Veteran Viewer and the Mod I'm Making

[WaterDuffalo91]

Since we have to do the 5 posts before being unleashed, this is #1. I've been around for a while, but not as a member. I frequent the Mod Forums, and some of the stuff I see is really awesome. Being a combat robot builder, I like to tinker with electronics as well, even though LiPo and Li-ion batteries scare the ever-loving CRAP out of me (the batteries our ecigs use barely put out the amperage my robot's batteries do, and I've had those explode).

What I'm working on here is not as much of a mod as some would say, but I see it as more of a fusion. I got Trog's SD Keyring mod a while ago, and loved the size. The diaphragm switch in it got gummed up and turned on permanently, so I couldn't use it anymore. Well, I had a spare eGo laying around, so I thought I would gut that for the button and usb charger, squeeze that all into the SD's tube, and have an adorable little USB passthrough/ecig with more control.

The issue I'm worried about it that, on every one I've torn apart, they all have a ground wire soldered to the casing. Where does that wire connect to, and why? Do I need to use that, or should I build the circuit without grounding to the casing?

 

[Twitchy]

I haven't dealt with the passthrus but the original eGo the ground on the case is actually the ground for your atty. So as long as you make that connection everything i believe will be ok.

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[ShogaNinja]

I don't want to sound like a party pooper, but this really isn't the place for this post. You're not going to have the best chance of people finding and responding to it here. Why not just make the 5 posts saying hi and then re-posting it where you'd have the best chances of getting the help you need?

 

[WaterDuffalo91]

Twitchy: I'll have to do a little more research on it before I solder everything. I believe you, but I was a little forceful with my scrapped eGo since everything fits snugly, so there were a few wires I needed to reattach to the PCBs in both the USB end and the actual button board.

ShogaNinja: That was my original plan, to just play the system and post 5 useless posts, but that just clutters stuff up even more, and being a long time user on XDA, clutter just irritates the crap out of everyone. Also, I like to sound like a person with an education. I can't stand people that refuse, for whatever ungodly reason, to use the writing skills they should have obtained by the time they can post in a forum such as this, where I would imagine that one must be 18 years old to be a member given the nature of the items discussed within.

Plus, know knows who lurks through the New Members forums from time to time, someone might as well have stumbled across my measly post and really enjoyed my idea. But that's me being cockier than a WWE star.