dicodes SBS18350Qi User manual

SBS18350Qi
manual

01 dicodes SBS18350-Qi
The SBS18350-Qi is an electronically controlled mod to be used with various
atomizers of different sizes and diameters of up to 24mm.
SBS stands for ide y ide and describes a mechanical construction, where the
atomizer is positioned at the side of the battery compartment, rather than being
screwed on top of the device. This provides a very compact design, even when using
very long atomizers.
The 510 contact is made of a spring loaded beryllium copper contact, which is harder
than steel, thus avoiding scratches or splinter.
The SBS18350 is powered by one battery of size 18350. With this type of battery, power
should belimited to 20W.
The power electronic inside the device is capable of delivering up to 60W to the
atomizer. For higher power output, there are longer battery compartment tubes
available for the use of 18500 or 18650 batteries which have higher power capability.
We recommend a maximum power of 30W for 18500 and 60W for 18650 batteries.
Note: Using non authorized battery tubes without spring will void the warranty.
As the name SBS18350-Qi indicates, the device provides the option for inductive
battery charging following the Qi standard. It is delivered already including a small
inductive charging pad and an USB-C cable, which is also separately available.
Note: Commercially available Qi charging pads will probably fail in charging the
SBS18350-Qi, because of the stainless steel housing.
The charging current is set to 0.5A, recommended for 18350 batteries.
The dicodes SBS18350-Qi is equipped with a 0.5” OLED display at the side. By means
of a sophisticated one button menu structure, the user can adjust all main parameters
as well as all kinds of preference settings.
The body and the battery compartment tube are manufactured from high quality
solid stainless steel with a brushed surface finish.
The device provides 5 different operation modes: Power, Boost, Heater-Protection,
Bypass and temperature controlled vaping with many different kinds of
wire-materials ( , nickel, titan, stainless steel, and others). Further
information about the operation modes below in this datasheet.
The SBS18350-Qi provides several safety-features referring to its high power capability.
Beside the limitation of the output current and output voltage, it continously
checks the input voltage and current and limits the output power accordingly, to
always keep the system in a safe condition.
As part of this safety concept, the system’s source resistance is determined, i.e. the
combined resistance of the battery, contacts and internal wiring. Please see chapter 5,
page 3 for further information.
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- Side by Side mod for use with a single 18350 battery
- optional use of 18500 and 18650 batteries with changed battery tube
- Atomizers with up to 24mm diameter
- Qi compatible inductive charging at 0.5A
- Qi compatible charging pad and USB-C cable included (*)
- Adjustable battery discharge level (2.5-3V)
- Up to 10V output voltage
- Up to 20A output current
- System source resistance determination
- spring loaded 510 contact made of Beryllium-Copper
- Temperature controlled vaping mode with various wire-types
- Mechanical MOD mode
- 10 Power boost modes
- 10 Heater protection modes
- Atomizer resistance range 0.05 to 5 Ohms, total
- Atomizer resistance range at 60W 0.15-1.67 Ohms
- Reverse battery protection
- Versatile menu structure
- Individual user preferences selection
- spring loaded center pin made of copper beryllium
- charging contact on the bottom (requires charger station Cs1)
- 2 Years warranty on electronic (terms and conditions, see chapter 08)
- stable stainless steel housing
02 Feature List
(*) Also separately commercially available

04 Menu Overview
Extended Functions Menu
Mod-Menu
Heater Menu Value Menu
Battery Discharge
Level
Display
Luminosity
Switch Off
Time
Menu On
Clicks
Click
Speed
Temperature
Unit (°C/°F)
Display
Orientation
Expert
Mode
(Re)set to
Defaults
Power
Limit
Heater Protection
Setting (*2)
Power Boost
Time (*2)
Number of
Puffs
Vaping
Time
Battery
Capacitance
Reset
Counters
Total Lifetime
Puffs
Total Lifetime
Vaping
03 Display Operation
Not displayed
in Bypass-Mode
Display
Mode
Main Menu
Power Up
Power Down
Temperature Up
Temperature Down
Only
displayed in
temp.-contr.
Operation
mode
Extended
Functions Menu
Errors are
displayed only
during
occurance
Heater Control
(Operation Mode)
Temp.-coefficient
“Other”
Temperature
Calibration
(*2) Menu items
only visible with
activated
Expert-Mode
Wire
Type
Selection
Coil Resistance
Coil Temp.
Error Menu =>(*2)
The SBS18350-Qi is equipped with a graphical OLED display which provides all
important information about the status during and for 4 seconds after each vape.
Temperature controlled mode:
Temperature during vape
Other modes: battery symbol
Wattage setting
In Direct-Mode (Bypass)
it shows the actual power
applied to the coil.
Battery-voltage during
the vape, including voltage
drop.
Coil-Resistance during vape,
including temperature dependent
increase.
Rb
dU Boost-Power
Setting (*2)
Display Only
Item
Parameter up
Parameter down
Ub0
UbL
On
Clicks

