Alright. Here's the second round. I assembled it but did not close out the bottom. It seems to be running a little cool. I get little clouds when running with the stock wall wort. I'm not sure if having the bottom closed out would make a difference? I seems like it introduces more air through the holes where the wires go through. So I have been hitting it flat on a piece of the leather to try to minimize extra airflow. I must admit, I feel pretty damn good right now. So, obviously its working to a degree. My myrtle unit put out larger clouds and seemed to darken the herb more. Could be wood species as well? Hope this isn't overkill with the pictures. Anyway....
Here are the pieces to assemble the heat exchanger. Basically washers around a tube.
Here is my stack up. I went with one extra 'dark fin' washer and one less regular washer.
You then tap the flare with a hammer to flatten it out and this created tension on the cross bar to hold the washers in place.
You then solder extension wires on to the resistor. Go Blues!
You then fold the longer wire back over the resitor and slide it into the tube. Bend the wires thusly.
Then slide on the outer sleeve. Photos might be a little blurry. Still working on my photograph game.
Slide that into the body. Install the snap ring.
Wrap the wires in a U shape around the screws and tighten. Then wrap them around the prongs for the power jack.
Solder those bad boys.
And there you have it. Not too bad of a project. Still wondering about the cooler temp though. I'm trying it with my vvps shortly.
