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oh cool :) are that a box with just 1 battery in it?
The mini vapestack? madvapes sells them, small 3.7v tube mod.

And an other thing.. What does it mean that these connectors are assembled? Does it mean the the wires are connected to them?
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A connector is 3 pieces... outside collar with threads - silicone insulator - center post for positive connection. You can buy them assembled or not. When disassembled you can solder the wire to the center post beforehand to avoid melting the silicone insulator. They're pretty simple to assemble but can almost be as easy to rip the insulator as it is to melt it with an iron.
 

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The mini vapestack? Madvapes sells them, small 3.7v tube mod.

A connector is 3 pieces... outside collar with threads - silicone insulator - center post for positive connection. You can buy them assembled or not. When disassembled you can solder the wire to the center post beforehand to avoid melting the silicone insulator. They're pretty simple to assemble but can almost be as easy to rip the insulator as it is to melt it with an iron.

So it dosnt matter if i buy them assembled or not?

Anyways, this is what i have in my shopping basket so far:

1x 3mm Violet LED
10x Protected 14500 Battery, 900 mAH
1x 3mm Red/Green Dual color LED
2x 5mm Bright Green LED
2x 5mm Bright Red LED
2x 5mm Clear/White LED
8x 510 Battery Connector, Assembled
1x 510 Battery Connector, Gold, Large Hole
1x Tranparent Blue 2xAA Battery Box with On/Off Switch
1x Horn style switch -- Blue
3x 8mm x 8mm Sealed Tactile Switch
5x Horn style switch -- Black
1x White 2xAA Battery Box with On/Off Switch
1x 3 x AA Battery Box
1x 4 x AAA Battery Box with switch
1x 6mm x 6mm Tactile Switch with 4mm actuator
1x AD-103 Multi-volt charger
2x 3mm Blue LED
3x 2 x AAA Battery Box with switc

Hows that? :)
 

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I have used assembled ones with success, I have also destroyed some. Maybe get both to be safe?

That's quite a list. :) Might be a little hasty for a first mod but a lot can certainly be done there.

You might as well throw some 5v regulators in there too, try making some 2battery regulated boxes, the regulators with the 4th control pin can be used to protect the tact switches. This would not be a device to use LR on all the time, but it can be to simulate 6+ volts (LR atty's don't last long that way), or you can use SLB clone attys @ 3.4ohms to get a flavorful 4v-ish vape, a standard 510 at 5v will perform very similar to LR@3.7v.
 
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I have used assembled ones with success, I have also destroyed some. Maybe get both to be safe?

That's quite a list. :) Might be a little hasty for a first mod but a lot can certainly be done there.

You might as well throw some 5v regulators in there too, try making some 2battery regulated boxes, the regulators with the 4th control pin can be used to protect the tact switches. This would not be a device to use LR on all the time, but it can be to simulate 6+ volts, or you can use SLB clone attys @ 3.4ohms to get a flavorful 4v-ish vape, a standard 510 will at 5v will perform very similar to LR@3.7v.

Can you link me those regulators?
As you can se, i have taken some bigger battery boxes to, lile the 4 batt, and the 3 batt. So i guess i need those regulators for those to work?

Well, i though idd buy a good portion, cuz its a long way from USA til little Denmark ;-)
 

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IC's and Regulators

You can use the 3x and 4x for many other things, like different chemistry batteries, or space for juice boxes and added circuitry etc etc etc.

Ya, didn't think about shipping, it would make sense to stock up then if you plan on building a lot. My only suggestion would be to get other size batteries too and boxes to fit them, so you're not stuck with 14500 only. Eventually you may desire a different battery for some reason. It really depends on how far into the hobby you want to get, I went mod crazy on all the junk around my home, then built my box mod to my specific needs once I had more experience with different configurations. I bought a 5 pack of 1xAA flashlights once because I thought I would want a bunch of them in different colors, now they're just sitting in the box untouched because I no longer want to vape 1x 14500, nor do I want to carry a colored flashlight around. Oh well, only $12 lost. :)
 

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IC's and Regulators

You can use the 3x and 4x for many other things, like different chemistry batteries, or space for juice boxes and added circuitry etc etc etc.

