I've always wanted to try how vaping beyond 3.7V was as Im a fan of Ego XL's on Low Resistance atties. Luckily i found these $3 tactical flashlights that run on 6V -- using 2 3v CR123a batteries. Here is a photo of the dismantled flashlight alongside my finished product:
All i really had to do to make it to a working battery mod was to remove the bulb from its socket and dremel a bigger hole where the bulb used to be, in order to fit the atty. With the bulb socket resting on the atty's negative side, and the positive end of the atty directly hitting the batteries, it was already a working, loose vaping device. However, In order to make it into a fully functional device that consistently delivers, i had to secure a battery connector to the socket. Here is a breakdown of the components to explain my device further:
1) 901-510 adapter (sealed by soldering on both ends) for the 510 atty
2) 510 atty
3) drip tip
4) flashlight's main body
5) 510-901 adapter (Sealed by soldering on both ends) soldered into the bulb socket (the 510 end hitting the battery, and the 901 end exposed where the lightbulb used to be, where the atty is docked into). I decided to use this adapter as the device's battery connector instead of using the normal golden one since the positive side is already exposed as opposed to the hidden positive side on the golden one which is quite too short for me as it is. This setup also allows me to switch from 901 to 510 attys easily.
6) the momentary button - i dremeled 3 holes on it to act as the safety holes in case of the batteries melting down.
7) the button screw - if screwed tightly allows continuous activation of the circuit until you screw it loose.
8) the original flashlight
conclusion: 6v is a way different experience from vaping in an LR atty @ 3.7v: much warmer vape, way thicker vapor than the eGo's already ridiculous amount of thick vapor, more burnt flavors on the 510 and way more nice flavors from the 901 atty. I only made a mistake of popping an LR atty into this device and it instantly killing it. End of the day, I am still very happy that i was able to make my own 6v device under $10, excluding the rechargeable CR123A's of course that cost me around $40 for a pair and a charger (very rare and hence expensive where i come from) ^_^
The slight limitation to this mod is the fact that the momentary switch at the bottom needs to be pushed upwards every time you vape (it needs time to get used to). Besides that everything else works like a clean whistle for me, and the production of it is almost effortless since no wires need to be reconfigured or set up
Here is the photo of my mod together with some eGo stuff i have for those who havent seen this one:
All i really had to do to make it to a working battery mod was to remove the bulb from its socket and dremel a bigger hole where the bulb used to be, in order to fit the atty. With the bulb socket resting on the atty's negative side, and the positive end of the atty directly hitting the batteries, it was already a working, loose vaping device. However, In order to make it into a fully functional device that consistently delivers, i had to secure a battery connector to the socket. Here is a breakdown of the components to explain my device further:
1) 901-510 adapter (sealed by soldering on both ends) for the 510 atty
2) 510 atty
3) drip tip
4) flashlight's main body
5) 510-901 adapter (Sealed by soldering on both ends) soldered into the bulb socket (the 510 end hitting the battery, and the 901 end exposed where the lightbulb used to be, where the atty is docked into). I decided to use this adapter as the device's battery connector instead of using the normal golden one since the positive side is already exposed as opposed to the hidden positive side on the golden one which is quite too short for me as it is. This setup also allows me to switch from 901 to 510 attys easily.
6) the momentary button - i dremeled 3 holes on it to act as the safety holes in case of the batteries melting down.
7) the button screw - if screwed tightly allows continuous activation of the circuit until you screw it loose.
8) the original flashlight
conclusion: 6v is a way different experience from vaping in an LR atty @ 3.7v: much warmer vape, way thicker vapor than the eGo's already ridiculous amount of thick vapor, more burnt flavors on the 510 and way more nice flavors from the 901 atty. I only made a mistake of popping an LR atty into this device and it instantly killing it. End of the day, I am still very happy that i was able to make my own 6v device under $10, excluding the rechargeable CR123A's of course that cost me around $40 for a pair and a charger (very rare and hence expensive where i come from) ^_^
The slight limitation to this mod is the fact that the momentary switch at the bottom needs to be pushed upwards every time you vape (it needs time to get used to). Besides that everything else works like a clean whistle for me, and the production of it is almost effortless since no wires need to be reconfigured or set up
Here is the photo of my mod together with some eGo stuff i have for those who havent seen this one:
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