'Disposable' vapes are a lie. Here's how to fix them.
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- čas přidán 3. 06. 2024
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Dear tobacco companies,
pls no sue
Yours sincerely,
-LU
Disclaimer: I don't vape, but a lot of my friends and family do. I noticed that the disposable ones built up really quickly and were generating a lot of needless waste and so I decided to see if I could refurbish them. Everything in this video was learnt after a lot of trial and error. I'm not an electrician or engineer, and this is not professional advice. Try this at you own risk!
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Items used in this video:
Tools:
Flat Screwdriver (2mm)
Flat-nosed pliers
Electronics:
Kapton Tape: ebay.to/3XhxP03
4056 Charging circuit: ebay.to/3x8j70T
Crocodile clamps: ebay.to/3IaO5fh
Dirt-cheap soldering iron (w/ solder wire): ebay.to/3x7riKR
And that's it!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:20 Today's contestants
02:28 How to open the vape
02:50 Vape components
04:32 Refilling the juice tank
05:30 Recharging the battery
05:42 Battery safety!
06:08 How to deal with swollen batteries
06:56 How to clean the filter
07:12 Recharging the battery (cont.)
07:50 4056 Charging Circuit
08:46 Lithium fire safety!!!
08:56 Charging process
10:36 Reassembly
11:43 Vape Comparisons
13:18 They're all the same
13:35 Outro - Jak na to + styl
Dear tobacco companies,
pls no sue
Yours sincerely,
-LU
Disclaimer: I don't vape, but a lot of my friends and family do. I noticed that the disposable ones built up really quickly and were generating a lot of needless waste and so I decided to see if I could refurbish them. Everything in this video was learnt after a lot of trial and error. I'm not an electrician or engineer, and this is not professional advice. Try this at you own risk!
Can you please show us how to do the fifty bar?
@@larryw866 if you can get the cover off it should be pretty much identical. From what I can tell they all use the exact same factories in China to pump these out.
@LargelyUnemployed not this one it's completely different from what it looks like and assembled in America just has China insides
@LargelyUnemployed after finding out how to take it apart, it the the easiest out of them all no pliers needed
Can you upload a video for Nasty 8500 puffs - Also I ordered Nasty vape juice for refill but the taste is not as good as the original vape further when I refill- there is bad taste - kind of burning taste
We NEED to be viciously supporting right to repair. But thanks for the upload. Anything that can help people take back control of the things they purchase is A-okay in my book
Agreed! It's pretty underdeveloped here too.
Always great to see ''non-recyclables'' being recycled.
I've been doing this too. Only i take a 3cc syringe with a long needle, fill the syringe, put my needle down through the hole on the mouthpiece, then add my juice. I pull it out to move it so that the sponge gets completely saturated with juice. I have taken it apart like you did just to see how it worked inside, and saw no reason to have to take it apart to refill it. Thank you for a great video
This is genius!
What brand do you use? I use geek bar
Thanks man, had to do mine from the top but this helped so much just to get me through the next week or so. Appreciate it!
I did the same thing for IGET Thanos and Star series vapes.They have a charging circuit inbuilt so you dont even need to buy a charging circuit. You can just open the thing fill it and close it again and just put it on charge .I really liked how you explained the video to non engineering background ppl on internet. You were pretty accurate about the voltages and told about battery swelling good info.I am no advertiser or promoter for any of these brands and dont promote vaping over long term.
Great video, I do this too but didn't realize there is a market for them on ebay....cheers.
This is by far one of the videos of all time
This is one of the videos I have ever seen
It can certainly be said to exist
Thanks man, this is great! I appreciate the detail and also not showing how to not solder lol! Keep up the good work
Very neat and I like the Ingenuity. I’d probably advise folks that get really invested into vaping to go ahead and get a rechargeable/refillable vape device if that’s affordable for them, rather than get the disposable pens long-term.
Thanks! And I'd suggest the same. The best way to reduce waste is to never create it.
What to do if a new vuse go disposable on first use make a sound that hisses as if it's going to explode. And after a few puffs it gets slightly louder but still works and then have to give it a break but after 3rd puff it happens again
Run@@user-nw2sr6my8d
I stopped using cigarettes and use vape either so i bought one disposable. Time came the pod starts blinking meaning its out of juice or battery low so i disassembled it and investigates what's inside. I noticed that the cotton wool is half wet by juice so i reversed it. I'm thinking of buying juice instead of buying a whole pod is less price. As an electronic technician, it's a thumbs up for me if you're gonna reuse it just replacing new cotton as often use is better
Gonna try this with the lost mary i got that just ran out, i hate throwing then out constantly
Thank you! Just refurbed an Airis Beast, albeit with a more crude charging method. For those saying, “just buy a proper vape bro,” I actually prefer the aesthetics and compact size of disposable vapes. Random hint: If you guys run into a USB-C charger with pink, gray, blue, and white wires; pink is B+ and gray is B-.
