1 Scavenging rechargeable lithium cells from the roadside
Linked when disposable vapes come up, as a Big Clive look at salvaging usable lithium cells from discarded devices.
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lithium cells
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2 Turning Disposable Vapes into a Fast Charge Power Bank
Chris Doel builds a power bank from cells salvaged out of disposable vapes, a popular answer when people ask whether such batteries can be given a second life.
3 Free lithium cells from discarded vapour devices. (And total teardown of one.)
A Big Clive teardown of disposable vapes, used to show how they work inside, including the simple sensor that triggers them and the salvageable battery.
4 DIY 3.3 V Power Bank from Reused Lithium Cells #shorts #diy
Shared as an example of a small 3.3 V supply made from a salvaged vape battery and a TP4056 charging board, for low-power microcontroller projects.
5 #351 10 Battery Power Boards for Raspberries and ESPs. Start of “SuperPower” project
Treated as essential viewing before running an ESP board from a battery, with Andreas Spiess comparing the connection options and explaining the drawbacks of each.
6 inside a disposable with charging port
Shared as a Big Clive look at disposable vapes, mainly for people curious about the circuits inside or about reusing the cells.
7 Building a USB Type-C PD Powerbank the Super Simple Way || Testing an Aliexpress PCB!
Recommended for GreatScott's power bank build, which uses a ready-made AliExpress module to handle charging and output instead of designing that circuitry from scratch.
8 Rebuild a laptop battery pack
Linked with little comment as an example from The 8-Bit Guy of rebuilding a laptop battery pack using replacement cells.
