custom indicator led idea?

[Andy867]

I am new to the e-cig lifestyle and one thing I would enjoy is having a customizeable operation indicator. Yea its good to replicate the analog, but having it being customized allows people to "personalize" THEIR e-cig.

[framitz]

I am new to the e-cig lifestyle and one thing I would enjoy is having a customizeable operation indicator. Yea its good to replicate the analog, but having it being customized allows people to "personalize" THEIR e-cig.

It's not too difficult to change out the LED in many, if not most e-cigs.

[happily]

I am new to the e-cig lifestyle and one thing I would enjoy is having a customizeable operation indicator. Yea its good to replicate the analog, but having it being customized allows people to "personalize" THEIR e-cig.

so what exactly is your idea?

[Andy867]

i noticed that some e-cigs come with blue indicator lights and I was thinking something like that would be cool to have instead of the traditional fire-orange. I have the Smoking Everywhere red iCig, and the led is VERY VERY VERY small and soldered onto a small circuit board so someone would have to talk me step through step on removing the current led and soldering a new one on. (some even suggested using the indicator light as a battery life indicator... (different colors for different powers)

[Scubabatdan]

Yes the LED's are micro LED's and to desolder them would take a low powered very pointy soldering iron and a magnifier. I would suggest buying a new battery with the colors you want. Or changing out the circuit board with one from a faulty battery in the colors you want.

[Ralph Hilton]

Yes the LED's are micro LED's and to desolder them would take a low powered very pointy soldering iron and a magnifier.

A relatively high powered iron is needed to deliver heat to a fine tip. I use an 80 watt iron for small chips.

[doots]

Like scub said, That owuld be a lot easier than to try and solder one with magnifier on.. Better have a small pointy iron and a lot of patience.. lol

[Anad the Juice hog]

Thsi might sound kinda cave amnish.What about useing a permanent marker and color the tip. I have done this in the past on deployments when we did not have red lenses. It does work. On my old sportster I drill out the eyes on skullinsert and put in led lights.The problem they were whit. I took the SHARPIE red of course and PREsto a skull with red eyes. Just my 2 cents. Great Vapeing.

[joshua_95602]

actually i was wondering the same thing, you always see blue, green, red, ect, ect but i was thinking something a little different like a multi colored led. any ideas on this? or would it even be possible

[Witches'Brew]

Depending on how patient you are.....if you can actually see the led...you might be able to scratch the coating off with an exacto knife blade...will likely take some time...but after that they sell a gel to coat lights with....call your local theatre and ask what they use to color spotlights with. would be a LOT easier than changing out the led