Changing the Power Setting
05 Main Menu (Page 1)
By means of menu item power-up and power-down, power can be adjusted between
5W and the power limit value, a user adjustable parameter in the extended functions/
heater menu. “Power Limit” provides a limitation for atomizers requiring low power or
limiting power depending on the battery size. We recommend to limit power to 20W
for 18350 batteries and to 30W using 18500 batteries. For 18650 batteries full power
of 60W might be released. Power can be changed in steps of 0.5W up to 30W and in
steps of 1W above 30W.
With temperature controlled vaping activated, the power setting is the power limit for the temperature
regulator. If the power level is smaller than the value needed to achieve the selected temperature, the
operation changes from a temperature regulator to a temperature limiter. If the power level is sufficiently
high, it sets the heating up speed of the coil until the set-point temperature is reached.
In the operation mode “Bypass” (mechanical mod), changing the power setting is not available, because the
power is defined by the battery voltage and coil resistance. The menu “Power” is not displayed in this case,
but the value display during and after the vape shows the actual power output to the coil.
Switching On/Off and Menu-Operation
The dicodes SBS18350-Qi is switched on by pressing the button shortly 5 times.
The display shows “Hello” and the user is led to the main menu. For switching
off the device there is menu item “Switch Off”. When the value “0” is highlighted and
pressing the button, the mod displays “Bye..” and switches off shortly afterwards.
Important Note: The dicodes SBS18350-Qi differentiates between active switch off
and the automatic switch off after the selectable switch-off-time. When the mod was
switched off driven by the automatic timer, the device is switched on by pushing the
button “On Click” times.
actively
The menu is entered by shortly pressing the button “MenuOn Click” times. By default, this user selectable
parameter is set to 3. By further pressing the button within a certain adjustable time (parameter Click Speed)
the user gets to the next menu item. If this certain time elapses without button actuation, the value of the
currently displayed parameter is inverted (highlighted) and can be modified then, by pressing the button
several times or by keeping the button pressed, which activates an auto-repeat operation.
When the button is not pressed any more, the display goes off and the parameter is permanently stored.
“On Click” is a user selectable parameter. When “On Click” is set to 0 (zero), the device is immediately on
and by pressing the fire button longer than about 0.2seconds will let you vape immediately, even if the
mod was completely powered down.
After an active switch off, the device can only be switched on again by pushing the
button 5 times shortly. It is recommended to actively switch the device off during transport to avoid
unintended vaping or change of parameters (when the button is mechnically pressed without control).
Vaping is activated, whenever the button is pressed for longer than about 0.2 seconds.
The maximum vape time is - dependent on the power setting - limited between 10 and 20 seconds. The
limitation is 10 seconds for power >40W and 20 seconds for power < 20W. In between it is linearily increased.
When the limit is reached, the error message “timeout”, error 7 is diplayed. This error must be acknowledged
by waitin for the erro number being highlighted and then pressing the button shortly. “Err -” is displayed.
When the battery voltage decreases, power is reduced starting from the voltage set by the parameter
Ubat,min (Extended Functions / Mod menu) plus 0.5V and ending at 10W at Ubat,min.
E.g. UbatMin=2.6V and Power=60W => Full 60W until battery voltage is at 3.1V, and then reduced to 50W
at 3.0V, 40W at 2.9V and so forth.
When the power is reduced, the battery symbol on the display will toggle with the message “Low” and
the reduced power level is shown. Furtehr information under chapter 06.
Using 18350 batteries, we recommend the settings for Ubat,min to 2.7V, otherwise 2.5V.

