Can this be done with a 510?

[serrada36]

Hi All,

I want to make a 510 "magnum" style pv. Here is what I would like to do. Please let me know if this is possible and if so what problems would I encounter. If it is possible, how to go about building it.

Ok...

I have one of the "magnum" flashlights and I would like to use the 3xAAA battery pack that it comes with and use some Ultrafire 10440 AAA 3.6v bats I have for my e-cigars. I would also like to use a 510 atty. Some sort of led would be nice too.

Am I way off trying to do this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Brian

 

[Paradiso]

Can you do this with a 510? Yes.
Can you use 3 10440 batteries in series? NO. You would be putting more than 12 volts to the atty with fresh batteries. The coil would light up super bright and burn out immediately.
You could replace the three AAA batteries with one 10440, but would have to modify the battery carrier so that you had continuity (definitely not worth it, IMO)
If you just follow the magnum directions but substitute a 510 connector, everything will work fine.

 

[caesar]

and do not think at connecting them in parallel either!
danger of explosion.

Just use a bigger battery that can fit the enclosure or even better,

you can put 3xAAA Ni-MH in there for 3.6(discharged)~4.4V(charged) and pure pleasure

 

[NextLevel]

and do not think at connecting them in parallel either!
danger of explosion.

Were you referring to 10440 not being protected?
Or were you saying no lithium should be run in parallel?

 

[serrada36]

I really like the NiMH idea! Quick charging etc. What kind of run-time could I expect with those?

 

[Kewtsquirrel]

3x nihms don't really work very well, you'll get an extremely weak hit. Best bet is to run a single protected 18500, just shim it so it doesn't move around inside with paper if you can't find the right pvc pipe.