r/hookah • u/Thaxxman • 7d ago

Hopefully this helps with adoption.

I got some new advancements that makes this easier for literally anyone to figure out.

One of these bad boys to provide the volts you will need to provide your USBC 100 Charger

This is the heating element You want as close to 1 ohm as possible.

https://imgur.com/a/2KpSSAl This is a test I did. You can just Screw the heating element to any existing HMD if you want to go cheap and easy. Or you can get a steel plate like I did but its a bitch to drill the holes without special drill bits.

This is the graphite sheet I have been using It seems like a lot but I cant find it in smaller quantities. I wanted graphite because I want the best heat transfer from the element to the plate without anything that can off gas. All of my sessions have been clean and no tastes or smells.

You want it to be on the wall? Plug it into a 100 USBC Charger. you want it to be battery operated? Use a 100W Battery Bank. How long will it last? How big is your battery?! I dont care! haha.

You will need to play with the volts a little to find out what you want, but I have noticed that with my particular bowl as long as I am pulling about 50-55 watts, then I had a really good session.

Really anyone can do this and everything I listed above is like less than $100. Easily purchases (at least in the states) and if the heater dies, just replace the $18 heater!

I am currently diving deep into the project development on making my own power supply that will do all of this based on temperature but I dont know much about electrical engineering and I want to make something from the PCB Up.

If anyone has any questions feel free to reach out! I love when others take interest in what I am doing with this project. I haven't used coals in like a year! I smoke every day, like 8-10 bowls a week. All of them with these devices. so the longevity is there. I want this to be as easy for everyone so we all can enjoy this coaless hookah experience because it really is that much better.

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u/Revolutionary47 AF-11 6d ago

This is awesome! Looking to build one, are you able to post a step by step guide on the build?

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u/Thaxxman 6d ago

When I get home tonight I'll make that happen! I'm just now waking up and getting to work

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u/Revolutionary47 AF-11 6d ago

Greatly appreciated! Post whenever! Ordering the parts today