So I finally got the time (and the patience!) to finish my first mod. The big thing for me was to do something that was a bit different. I wanted to do a flashlight mod, but all the experienced modders kept telling me that a box mod would be better for a first attempt. Now I've got nothing against box mods, and I am sure that I'll be building one as soon as the rest of my mod parts come in, but for some reason the flashlight mod just kept coming back to my mind.
To complicate matters, no retail places I visited seemed to have a flashlight that I wanted to do a mod with. They were either 3xAAA size, or were big and bulky near the lens. Now a 3XAAA is totally workable, if you know what you are doing, but being this was a first mod for me, and my soldering skills are atrocious, I really did need something easier to work with.
So, box is better, but too generic. Flashlight is problematic, and probably beyond my skills at this point. What is the solution to my dilemma?
I found it, quite by accident, at a local store.
It's a battery powered personal grooming appliance. That's marketing hype for a nose hair trimmer!
It's got a battery compartment for 1XAA battery, plenty of room at the top for the switch after you remove the little motor, and a nifty little cap that makes a cone like shape that mimics the look of the eGo. And it's only $5, so really, what did I have to lose except $5 and some time?
I'm vaping on it now, and so far, with the exception of the switch button sticking a few times, it's working great! I'm going to go back to that store and buy all they have, and will do a step by step tutorial when I do the next one, because if this one keeps working the way it is right now, there will definitely be another!
So, without further introduction, here is the PV mod that am calling the dGo-
You can't really see it, but there's a Magma emblem on the atty. And the Magma atty not only vapes like a champ, it LIKES the 900mah battery!
The hardest part of the mod was the switch, a smaller one would have been better, but I did want a switch that lighted when you pressed it, to more closely match the look of the eGo. I'm going to have to look around and see if I can find something similar, but smaller! Or just use a separate small tactile switch and LED.
I'm gonna have to order an 18500 battery too. I'm positive it will fit in the compartment with no problem, which will give this little PV 1600mah power!
With the cap converted to a cone, the profile finishes out quite nicely I think. Purely cosmetic, because the original openings in the cap allow a lot more air inside than a typical eGo cone assembly.
Now let's see how long it takes me to drain 900maH!!!!
EDIT: I got about 6 hours of use on the first battery. 3 hours of light use, and 3 hours of power vapin! It's no replacement for a pass thru while sitting at the computer, but I'm thinking that with the bigger 18500's, it will definitely last me all day at work! Sweet!
To complicate matters, no retail places I visited seemed to have a flashlight that I wanted to do a mod with. They were either 3xAAA size, or were big and bulky near the lens. Now a 3XAAA is totally workable, if you know what you are doing, but being this was a first mod for me, and my soldering skills are atrocious, I really did need something easier to work with.
So, box is better, but too generic. Flashlight is problematic, and probably beyond my skills at this point. What is the solution to my dilemma?
I found it, quite by accident, at a local store.
It's a battery powered personal grooming appliance. That's marketing hype for a nose hair trimmer!
It's got a battery compartment for 1XAA battery, plenty of room at the top for the switch after you remove the little motor, and a nifty little cap that makes a cone like shape that mimics the look of the eGo. And it's only $5, so really, what did I have to lose except $5 and some time?
I'm vaping on it now, and so far, with the exception of the switch button sticking a few times, it's working great! I'm going to go back to that store and buy all they have, and will do a step by step tutorial when I do the next one, because if this one keeps working the way it is right now, there will definitely be another!
So, without further introduction, here is the PV mod that am calling the dGo-
You can't really see it, but there's a Magma emblem on the atty. And the Magma atty not only vapes like a champ, it LIKES the 900mah battery!
The hardest part of the mod was the switch, a smaller one would have been better, but I did want a switch that lighted when you pressed it, to more closely match the look of the eGo. I'm going to have to look around and see if I can find something similar, but smaller! Or just use a separate small tactile switch and LED.
I'm gonna have to order an 18500 battery too. I'm positive it will fit in the compartment with no problem, which will give this little PV 1600mah power!
With the cap converted to a cone, the profile finishes out quite nicely I think. Purely cosmetic, because the original openings in the cap allow a lot more air inside than a typical eGo cone assembly.
Now let's see how long it takes me to drain 900maH!!!!
EDIT: I got about 6 hours of use on the first battery. 3 hours of light use, and 3 hours of power vapin! It's no replacement for a pass thru while sitting at the computer, but I'm thinking that with the bigger 18500's, it will definitely last me all day at work! Sweet!
