Do you like the LED on Battery?

[Taryn]

Be careful about covering the end on autos, we need air draw from there to get em to work! On that note if I put one of the condoms on the ash cap end, it activates my autos! But of course you can't activate it again until it's uncovered....

I think the most convincing argument for keeping the LED in some form is that it lets us know when the carto is being heated. On that note PURPLE LEDs please!

 

[FlipnOut]

Usually when I get the desire to build something, it's on a Sunday, around 3pm. I generally know that I'm not going to have the motivation to do anything about it later. So, I go to RS and pick up what I can to make what I need/want. If I end up liking it, then I'll place a Digikey order for the good stuff.

I spent Wednesday digging through my attic to find cables and boxes and all kinds of stuff that I have stuffed away. Since my move, I can't find my solder station ... I'm using a RS 30W and want to poke my eyes out with it. Tomorrow's goal.... find the solder station.

 

[Kellyinbr]

I'm on the purple bandwagon with ya Taryn, I have some black 510's w/ purple led and they are so pretty

 

[HzG8rGrl]

Yes, I agree. I only cup it to see the light relection in my palm. A light color that would be more distinct is what I am after.

Be careful about covering the end on autos, we need air draw from there to get em to work! On that note if I put one of the condoms on the ash cap end, it activates my autos! But of course you can't activate it again until it's uncovered....

I think the most convincing argument for keeping the LED in some form is that it lets us know when the carto is being heated. On that note PURPLE LEDs please!

 

[StaceyM]

I was just wondering the very same thing this evening...If the LED takes hootzpah from the battery! If so, I would certainly forsake the light for more battery power, for sure. (Those pt's done spoiled me. )

 

[critterbug]

I'm in the I loff my led group.

 

[mpetva]

I like having the LED (all color other than orange) and to me it's easy to just cup them to stealth vape.

 

[shemp]

I could live without the led if it meant longer battery life.

 

[keyzygirl]

A pen cap works.

 

[a little bit shifty]

i like the idea of the led but I dont have mine yet so I might change my mind once its here but I do agree with taryn up there that a purple led would be awesome! though I really like things that light up blue for some reason so im hoping mine... er... lights up blue

 

[Belletrist]

i lurve the blue LED but i could go for some purple/pink/white/too.

& really cupping it for stealthy vaping isn't hard but i'm still a new vaper! there's a learning curve!

 

[Mary Kay]

I am also an LED lover! How hard would it be to have an led with a push button endcap..in is off, out is on...we really don't need it to look like an ash after all.
My biggest gripe is orange and red lights! besides being ugly they look like cigs.
You guys know me..I would love the lights to match the batts...lol (except for red)
I just cup the end like a pipe when I don't want the light seen.

 

[Michelle43]

I like the sharpie idea. I may do that on my black battery.

My pink logo one I will leave the LED as is.

 

[Adrenalynn]

I could live without the led if it meant longer battery life.

It doesn't.

 

[Adrenalynn]

Actually - actuating the end-cap is a pretty major design change.

The end-cap is a press-fit that is exactly sized. A switch would need to be designed, built, and Q/A'd. You'd need a goodly volume to get anyone to go for it, and it will raise the price a couple dollars by the time it makes it to retail.

I am also an LED lover! How hard would it be to have an led with a push button endcap..in is off, out is on...we really don't need it to look like an ash after all.
My biggest gripe is orange and red lights! besides being ugly they look like cigs.
You guys know me..I would love the lights to match the batts...lol (except for red)
I just cup the end like a pipe when I don't want the light seen.

 

[Adrenalynn]

find the solder station.

I've had/used all the big names, and honestly, the one I have now is my all-time fav, even against units costing 300x as much. The Aoyue 2702 and 2702a - both rework stations. VERY inexpensive. My backups are a Pace and a smaller Weller.

 

[Cubiccube]

I was actually kinda surprised when I got my XL batts. The standard auto that they gave me for free has a Blue LED on it, but both of my XL's have a green LED. Not sure if it's because I ordered green batts, or if all XL's come that way, but figured to give the heads up if you like green LED. Which I do.

 

[Taryn]

My chrome XL has a blue light but my two others (old style pink and platinum) are both green. I'm still plugging for the purple LED though

 

[antithesis]

my black shorties have a blue light, and my chrome reg's have a green, and i LOVE them! those are my 2 favorite 'glowy' colors in the world.

 

[Adrenalynn]

I had to run out and check availability and there is a purple led, 100mcd, in an 0603 package available commonly in Shenzhen. So it's a drop-in replacement for the blue or green LEDs that are in my batteries...

As a data-point in your crusade, I too would purchase a purple LED device. Now that my rework station is unpacked, I may have to go ahead and order some purple LEDs and replace one or two of mine.