510 Battery Light Trick

[JoeD4]

Found this out by accident. The little grey-ish plug on the end of my 510 battery fell off and was lost. This exposed the LED and some electronics. I have another bat on order but not arrived yet. I didn't want anything to get into the battery and fry it so I took the rubber, clear plastic cap from one of my 510 whistle tip carts and put it over the end of my battery. Voila....protected.

Now, once I started using that batt, I noticed that the light from the LED was refracted enough that I could see whether or not it was lit! Pretty handy when the ambient light is so bright that I would need to put my finger or hand over the light to see if it was activated or not. It would also seem that the rubber tip may offer some small protection should I accidentally drop my PV or battery. I re-did my other battery this way too. Just pop- out the stock plug and fit the cart "condom" over the end. Fits snug and looks cool too! Cheers!

 

[Turk1sh]

cool, i lost the little cap on day one lol this trick works well

Cheers...

 

[JoeD4]

Glad I could help.

 

[CartHeadMod]

sparklie......replace the dull plastic cap with a clear faceted bead to dress up your ecig.....

 

[JoeD4]

That sounds like a good idea.

 

[otter]

Oo great idea! It's rather dim lighting in here, and I often stick the wrong end in my mouth, hrr. Now I can tell by feel which end is which ;

 

[Scott EE]

Or black rubber cap from a 901 cart to block out the LED completely.

 

[bestthingever]

Cool ! Now I gotta try this. Hope I don't mess up a battery somehow.

 

[Agentaaron]

Oo great idea! It's rather dim lighting in here, and I often stick the wrong end in my mouth, hrr. Now I can tell by feel which end is which ;

That is a great use...

...I also like the fact that it protects from drop shock just a bit. I certainly dont throw my 510 around, but it has slipped a few times. With the extra weight, plus the battery being the heavy end anyhow it tends to fall on that end.

 

[CalamityJan]

sparklie......replace the dull plastic cap with a clear faceted bead to dress up your ecig.....

Oooh I like sparkle. Please elaborate on just how you get the bead to fit and how to attach it without damaging LED (crazy glue?)? Inquiring minds want to know and great timing since I just lost a cover!

Jan

 

[irieb]

Great tip, I will be modding mine 2nite - thanks for sharing

 

[JoeD4]

Great tip, I will be modding mine 2nite - thanks for sharing

You're welcome