Cut up your (510) Passthrough

[me5647]

I was bored wating for my batteries from DE so...

I crammed my 510 passtrough into a AAA box. I soldered wires drectly to the pcb traces by scraping (carefully) off the green coating, covering in epoxy, then cutting off the excess board. The power in connector is a micro phono jack I swiped from an old cell phone I had laying around. Probably not the best choice due to the hot (+5V) plug sticking out of the charger, but was all I had available that was small (mini/micro usb would be better). Atty connector is the standard DC jack. Switch is a sealed 50ma tact glued to the back of the pcb, with a button out of my remote. The slide switch is wired to cut the battery out of circuit.

The charger cord is just a usb soldered to a micro phone jack (3/32") from radio-hac.

Yes I know the 10440 is unprotected and will probably create a hole in space/time.

 

[Abyss]

I am shocked no one has commented on this mod. I think it's almost perfect.

I am awaiting on my 510 PT so I can cut it. What I want to do is actually use the original PT box with the battery and just put the ripped battery connector on it. That way the only work is:

- cut the cables
- solder a mini usb port for charging
- gut the connector, solder it to the leads and fix it to the box

Seems simple to do and will try. I already have 4x 10440 and an universal charger ordered from DX.

This should become a nice DIY Janty Stick. For about $11...

 

[me5647]

thanks its kinda tough to stuff it all in there tho.

++ You can solder the wires that used to go into the battery box on the passthrough directly together and have a nice 5v passthrough.

 

[Doubledot]

Very nice mod. I have a 510 pass through and cut the battery case and am using my iphone USB adapter directly. Burns hotter (I think it is getting 5v) and has different taste. Works great, but yours is better... Now I know what to do with the battery case that is in the junk box ;-) Thank you for your post!

 

[Doubledot]

BTW, since you utilized the same board, I am assuming that the board serves as your protection (I don't know what is in the board) to your unprotected battery. I have experienced cut-off when I vape unplugged. I have done this several times when I forget to plug it in the usb.

If there is someone else who knows circuitry, please confirm. Thanks!

 

[roadkilldeluxe]

Cool mod, I really wish I had a DC-in port ON my ecig, like behind the LED, which would just pop off for charging... Guess i'm just waiting for one of my batteries to die so I can hack it up

 

[Stric9]

Yes I know the 10440 is unprotected and will probably create a hole in space/time.

I always wrap a condom around my 10440's.... PROBLEM SOLVED

Respects

 

[supertrkre2812]

Guess i'm just waiting for one of my batteries to die so I can hack it up

Just do what I did, leave a auto battery in your pocket and when the wife sends it through the washer and dryer, and then hands it back to you, you will have a battery that has died.
I did what you want to do, i hacked it up, learned what was inside, and then used the fitting in a nicostick.

 

[Lucid Electro]

i use 10440 on my laser projects and i have had them burst into flames in a charger before. Sadly my charger melted some but nothing caught fire because i charge them on the concrete in my garage.