bornach, 1 year ago

@bornach
Didn't see any #VapePens over Easter vacation then suddenly found 7 in the last few days. Is it because their users (kids and parents) have returned from holidays? Or is it coincidental? - the council has just cut the grass where some of these might have been hiding.

#vape #eCigarette #litter #BatteryHarvesting

bornach, 1 year ago

Look at how small the #lithiumPolymer battery is in relation to the size of the disposable #VapePen
1.48Wh (400mAh 3.7V)

Might be useful should I need to replace another battery in some wireless device, assuming I can recharge it - voltage is reading very low 1.2V

#eCigarette #litter #BatteryHarvesting #Vape

bornach, 11 months ago

Found all these disposable #Vape devices by just walking into town and back today. Passed by a few that were little more than shattered remains in the road. Even the run overs might still have salvageable electronics -- the pressure sensor can be repurposed as a capacitive touch switch

At this rate I'll easily exceed the number I found last year.
#eCigarette #VapePen #litter #BatteryHarvesting #LithiumPolymer

bornach, 11 months ago

Vapers on Reddit noticed the blatant #shrinkflation in Elfbar #vapePens and Lost Mary disposable #vapes months ago

I wonder if this why I have been finding more discarded Crystal brands than Elfbars recently

#lithiumPolymer #batteryHarvesting

Image from Reddit post comparing inner components of old and new Elfbar 600 vape pens Battery and tank are noticeably smaller
Image from Reddit post comparing components inside two Lost Mary disposable vape devices. Tank and battery are both noticeably smaller Caption: "For anyone wondering why lost Mary's are dying so quick heres what the batteries are now"
Image from Reddit compares components of two Lost Mary vape devices One has much smaller reservoir and battery than the other

bornach, 10 months ago

Lipoly battery in this crushed Packman branded vape device was fully charged when I found it in a carpark last night

There is a USB-C port for recharging. The atomizer tank was already missing so cannot tell if it was intended to be refillable. Judging from the vape brand's website it was probably disposable
https://packmanbrand.com/

#vape #vapepen #litter #batteryHarvesting #ecigarette

bornach, 10 months ago

Haven't seen a single-use #vape device in this form factor before. Found discarded in the grass along the side of a public footpath

Internal #LithiumPolymer battery is rechargeable via USB-C but the tank is not refillable. Still has a voltage of 3.7V
I wonder how many times it was recharged before becoming street #litter

#batteryHarvesting #eCigarette