05 Main Menu (Page 2)
Setting the Temperature
This Menu itesm are
(see Heater-Control menu item below). So the menu structure adapts to the
selected operation mode.
only available and displayed if temperature controlled vaping is
selected
This is a display only menu item. The coil resistance is displayed in a range from
0.00 to 9.90 Ohms. If temperature controlled vaping is selected, the measured/calculated
coil temperature is also displayed, if not, the display shows T ---.
Coil Resistance and Coil Temperature
This Menu item is (see
Heater Control menu item below). For the use of temperature controlled vaping, the
calibration measurement is a very important part of it.
only displayed if temperature controlled vaping is selected
Manual Coil Temperature Calibration
The Temperature Up/Down menu sets the setpoint for the coil temperature during vaping.
The temperature setpoint can be selected from 120°C to 280°C (250°F- 540°F) in steps of
5°C (10°F). To achieve a high precision temperature control, a correctly performed
reference measurement (TempCal Init) is mandatory, see next item.
The Temperature calibration measures the coil resistance at room temperature (20°C) as the reference
for temperature controlled vaping. This, together with the wire’s temperature coefficient enables the mod
to calculate the coil’s temperature. The calibration must be confirmed in a second step to avoid accidential
activation. After confirmation the display shows “process” until the calibration completed. It is extremely
important to understand, that, if the calibration is performed at a temperature other than 20°C, the control
will regulate a constant temperature, but with an offset deviation. So take the ambient temperature during
the temperature adjustment in to account. Similiar, if a wrong temperature coefficient was adjusted, the
actual temperature might deviate dramatically from the set-point (here it is a factor and not an offset).
Always perform a calibration, when a new atomizer is attached, even if it is made from the same coil
material.
In TC-mode, if the display does not show 20°C after calibration, even with a cooled down atomizer, we
recommeded to perform the calibration again.
Note that for coils with very low resistance, like Nickel-coils, a slight mechanical rearrangement (tightening
the atomizer) can lead to drastical changes in the temperature control due to the change of contact
resistances. We therefore recommend to use other than Nickel coils, e.g. the NiFe30 (RESISTHERM) wire
from dicodes.
Note that the display will be continously updated, if the button is kept pressed after the values
have been highlighted (or inverted). This can help during problem diagnoses.

05 Main Menu (Page 3)
Battery Status Part1
The Check Battery item shows the battery voltage with little current drained (Ub0) and
the battery voltage under load during the last puff (UbL). The difference is the voltage
drop of the battery (dU). A high drop (e.g. dU>0.4V@20W and dU>0.7V@60W) indicates
a poor battery and/or contact problems.
Please note that every battery has an inner resistance and that therefore the voltage at it’s contacts always
drops when current is drained. The more current is drained, the higher the drop will be. Always remember
this behaviour.
Commonly used batteries of 18350 size have inner resistances of about 50m up to 100m .
Batteries of size 18500 have slightly lower inner resistance and those of size 18650 have lower values of
18..35 . Generally speaking, the batteries with high capacity have higher inner resistance and vice versa.
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Battery Status Part2
The SBS18350-Qi has an additional feature supporting the user to evaluate the quality of
the battery and the system contacts on the battery side.
This feature is gaining importance becasue the device can handle power output of up
to 60W.
When at the display menu item of Ub0 and UbL described above, the mod will display the system’s source
resistance Rb and a more accurate measurement of the voltdrop Ub, as soon as the values of Ub0 and UbL
are highlighted and the button is pressed. Every time the button is pressed then, the display will
toggle between the values of Ub0/UbL and Rb/dU.
Note that these values might change a bit when toggling back and forth, because the battery voltage
without load (Ub0) can change, mainly due to the temperature change (cooling) after vaping.
The systems source resistance is the sum of the batteries inner resistance as the main contribution and all
contact and wiring resistances of the device. As already stated, typical battery resistances vary from 18m
to 100m depending on the type and age. The typical contact and wiring resistance of the SBS18350-Qi
sums up to about 6m .
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At high power, the current drained from a battery will lead to a voltage drop at the systems source
resistance. The by far biggest part of the
Please keep this always in mind.
The diagram below shows the voltage drop depending on the source resistance based on a battery charged
to 3.8V. When the battery is not fully charged the drop will increase even more, because of the
increasing current needed to provide the same ouput power.
significant
voltage drop is created INSIDE the battery and NOT in the device.
Volt-drop in Volts
Power in Watts
Battery
resistance
in Ohm

