Hi there, accessories folks!
With staff permission, I want to introduce a new vape accessory that I recently released - The Advanced Telemetry Module kit by REFC Labs.
The ATM is a drop-in / inline advanced variable voltage controller module that can power almost any 12V vaporizer, heater, or accessory that we here use today. It is meant to be compact, portable, lightweight, and convenient without sacrificing performance or usability, or even desk space.
The ATM was designed here in the lab to meet several goals and resolve some rather obvious deficiencies in user experience with the standard 12V VVPS unit used with most desktop class 12V Vaporizers. In addition to rather awful accuracy, many of these controllers suffer from voltage drift as the components inside heat and change in tolerance. This manifests as a change in display voltage and output, giving the user an inconsistent experience until the brick has fully heated and settled in. Furthermore these units have a distinct lack of repeatability as the settings are adjusted every time it gets used, making repeat uses a guessing game. One solution is to unplug it, but this doesn't help if the knob gets bumped (very common) or another device is used.
Facing these challenges, I designed an inline voltage controller that adds precision, programmability, and modularity to standard 12v desktop heaters. The ATM was designed for use with The HighLighTED Glass-Halogen Heater Core, but has proven to be a very capable PSU for nearly every 12V heater I've thrown at it. It uses "industry standard" 5.5x2.1mm female dc jacks commonly found on most 12v heaters.
This controller provides extremely stable DC conversion (accurate to 1/100th of a volt/amp/watt), 10 memory presets, and 2 memory shortcut keys allowing the user to have "idle" and "boost" modes available at the touch of a button. It also features programmable overvoltage, overcurrent, and overwattage protections as well as a dimmable LCD for use in low light. For those of you that care, this unit can run in both constant voltage and constant current (CV/CC) modes. If you don't know what this means, that's perfectly fine
For our use case, constant voltage is appropriate and the default "mode" that everyone is used to.
Simplex (single controller) and Duplex (dual controller) model kits are currently available with more stock being manufactured daily. I wanted to bring some visibility to this project to the greater FC community as most of the discussion has been buried in some pages of the HLT thread in /plug ins. Current kits ship with the shell and DC jacks. The customer supplies the correct converters from amazon (linked in product description) as well as a power brick and the necessary male-male 5.5mm cables. I have plans to make completed units available in small quantities as I am able to. This assembly is *super* easy like the HighLighter takes only a screwdriver and a few minutes to assemble. A build video can be found here and a programming guide is now available here.
I'm happy to answer any questions you may have! More details are available on my site (linked above), and instagram. A short demo video can be found over on reddit in r/VaporMilking showing how simple it is to boost a halogen core.
Warmest regards,
Red
With staff permission, I want to introduce a new vape accessory that I recently released - The Advanced Telemetry Module kit by REFC Labs.
The ATM is a drop-in / inline advanced variable voltage controller module that can power almost any 12V vaporizer, heater, or accessory that we here use today. It is meant to be compact, portable, lightweight, and convenient without sacrificing performance or usability, or even desk space.
The ATM was designed here in the lab to meet several goals and resolve some rather obvious deficiencies in user experience with the standard 12V VVPS unit used with most desktop class 12V Vaporizers. In addition to rather awful accuracy, many of these controllers suffer from voltage drift as the components inside heat and change in tolerance. This manifests as a change in display voltage and output, giving the user an inconsistent experience until the brick has fully heated and settled in. Furthermore these units have a distinct lack of repeatability as the settings are adjusted every time it gets used, making repeat uses a guessing game. One solution is to unplug it, but this doesn't help if the knob gets bumped (very common) or another device is used.
Facing these challenges, I designed an inline voltage controller that adds precision, programmability, and modularity to standard 12v desktop heaters. The ATM was designed for use with The HighLighTED Glass-Halogen Heater Core, but has proven to be a very capable PSU for nearly every 12V heater I've thrown at it. It uses "industry standard" 5.5x2.1mm female dc jacks commonly found on most 12v heaters.
This controller provides extremely stable DC conversion (accurate to 1/100th of a volt/amp/watt), 10 memory presets, and 2 memory shortcut keys allowing the user to have "idle" and "boost" modes available at the touch of a button. It also features programmable overvoltage, overcurrent, and overwattage protections as well as a dimmable LCD for use in low light. For those of you that care, this unit can run in both constant voltage and constant current (CV/CC) modes. If you don't know what this means, that's perfectly fine
For our use case, constant voltage is appropriate and the default "mode" that everyone is used to.Simplex (single controller) and Duplex (dual controller) model kits are currently available with more stock being manufactured daily. I wanted to bring some visibility to this project to the greater FC community as most of the discussion has been buried in some pages of the HLT thread in /plug ins. Current kits ship with the shell and DC jacks. The customer supplies the correct converters from amazon (linked in product description) as well as a power brick and the necessary male-male 5.5mm cables. I have plans to make completed units available in small quantities as I am able to. This assembly is *super* easy like the HighLighter takes only a screwdriver and a few minutes to assemble. A build video can be found here and a programming guide is now available here.
I'm happy to answer any questions you may have! More details are available on my site (linked above), and instagram. A short demo video can be found over on reddit in r/VaporMilking showing how simple it is to boost a halogen core.
Warmest regards,
Red
