'Disposable' vapes are a lie. Here's how to fix them.

[@LargelyUnemployed]

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!

[@larryw866]

Can you please show us how to do the fifty bar?

[@LargelyUnemployed]

@@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.

[@larryw866]

@LargelyUnemployed not this one it's completely different from what it looks like and assembled in America just has China insides

[@larryw866]

@LargelyUnemployed after finding out how to take it apart, it the the easiest out of them all no pliers needed

[@ubaidkathiwala9445]

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

[@tutm4n]

Always great to see ''non-recyclables'' being recycled.

[@RedVRCC]

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.

[@LargelyUnemployed]

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.

[@larryw866]

@RedVRCC I was 2 packs a day an a off-stamp device lasted me 3 weeks

[@RedVRCC]

@@LargelyUnemployed yeah exactly. I never threw my disposables away and instead kept them all in a box, hoping to later find a way to responsibly dispose of them. Instead, however, I realized I can reclaim the lithium cells and use them for electronics projects (like Arduino) because I got interested in it quite a bit. In the end, I reclaimed over 30 batteries complete with their charging circuits. The vapes I had been using were Mr Vapor Lux Bars and the main housing is a thin metal thing with a plastic bottom cap and top mouthpiece which can be easily pried off with a pair of pliers. My friends give me their dead vapes now too and if I see them on the ground I'll pick them up which is a win-win. They aren't ending up in the trash or laying around on the ground and I get free batteries for my projects. I throw away the spent juice tank and collect the metal pieces like housings and coils to sell for scrap.

[@efdeepro6427]

For a starter what would you recommend

[@larryw866]

@@efdeepro6427 off-stamp is pretty good and fifty bar

[@TurkeyCreekGal]

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

[@LargelyUnemployed]

This is genius!

[@chinupkid1]

What brand do you use? I use geek bar

[@TurkeyCreekGal]

@@chinupkid1 I've used geek bar too, I just buy whatever flavor I think I'll like the best and what's cheaper.

[@flybynight1946]

I don't quite understand how you can fill it this way, the mouthpiece is attached to a straw that goes down through the sponge to the wicks at the bottom, but sealed from the sponge, so if you put juice down the straw, it wouldn't go in the sponge, wouldn't it just fill the straw and clog things up?

[@Dougiepuggie]

@@flybynight1946take the mouthpiece off and put ur syringe in the sponge, there ya go

[@russellperez4861]

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

[@Saplingbat]

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

[@LargelyUnemployed]

Agreed! It's pretty underdeveloped here too.

[@GEODUCK9]

ita called a vape mod. Duh.

[@newchangeunlisted_viewer5594]

Right to repair needs to be taught in schools

[@omartugy]

Maybe it's not refillable because the coil would also be gone.

[@BogdanOlteanu-profile]

these type of vapes shouldn't be sold. old school vapes are the best and easy to use without wasting a bunch of batteries and materials.

[@someblokenameddave]

Absolutely, these disposable vapes should be banned because they are so wasteful.

[@toustikcz640]

Yeah but then it suddenly becomes harder for kids to get their hands on them, and that’s bad for profit isn’t it

[@advaittikle2252]

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.

[@takshakambekar7004]

Hey! I'm facing issues with my IGET star. It's not charging (LED not lighting up). Do you have any idea about this issue? (This is my first vape)

[@gillyboyrg2]

There's alot easier way to charge these, the pressure sensor has a built in charge controller that even has a auto trickle charge function that will charge the cell at 45Ma if it detects voltage below 2.5v and has a 4.2v cutoff. One night I found 100 vapes in a pile dumped in a alley so now I've got 200+ vape cells and 100+ pressure switches ect, i use the cells to convert torches, remotes ect. I haven't been using the pressure chips but i hooked it up last night (blue = positive and black = negative) to a 5.2v 650mA phone adapter charger and i was pleasantly surprised as once the charge indicator led on pressure switched turned off the cell read 4.20v exactly, im glad I've kept so many i knew I'd find a use for them one day! I also got 250+ 1000mAh disposable powerbanks that use a old school Nokia phone battery, I've them for years use the boards as 2.5v-4.2v to 5v step dc-dc step ups mostly on devices that require 4x 1.5v ect, then last night i looked up the chip... found just one datasheet and it said that the chip infact had a charging function on pin 1 which was unused on the boards i have. So i soldered a wire to pin 1 that was to be positive, firstly with a 10uF capacitor that was in series as the datasheet said to do, i thought it was odd but tried it anyway and nothing happened so i removed the capacitor and it worked straight away! With 5.2v input it stopped dead on at 4.20v, it has a 4 stage battery indicator, It also allows charging and discharging at the same time! I removed the 2.2k resistor that was in the led circuit as it was very dim it's now 5 times brighter. It's sad how electronics that are this capable don't even use all the features they have and they're classed as disposable!

