would recommend a small, cheaper device for testing if you like it or not. take a look at the bo one from jwell. iirc they come from paris and have 91024823904283 stores there (you could even refill those small tanks which come into the device). should be around 30 bucks
ordered three new batteries on sunday too (hopefully not fake ones, directly from amazon, no marketplace shit) to replace some of my old ones. two have some dents (one on the upper side and one on the side) and im not using them anymore for security reasons. and one of the other twos has lost a lot of its capacity after ~18 months it seems
Or this one as an alternative to the Bo which with you can use the juice of your choosing unlike the Bo.
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ordered three new batteries on sunday too (hopefully not fake ones, directly from amazon, no marketplace shit) to replace some of my old ones. two have some dents (one on the upper side and one on the side) and im not using them anymore for security reasons. and one of the other twos has lost a lot of its capacity after ~18 months it seems
Mine had a scratch on it's side and I'm not one to have the patience to re-wrap those batteries so I just left it there thinking what harm could it do. Well, now I have burnmarks on my thumb and a predator mod less (which I got for xmas as a gift). >.<
So yeah, I'll start replacing my batteries a lot faster this time around.
a scratch doesnt do shit, you were just unlucky and the cell was damaged (maybe from falling, those damages dont always lead instantly to a malfunction). or maybe the box was faulty, its a huge difference if its a 1 or 2 battery box, since it happened soon after you got it would say it was the predators fault
but i have real dents. one is damaged on the positive pole, i dropped my kbox on new years eve... wont use that bat anymore, though it should be fine nevertheless. the other one is one of the first packs i ever got, it has a huge dent on the side/upper ring, not used it since months (since i saw it was damaged)
and yes the rubi works too, but as i said you could refill the bo too. its easy to open the cartridges and refill them (though ofc they wont work forever cause you cant really change the coil inside of it). read and watched a bit about those cause i was thinking about a small unit without too much smoke for some occasions. but the rubi again is more expensive to just check out if you like it. its about 50 bucks and for that price you could get a kbox mini subox kit blubs too. imho too much if you just want to check out if its something for you or not
Really, last I heard (like 7-8 months ago I think) about the Bo you couldn't refill the cartridges (glad I'm wrong).
Hmm, I don't think the predator was at fault (but you never know) as I've had these batteries for quite some time and they might have been the ones that I dropped onto concrete once (or twice). Or I could have been just unlucky, either way, lesson learned and I will be switching out the batteries more regularly than I was previously (but shit did it freak me out when the mod started heating up so much in the car).
usually if handled right those batteries (if not fake ones) are really sturdy. falling damage is the most concern though, not even temperature. those 18650 for example are used in a lot of flashlights or solar panels. but ofc they can fail, if used properly i personally would say the chance that something bad happens is lower than that your battery of your mobile phones blews up (unless its a note ). your case is a bit more extreme cause of the 2 battery unit and the much higher load/pressure for the bat when unloading compared to something i use: single bat, only 25w. and that brings us to another point: those 18650 units are Li-Ion bats. we are using unprotected (not a problem though, protected would only mean they couldnt be overcharged or used below a certain limit, coming to that in a second. both "problems" are no really problems cause the box shouldnt allow usage below a certain voltage and a charging devices, or if charged in the mod itself the mod, should ofc not overcharge it) units for the ecigs. that means especially when overcharging or overusing them (means too much power draw at a time) they will heat up which leads to the point that the gas inside the unit will come out and turn into a nice little hot flare (it will not explode instantly, thats the good point ). now if they wear out after months or years of daily use ofc they arent able to deliver the power and capacity they had at the beginning. now do the maths: worn out battery, heavy duty due to 2 bay and high wattage usage. or maybe just a faulty mod which broken chip which led to too much power draw from the battery offside a maybe high wear level already
Never ever buy cheap batteries, aka, skimp just to save a few bucks! There are lots of fakes out there, and some of the horror stories to go with them.
I always get mine from ECOLUX on the bay. They are tested individually, and are all 'genuine', usually with the scratch serial for checking if legit. They are also graded and listed as to what they are best suited for.
Great suggestions guys, thank you all so much !
And yes, I actually live in Paris, and have a gazillion vaping stores surrounding me ( I even got a shop selling "souvenir" seeds and plenty types of CBD oils which just opened )
I think I might grab the Jwell Bo One since I really like its design, plus it's French ! Unfortunately, the KandyPen Rubi is pretty hard to come by in France ( unless I'm willing to pay 50€ for a 50$ item ) and yeah, it's slightly too expensive for experimentation purposes ! Could be a nice solution afterwards though.
