Thanks to a buch of guys on ECF (http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modders-forum/102414-how-make-5v-mod-ti-regulator.html) (And here!) I finally started putting all of my bits together and came up with a "Proof of Concept" box (Proof that I could do it and not solder my fingers together!)
The PV isn’t “Safety’d” with shrink wrap, or glued down – I am going to be working some more on it…. The switch is from Radio Shack, and a bit too long for the AAA box’s height – so I drilled out a washer to ½” and shimmed it out (Still a bit tall, the contacts hit the cover)
It took a lot longer than I expected for two reasons – the washer took forever, and once it was ready to fire up – it didn’t. It took me about three hours to figure out that the battery boxes positive terminals weren’t making full contact with the batteries. I could get good readings, but it would not fire. Once I realized that, I beat the hell out of them with a hammer and nail punch (I was a bit frustrated at that point!)