05 Main Menu (Page 4)
As the SBS18350-QI can be used up to 60W using special battery tubes, here some explanations for
vaping at high power, i.e. 50-60W with one battery.
It is strongly recommended that only the best in class batteries are used and that all contacts are kept clean.
The box is equipped with different kinds of power reduction mechanisms to keep the operation in a safe
region for the battery and the electronic. If the power is reduced, the actual power output is displayed
instead of the setpoint.
1. The output current is limited to 20A: When the atomizer or coil resistance is comparably low and when
the power is set to high values, the actual output power will be limited according to the formula
Pout<= Imax²* Rcoil
Example: Rcoil=0.12 => Pout,max= (20A)²*0.12 = 48W, regardless of the power setting (unless
it is lower than 48W)
The limitation works dynamically, i.e. if the wire changed (e.g. a TC-wire), the limitation will
adapt to this.During limitation the display shows a blinking “Io” (not to mix with “low”).
2. The output voltage is limited to 10V: When the atomizer or coil resistance is high, power is limited
according to
Pout<=Umax²/Rcoil
Example: Rcoil=1.8 => Pout,max=(10V)²/1.8 = 55.5W
The limitation works dynamically. For example when using a TC-wire the initial power can be very high and
as soon as the wire is hot, the power will be reduced. During limitation the display shows a blinking “Uo”.
3. The output power is reduced, when the battery voltage drops to a value dependent of parameter
Ubat,min (range 2.5 to 3.0V) according to the formula
Pout,max= the lower of [60W and 10W+(UbL-Ubat,min)*10W/0.1V]
Example: Ubat,min=2.7V, UbL=2.9V (battery voltage including drop during power output)
=> Pout,max = 10W+ (2.9V-2.7V)*10W/0.1V = 30W
Always keep in mind that 60W taken even from a high drain battery will create power losses (heat) in the
batteries inner resistance as well as at all mechanical contacts, which finally will reduce the total vape time
and lead to volt drop. The power-losses inside the battery can be significant as a simple calculation shows:
Example (neglegting efficiency of electronic):
Inner battery resistance 25m
Voltage at battery under load 3.3V
Output Power 60W
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Notes about high power vaping
Power-loss,battery = (60W/3.3V)² * 25mW= 8.3W
(14% of output power)
Note that the power is less reduced, when the battery inner resistance is low. Also note that power is
reduced only if the battery voltage drops below 2.9V in the example (at Ubat,min=2.7V).
The limitation automatically leads to drastic power reduction, when using small 18350 batteries, because
of their high inner resistance , thus preventing the battery from heavy overload.
Please note to set Ubat,min to 2.7V or higher when using 18350 batteries.The default setting is 2.7V.
During limitation, the display shows a blinking “low”.

05 Main Menu (Page 5)
Heater Control (Operation modes)
The SBS18350-Qi can be used in up to 5 operation modes. The mode can be selected in this menu:
The default operation is either power (0) or temperature controlled vaping (1).
With the “Expert Mode” (Extended Functions Mod-Menu) enabled, additional operation modes are
Heater Protection (2), P and Bypass (4, mechanical mod).
With Expert Mode disabled, the menu options 2..4 are masked out.
ower Boost (3),
0. Power Mode
In the power operation mode the wattage selected in the power setting menu is
applied to the coil, unless the voltage would get greater than 10V or the current greater
than 20A, which depends on the coil resistance.
For example with a coil resistance of 3 Ohms and a power setting of 60W, the required voltage at the coil
is 13.4V. In this case the pwer would be limited to 33.3W ((10V)²/3R=33.3W).
Or, if the coil resistance is 0.1 Ohm the maximum power is 40W, because (20A)²*0.1Ohm=40W.
As can be seen from the examples, with high coil resistance the power is limited by the maximum voltage
of 10V and with low resistances by the maximum current of 20A. The fact is also reflected in the feature
list: A power of 60W is guaranteed from 0.15 to 1.67 Ohms.
Resistances of 0.05 to 5 Ohms are possible but with a reduced power.
See proceeding page about power limitation as well.
1. Temperature controlled vaping
In this mode the mod will regulate the temperature of the coil to the pre-set value,
except the power setting is too low to achieve the temperature. So please note to
adjust the power setting to a value high enough, if you choose temperature controlled
vaping. Otherwise the temperature regulation changes to a temperature limitation
mode.
When HCtrl is set to 1, the menu directly jumps to the selection of the wire type. Here
the user can select between dicodes-wire (NiFe30), Nickel 200 (Ni), Titanium (Ti),
several sorts of stainless steel, NiFe48 and “Other”. With “Other” selected, the
temperature coefficient defined in the Extended Functions / Heater Menu under
item “Temp. Cof” is used. The value of the selected coefficient is displayed behind
“Wire”.
For commonly used wires, the predefined coefficents are: NiFe30=320, Nickel200=620,
Titanium=350, SS304=105, SS316=88, SS316L=92 and NiFe48=480. Note that there are
different alloys for Titanium and Stainless Steel on the market, so the predefined values
can deviate from the actual wire-value you use. In these cases it is preferable to choose
“Other” as the wire type and set the value of the wire in the extended functions
heater menu “TempCof”. The range for the coefficient is 050 to 650.
If you use the dicodes wire (RESISTHERM) it is guaranteed that the wire will always have the same
coefficient, because the wire was especially designed for temperature regulation purposes. The regulation
accuracy is best then, as the combination of resistivity and high coefficient is very good.
Note for using Nickel wire: Nickel has a high and always precise temperature coefficient (Ni200). But
Nickel is not so easy to handle, because it is quite soft and it leads to very low resistance coils, because
of it’s high conductivity. For the regulation accuracy smallest changes of contact resistances due to atomizer
movements (tightening) or mechanical thermal elongations lead to poor regulation accuracy.
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The table below shows the relation between power interrupt and appliance time
in dependence of the parameter “Heater Prot”:
Value Heater Prot On-Time [ms] Off-Time [ms] Powerfactor
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
400
600
800
1000
1350
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
100
100
110
120
150
200
180
150
100
80
0.80
0.86
0.88
0.89
0.90
0.91
0.92
0.93
0.95
0.96
3. Power Boost Mode
The Power Boost Mode enables an initial short term high power pulse applied to the coil (boost). The
boost power is the value of the parameter “Power Limit”. Beside 5 selectable initial boost lengths, further
options generate a periodic boost pulse with different length and repetition rate. An initial boost is for quick
coil heat-up. The periodic boost lets the coil temperature pass a certain range all the time. In this case
different flavours within the liquid, which all develop their taste at different temperatures, are all addressed
by the varying temperature.
Wert Boost Time Boostzeit [ms] Zeit auf Nennleistung Effektive Leistung
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
300
450
600
800
1000
100
150
200
250
300
-
-
-
-
-
700
800
900
1000
1000
[ms] (bei 5W Nennleistung)
Start-Boost
Start-Boost
Start-Boost
Start-Boost
Start-Boost
6.9
7.17
7.36
7.6
8.0
Main Menu
Extended Functions
Heater Menu
05 Main Menu (Page 6)
We recommend to set the normal power (not the boost) to much lower values, when
using the periodic boost, because the average power is increased by the boosts and
temperature gets higher therefore.
(only when Expert Mode =1)
2. Heater Protection Mode (only when Expert Mode=1)
The heater protection mode is a periodic interruption of the power applied to the coil.
The duration and the repetition rate of the interrupts is selected by means of the para-
meter “Heater Prot” in the extended functions mod-menu. The repeated power
interrupt helps to avoid a break in liquid flow and thus an increase in temperature.
Extended Functions
Heater Menu
Parameter
Parameter
Main Menu
The next page shows a graphical representation of the boost mode.