Really, many thanks to you guys
grrr, some one idiot coworker of mine just threw my jacket from a chair into a corner... killed my subox, thread overtwisted... acutally im not really mad, the box looks really shabby now after a lot of usage (and i dropped it on carnival myself so the tank was slightly damaged either way)
so i since wrapping some papertowel pieces between the tank and the box to tighten it is a real pain in the ass and might lead to a leaking unit im about to order new stuff
plan: istick pico 85w + serpent smm rta (cant get the mini here atm and the pico 85w cause the serpent wouldnt fit on the tc 75w). and since im lazy im about to order a few pre wicked clapton coils with 0,6ohm. now to the point, i still ofc want to use my batteries again. ordered two new ones not so long ago. they are samsung r25 inr with maximal output of 20a. most of the descriptions of the pico recommend atleast 25a constant output for the bats. now the maths -> 4,2v/0,6ohm = 7a. im not even considering using the full 85w, im fine with 25w-30w. should be no problem at all, shouldnt it?
Even above 50w, you should be fine with those. Or get VTC6 or HG2, all of them are fine cells.
I'd suggest getting the obs crius 2 or zeus instead of the SMM though. Got all 3 and while the SMM was quite the upgrade (even coming from kayfun/hurricane/dotmod rta), the crius 2 is basically its bigger and in all aspects better cousin and the zeus is leak proof. Considering you take your setup to work: RDTAs (or rather this GTA hybrid style) tend to leak, now matter how you wick it, and if you stuff it with enough cotton to keep it dry, the flavor isn't there.
thats what i thought. decision fell on the serpent cause its available at my fav shop, easy to wick and overall very good rated. when i order now (or lets say till tomorrow noon) i will get it on wednesday in the mail
looked at the zeus, not available. the crius only in the first rdta version. looked up a few reviews of the serpent smm and it seems it doenst tend to leak at all. taking it to work means basicly its laying/standing in the middle box in my car for the drive (and i use it while driving ofc) and at work its normally either in my locker or somewhere under my desk. im not walking around with it all day or sth like that. normal usage is that daily and when i go out its in my jacket, upright when possible. if u use a jacket where that isnt possible i used to screw it off so that it could somehow be upright
edit: just ordered it, together with aroma stuff and cotton i needed anyway soon, new base without nic (still have enough nic stuff to mix it with) and pre wicked clapton stuff with 0,6ohm (only 5 pieces, but they should last several months. i nearly never replace the wire, just dry burn it and good to go again). ~110 bucks for everything, should last till the end of the year. looked into my old oders, my kbox mini (which i bought as a replacement for my original kbox mini which died cause of an overstretched thread too... find the coincidence...) now survived 1,5 years (yes i have the bad habit of still comparing the costs to "normal" smoking. well, paid 29,99 for the box 1,5 years ago. thats nowadays 5 little packs of cigs, so basicly one week with a drunk weekend ]
i did, like most of us here for 10+ years, heavily and i loved it. but if you are not too dumb you come to a point to question why wasting money and your health for nothing. now i could easily stop, im not getting nervous or angry when i havent vaped for hours. couldnt do that while smoking normal cigs. personally i was several times at the point where i really thought about smoking again, the only reason i havent done it is the result of the last two times i tried: i puked, hard, almost instantly. im not even able to to enjoy a good cigar cause i cant draw hardly hard enough anymore. and imho thats a good thing. but if you wanna smoke, why not? its your thing, im not a smokingnazi like many ex-smokers. i dont like the smell anymore yes, but im not uncomfy when someone smokes next to me. but so im not annoying anyone with my e-cig, im not blasting clouds into their faces and usually dont even talk about it, im not vaping inside at work. the only thing i do is give advices to friends who ask me, and besides one of them all failed to quit smoking cause they started vaping with the goal to quit. and thats the reason why most of them get back to real cigs
edit: already got shipping confirmation. i really love that store, good prices, good stuff and very fast delivery and most of the time they put free stuff into the order
just picked up the package at my local postal office, now lets see if its really that easy to wick
edit: yep it is, works like a charm. almost 1/3 smaller in hight than my kbox mini + subtank mini and only slightly wider. but i maybe get a taller drip tip, feels strange this way
well fuck, even drip tips are listed @amazon as 18+ articles? cmon... i dont pay 5 bucks extra for the postal dude looking at my passport (and i honestly dont know why it costs extra money at amazon.the shop i ordered (and i havent thought about the drip tip when i ordered) ships it as "age sight verification", so basicly means the postman "must" look at my id to verify its adressed to me and im 18+. nothing more, nothing less). thought i could easily order a few to test them. well the local vape store it is then, hopefully i get in time there when those "vapenation" assholes arent there, i just dont like them, i dont wanna talk about anything i just wanna look at a few drip tips,buy one and leave asap (its sounds worse than it is, its two stores integrated into a newspaper,tobacco,lottory whatever store. but i do have a dedicated vapestore here too, hell i never set a foot into that building again in my life)
check out fasttech. may take 2 weeks to EU, but you have a much better/wider selection and the bang for buck ratio is just awesome. no vape naysh dudes either.