[@omega3fatass61]

bro that is awesome. you should upload some clips

[@Dan-kz9xu]

Guys, if you're gonna do this, don't do it with vapes that have already burnt coils as either way it will taste ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS. If after a couple recharges they start tasting burnt, just get a new one.

[@LargelyUnemployed]

Agreed, at that point just strip the battery. That said, even two or three reuses is a 200-300% extension of its planned lifespan. That adds up at scale 👀

[@Dan-kz9xu]

@@LargelyUnemployed 100% agree. Also stripping the battery will help the environment, by a lot.

[@RedVRCC]

Maybe consider using a box mod, it's almost always cheaper in the long run and easier to refill than this. This strategy is a great way to reuse these if you're already using them, but if you're going through the effort to refill these over and over you may want to consider a box mod since the main reason for these to exist seems to be convenience (at the cost of the environment). Basically this is a great way to reuse these if you already have them but once they're completely spent a box mod may be a better idea, saving you money and saving the environment from the lithium cells. If you're concerned about the much larger size of box mods, there are smaller ones ("pod mods") which still use conventional bottled juice and replaceable coils and aren't typically larger than the bigger disposables we see today like Lux Bars and Breeze Primes.

[@Brianbd]

Obviously. That's how it's worked with serviceable vapes for years. Why would non-servicable vapes be any different? You're refilling the liquid, not refurbishing a coil. So if you smoked it dry and fried the coil and wicking material, there's no going back.

[@Dan-kz9xu]

@@Brianbd Some people do not know how a vape works or what happens after the coil is burnt and think it can be fixed with just a refill, which can be seen in this comment section at least a couple of times...

[@RandomBogey]

Aside from maybe two I’ve lost, I’ve kept every disposable vape I’ve ever bought because I feel bad throwing them out, but I prefer not having to worry about dropping/breaking/losing them when they’re cheap disposables. I’ve even picked up ones I’ve found thrown out and salvage the battery if I can. The first few I bought (very similar to the first ones you opened) weren’t rechargeable, so I popped them open just out of curiosity and found they were still about half full of liquid, so I recharged the battery and got twice-ish the use out of every one. I’ve used a few batteries/charging circuits for dumb little projects here and there and even cut down a couple of the metal bodies and capped both ends with modified bottom pieces to make as a battery case of sorts, but I still have a (great smelling) Tupperware full of old disposable vapes I haven’t decided what to do with. 8:50 Charge them in a fireproof bag. Won’t stop the lithium fire, but it’ll contain it.

[@GEODUCK9]

Keep em. Tesla will soon be buying lithium for millions per ton 😂

[@anetkasbzk98]

@@RandomBogey Hi, one dude makes electric bikes using them vape batteries..

[@ReidAnderson-sx2mg]

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!

[@johnqdoe]

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-.

[@reezlaw]

Pods are the same size and some look very similar to disposables, why not use those instead?

[@amandaclbn8324]

This is honestly the best motivation for me to quit vaping,the fact that im even considering fiddling with batteries and electricity (something that can be dangerous and i have zero knowledge about) just to save money and sustain an addiction shows my desperation and thankfully snapped me out of it lol, so thank you. Also great to know that ive wasted thousands of rands in the last year when i couldve just reused my vapes

[@moistmalarkey1067]

How's your quitting going?

[@thehuntressdanni2972]

I'm always sketched out about what results I'll get when I search videos like this. But DAMN! You are likely THE BEST case scenario of this type of video and content! You are a DREAM for safety!! Thank you for promoting as much safety, and for showing what TO DO and what NOT to do.