I love the way you explain how to bring out the part of the light of the Vibe.
I want to learn more on your class.
Question what about the vibe you trying to inhale Bud couldn't work , what caused the problem or couldn't even work like you try to inhale the Vibe doesn't come out? please and thank.
FYI, my girlfriend tried to inhale the 'vibe' I bought for her, and ended up chipping her teeth. Brutal
I took a Crystal Bar vape tank, a CBD unit with the rechargeable battery and MacGyver'd them together. The vape tank on a Crystal is very easy to refill.
Great way to upcycle the materials!
I’d actually say “ElfBar/LostMary” are the best to refill if you learn the easy opening process (plenty vids out). Best taste and easiest to do ! ✌️
Hi there, my first video of yours and thanks for easy to follow instructions...prob worth making on "MARYs" cus they seem to run the disposable vaping market right now especially here in UK.. But my question is ... IVG2400 is a great DV and the puff/taste/flavours are loads better than all the ones ive tried....but can these be dismantled cus the battery is like 1750mAh a feels weighty to the rest. I always feel guilty lobbing out a battery and lots of other decent materials.. so how much can u roughly get on these dead batterys in bulk........ And looking at the pods theres x4 and the rubber pops off showing the white cotton......so ive bought sum cheap E-Liquid to try.... Just gunna SLOWLY fill .. wait .. then hopefully BLAM. WDYT?
It's worth a shot, if they refurbish well you'll save a ton.
As for the batteries, I doubt they're worth much dead. You'd need to charge them up to at least 60% for storage, and will definitely fetch a better price online
For those with 3d printers, there are some quite good designs around for helping with these kind of things :)
Great to see another South African CZcamsr making a difference! Dankie boet!
I dislike vaping/smoking. But this is pretty cool to watch
Guys in Ukraine collect these elfbars, disassemble them, and use the batteries to power the drone drop systems. E.g. those things that drop grenades on russians from small commercial drones.
I'm not surprised. The cells have years of life still in them (with proper maintenance). I'm thinking of making a little battery pack for my phone.
You evil
Who is?
@LargelyUnemployed chaya is evil, he wants to see people die, instead of being neutral in the war
@@LargelyUnemployed BTW good vide0
The crux of disposables are the coils. Once the cotton gets old unless you can replace it forget it.
Absolutely. The coils are so crappy they're good for maybe 10 refills, max. Any ideas on how to replace them? At that point I just recommend people strip the batteries.
Any ideas what to do when the wires snap from your coil to the battery on these?
You can try to resolder them if you're good enough, but I'd probably call it quits and strip the battery at that point.
How many cycles you can do this without burning the coils? Also would a battery charger be able to charge these tiny things?
You'll need a bespoke charging circuit for these 3.7v cells .there's one linked in the description!
In testing I got about 8-10 cycles out of the coils before they were really nasty. Maybe 6 ideal. Still a 6-10x reduction in waste
Didnt even know disposable vapes were a thing. I got a "proper" one myself. 2 big, long lasting batteries, is rechargeable and the reservoir can be removed/exchanged, which makes changing flavours real easy. Also, you have a wide variety of skills apparently. Oh and do be careful while climbing, heights give me fear like little else, even when it is someone else being up high.
We go through tens of thousands of the things a day in SA alone. The potential waste they produce is terrifying.
@@LargelyUnemployed That is pretty darn absurd. Like mine cost 50 Euros and all the stuff to make my own liquids was another 25 or so. And I still got plenty, despite using it for like 2 years straight.
does anyone know how long the coils on these things last? nice vid btw
Oof, maybe 10 refils? Still way better that one, but not great. They're cheap as all hell
If my battery was dead on arrival, and i attempt to save the juice and try this method, does anyone know if the juice will start leaking out after i pull this apart?
It won't leak because it is absorbed by the cotton reservoir. Just make sure not to squeeze it.
My geek bar stopped working and was able to fix it over and over t with factory reset. Made a video about it
Nice, thank you but how many times can you use and recharge ?
Nice poem.
The batteries have several thousand duty cycles in them (all the way up or all the way down) so you can do it as often as you like. The cotton wadding and coil will give out before they do. Please though, it you see ANY swelling or damage to the battery (even if you're only 5% sure) throw it away in the battery recycling.
Any chance you could do a "belo" vape?
They're all functionally identical inside. The ideas here will carry over!
how do i change coil if its possible of course 😊😅
The 'coil' in most of these is this pathetic little NiChrome wire that's placed inside the reservoir and soldered in-line with the battery. Replacing the cotton wads should be pretty similar to a regular vape, but replacing the coil if it's burnt would be a lot more difficult.
