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Hiya NewMod!Great newbie minds think alike! I did the exact same thing 2 years ago to a Joye 510 passthrough, 2 of them actually.But if this is your one and only mod, be prepared for the day when the battery cover clip breaks off, cuz it will in a short period of time.The second mod I made I've been using for just over 18 months and kept the USB battery charger attached for the first 6 months. Worked great, but got tired of the thing dangling so I just removed it. Technically, it could still be used as a passthrough, but I never found the need....I always just ran it off the battery.If you consider making another one, you don't have to go to all of that trouble modding the box or removing the charging board (in case you'd wanna use it in the future?). You can use a round 6mm tact switch that mounts perfectly into the screw hole and solder your leads to the battery clips that hold the charging board. The leads will tuck down nicely into the 1mm spaces between the battery basin and the outer shell.http://www.ebay.com/itm/20-TACTILE-PUSH-BUTTON-SWITCH-6X6X4-3mm-SPST-NO-/390295724287?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5adf7020ffThere's also enough room left in the charging compartment (opposite end of the connector) for a mini-mosfet, so you don't have to keep changing out the tact switch every 4-6 months and should last you many years of happy vaping! This way too, you don't have to worry about insulating anything from touching the board or other components causing a short. Everything fits nicely and out of harms ways.I also used the 510 connector from the passthrough unit. I just snipped off half of the ground shell, right down to the isolator base and mounted it flush with the box. But you'll have to snip off the output tabs on the charging board to get it to fit. But if I were to build another, I'd use a 510 shorty connector and leave the board in tact.Anyways, congrats on building your first mod...looks great!Got mine in my hand right now.....
Good work NewMod. Nicely done.