[@myleerose31866]

I used to think it safe til yesterday. My brother refilled Kang Vape tc8000 and all was well. He plugged it in to charge and went out to mow. While out in the back mowing, he didnt see the fire that started in his room. A neighbor down the road saw the smoke. That fire consumed the house and killed 2 cats...last night. We have been refilling this style vape for a long time. My son in law passes his empties to us every week. We live in the country and it took over an hour for the fire trucks to arrive, and it was to late. It consumed the house and his workshop and garage so fast. Be careful...this can be dangerous! He lost everything trying to save money by refilling.

[@darwinismyneighbor]

So sorry to hear this, poor kitties.

[@LargelyUnemployed]

I'm so, so sorry for your brother's loss. I'm not sure what I'd do if I lost my cats like that. Lithium batteries are insanely dangerous, which makes it all the more insane how many of them we just dump into our environment.

[@steven.h0629]

I read a comment last night re: Lithium battery powered lawn equipment not suggesting but demanding all that battery charging and battery storage gets moved into the house where its a bit cooler, 'cause the battery might last longer : YIKES! and good folks were loving it 😞

[@myleerose31866]

Thanks for the kind comments...be aware that house insurance may not cover a fire like this. They cant even rebuild...at 85 you dont go out and take out a loan. I know people are now charging them outside, setting on the stove top and even on a cookie sheet in the oven. I cant overstate the caution needed when doing this. We tried a gofundme for them, but a long with no insurance money, and raising a whole $940.00 this happening is no joke and can change your life in ways you cant begin to comprehend. Its not like you can sue a company like that, you cant prove it was their battery and because you opened it and refilled it, it is not their fault

[@unlockeduk]

i never leave anything unattended while charging

[@thesenate5291]

This is by far one of the videos of all time

[@TheSumire]

This is one of the videos I have ever seen

[@LargelyUnemployed]

It can certainly be said to exist

[@Masculist76]

I didn't think it was very much at all

[@chrismoltasanti]

It was Def a video !

[@JTG313]

😂😂😂😂​@@LargelyUnemployed

[@ChayaPaketik]

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.

[@LargelyUnemployed]

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.

[@Animal-Reaction-Clips]

You evil

[@LargelyUnemployed]

Who is?

[@Animal-Reaction-Clips]

@LargelyUnemployed chaya is evil, he wants to see people die, instead of being neutral in the war

[@Animal-Reaction-Clips]

@@LargelyUnemployed BTW good vide0

[@1-eye-willy]

this only loosly related, but when my THC carts are almost empty, i open them up with plyers and put nicotine salt vape juice in them and can get two or three tanks out of them before the THC is compleatly deluded. and if a cart burns out before its empty, i open them up and use a hair dryer to empty the THC oil into a spoon, to pour into a fresh cart by heating the botom of the spoon with a torch lighter so that it flows easier into the cart. hopefully this info will be useful to a frugal stoner out there

[@PepeTheJonkler]

Rebuildable RDA/RDTA is the way to go. People need to get back to that. Making coils and wicks on your own saves an astronomical amount of money. There's a fair bit of up-front cost (kanthal, cotton, batteries, battery charging bay, liquid, device), but the long-term savings and ease of access to other flavors with just a minor bit of maintenance can make them a far better option. Ohm calculators that accept kanthal gauge resistances do exist and can effectively do the brainwork for you to make life easier. I always used 24ga wire, dual-parallel coils with 5-7 wraps. Phenomenally-simple build with great performance. Wicks burnt? Womp-womp, just rewick it after dry-heating the wires and zip it under the sink water for a second without holding the power to clean the wires. Reduce, reuse, recycle ♻️ Stop creating needless e-waste which prevents an existing market from expanding to take its rightful place. Rebuildable kits should be sold in place of this stuff. It becomes a hobby at that point which can lead to healthier hobbies (soldering, electronics repair, etc). Literally how I ended up building and repairing computers.

[@KHRONOS2232]

Thank you, not going to use it, but you're a champ. i love the fact you edit and not do 2nd take on the mistakes done. You made sure the user will be safe 100% when doing it himself.

[@Raptorx911]

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.

[@LargelyUnemployed]

Thanks! And I'd suggest the same. The best way to reduce waste is to never create it.

[@RamonaRamrattan]

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

[@damoOM3N]

Run​@@RamonaRamrattan

[@luisg.2457]

Batteries less than 1000mAh should be charged below 1A provided by the tp4056. There is a very easy modification (and widely documented on YT), changing a resistor in the tp4056 that will allow you to charge them more slowly and safely.