If you decide to throw it away, make sure to (safely) remove the battery first! You can save this for other projects, or hook it up to an LED and resistor to safely discharge it before you throw it away.
ummm... I was trying to fix my vape pen I just got. Im new at all of this. I got halfway through your video and then try to use my vape before I start doing some vape surgery on a vape pen, and the thing just started working after Ive been cleaning at it and giving it a hot towel treatment. Thanks though!
I stopped using these because of how wasteful they are. Thanks to our government making flavored pod based vapes illegal, these became the dominant standard. Leave it to the government making decisions for no reason that harm the environment. I switched back to a good ol box mod because it's not only better for the environment but it's so much cheaper. A coil is 3 bucks and lasts for 1-2 weeks and a bottle of juice can be 6-12 bucks depending on brand and size and may last upwards of a month. Compared to a disposable which, over here, tend to be 15-20 bucks and only last from 3 days to a week and a half depending on habits.
Thanks for making this video though, it is a great way to reuse something.
The batteries in particular really get me. South Africa has a lot of trouble with wildfires and these damn lithium cells swell up in the sun and burst.
I usually refill and change the coils and cotton for my friends because the coils are cheep and the cottons are cheep too and it's really cheep to just refurbish them than buying a new one
So much cheaper!
Rather than discharging the lithium cell, just cover the leads in plastic tape like packaging tape and take it to your local recycling center. They'll be happy to properly dispose of it.
This assumes your country has a functional recycling chain
What would happen if i soldered a regular AA battery, given that i managed to create the pressure for the sensor to activate?
And of course if i solder it safely, given that it is a battery...
What about the big one
I've never seen one that can't charge!
If you don't want the fireworks with the battery then keep the charge current between 0.2C and 1C. And please replace this cotton wick in the heating coil. You don't want to smoke coal :D
I go to the vape stores and I go dumpster diving and I get hundreds of vapes and I my most favorite vapes are the North vapes the rechargeable black flat vapes and these are the ones that I rebuild and I take the top off the North vapes and instead of buying vape juice I go take the salt vape juice out of the other brands of vapes and I pull out the sponge cotton and I squeeze the sponge cotton and squeeze out the vape juice into a plastic spoon and then I carefully transfer the vape juice inside the North vapes and fill them and I put the top rubber seal back in and the cotton rectangular piece on top of the rubber seal and the mouth piece back on and I don’t spend any money on this and I got FREE vapes. I use the same flavor of vape juice in the North vape that is labeled on the North vapes and I got a lot of North vapes and each North vape has a separate flavor.
Now the vapes that I tear down for the vape juice I take them vapes and I separate the batteries and I save them up and I take them to a battery store like batteries plus and they get recycled and the aluminum cases I put them into a large cardboard box and I save them to take in to the scrap metal recycling center when I take in my scrap metal that I get money from the aluminum by the pound. The plastic pieces and the wires and the coils I put in the recycling bin along with my recycling that goes out for recycling.
Good on you! Keep it up
Too much work
Can i refil it With water instead?
No . Water is different to juice that has components like nicotine and other substances found in e cigarettes
Such a wildcard
What if the coil has burned and thats why it tastes burned
Very likely yeah, I hadn't thought of that by the time of recording. Not much of a vape guy myself hahaha
As a Vaper this enrages me. These things are disposable by design choice.
On Ali one can get both BMS and USB C ports for 50 cents both.
It is like selling a car without a tank cap, advertising its convenience of not having to go to the gas station. It doesn't save costs in any significant way, but ensures you'll buy a new one soon.
There is no reason to support this. I bought my girlfriend a small vape for ~12 Euro from a reputable brand with an usb C port. And refillable and changeable tank pods.
It is just as convenient if not more and lasts for years if you change the pod/coil every month or so.
I as a formerly vape enthusiast, having huge mods with up to 4 18650 Batteries, wrapping my own coils, needing a dedicated charger for the cells, I can see that this hassle isn't for everyone.
But come on. You can plug these smaller convenient things in at your phone charger. It doesn't get easier than that.
By comparison for conventional cigarettes you have to leave your house and find a vending machine, for the disposable ones you might have to go even further.
Can i Refil it with whater instead?
You can but it will damage your lungs way more so I would not do that
You keep leaving the same dumb comment. Go play in traffic
@@dexonvr5266 why does heated water damage you're lungs more? (and it wouldn't do anything
I fee like if you're going to go to this length to preserve your vape then just buy a refillable and rechargeable pod kit instead. So much cheaper, so much safer and so much more variety in flavours.
This isn't about preserving any particular vape, it's more about demonstrating how these things absolutely are reusable. The companies behind them are producing needless, highly damaging waste and our governments have all be too slow to legislate on the problem. A single-use product powered by a rechargeable battery is an absolutely insane concept. Hopefully people realise just how scuffed this is and take steps to minimise their waste and/or hold these groups accountable.