05 Main Menu (Page 7)
Extended Functions Menu
Heater Menu Settings related to the heater or coil
Mod Menu Settings related to the individual usage and appearance
Value Menu Provides several statistics of vaping
The Extended Functions Menu provides three logically grouped sub-menues:
Error Messages
If an error occurs, the mod directly jumps to the error menu and displays the error
number and a mnemonic (short-term) description.
The possible error messages are:
The Extended Functions Menu offers a lot of setting options of the mod, to provide the highest possible
flexibility for the user to individually adjust it to whatever preferences. Normally, once the settings were
made, the user will need to change the parameter rarely. In order to keep the main menu as short as
possible, the extended functions menu was created.
The many options may frighten some of the users initially. But without the extended functions menu
the mod would not be able to address all different customer requirements. Please take a bit of time to
get familiar with the menu. We are sure, as soon as you have gained an overview, the individual setup
is a walk-over.
0 OvrVolt: The input voltage is too high. The SBS operates with one battery.
If the input voltage exceeds 4.5V this error message is displayed. Reduce the input
voltage to the specified range.
1 ChkAtom: No atomizer detected or open coil.
2 TempRef: A problem during the temperature reference measurement occured
3 N/A
4 OverCur: Short on coil or coil breakdown (open)
5 LowBat: The battery voltage under load (with current drained from it) has reached the minimum
discharge level, defined with parameter UbatMin in the extended function mod-menu.
6 EleHot: The electronics have heated up too much and needs to cool down. This error will not
occur with normal usage of the mod.
7 TimeOut: The maximum puff-time is limited depending on power. For a power <20W it is 20
seconds. Above 20W it decreases by 0.5seconds per Watt, above 40W it is 10seconds.
8 LowR: In Bypass mode the coil resistance is too low.
Diagram for Boost-Function
Boost-Time=1-5
Boost-Time=6..10
Fire Button
Power
Boost-Pwr
Power
Time Time
Power
Fire Button
Boost-Pwr
Active Switch Off
The device is actively switched off using this menu item. As soon as the 0 is
highlighted/inverted, pressing the button will switch off the device. Then, it can
only be switched on by 5 consecutive clicks on the button.