[@PsyberDude69]

You can use the bottom of a Vuse Go 3000 Max to charge batteries - just attach crocodile clips to the wires and it becomes a charger without having to buy the circuit board to charge batteries. It takes a bit of effort to dislodge the bottom of the 3000, but it can be refilled and reused as these other disposables. Carefully remove the bottom, then the top mouthpiece and slide the bottom through the body to remove the entire part from the metal casing. Carefully slide off the metal ring around the coil part, slide off the coil and refill with liquid. Reverse process to assemble.

[@davidng8870]

Some really disgusting practices these days. Everyone above the age of 40 knows how things back in the day would just last a decade or more whereas even premium products these days seem almost calculated to break after 2 years, just on the border of a ‘reasonable’ timeframe to forestall any statutory warranty claims. Now they make products as ‘disposable’ when they don’t need to be for the same reason, to force people to pay more. Australian government has banned the sale of vaping machines and juice outside of chemists. No prizes for guessing which types they will be stocking. Meanwhile cigarettes remain available at supermarkets, grocery stores, petrol stations, bar vending machines, etc. The whole thing just smells rotten

[@rodolfohernandez772]

Very useful info video on how to refurbish a disposable vape!!

[@NexusBladeGaming]

"Filter to catch uncombusted juice" "Don't overfill or the juice won't burn properly" If theres anything burning or combusting in a VAPORIZER, you have a serious problem on your hands.

[@LargelyUnemployed]

What would be a better verb? Vaporised? Atomised?

[@franzwal3834]

I dont smoke these but i do collect them and turn them into rechargeable lights, helped me and other so much during loadshedding

[@LargelyUnemployed]

Fantastic way to reuse the batteries. Well done!

[@andymouse]

Great video, I do this too but didn't realize there is a market for them on ebay....cheers.

[@hearts4zaza]

omg acc? who

[@finger351]

The charging module you used is a tp4056 just in case people need one. I used the board out of a power bank to charge a disposable vape, filled it while it was in bits and now it works like new.

[@LargelyUnemployed]

That's the one! There should be a link to the board in the description.

[@finger351]

@@LargelyUnemployed I didn't think to look in the description, I have 10 modules on my desk but that means going all the way upstairs...the power bank was to hand.

[@LitCast]

i do this with distillate vapes sometimes, you can usually pry the top off and remove a rubber grommet, then refill about 2-3 times (though distillate is alot thicker than vape juice, the concept applies the same)

[@spartan456]

Here from your space engineers suit only series. My biggest complaint with these types of vapes is for about 2.5x as much money, you can just buy a refillable pod vape which is also rechargeable in an identical form factor. Uwell for example makes a few different versions of these style of vapes, and the refillable pods can last anywhere from several weeks to possibly a month or more (just depends on how often you use it). Last I checked an Elfbar or equivalent disposable vape is about $20, a Uwell Caliburn (with a 4x pack of pods and some liquid) would probably cost somewhere in the ballpark of $60. It is a higher up front cost but you're getting a device that is re-usable and refillable with whatever liquid you want for a much longer period of time compared to a disposable system. A disposable vape might last anywhere from 2 weeks to 1 month. I can usually get about a month of mileage out of refillable pods before I start to notice the wick is beginning to break down. A pack of 4 pods is already giving you 4 months of use, lol. From a "cost per month" analysis, the refillable ones are significantly cheaper, but again, higher upfront cost. The only real downside to the refillable pod systems is you are still producing some amount of waste. When the wick in the pod gets too burnt, you gotta bin the pod but that's way better than throwing away an entire device with a battery in it. You may be able to tear the pod down and re-wick it, but at that point, you may as well just get a pod system which is designed to be rebuilt. Been awhile since I was last messing with any vape stuff, but the Smoant Pasito was a rebuildable pod vape I used for quite a long time. You can build your own coils for the atomizer so it is as waste-minimal as possible. More often than not, the atomizers just need the wick replaced. Very rarely is the coil itself a problem, but over time they do get "burnt". However it is not actually burnt, it is just oxidation/corrosion build up and they can be cleaned! Even the coils you made could just be cleaned up and re-used instead of outright replaced. I gave that away to my stepbrother when I started cutting down on vaping. I commend you for going through the effort to tear these disposable things down and showing people how to properly refurbish them for use again. I completely understand that in many parts of the world, the vapes purpose-built for re-usability are nowhere near as easily accessible. For the very brief time I tried using some of these systems, I had considered trying to recharge them/refill them myself, but I figured it would make more sense to just not support the business of disposable vapes whatsoever and switch to something that was meant to be refilled and recharged. I really think some serious legislation needs to be put in place on those kinds of products though. The e-waste is astronomical.

