Battery for NicoStik

[ChuckB]

What batteries do you use for a NicoStik. I've ordered from two places and both are a little too long. I ordered the battery holder listed in the HOW To thread but these batteries are about 2mm or so too long. I even tried to flex the case a little to get one in there but just succeeded in damaging the end of one of the batteries.

I'm also getting ready to order batteries for the "3-minute mod" so don't want to run into the same issues with that.

So, I guess the question is, where do you get the AA and AAA batteries to use with these two box mods?

 

[jj2]

I use the protected UltraFire LC 14500.

 

[Sci]

What batteries do you use for a NicoStik. I've ordered from two places and both are a little too long. I ordered the battery holder listed in the HOW To thread but these batteries are about 2mm or so too long. I even tried to flex the case a little to get one in there but just succeeded in damaging the end of one of the batteries.

I'm also getting ready to order batteries for the "3-minute mod" so don't want to run into the same issues with that.

So, I guess the question is, where do you get the AA and AAA batteries to use with these two box mods?

Have you tried trimming the negative spring some? That can free up some space. Just be careful & don't leave a sharp point on the spring that can catch on the battery. The batteries we use for mods have a protection circuit, that makes them a little longer than regular batteries. Do not go with unprotected batteries!
It takes a little wiggling, bending, shortening of stuff to use things that are made for regular batteries, but the outcome is worth it!

 

[Shortstuff116]

The protected 14500 is the correct battery mentioned in the NicoStick mod discussions. If you look very closely you'll notice that there are a couple of "lips" of plastic material inside the battery case that make it such a tight fit. These are located at the top of the case where the positive contact is fitted in two grooves. Slide that metal contact out and use whatever you have to remove those two supporting plastic pieces. You can use a needle nose plier to grab each one and twist them out, or I used a small wood chisel to carefully remove them (a little slice of plastic at a time).

Then you can cut about 1/2 of the negative contact spring off with wire cutters. If you replace the removed positive contact (temporarily) and put your battery in place you'll notice that now that battery will fit easily. You can now use a little superglue or epoxy to hold that postive contact in the proper position (held in place tightly with a battery in place), just make sure that you don't get any glue where it will adhere to the battery.

 

[ChuckB]

Ok, going to see what else I can trim out of the box. I've already eliminated the spring all but one turn. Didn't try shaving off any of the plastic.

 

[Sci]

Ok, going to see what else I can trim out of the box. I've already eliminated the spring all but one turn. Didn't try shaving off any of the plastic.

Take a look here for a complete walk-through on a 2xAA box mod: MadVapes e-Cig 'How To' Tutorials • View topic - 2xAA 3.7 Volt Box Mod.

Have fun & beware---modding is very addictive!

 

[ChuckB]

Reporting back with success thanks to your suggestions.

Finally got the time to go back to this project. Shaving the plastic on the same end as the atty connector helped. Also, the one battery I was trying is about 1mm longer than the other batteries I have. They are all UltraFire LC 14500 but one of them is just an oddball. Of course I didn't check for that and didn't try one of the others at the time.

This box mod works great now. Thanks to all that responded and especially thanks to NicoWolf for the great instructions on how to make one of these.

The instructions I followed are the ones in the "How To: Build a NicoStik" in this forum. And yes, I think this is going to be very addictive. I've already got parts for three more of these and parts for the 3-minute mod with the electric lighters.