I have the infinity and was using the batteries that came with it. One of the batteries went dead and I bought some new ones and they didn't seem to operate the infinity. The new ones I got are the ultrafire 14430's. After looking at them for awhile trying to figure out why they didn't work, I noticed that the ultrafires didn't have the + side buttons that stick out enough to contract the - side of the second battery when placed in the tube. I then trimed a little of the covering on one of batteries so it could touch the other one's - side when placed in the tube, the infinity would then work just fine. Should there be any problems with part of the battery covering being trimed off? The other thing I noticed is that the back cap is a little tighter than with the starting batteries, is that anything to worry about?
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The 14430's that came with your Infinity are specially made for Mike, they are protected and have the positive side nipple on them. Those are really what I would suggest you use, but I can't speak to whether or not your solution is safe. Someone else will have to chime in on that.
You dont want to peel the covering. If they ground to the side they could explode. You "could" get some magnetic spacers to use in place of the button top but again that has some risks if the magnets slip and contact the side. I would honestly recommend ordering some button tops 
DO NOT remove the cover and put them in a metal TUBE !!!! EXPLOSIONS CAN HAPPEN !!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, that's things I wanted to know. I only trimmed one battery so I have not lost too much. Where can the spacers be found? Don't think I 'll be getting any, the batteries seem quite tight already in my infinity, but I might need some if I decide to use them in a different device.
The problem with spacers is you said the batteries fit tighter already. Adding spacers is going to make them even longer. Then you risk shoving the PCB up and shorting it out. That would result in a dead PV.
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