regarding the SMM drip tip btw, it may feel strange at first if you're used to the "old" 510, but give it a bit of time and it will grow on you.
speaking of tank, will they ever learn to measure the capacity correct? 4ml my ass. its more like a litte bite more than 2ml (ok maybe 3 if you go max it to the top, i kinda try to avoid that to not create much underpressure to prevent leaking). and yes i know much liquid is stored underneath the line of sight, but still its far away from 4ml though i havent measured it myself (i.e. too lazy to get a fresh syringe). its not a problem at all, top filling system is easy to use but i expected a little more capacity
TPD version maybe? but yeah, most of the liquid hides under the chamber, so either extend your wicks (which usually means worse wicking though) or swig it around to get the juice up into them. i really hope they make a V2 someday because in principle, it's a great tank.
nope, there is nothing like tpd2 version with a smaller tank. atleast not in germany (i think europe at all), only uk for example made a law of it which contains tanks. otherwise only those prebuild exchangable tanks have a limit of 2ml by law (and iirc they were never above those 2ml before), something like the cartridges for the bo for example. only those 1-time use thingys are limited to 2ml
but in germany we have a different problem, there is a statutory waiting period. means a new product must be announced to the authority of nutrition and is only allowed to be sold 6 MONTHS after they approved. that applies to all boxes, tanks etc, and thats why you cant get everything when its the new hot shit (thats not really a fault of the tpd law shit but a fault from the producers/dealers. they must just announce it at the authority) unless you import urself stuff from china and it slips through customs control
My R2/3 just packed in (over a years heavy use, dropped a few times also) which is kinda what all these devices last, with experience. Now, what to go for next? hmm...
I'm leaning towards the Vaporesso, although it's ugly as fuck, lol.
Lost vape paranormal, the build quality is astounding and it's pretty much the only company which makes stuff that doesn't look like it was designed by an 8 year old. Vaporesso makes good stuff too though, had a target mini as my daily beater for over a year now and it's still going strong.
Lost vape paranormal, the build quality is astounding and it's pretty much the only company which makes stuff that doesn't look like it was designed by an 8 year old. Vaporesso makes good stuff too though, had a target mini as my daily beater for over a year now and it's still going strong.
Nice, thx for that! Will read up on the unit, looks good
My R2/3 still holds strong after 9 months, dropped plenty of times, the charging port is a little fucky but it still works lovely, paired with Cleito 120
My R2/3 still holds strong after 9 months, dropped plenty of times, the charging port is a little fucky but it still works lovely, paired with Cleito 120
Well, mine started the 'unbalanced batteries' error and self charging nonsense that some exhibit. Tried the fix suggested on a few sites, but upon opening, the innards collapsed, due to them being shattered through dropping. There was no way to get the thing back together correctly, besides, the fix would have done no good, as that was never the problem. Probably a board problem?, but it is what it is
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). your case is a bit more extreme cause of the 2 battery unit and the much higher load/pressure for the bat when unloading compared to something i use: single bat, only 25w. and that brings us to another point: those 18650 units are Li-Ion bats. we are using unprotected (not a problem though, protected would only mean they couldnt be overcharged or used below a certain limit, coming to that in a second. both "problems" are no really problems cause the box shouldnt allow usage below a certain voltage and a charging devices, or if charged in the mod itself the mod, should ofc not overcharge it) units for the ecigs. that means especially when overcharging or overusing them (means too much power draw at a time) they will heat up which leads to the point that the gas inside the unit will come out and turn into a nice little hot flare (it will not explode instantly, thats the good point 
). now if they wear out after months or years of daily use ofc they arent able to deliver the power and capacity they had at the beginning. now do the maths: worn out battery, heavy duty due to 2 bay and high wattage usage. or maybe just a faulty mod which broken chip which led to too much power draw from the battery offside a maybe high wear level already
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