Advice needed Gripper VV to an Altoids tin or Altoids gum tin with gripper internals

[Njt07]

Hi everyone, I have no experience with battery mods, but I have two gripper vv with broken battery doors and generally crappy cases that broke when my wife dropped them...

I was doing some research for cases and found a lot of mods using altoids tins and even one using an altoids gum tin.

Do you think its possible (and safe) to take the gripper internals and put them into an altoids gum tin (preferably cause its small) or an altoids tin? Also since I'm so new to this, I need some advice as far as shorting dangers (I'm pretty sure I need to either paint or somehow cover the inside of the tin to prevent shorts). Also any advice for drop proofing I can do for hte internals would be greatly appreciated... someone here keeps dropping the mods I buy her...

Thanks for any help!

 

[tmassey]

when i make the altoids tin mods i use that rubber grip stuff you see in drawers and cabinets. not sure what its called though but its really cheap at walmart and when epoxied in its been a good insulator. probably not the best shock absorber though. but i cant see why you wouldnt be able to fit in an altoids tin. now the gum tin would be really tight and probably to small to put the screen in . and i also use hou glue to help with drop proofing but it makes it rather impossible to fix if it does mess up and probably traps a lot of heat

 

[Njt07]

Thanks for the tips! Ive seen a few altoids mods that use hot glue to seat/attach the battery connectors the the box, is there a cleaner way to do it? Like a rubber insulatir between the case and the connector?

Also should i get a new 510 connector or just use the one that came with it?

 

[MattBott]

Thanks for the tips! Ive seen a few altoids mods that use hot glue to seat/attach the battery connectors the the box, is there a cleaner way to do it? Like a rubber insulatir between the case and the connector?

Also should i get a new 510 connector or just use the one that came with it?

JB Weld (2 part epoxy) is a good alternative to hot glue. I prefer the Kwik Weld for faster set and cure times. In my curent mod, I use it to hold / insulate the 510 connector, hold the DNA chip in place and hold the positive battery terminal in place and in future mods, I'll use it for the negative battery spring as well (I didn't want to take the time to get the hot glue off of it this time)

 

[Njt07]

Ok do i need to worry about insulating any other part? Or just insulate anything metal inside and on the components? I need to go get some altoids... I wonder if an 18650 and gripper components would fit in a snuss box?

 

[MadmanMacguyver]

truck bedliner spray...cheap and w a few good coats is a great insulator...also...many electronics suppliers sell 18650 batt holders... I think a few vape sites do too...

 

[Njt07]

Thanks for the idea i was looking into a spray coating of some kind or that rubber dip for tools... I wonder if a coating of hot glue would work...

Got my altoids box, now for some planning. Okay next question, I've never soldered anything but i have done welding, army welder in the reserves about 12 years ago... If the wires and everything is still good i shouldn't need to solder anything right?

My list of things to get,

Jb weld
Spray coating
Soldering iron (?)
Multimeter

This is gonna turn out to be more than a new gripper... But more tools!

 

[Njt07]

Btw does anyone have suggestions for a good soldering kit?

 

[Titanium]

I would NOT recommend JB Weld, It is stinky and hard to mix and MUST be handles with extreme care not to get it on you.
Hot glue guns can be acquired for $1-$10 at most shops.
If you live near an ace hardware they sometimes sell hot glue guns for $1

 

[MattBott]

I would NOT recommend JB Weld, It is stinky and hard to mix and MUST be handles with extreme care not to get it on you.
Hot glue guns can be acquired for $1-$10 at most shops.
If you live near an ace hardware they sometimes sell hot glue guns for $1

I don't have these problems with the kwik weld. I mix it easily with a tooth pick, which is nice and small for application. And I generally get some on myself and just wash it off with some Lava Bar Soap before it sets. Yeah, it has a scent, but its not that strong, and it goes away when it cures.

 

[Njt07]

I did it! Just used a hot glue gun and lots of hot glue. For my first pseudo mod im pretty proud of it, but im going to sleep now. Ill post pics tomorrow.

 

[Njt07]

Heres the link to the pics, yes its ugly and loads of hot glue, but it works!
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ipper-discussion-post7588239.html#post7588239