[@craseder]

Drone Guy Here.Not sure if it's been mentioned but you can use a higher-draw load to drain the batteries faster. I use a car headlamp and put it on the back patio. Most of my packs are dead overnight

[@convid1941]

In Australia all vapes have been banned regardless of nicotine content or not....Yet you can buy cigarettes on every street corner.

[@bobrobertsNotUrBob]

Australia still the prison guard country hard at work, Australia government are horrendous beings... watch any honest government ad video

[@KallePihlajasaari]

Vested interests decide on the laws in a country. Almost nothing to do with safety or health. The recent scam with the pokes is a prime example of what gets done fraudulently that is not safe nor effective.

[@sebastianb5036]

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.

[@joewhitlock9996]

Rock climbing is both challenging, and relaxing. The sense of accomplishment after so much effort is invigorating. Tools and equipment are important, but knowledge is the key. Please don't respond to this comment. I haven't been rock climbing in years. But like many old memories of youth, it's something I do miss doing. On with the show.

[@callumbillington8395]

What's your profile pic?

[@KIP-lh1ln]

The biggest issue is the coil burning out. Either a new mesh coil or modding the reservoir. I previously built a vape out of an Altoids can with a juul pod. If only disposables were more rebuildable with coils.

[@notoioudmanboy]

love the name. Came back to run up the view time, taken apart probably 10 of these for the batteries. Way way cheaper than buying them.

[@winterlovere]

A few things to be careful. Make sure your liquid doesn't go into the pipe, It'll leak into the coil and cause short circuit. Second, don't overfill the cotton it may leak into the draw sensor. Most cottons I've tested can take around 8-10ml eliquid but small vapes like these in the video don't do more than 3 or 4ml. And make sure your liquid is 50vg 50pg salt liquid. These devices have high ohm coils and you will feel higher vg liquids are harder to evaporate for disposables. Also consider to buy an actual pod vape they're much more convenient to refill and use in the long term.

[@Alan-bn6ii]

nice to see video on you tube. i have been refilling my non refillable for around 2 years now. very easy to do. plus i have a 4 bay 18650 battery charger or i use the charger out of drone battery pack that you can plug into usb device. simple easy. all i did was convert 18650 battery charger to fit the smaller battery or print out a holder using 3d printer and have that base.

[@BTW...]

If you are so smart why are you using them?

[@HagenKW]

Excellent video!!! No messing around, get straight to what it's about - Thanks! From another SA'n

[@0degreesag]

when my boss told me that giant ass box he was hitting get thrown out when done, i was dumbfounded

[@MartinAston00]

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 ! ✌️

[@kenibnanak5554]

In the US many (most) disposable vapes have been re-designed to have a USB (type C) charging circuit. However many new designs also include a chip that counts the seconds of your puff (usually in 0.1 second intervals) with an instruction to turn off the heating coil once the design tolerance has been reached. In practical terms, if your vape was sold with a promise it would be good for 4,000 puffs the counter ensures that you won't get 5,000 (and it will usually turn the heat circuit off at 4250. They usually assume your puff will be about a second and a half. Some will temporarily turn off the heater at about 7 or 8 seconds as a safety feature. The puff count is usually held in DRAM (ASCII) on the main chip. At least one person has put up a post about resetting his to zero using a forensic computer technology. However, that method is beyond the capability of many people. It may be possible to zero the counter with a jumper, but there are many different chips used by different vape makers. The end result is that while you can disassemble many of the models, you can refill many of them, but good luck getting the heating coil to heat and produce steam once the maximum allowable puff time is reached.

[@danjustice1751]

For those with 3d printers, there are some quite good designs around for helping with these kind of things :)

[@mattmata2867]

Linkee?

