Mod Battery Question

[RefugeDenied]

Sorry for posting this here, but I can't post anywhere else yet.

I am pretty sick of the relatively short lifespan of e-cig stock batteries. I love my 801, just hate changing the bat so many times a day.

I have a mini-torch that I am going to gut, cut, and mod into a bat. I just have a question about power options.

I notice most of the small bat mods folks do use the Trustfire 3.7v 900mAh (14500) bat. Would it make a difference (other than run time) if I use a 3.7v 2400mAh (18650) bat? I know the 18650 is larger, but I am pretty sure I already have a metal torch that it will fit (if not, I know where I can get one pretty cheap). Yes, I also already know the 'protected' bats are a tiny bit longer than unprotected bats due to the pcb in the end.

Also, is there a Radio Shack (or other store) part that could be used as the atty connector or would I have to gut an 801 battery? I would just take my atty up to Radio Shack and ask them to find something for me, except I have to drive an hour to get to a real store (I live in a tiny town with only mom n' pop stores ... and, of course, a Super Wal-Mart - I don't think a small hillbilly town could exist without one).

Thanks in advance for your help

 

[planetofthevapes]

I'm no genius on the battery, I'm trying to figure that out myself. However, for the atty connection for an 801 you need a 1/4" audio jack (I don't have a part number handy). There are a few different ones, just grab the cheapest. Then I use a flat tipped screw, a piece of fish bubble tube (the stuff that people use to send air into a fish tank) and some epoxy putty. Cut as much of the tabs off of the 1/4" audio jack that you can/want. Stick the screw through the fish tube (which you should cut slightly shorter than the threaded part of your screw). Then stick the screw UP through your audio mount. Lock it into place a little bit higher than you need for your 801 atty (so that if you get an atty with a bit higher of a positive contact, you can just screw it on deeper). Then take some epoxy putty and putty the screw to the jack, being sure to not cover the head of the screw (the little slit in the screw is awesome for soldering your positive wire to). Then solder the positive to the screw head, the negative to the base of the threads on the jack, then epoxy putty it all into place in your box and you are ready to finish wiring the rest of your box (if you haven't already). If you need pics, let me know, I'll make one and take pics. I know I have a hard time explaining things!

 

[Elendil]

There are a couple of mods that use the 18650 battery.

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