Gonna try to chronicle my build...

[devaspawn]

So, I'm new to vaping. I've read a lot about the potential for restricting the use and sale of ecigs and have decided that I need to learn how to do this without having to buy pre-made stuff from vendors.

I am a homebrewer and built most of my gear myself from items not geared specifically to homebrewing so I'm not unfamiliar with the DIY process.

To start with, I'm thinking I want to do my first mod with a two AA maglite using 18450's as the batts.

I have not soldered before. Thank God for youtube!

 

[TomCatt]

Check out battery sizes

18450 = 18mm diameter - 45mm long - 0 (think this indicated a cylindrical cell, not sure though)

AA is equivalent to 14500 = 14mm diameter - 50mm long

Not sure an 18mm diameter battery will fit in an AA flashlight (it might, but it might not also).

You say '18450's', are you planning on using two batteries in the mod? That would be 8V unless you make it variable voltage.

Good Luck!

 

[devaspawn]

I'm a drater. I meant 14500's. Glad you said something though. For some reason I got 18450 stuck in my head. And yes I did mean to use two 14500s. It looks like that's gonna be 7.2V. Looks like I'm gonna need to figure out how to do a VV. Thank God for this forum!

 

[Commie]

I found it easier to take a 3-AAA flashlight and fit an 18xxx battery in there

 

[devaspawn]

Commie, I was looking into that yesterday after reading TomCatt's post.

I think I am going to have to table this build for a short while. A friend of mine reminds me constantly, just in general, that sometimes I need to learn to walk before I start running. Give me wood or stone and I can build you just about anything with a blueprint that's only in my head and many times without squaring tools and still be spot on. Electronics and cars are not my strong suit. Once I learn how to do a particular task I'm great. Until I learn I fumble too much. I'm gonna buy a VV mod kit from MadVapes.com and start with that. At least then I'll know what materials I'll need to keep my on for future more complicated builds. I will still chronicle that on here, though.

 

[TomCatt]

Check out this thread - http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/battery-mods/259577-just-lm2596-users.html
The LM2596 (and similar modules) make a low cost VV mod very easy to build.

 

[Cjax]

some regulators are too wide to fit into a flashlight body. I think that lm2596 is about 55mm long, 25mm wide. you could always rip out a battery box out of some kids plush talking doll. Tickle me that, Elmo!!

 

[TomCatt]

Radio Shack project box


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[MadmanMacguyver]

you work with stone...make a stone box and put a switch and battery holder in it...if ya look around in here just a little there are plenty of wire diagrams for a simple mod...I believe there where were a few in the link Tomcatt posted...

 

[devaspawn]

Sadly, my obsessive behavior has tabled this project even further. I bought way too much stuff because it all seemed so cool. I gotta take a picture of it at some point soon and admit that I might be out of control. LOL! Now my funds are limited in that I can't even buy the mod kit from Madvapes.com