[@Kai...999]

I got Fusion 360, I'll make anybody a model of they give me the engineering drawing. I'll do it for a happy meal.

[@em0_tion]

A Jimmy opening tool is very useful in opening any vape without leaving scratch-marks. 😉 I just squeeze the wet filter out coupla times in a single piece of TP to get the juice out instantly. 👌

[@steveneveritt4871]

If you pull out the mouth piece and push the entire assembly out through the bottom, you don't have to disturb the vape coil from its seating, just remove the juice cap and refill, they don't always work right after pulling it out of the wicking sponge.

[@thomasjensen3226]

Thanks man, this is great! I appreciate the detail and also not showing how to not solder lol! Keep up the good work

[@jshm2]

You should always look down the metal coil every "recharge and refill" as well. The vape juice caramelises and deposits in the coil. Obviously you cannot replace the metal coil in these. If it's "black" then you will need to clean it with rubbing alcohol.

[@whoknows8225]

I am doing this as well, what i do is just pull the sponge out, dip it in the liquid, wait a bit, and put it back in... saves alot of time.

[@jonwayne70]

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.

[@LargelyUnemployed]

Great way to upcycle the materials!

[@AhmadAltibi]

Very good work!! Well done 👍

[@samsaverino8159]

I like using the rechargeable ones to replace batteries in tv remotes to make them rechargeable

[@LargelyUnemployed]

Genius!

[@GRAN_EME]

where i live they sell "disposeable" vapers dat actually carry a charging circuit, but u cannot open em whitout forcing em to recharge liquid, very practical

[@BlackDeej]

Great video. Anything that means we waste less stuff (moving away from the throwaway culture idea) is awesome. So simple really, thanks a lot for your time & effort here

[@RussellHank-t3t]

I took one apart just before searching for a video like yours. I'm not interested in reusing the vape. I just wanted the charging circuit for some cells I have lying around from DeWalt batteries that my company disposed of for dirty contacts. I'll build a bunch of rechargeable packs for Motorola radios and charge the batteries through a 3.5mm audio jack if I deem it a safe method of separating the series connection and creating a parallel one. Off to seek more information.

[@bramvandenbroeck5060]

I'm going to tell a lil story: I own the first gen iPod Nano, i got it for free! Now, this person said that this ipod hasn't been charged in years, so, i putted it to charge and the battery got swollen, i punctured the battery with a needle, let the gas out, all in quite quick succession, i put my finger over the hole, and i putted sometape over it! This battery has been in the ipod for over 4 years, happily powering the device for a descend amount of time, it was only in the last few months that the ipod died quite fast, i finally got around and replaced it. I also punctured 2 other batteries of my vintage samsung dumb phones, and they still work as well! If you know what you do, you can save even swollen batteries ;)

[@blackmoon9511]

That's stupidly dangerous and I'm pretty sure it raises the risk of a fire hazard

[@bramvandenbroeck5060]

@@blackmoon9511 Well, that is what they want you to believe, did you know that, if you bought a microwave for example in the 70's and 80's, they used to give you the schematics for that device, all the part numbers were written down so you can order that part; but nowadays? The ipod worked for years and years, i did another couple cells and no issues to report, no fire to speak off. Louis Rossmann did a great video about lithium ion cells, maby you should go look it up?

[@justaguy2857]

Gonna try this with the lost mary i got that just ran out, i hate throwing then out constantly

[@sergeantcrow]

If you use box mod with 18650 get your spare batteries by buying 2A hr or 4A hr cordless power tool power packs from Aldi / Lidl and strip out the cells.... The last pack I stripped were Samsung... and all still work years later.. Works out a lot cheaper. 1/3 approx.

[@zizmares]

I use a nitecore battery charger, it barely fits but it works. Doesn't overcharge either. I also don't bother with the tape, never any issues

[@morgantrias3103]

I remember lithium batteries being an expensive technology and obviously now they are ubiquitous and more affordable, but why on earth are they used to manufacture disposable devices that under normal operation will never be recharged even once? It's infuriating from an e-waste perspective. But perhaps I'm simply ignorant of the environmental hazards of alkaline batteries... since I expect those would not be disposed of properly either.

[@KallePihlajasaari]

I think the short answer is cost. How the numbers get there seems crazy to me. It may be something as simple as being able to draw more current from a physically smaller Li-Ion or Li-Po cell than a pair of alkaline cells when driving a heater, the rechargeable nature may be a nuisance to the manufacturer but still cheaper.

