401 Flashlight Mod

[Cisco]

I found this cheapo flashlight for $5.00 and thought it would make a decent looking PV. Turned out to be a pretty easy mod, was able to use all the guts (PCB board,spacer rings,etc,etc).It came with a regular AA battery but a 14500 fits very nicely. I made the nylon bushing for the atty connector but It turns out I could have saved the trouble and modded stock nylon bushings from Home Depot.I used the LED pcb from a regular e-cig battery mainly because it has the led and the resistor already set-up for 3.7 volts.

I'll attach a few pics and also a pic to compare the size of other PV's.

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[jaybird]

i seen that flashlight at home depot and though the same thing . nice job man !! im going to have to pick one up for myself.

 

[jangler]

Hey Cisco, I have that very same flashlight intended for the same mode. But for some reason I can't unscrew the top part. Did you have to stuggle with that or did yours come off easily?

 

[jangler]

I intend to do 401 or 510 mode out of this as soon as my hand is 100% again. Typing alone is hard enough. But couldn't stay away from the moding forum, don't want to get behind on new inovations.

 

[Cisco]

Hey Cisco, I have that very same flashlight intended for the same mode. But for some reason I can't unscrew the top part. Did you have to stuggle with that or did yours come off easily?

The model I have is 3 pcs just like the pic. You have to be careful there are a ton of flashlights that look almost exactly the same that are only 2 pcs. The body and the led section are 1 pc and all the guts are pressed in from the battery end. Kind of difficult to mod when its not removable. Take a look at DX most all of there products have multiple high-res pictures and lots of customer reviews you can get a real feel for what your getting before you buy althou you will wait 3 weeks for shipping....

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[jangler]

thanks Cisco, guess I have the 2 piece model. Looks exactly like yours though. Oh well, I'll have to figure a way to remove the lens and led assembly. I've ordered quite a few stuff from DX. I have the phone charger, 3 zippo fuel canisters and the cree flash light and even a nose trimmer. Just have not gotten around to modding those yet. Only managed to finish a nico stick before my hand had to go under the knife. Thanks again for you reply.

 

[vicneedscoffee]

Looks great. I was actually looking at those nylon bushings wondering if they would work.

 

[dumwaldo]

Cisco's mods are like artwork. The pictures don't do them justice and I am fortunate to have him in the same chapter of vapers club as me so I get the pleasure of actually handling these beautiful mods.

The flashlight one is especially nice with a very discreet LED light.

Next month I am going to pull you into a corner the second you get to the meeting though, I would like to try them all before they get flooded in juice and especially before IronLung touches any of them.

DW

 

[breakfastchef]

Terrific device, Cisco!

 

[Adeem]

Cisco, can you elaborate on using nylon bushing as a connector? In layman's terms if possible? I don't even know what it is for starters...

 

[cuda333]

Dude... that is so cool,
is there a min/max volt rating for the atty, or does it have to b 3.7

 

[Kewtsquirrel]

min. voltage to power the atomizers is going to be 3.5v or so, they have been found to run fairly well on up to about 7v.

Not sure if anyone has tried running 2x 3.6v rcr123s or 2x 3.7v 14500s, that'd put you at 8/8.4v fully charged.

 

[Cisco]

Cisco, can you elaborate on using nylon bushing as a connector? In layman's terms if possible? I don't even know what it is for starters...

Adeem the nylon bushing is used to fill the space between atomizer connector and the flashlight body. If you look at the pic(posted below), the white material that the atomizer adapter is pressed into is a nylon bushing. The outside diameter of the bushing is big enough to be pushed up into the head the of the flashlight and hold everything together. The hardware drawers at HD have a whole bunch of different sizes that could be adapted to fit inside of many flashlights instead of making one on a lathe.

hope this helps

Terrific device, Cisco!

Thanks breakfastchef

min. voltage to power the atomizers is going to be 3.5v or so, they have been found to run fairly well on up to about 7v.

Not sure if anyone has tried running 2x 3.6v rcr123s or 2x 3.7v 14500s, that'd put you at 8/8.4v fully charged.

Thanks for the follow up nerf...

Cisco...

 

[scintar]

Broke out my weller today. You guy's have got my attention and creative side flowing. Awesome work Cisco!

 

[Adeem]

Adeem the nylon bushing is used to fill the space between atomizer connector and the flashlight body. If you look at the pic(posted below), the white material that the atomizer adapter is pressed into is a nylon bushing. The outside diameter of the bushing is big enough to be pushed up into the head the of the flashlight and hold everything together. The hardware drawers at HD have a whole bunch of different sizes that could be adapted to fit inside of many flashlights instead of making one on a lathe.

hope this helps

It does. Thanks

 

[Nforcer]

is it so tiny as it looks in that picture?

 

[Cisco]

is it so tiny as it looks in that picture?

Yea it is pretty small. Its a hair shorter then an SD with the atty and 1mm smaller in thickness.

Cisco...

 

[forcedfuel50]

Looks sweet, I especially like the work you did with the nylon bushing and atomizer connection!

 

[Cisco]

Looks sweet, I especially like the work you did with the nylon bushing and atomizer connection!

Thank you for the comments, I have to give credit to screamer for his acrylic bushing mod http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modders-forum/15101-my-first-mod.htmlthat that steered me to the nylon bushing idea.


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