What do you think of this DIY 100w box mod kit

I'm getting this kit off of eBay and it seems pretty legit this will be my first box mod build Does any one have any opinions about parts or the chip he uses or any advice would be greatly appreciated
Thanks

Hi All modders I have a Great deal on a 100 Watt box mod kit with a lot of features, Fat Daddy 510 connector w/ 22mm washer, Reverse battery protection, volt meter, charging board, magnets for the cover, choice of Hi quality stainless steel switch or nickle plated dome horn button, over load protection,a graduated voltage adjust and a charging board. No matter how many of the extras you use you'll have a great 100 watt OKL box mod that will be worth $150-$200. This kit includes a pictorial and schematic lay out and a Hammond 1590B box.
This is a fun kit to build, Vaps like nothing I have ever used, it has so much power, has all the latest features, and is Au-sume to look at.

PARTS LIST
Choice of 16mm stainless steel switch or nickle plated dome horn button
Die cast aluminum box Hammond 1590B
OKL2-T/20-W12N2-C 20A 100 watt chip
Fat Daddy 510 with 22mm locking washer
keystone 1049 battery sled
For reverse battery protection P channel MOSFET RED LED 220 ohm 1/4 watt resister
2- 22 ufd capacitors
2- 9 Amp reset-able fuses
4- 1/4" X 1/8" magnets
1K through hole trim pot with graduated dial
20k 1/4 w resistor
1.43k 1/4 w resistor
N channel FET
1K 1/4 w resistor
5.6 volt zener diode
.28" red led 2.5 - 30 volt 3 digit volt meter and 3 position DPDT switch
Board TP4056 lithium charge management chip - optional
16 gauge red & black wire
26 gauge black & yellow wire for control circuit
heat shrink tubing

I didnt stop and look everything up, but you are probly paying an extra $30-40 over what the parts would cost you. That being said the couple times I have looked at parts I always end up having to order from 4-5 places to get all the parts. That is if you can find them instock also. I would say its not a bad price for the kit and saves you the hassle of trying to find everything.

A Sigelei 100 watt box is under 90 bucks. I don't know what this one is selling for, but I hope you are not giving more than that for a kit.

I suppose the parts are ok, but I don't see how the seller values this box at 150-200 bucks.

What is the cost for the kit?

UncleRJ said:

What is the cost for the kit?

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strange.. doesnt look like it let me post the link?

it says 80 bucks..

this looks like the kit he is looking at..

.ebay.com/itm/BOX-MOD-KIT-OKL-100-WATT-CHIP-VOLT-METER-MOSFET-REV-BAT-PROTECTION-HAMMOND-/131370851880?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item1e96501e28

90 bucks for the kit and yeah I know that a Sigelei box is about $100 but I like building stuff.

It's cool people like building their box. Soon enough, I'm gonna give it a go building a few unregulated boxes for myself. I have all the tools I need and a nice place to build.

It just gets my goat that people charge that kind of money for something like that, when a good quality box readily built costs that much. It should be a little cheaper, IMO.

I love to mess with stuff and build things.. but if I can get a proven design for $10 more.. I am personally just going to spend the $10.. so to answer the question.. no it does not really sound like a good deal..

The Sigelei 100w Plus can be found for 79 and looks much better than the regular sigelei 100, and is quite a bit smaller than the Hammond box.
If you do build youre gonna want at least some soldering experience or its gonna turn out pretty rough

I definitely have the experience plus tools and knowledge to build it

710HookahPro said:

I definitely have the experience plus tools and knowledge to build it

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Cool!
Bet this will be fun for you then.

The amount of time and effort you'll save not having to do all the planning and part sourcing is worth part of the cost. Go for it.

i actually did get one of these.
getting the kit isnt about saving money over buying another mod, like the sigelei 100 watter.
(speaking of which,the sigelei raptor mod isnt a raptor mod. it uses a sx chip)
its all about the adventure. its about having something at the end to say 'i did that'.

or you could buy this.
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1/10011526/2021906-beast-box-style-mechanical-mod

pony said:

i actually did get one of these.
getting the kit isnt about saving money over buying another mod, like the sigelei 100 watter.
(speaking of which,the sigelei raptor mod isnt a raptor mod. it uses a sx chip)
its all about the adventure. its about having something at the end to say 'i did that'.

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And then you have direct control over the quality of the build and end up with an intimate knowledge of the device and certainly the ability to maintain and repair it. That's even better than buying a less durable and mostly unserviceable device at a higher cost. Why wouldn't you? Take your time, do it right and show us pics when you're done please. Good luck.

i started my build adventure today...... either my soldering skills have suffered greatly or my soldering iron sucks.

pony said:

i started my build adventure today...... either my soldering skills have suffered greatly or my soldering iron sucks.

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You using thin solder and some kind of flux? Solder seems to flow and bond poorly for me unless I use flux. You tinning leads beforehand? Hope you get it sorted.

im thinking its a combination of me and the soldering iron. theiron has some kind of build up on the tip and its just not heating right

PunisherMods said:

Lol u can get all these parts from digi key for 35.00 I build mods don't buy of eBay they rip u of join box modders on facebook and learn how to mod

facebook.com/punishermods

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done that. i bought the set up off ebay just because i was lazy and didnt want to go shopping. the box is on hold ill i get my new soldering iron, should get here around next wednsday.never under estimate the willingnes of the lazy to pay too much for something just because it was easier that way.

Was gonna say, buy a 958 iron on ebay for $30. Great irons for the money.
I use a Hakko FM-202 and JBC now which are a DREAM, but still use my Chinese 958 on occasion.

Ok firstly, buying kits - I do get it. But I don't think you learn half as much as you would trawling forum, YouTube videos, discussions on electronic etc to learn from the bottom up and seeking out the parts yourself. That's when you have full control over what you have instead of having the guage of wires selected for you or the correct switch amperage. If you wanna just have a bit of fun then yes maybe. But there's a whole lot you miss out on. We learn by our mistakes more than a box full of answers

Switch amperage is moot in this case since its a regulated mod, and it uses a pull down (or pull up) resistor depending if its a positive or negative logic board. But yes over all I agree it is better and more fun (imo) to source it all yourself, but for some people they just want the convenience, and as long as they understand all the parts the kit includes and are happy with the selections its fine.

I see your point, however using better quality wires and sourcing a specific switch are easy enough. All the other major components in the kit seem to be what I would want already. Some of us have no desire to design complex circuits. We just want to use quality components and control the quality of the build. Somebody else can design the circuitry. I'm not trying to teach myself to become an electronics engineer. I just want a solid box I can build and repair with familiar, quality parts.

Thing is, once you've built one you wanna build another. You kinda get the bug. And start seeing ways to improve designs. It's a very satisfying experience

Hobby Kid said:

Thing is, once you've built one you wanna build another. You kinda get the bug. And start seeing ways to improve designs. It's a very satisfying experience

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I could definately see that happening. It'll probably happen to me. I'm just not willing to start at step one for my first regulated build. I'd rather start at step five, get one together and then start the 'make it better' phase. Remember the 3M commercials that said "We don't make the things you use, we make the things you use better"? Yeah, that's me. Starting from scratch with purely mechanical things appeals to me. Starting from scratch when slightly complex circuits are involved is beyond the range of my patience. That's one of the reasons I like this hobby. You can choose the level of involvement you take it to. Some want to do it all while I choose to skip certain parts. I'm skipping certain parts of circuit design.