[@morgantrias3103]

@@KallePihlajasaari I suspect it's partly to cut electrical engineering rnd by staying as close as possible to existing (rechargeable) products and use components which are extremely common due to the consumer preference for rechargeable things over putting in new alkaline batteries.

[@NearEDGE]

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.

[@LargelyUnemployed]

This assumes your country has a functional recycling chain

[@cass_dirtywordz]

hey thanks man. i actually did one up here in Canada the day, blind, not even knowing whats what, and all i did wrong was overfill it a bit. the battery was find though but 0 juice. but seeing this more properly will definitely help for next time. cheers!

[@91Bookman]

I didn't think it would work. Although for me it did get a little heated nothing major. I so surprised that it worked. Got to be real careful not to break it but works wonders

[@greenlover4522]

Great project. But those who are so lazy to not buy the rechargeable vapes they definitely won't do this.

[@Smokey957]

Great to see another South African KZbinr making a difference! Dankie boet!

[@AlexGamingConsole]

I don't get it

[@sioux22]

I think i opened my smok novo by crushing it around the seam and then pulling it out. I'm now working on a modification where after the vape dies it gets gutted, then a slit is cut near the bottom of the casing, exposing the wiring and battery terminals. I then add in a 4 pin jis connector to the guts that allows me to to connect the vape to a usb lithium cell charger board. The heater and juice compartment has a window cut in it, sealed with sticky tape and is then carefully super-glued to the bottom electronics compartment, affixing it semi-permanently. The battery can be recharged, the juice refilled, and when the heater burns up i just solder in a new one from a new vape It's a temporary measure. My regular vape died and i don't have money for a new one yet

[@LargelyUnemployed]

That's an excellent approach. Just be careful with the soldering. Heating the battery up repeatedly can damage it as I'm sure you know. You'd be amazed how much heat transfers down if you're not quick

[@HenrikEbert]

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.

[@LargelyUnemployed]

We go through tens of thousands of the things a day in SA alone. The potential waste they produce is terrifying.

[@HenrikEbert]

@@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.

[@carenemslie8392]

Thank you so much, I have. Square LAMI vape with a rechargeable battery c type, I've opened it and want to know if I can refill the sponge with the activator inside, not sure if I can post pics here... Btw, opened it thanks to your instructions and I'm also a Safa but living in Thailand

[@Raczoon]

Terrible for humans, AND the environment! Tobacco companies never stop being awful. Thanks for this video.

[@blackmoon9511]

Discharging lithium batteries below their minimum voltage makes them more likely to grow dendrites that puncture the cell membrane, causing a short and a fire. Do not try to discharge any not-so-good looking battery to 0v before disposing, JUST take it to a hazardous disposal center or battery recycler (and maybe keep it in a bucket of sand)

[@darkshaman7087]

Don’t use them is the best thing to do, there is many cases of people having lung conditions after using them and one case a doorman while at work was vaping away and only now have one lung working the crap they put in them are so dangerous they should be banned but there we are if people wants to vape that ain’t my business

[@hasan_tashfeen]

If you give a person weed but nothing to smoke it from suddenly they become engineers

[@someone2love373]

Guys BE CAREFUL when refilling your disposables as at one point, the cotton wick housed within the heating element will start to burn, either juiced or not. You DON'T WANT to vape on a burnt coil so, when that inevitably happens, make sure to change the wick or buy a NON DISPOSABLE please They are not that expensive and they are far less of a hassle

[@f_lawless7689]

Cheers from Cape Town. Great video, very informative.

[@MarioFixes]

Hello mate, what is the background music? It doesn't match the one in the description. Thank you

[@nuescht79]

Question: are the batteries basically rechargeable?

[@coondogtheman]

I'm more interested in harvesting the batteries for projects. Some of these vapes have full charging and you can use that for a project like a light or something.

[@Legalthccartstore0]

*Clouds of Flavor, Vapes of Choice*

[@angelo8424]

I've been refilling KadoBars for awhile- It's similar to your Elfbar. A pair of pliers (Channel locks work best) will pop the top right off, once you break the seal.

