remove 510 connector intact?

[b16driven]

I had one of my manual batteries die on my 510. I removed the LED and battery with tweezers, and I want to make a passthrough out of it. Is there any way to get the connector out of the metal tube without cutting it out?

 

[DarkriftX]

Heh, not easily. I just cut open a 510 batt to get the connector out. I first used very sharp wire cutters to score a groove about halfway between the button and the connector. I then used a metal file to deepen the groove till i could tear it apart. I pulled off the led cover, cut the area around the button (so the button would push out) and pushed the guts out the front. I then used the wire cutters to tear the metal case off of the connector. It was not an easy job.

 

[tankerman]

I had one of my manual batteries die on my 510. I removed the LED and battery with tweezers, and I want to make a passthrough out of it. Is there any way to get the connector out of the metal tube without cutting it out?

Still not easy and you do need to cut.
I use a dremmel style tool and a cutoff wheel and cut about a 45 deg line from the connector (not too deep their) to about 1 inch down. Then using needle nose pliers and a screwdriver(not the pv one haha) I pry apart the case and pull the connector out sometimes shorting the batt and it stinks!
Good luck

 

[Shadowdr]

I used a screwdriver and hammer to remove from the LED end. It did knock out the center pole first but I was able to reuse it anyway. It was not easy but heating the tube would have probably helped.

 

[a2dcovert]

I used a dremmel with the cutting wheel. I cut it about 1/8th of an inch from the switch on the connector side. It turned out this was the exact place I needed to make the cut. I installed the connector still in the shell so I would have a stronger mount.

 

[Kewtsquirrel]

When I actually have to cut a battery or atomizer apart to get the connector, I just dremel all the way through starting about 1/2 down, and then take off just a bit of metal a time from the final 1/2 inch. After its *almost* through, I pry apart the shell with a screwdriver, and if necessary dremel my channel a bit deeper where the actual connector is.
It takes a bit of finesse, but you'll get your connectors out in about a minute completely unscathed every time.