Only visible when
Expert Mode =1
Increase wire
temperature
coefficient of
“Other” wire (*1)
Set Power Limit
(80Wmax.)
Select heater
protection mode
(1..10)
Select power
boost time
(1..10)
Set the minimum bat
discharge level
(2.5..3V)
Set display luminosity
(1 low to 5 high
brightness)
Select auto power
off time (1-2-5-10-15-
20-30-60 minutes)
Select number of clicks
to get into the menu
(1..5).
Speed for button
usage (1 fast..5 slow).
(*2 )
Selects temperature
unit either °Celsius or
°Fahrenheit.
Select display
orientation between
Left and Right (handed)
Select Expert mode to
enable power boost,
heater protection and
bypass mode.
Switch back all settings
to factory defaults
Counts the number of
puffs since last counter
reset.
Displays pure vaping
time in H:MM:SS since
last counter reset
Displays battery
capcitance since last
counter reset (can
show battery quality)
Reset the counters
above.
Total lifetime puffs
of mod.
Not resettable.
Total lifetime vaping
time of mod in
HHHH:MM
Not resettable.
(*2 ) Setting 1 (fastest) up to3 without animation (visual shift effect), setting 4 slowest with shift animation
(*1 ) The temperature coefficient selects the type of wire material in the range 050 to 650: When TC-mode is
selected (Main menu HCtrl=1), the user must select the wire type to be NiFe30 (320, dicodes wire), Ni200 (620),
Titanium (350), SS304 (105, V2A), SS316 (88), SS316L (92), NiFe48 (480) or “Other”. The value for “Other” is
adjusted here. Value to select = Literature-value*10E5 K. Example: Ni 6.2E-3*1/K * 10E5*K => 620
Parameter display
during vape
off/post/cont (*3)
(*3 ) When temperature controlled vaping mode is selected and with diplay mode=post/cont, the current values of
“Power”, “Temperature” and “Wire-Resistance” can be observed 4 seconds after/during the vape. In power
mode, the battery voltage, power and resistance is displayed. In Bypass mode the measured power is displayed.
With display mode = off no parameters are displayed after or during the vape
06 Extended Functions Menu (Page 1: Overview)
Default 320
Default 80W
Default 6
Default 3
Default 2.7V
Default 4
Default 5min.
Default 3
Default °C
Default cont
Default R
Default 0
Default 1
Select power
boost power
(1..10)
Default 50W
Number of clicks to
switch on.
0 => immediate
vaping enabled
Decrease wire
temperature
coefficient of
“Other” wire (*1)
Default 320

The selection of the correct wire-temperature-coefficient is very important for the
correct operation of the mod, when temperature controlled vaping is selected.
As soon as TC-mode is selected, a multiple choice list of commonly used wires types
with predefined coefficients is displayed and the wire type “Other”. The coefficient
of this “Other” wire is adjusted in this menu item.
Power Limit defines the adjustment range of the power in the main menu. As stated
in the main menu already, the limit value sets the roll-over or stop point of the menu
“Power”. The power limitation makes sense especially in the power vaping mode to
All dicodes devices have a functionality to adjust the minimum discharge level of the
battery between 2.5V and 3.0V. Almost all available batteries on the market specify the
minmum discharge level of 2.5V to 2.7V. If the user is unsure whether her/his specific
battery meets this specification, the level should be set to 2.7V.
In the following paragraphs, explanations are given for those parameters and items, which are not self
explanatory or which have inter-dependencies with other parameters or functions.
06 Extended Functions Menu
Additional Explanation to several menu items, page 1
Note that stainless steel wires and also titanium wires often have not well defined coefficients,
depending on their exact alloy composition. The TCoef item in the menu is visible, even if the operation
mode is not selected to temperature controlled vaping.
The selected voltage is the
voltage at the electronics
input, when current is
drained from the battery
(Ub,L). In contrast to other
available tube- and box-
mods on the market, which
stop operation already at
3.4V, the lower discharge
level on dicodes mods
lead to a better battery
utilization.
At UBatMin+ 0.5V a power reduction is activated depending on the actual power setting. The reduction
starts when the power selected hits the slope from Ubat,min@10W to Ubat,min+0.5V@60W as show
in the diagram above.
The time to automatic power off of the mod can be selected between 1 minute up to
60 minutes. We recommend to choose 1 or 2 minutes, because the mod is always
immediately on and ready to vape, when the fire button is pressed. This provides
the best utilization of the battery. When off, the device draws zero current from the
battery.
Note that if the mod was actively switched off by the user (menu item “switch Off”), the
instant power on is not available. In this case the mod has to be switched on with 5 clicks first.
reduce the range to the used atomizer.
Power [W]
Slope 10W/0.1V
45W down to 2.95V
60W down to 3.1V
Selection 45W
Example Ubat,min=2.6V