Ya, didn't think about shipping, it would make sense to stock up then if you plan on building a lot. My only suggestion would be to get other size batteries too and boxes to fit them, so you're not stuck with 14500 only. Eventually you may desire a different battery for some reason. It really depends on how far into the hobby you want to get, I went mod crazy on all the junk around my home, then built my box mod to my specific needs once I had more experience with different configurations. I bought a 5 pack of 1xAA flashlights once because I thought I would want a bunch of them in different colors, now they're just sitting in the box untouched because I no longer want to vape 1x 14500, nor do I want to carry a colored flashlight around. Oh well, only $12 lost. :)

Hah, funny story there :)
Well, about the boxes and batteries. the only ones i can se on madvapes, are for AA, AAA and 9volts.
 

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Just remember, higher mAh rating on a battery means the charge will last longer. If you double batteries up in a "series" circuit you will double output voltage but will not effect charge duration. If you double them (or tipple, or quadruple) in a "parallel" circuit you will increase charge duration but will not effect output voltage.
 

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So three 14500's in a parallel circuit would be 2700mAh, and would last three times as long as a single 14500 before dynig. They would still produce 3.7v and be useable with an LR atty.

Efficiency comes into play eventually. One 18650 would last about the same amount of time, and is a simpler circuit, possibly smaller box.
 

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Anyways. i've made my order :)

2x 2 x AAA Battery Box with switch
2x 3mm Blue LED
1x AD-103 Multi-volt charger
1x 6mm x 6mm Tactile Switch with 4mm actuator
1x 4 x AAA Battery Box with switch
1x 3 x AA Battery Box
1x White 2xAA Battery Box with On/Off Switch
5x Horn style switch -- Black
1x 8mm x 8mm Sealed Tactile Switch
1x Horn style switch -- Blue
1x Tranparent Blue 2xAA Battery Box with On/Off Switch
7x 510 Battery Connector, Assembled
1x 5mm Clear/White LED
2x 5mm Bright Red LED
1x 5mm Bright Green LED
1x 3mm Red/Green Dual color LED
11x 14500.900 Protected 14500 Battery, 900 mAH
1x 3MM 3mm Violet LED
3x 510 Spare Atomizer
1x Solder, Rosin core, 26 guage
 

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Anyways. i've made my order :)

2x 2 x AAA Battery Box with switch
2x 3mm Blue LED
1x AD-103 Multi-volt charger
1x 6mm x 6mm Tactile Switch with 4mm actuator
1x 4 x AAA Battery Box with switch
1x 3 x AA Battery Box
1x White 2xAA Battery Box with On/Off Switch
5x Horn style switch -- Black
1x 8mm x 8mm Sealed Tactile Switch
1x Horn style switch -- Blue
1x Tranparent Blue 2xAA Battery Box with On/Off Switch
7x 510 Battery Connector, Assembled
1x 5mm Clear/White LED
2x 5mm Bright Red LED
1x 5mm Bright Green LED
1x 3mm Red/Green Dual color LED
11x 14500.900 Protected 14500 Battery, 900 mAH
1x 3MM 3mm Violet LED
3x 510 Spare Atomizer
1x Solder, Rosin core, 26 guage

Quite the grocery list you have there. Just a little FYI, the aaa boxes you got probly won't house the 14500's. You might be able to cut out the center divider and cram them in though. Also might want to pick up some JB weld or something similar to hold some parts in the mod down. Just my 2 pennies for what its worth. Good luck!
 

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Quite the grocery list you have there. Just a little FYI, the aaa boxes you got probly won't house the 14500's. You might be able to cut out the center divider and cram them in though. Also might want to pick up some JB weld or something similar to hold some parts in the mod down. Just my 2 pennies for what its worth. Good luck!

Oh, well i was told that i just need to cut the spring a bit, then they will fit :)
Thank you, :)
 

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Anyways. i've made my order :)


11x 14500.900 Protected 14500 Battery, 900 mAH
:ohmy: are you taking care of the whole family there? must be quite a big one...
when you cut that spring make sure you bend it inwards so it do no damage to the batt contact. good luck and have fun! dont vape on your soldering iron by accident!
 

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:ohmy: are you taking care of the whole family there? must be quite a big one...
when you cut that spring make sure you bend it inwards so it do no damage to the batt contact. good luck and have fun! dont vape on your soldering iron by accident!

Haha, kinda. No, im just living a hell of a long way away from USA, so i dont want to be sitting modding and realise that i need something..

Thank you for the advise about the springs. I'll remember that :)
 

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Oh, well i was told that i just need to cut the spring a bit, then they will fit :)
Thank you, :)
11x 14500.900 Protected 14500 Battery, 900 mAH
Hopefully you bought the blue TrustFires or the red/blacks. The red/blacks seem to be about the shortest.

Check out the arrows in this pic. Those plastic retainers often cause problems.

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