[@XceptionalBro]

Seeing this vídeo in my TL months after discovering this channel from Space Engineers is WILD

[@UltimatelyEverything]

As someone who vapes heavily daily this is video is extremely useful but the model and brand i buy is completely different to these ones. I buy Hayati Pro Ultra vapes you can recharge them as many times as you want they never really die they just get that burnt taste when they're at the end of their life.

[@harpreet684]

Thanks for the video. However,going by personal experience, opening and refilling the disp vapes is the easier part. But the unresolved part i guess is the juices - since a refilled disp vape just does not yield the same throat hit. Its like bland,airy and unsatiating dry hit. To my mind,its about the specific juice densities or solvents they use that produce the particular happy throat hits that these devices give.

[@alucardtepes4420]

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!

[@Aitch26]

it's been a while since i quit vaping, but i feel like disposal vapes are more for convenience than anything else. If you have the time to do this, then you may as well just build your own coils and get a mod and atomizer. If you want to save even more and have the time, then just make your own juice too. Juice makers all use the same concentrate brands so it's not like your juices will be that sub par. Just follow diy or die for help and recipes

[@commentnoises5751]

Does’nt the coil go bad?

[@jaylo912]

I may be a bit late to the party, but am saving all the used vapes I can, hopefully will make some power banks from the batteries. Seems such a waste to just throw. Same as all the 18650s hidden away in old laptop battery packs. Hidden gems of power.

[@RSB_Frank]

use a blunt tip needle to refill the foam works 100% perfect

[@hotrodhunk7389]

I have an elf bar knock off and it wasn't too much trouble to open the top. Does Mark the plastic but just stay away from the mouthpiece? I imagine you could use a cloth between the pliers and the plastic to prevent marine?

[@iwrotethatdown1608]

But how do I keep hitting a chargable vape that stops hitting for good once it SAYS there’s no more juice, even if it’s fully charged? Such as SVL sense triple berry?

[@LargelyUnemployed]

I don't know that model specifically, but it sounds like the manufacturer has added that feature to prevent you from refurbishing it.

[@KallePihlajasaari]

Not being a user myself I have opened a few that I have picked up on the sidewalk. While reading about people converting them to LED torches someone wrote that the juice counter can be reset by disconnecting the battery from the little circuit board. Not sure if this will work in all the devices but it kind of makes sense that the units would start at FULL when assembled and run down after a selected number of puffs.

[@nikolozgilles]

I dislike vaping/smoking. But this is pretty cool to watch

[@MayTomney]

good for you

[@alnath82]

Many thanks for the great video and explanation for the different kinds of "disposable" vapes! I like to repair or reuse every kind of electrical device if I'm able to do so. Save the environment to keep it for the generations to come after us. It's sad enough to see what we've been doing to our planet so far 🌍💚

[@chaosgirleva]

I was searching for project ideas to use the batteries for and was very surprised to find you (ive been subbed for awhile now for gaming content)

[@LargelyUnemployed]

The success of this jank video is as surprising to me as anyone hahaha

[@Schiffon]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️

[@6AlphaMikeCharlie9]

Use a think juice as well if it's to thin it'll more than likely leak out.

[@manq3727]

I smoke disposables to avoid having to fiddle with liquids, stripping and assembling these things.. But Kudos to people with the time, money and resources for this. Seems abit unsafe for a bunch of novices to take on tho

[@UpcomingJedi]

They should charge you a $15 core charge if you dont exchange one to keep people from polluting the landfill with old worn out burnt tasting vapes with a perfectly good battery.

[@amelialalllalala3914]

Like Germany with the pfand system

[@ModModRc]

Pg/vg ratio filling with a max vg thickness will clog these up. High vg is for Sub ohm vaping big clouds. Personally id say 60/40 or even thinner would be best

[@adingichhangte9122]

Bro please fix track koko pod

[@ArleneLauvao-br8fe]

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.

[@kosumthin572]

FYI, my girlfriend tried to inhale the 'vibe' I bought for her, and ended up chipping her teeth. Brutal

[@apollo7557]

I’ve been doing this for years… I’d make sure the sensor, little metal thing is getting proper airflow. Make sure it’s seated, and everything is sealed just how it was new. If not, the sensor will not activate. Especially more complex ones, eg RAZ are really funny about airflow

[@shiveshr1311]

do you have to replace the sponge where you put the liquid