06 Extended Functions Menu
The SBS1850-Qi can be used in 5 different modes. But in order to keep the menu
as short and simple as possible, 3 of the 5 modes are only available, if the Expert-Mode
is set to 1. The name is Expert-Mode, because the use of the additional operation modes
requires additional knowledge about their functionality.
The additional modes available with Expert Mode set to 1 are “Power Boost”, “Heater Protection” and
“Bypass”.
Here again the modes in an overview:
Additional Explanation to several menu items, page 2
Vaping with a constant power setting. The selected power is applied to the coil, unless
the coil’s resistance affords a different power setting or power is limited due to other
reasons..
The power applied to the coil is calculated by a temperature controller which keeps the
coil’s temperature constant. Important to note: Set the correct temperature coefficient
and perform a calibration at room temp.
The coil is quickly heated up initially. Moreover an repetitive boost can be selected.
We recommend not to set the boost-power value too low but adjust a lower normal
power setting to limit the coils temperature rise.
The power applied to the coil is repetively interrupted to enable a liquid flow und thus to
limit the temperature.
The mod behaves like a mechanical mod, i.e. the battery voltage is directly applied to the coil.
This, with the restriction, that the maximum current is 22A. Note that the vape now depends
on the charging level of the battery, and the coil should not be too low in resistance as then
22A is the limiting factor. If the resistance is too low in Bypass-mode, Err8 LowR is displayed
and vaping is not possible.
The display mode switches on and off the dynamic display of several parameters during
and after the puff. The setting “cont” (continous) will display values during and 4 seconds
after the vape. With “post” the values are displayed only after the puff and off disables
the display.
The values shown depend on the operation mode: In temperature controlled mode, the parameters are
the temperature, coil resistance, temperature regulating power and a battery symbol.
For the modes power, boost and heater protection, the selected power (or limited power in case), the coil
resistance and the battery voltage are displayed. When Bypass mode is selected, the coil resistance and
the battery voltage dependent, measured power is displayed, as there is no fixed power setting in
bypass mode.
Mode0
Power
Mode1
Temp-Cont.
Mode2
Heater-Prot.
Mode3
Power-Boost
Mode4
Bypass

06 Extended Functions Menu
The Extended Functions Menu has another sub-menu showing several
statistical values.
There are two types of value-counters, either re-settable to zero or not.
The following statistical values are stored:
- Cycles Number of puffs. The counter can be reset to 0.
- Time The timespan during which power was applied to the coil,
i.e. vaping time.The counter can be reset to 0.
- BatCap This value counts the charge/energy used for vaping. When reset
after a battery change and checked shortly before the battery is
discharged, it shows the effective vaping capacity of the battery.
- TotCycl “Total Cycles” is the number of puffs throughout the entire
mod’s life. It cannot be reset.
- TotTime “Total Time” is the total time of vaping (not stand by) in
a format HHHH:MM that is 4digits of hours and 2 for minutes.
It cannot be reset.
The menu item , i.e the resetting of the counters, is intentionally positioned
between resettable counters and thos which cannot be reset. So it is easier to remember,
which are reset.
Reset Cntr
Additional Explanation to several menu items, page 3
With “Set Defaults” it is possible to reset all settings to the delivery status.
The reset is initiated by selecting the menu an pressing a button. To avoid
unintended resetting the user has to confirm the procedure by again pressing
Most of the defaults are listed in the overview diagram of the Extended Functions Menu.
Those settings missing there are:
Power:
Temperature:
Heater Control Mode:
Wire Type:
10W
210°C
0 (Power, normal VW)
NiFe (320)
the button when “confirm” is displayed. “Process” shows that the values were changed to the defaults.
The statistic counters are saved whenever the mod is automatically or manually switched off.
In contrast, if the battery is removed from the mod before switching off, the changes of the
counters since the last switching on are lost.

