hey, quick question. i'm vapin' a 510 and suddenly sick of having to cover up the blue led light with my pinky. i thought it was cool at first but it's just too strange to me in public now. any way to remove or disable this light safely and quickly without buying a new battery or damaging this one? thanks.
any way to safely remove LED light?
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I don't know about removing it, but you could paint it with black paint.
hmm wonder if a permanent marker would work? lol
Down the road you could always get an ego (or Riva). They don't have any LED at the end. The manual button lights up when pushed but your finger basically hides it.
Hey thats a good idea! A little black modeling paint from a hobby shop, what was it...Testers? Wow hadn't thought of that since I was a kid.
Maybe alittle black nail polish if there is a female you know who could lend you some.
I had recently removed the tip of my 510 to look inside for the heck of it. All I saw wa a little tiny tiny led mounted on a small board.
Had two wires attached to power it.
I would imagine you could just clip the wires and terminate insulate the ends so they don't short out.
I just used my fingernail to pry off the plastic tip on the end of the batt.
If I were to try removing the led, I would clip the wire so that you do not see any exposed metal.
Then to insulate the ends you can use all kinds of things. Heck a tiny bit of scotch tape would be sufficient. You could dab a tad of Elmer's glue or even super glue to seal it then add the scotch tape.
Scotch tape would be sufficient because of such a low voltage going thru the wires.
I'm curious to know how it would work out. Please post if you try it and how it works out.
Maybe alittle black nail polish if there is a female you know who could lend you some.
I had recently removed the tip of my 510 to look inside for the heck of it. All I saw wa a little tiny tiny led mounted on a small board.
Had two wires attached to power it.
I would imagine you could just clip the wires and terminate insulate the ends so they don't short out.
I just used my fingernail to pry off the plastic tip on the end of the batt.
If I were to try removing the led, I would clip the wire so that you do not see any exposed metal.
Then to insulate the ends you can use all kinds of things. Heck a tiny bit of scotch tape would be sufficient. You could dab a tad of Elmer's glue or even super glue to seal it then add the scotch tape.
Scotch tape would be sufficient because of such a low voltage going thru the wires.
I'm curious to know how it would work out. Please post if you try it and how it works out.
wow, didn't realize it popped off so easy. i tried to pry it off once with tweezers but noticed it bending and stripping so i stopped. it popped off first try with finger nail lol that was cool cause my LED on this one came where it wasn't lighting up correctly, the light was like off to the side, so i just adjusted it and it shines correctly now. very cool lol i am totally clueless and afraid of wires, so thank you lol
i will try cutting it tonight...i'm nervous lol but i'll give it a shot.
Bad idea to cut wires.
The PCB's I've seen in 510 batteries are huge for just an LED circuit.
That would mean that the board is also serving as the protection for the battery charging and discharging. Important function is something goes wrong.
Paint is a much better idea.
The PCB's I've seen in 510 batteries are huge for just an LED circuit.
That would mean that the board is also serving as the protection for the battery charging and discharging. Important function is something goes wrong.
Paint is a much better idea.
Thanks for that comment Hoosier.
Here's another thought, see if you can turn the led backwards and see if it blocks or at least diminishes the light output enough to satisfy you.
Also had the idea of just plopping a dollop of paint or fingernail polish on the led itself. Final option is a little piece of black electrical tape on the led/ pcb board.
Personally I like being able to see the led so I know if its running or not. I hold my 510 unlike you would an analog, down by the cherry end. I place one finger tip on the end of the bat so I can see the reflection of the led against my skin. This gives me visual confirmation of operation and blocks the light from others' view.
Here's another thought, see if you can turn the led backwards and see if it blocks or at least diminishes the light output enough to satisfy you.
Also had the idea of just plopping a dollop of paint or fingernail polish on the led itself. Final option is a little piece of black electrical tape on the led/ pcb board.
Personally I like being able to see the led so I know if its running or not. I hold my 510 unlike you would an analog, down by the cherry end. I place one finger tip on the end of the bat so I can see the reflection of the led against my skin. This gives me visual confirmation of operation and blocks the light from others' view.
Agreed. I think that PCB does more than send voltage to the LED. Cutting the wires might effect things like charging.
Black paint is probably the best choice. I would paint both the outside and the Inside of the LED cap.
I don't know if permanent marker would work, but it's worth a try! Black nailpolish would be perfect. Automobile touch-up paint would also work (mine is in a little nailpolish-like bottle). Also, if you have any black furniture that came with touch-up paint, you could use that. I've got one a futon that came with a bottle of matte black touch-up paint.
Since you're painting the cap that goes over the LED, you might want to consider painting it orange or grey so it will be more realistic-looking. If it's all black, it might look like you're sucking on a pen, which could arouse some curiosity.
Black nailpolish would be perfect. Automobile touch-up paint would also work (mine is in a little nailpolish-like bottle). Also, if you have any black furniture that came with touch-up paint, you could use that. I've got one a futon that came with a bottle of matte black touch-up paint.Since you're painting the cap that goes over the LED, you might want to consider painting it orange or grey so it will be more realistic-looking. If it's all black, it might look like you're sucking on a pen, which could arouse some curiosity.
still laughing MsV. my dog has "altered" alot of my stuff when he was young. My hubby just covered his with duct tape. he said it just "mans it up a bit" .. dork.
I cut a piece of EPP foam the size and shape of the plastic LED cover, uses a fine tip soldering iron to put just the right groove in it and just replaced the plastic tip with that on my stealth battery fo planes, theaters etc.. works great and, since EPP comes in several colors for hobby or foam supply places, it doen't mess up the look of the PV either.
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