@@LargelyUnemployed It does seem that disposable vapes will be banned in 2025 but it is yet to be seen if it will actually happen or not. I really hope so because like you say it is hugely wasteful. I drove passed my local secondary school the other day and you can see potentially hundreds of disposable vapes littering the road and god knows how many have been thrown into the bushes nearby.
A friend of mine told me that the school caretaker was talking to him in the pub about it and he picks up a carrier bag full of them every day almost from within the school grounds themselves.
They really do need to start cracking down on kids getting hold of them, it's very clear that many shops are selling them to underage kids.
KEY is to use a similar flavor or it’ll taste like sht ! …ohh and MOST disposables have “ice”/menthol hint to the flavor… sooo match em’ up decently and yes, you can successfully refill disposables !
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You know, if you 're so anti non-recyclables then don't buy them. Problem solved. I don't understand people buying disposables and then complaining about the "culture of unnecessary consumerism that has built up over the past few decades" (1:11). Then stop buying them. For gods sake there are other options. Actually cheaper, better and easier options.
The problem with this is those coils are a gamble. I refilled the Vuze pods when I started vaping. One pod I refilled 3 times no problem, the fourth time on the second puff it burned. The next pod I refilled once and it croaked around the tenth puff. Just get the Airspops Pro or Pro Lite (basically the same thing) and use their 313 Juice. It works out a lot cheaper then disposables and the 313 juice has just as much flavour as the disposable. They even have disposable refillable pods now if you don't want to rinse your pods and replace coils. My Pro blew my Vuze clear out of the water when it comes to flavor and cost. The Vuze was only R99 back then (2022) but the pods are where they get you.
I don't buy them, these are my sister's. I don't vape.
Why not just use a nic salt device that is actually designed for refilling?...
Why use lot word when few word do trick
Likes for the algorithm, SUBS FOR THE BALD ONE.
Nahhh really they are called disposables cuz they are disposable never been said that they can’t be used again or “recycled”
I've tried this a few times, twice with lost Mary's and once with a cheapo. I make my own juice and have for about 15 years.
Out of the three only one would barely hit. I came to the conclusion that these use juices with different or special grade carriers with significantly lower vape temps. Another thing is how can they get some of these juices so sweet? If i try anything 1/3 the sweetness my coils are trash after a few ml of juice.
As i mentioned, i mix my own juice and it's good enough for me. Premium is premium and i don't feel its worth it. I haven't bought premade juice in a few years, but even the , these juices were nowhere near what the dispos are kicking out.
Anyone else in my camp, or is everyone having great results?
I did this for IGET star and Thanos disposable vape works just fine
@@advaittikle2252 I've been using the wrong sweetener all these years. It seems my marshmallow had gone sour as well. I also found out saline solution is used for certain flavors. I've been able to replicate nearly all flavors I've attempted since my comment.
Not sure what it was, but I've been able to refill just about anything I can get open and refill with success now.
I agree with you there. Rather I've been suspecting something like that. Because all you refill the disposal ones with,you DO NOT GET the s hit...well,not even close. It's just a bland,flavorless,throatless hit. It's the juices on them.
Did it on a flum,an IGET 7000 and a 10000...all turned out the same way.
guys there are people literally dying of lithium poisoning from crack wiring their vapes. this is not safe, please just go out and buy another one ive personally lost two friends from this.
This is not a "crack wire" tutorial and the power output on these disposable cells here wouldn't be able to do anything more than lightly burn you if you somehow shorted the contacts with a finger.
@@LargelyUnemployed regardless youre recharging the lithium battery and theyre not meant to be recharged. not talking about simply burning yourself from the “crack wire” but rather potentially risking killing yourself due to poisoning frim the battery itself, once you recharge the vape, youre not only smoking nicotine
@@MpJynx I'm not sure where you're getting this from? These lithium cells are absolutely rechargeable (about 6000 duty cycles on average). If you use a charger with overcharge protection then you're safe. You should always throw away any crushed, swollen or damaged cells immediately, as I reccomended in the video multiple times. I even give an example of what to look for.
then youre friend prob just cut an charger and use the cables in the charger to charge the battery witch isn't safe but this is since it will stop charging after its charged and it will also charge at a lower wattage
All that trouble... Just get a proper device, problem solved.
That hi hat or extremely tinny sounding snare is god awful. It makes my speaker sound broke.
Thought this was gonna be a quick slice the wire attack to phone charger and whoila done....that's easy mate...safe ?? Bout as safe as your method.
A manufactured circuit with overcharge protection is unsafe?
What a huge amount of fkin about for sake of a fiver..😮😮😮
It's more about the interest, and, you know, the planet 💀
Mate tbh regardless if it's safe or not. You should be ashamed of posting anything promoting the use of disposable crap vapes. Especially ways to reuse them.