07 Wireless Charging
The SBS18350-Qi can be wireless charged using the provided small charger-pad.
Batteries of size 18350 have a comparably low capacity of about 1000mAh. When vaping throughout
the day the low capacity leads to a fast discharge and the requirement to replace the battery several times.
By means of the small charging pad the replacment of the battery becomes obsolete, when the mod is
always set onto the pad in between the vapes.
Connect the charger pad with the provided USB-C cable to a commercially available line adapter with a
current output of at least 1.5A.
As soon as the pad is supplied, the built in LED is blinking red/blue several times and then remains red.
To charge the SBS18350-Qi, place the device onto the small dip, which is just a little bigger than the
devices outline and thus helps to position it optimally for the wireless power transfer.
If the device is not positioned well, wireless charging will not be established.
As soon as the charger pad recognizes the SSB18350-Qi, the LEDs color will change from red to blue.
Shortly after that, the red LED inside the SBS18350-Qi, visible at the bottom edge of the display window
will light up. If the LED is not lit up, communication between charger pad and mod is present (blue LED
on pad), but the charging circuit inside the device encounters a problem with the battery.
The battery will be charged with a current of 0.5A up to almost 4.2V. When reaching 4.2V the charging
is changed from constant current to constant voltage (CC to CV). The charger circuit will provide that the
battery is not charged higher than 4.2V.
Remark referring t o the use of 18650 batteries:
If the battery was dicharged below about 3V, the charger circuit reduces the current to about 100mA,
which is called precharge phase. The precharge has a timer of 30 minutes. Having a high capacity 18650
battery, e.g. 3300mAh, and a discharge level of 2.8V or below, the 30 minutes will not suffice to charge
the battery above 3V. Removing and placing the device onto the pad will reset the timer.
When the SBS18350-Qi is on, the dispaly will shortly show “charging” and the battery voltage, when the
device is placed onto the pad. It will not show this message when it is off - either by active switch off or
the auto-power off timer. Charging will be perfomred nevertheless.
Wireless charging is not very effiecient compared to a wired connection.
The small efficiency will lead to a warming up of the device and the charger pad. When charging at 0.5A,
the device will warm up to up to 18°C above ambient temperature.
When the wall apater or source provides 5V, the current consumption for the wireless charging will be
at about 1A. When the battery is fully charged, this current goes down to about 250mA, which is the
required current to keep the communcation between pad and device.
The charger pad will also accept higher input voltages and is USB-C PD protocol compatible.
The SBS18350-Qi wirless charging is compatible to the Qi standard, as the name indicates. Most
commercially available Qi charging pads will NOT charge the device, because the transmit coil inside
those charging pads have a diameter of about 50mm or bigger. The bigger diameter will induce
eddy currents in the stainless steel housing of the SBS18350-Qi and not charge the battery inside the
device.

08 Warranty and Disclaimer
Warranty
All devices produced by dicodes must pass extensive electrical tests, calibrations
and optical inspections before being packed and shipped. If nevertheless an
erroneous operation is detected, dicodes will take care about within two years
after purchase. The customer is therefore requested to keep the invoice.
The warranty refers to the error free operation of the electronics hardware and
software during normal use.
In case the device shows a permanent electric fail or if a software bug is detected,
the user is free to send the device back to dicodes for repair without cost.
The customer is requested to check the devices housing for scratches or marks,
prior to any use. Company dicodes cannot accept claims after any use of the mod.
In the case the customer is not sure whether the malfunction is covered by
the warranty, please contact dicodes by email prior to sending back the device.
If a sent back defective device is not covered by the warranty, dicodes will give
the customer a quote for repair, before any repair action takes place.
The postal fee or shipping charge from the customer to dicodes is not covered
by the warranty in any case.
Please send the device to:
dicodes GmbH
Friedrich der Grosse70
D-44628 Herne, Germany
Our email address is : [e-mail]
The warranty does not cover:
- defects or fails due to misuse, contamination by liquid or dirt, damage,
tampering, lack of care, exposure to temperatures higher than 45°C or
lower than 0°C
- scratches or marks due to normal wear and use
- defects due to the use of faulty or incorrect batteries
- defects by overlaoding the battery
- defects induced by the battery
- defects caused by use of non-OEM battery tubes (non dicodes or pipeline)
The warranty voids, when:
- dropping the device on the floor (*)
- attempting to open or opening the device
- maintaining or repair by unauthorized persons
(*) Do not use a device which dropped, because the electronic could be damaged.
Contact dicodes for help.

09 Remarks and Notes
Battery
Always use batteries with high drain or very high current capability, flat top, unprotect
from high quality manufacturers. Avoid to use no-name products. Problems caused by
low quality batteries will void the warranty. Insert the battery with the plus terminal in
the direction towards the electronic/body.
Electronic cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes are NOT healthy. But so far all studies indicate, that they are less
harmful compared to tobacco- cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes are an alternative to
tobacco-products, but should not be regarded as an dehabituation to smoking.
Electronic cigarettes are not suited for children and youngster below 18years of age,
non-smokers, pregnant women, persons with allergies against Nicotine, Propylene Glycol
and persons with cardiovascular disease. Selling to persons below 18years of age
prohibited!
Battery Disposal
You bought a rechargable battery powered product. The rechargable battery lasts long,
but wears out nevertheless. Li-Ion batteries may not be disposed in houshold waste.
Customers are obligated by law to dispose wear out batteries to apporiate gathering
points.
Mod Disposal
The symbol below indicates that this product should not be treated as household waste,
but according to WEEE (waste electrical/electronical equipment) should be reused or
recycled. Thank You!
GmbH
Friedrich der Große 70
D-44628 Herne
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Web: www.dicodes-mods.de
Warranty
Opening the device, other than the battery tube, to change the battery, will void the
warranty!
dicodes
c copyrights dicodes GmbH, Germany, no unauthorized reprint. July 2023, dicodes SBS18350-Qi manual, ENG, revision 1
Errors excepted. Subject to technical or other changes without prior notice.