25mm, 30mm Axial or Flat Coil included.
- Accelerometer for Tap and Fall Detection
- Amplified Audio and Speaker
- Rotary / Knob Control
- 240x240 1.54-inch Full Color TFT Display
- Capacitive Touch Screen
- 8MB PSRAM Upgrade (potential to display games / video / etc on screen)
In production this device should be relatively small, pocket sized.
This is not an attempt to solicit pre-orders, I just want to open discussion about the potential of this device and if there is any actual interest in actually bringing such a thing to market. Even if I started the process tomorrow, I estimate it would still take a few months to reach production.
Thanks,
MaxVapor
