I’ve been a member here 4 1/2 years. I can no longer follow all the threads I've been on or the ones I’m interested in... especially some of the more active ones.
I still use my Provari’s (including the original one from November 2010). I gave up trying to find something better till there’s a V3 out, or till someone shows me another digital/variable device 14500 or 14650 size that will keep up with a provari mini (w/18350)…hint to Provape- there are 14xxx IMRs out there… I don’t think VV or VW is better- they are just different means to an end. I don’t believe that anyone can taste the .1 ohm difference in resistance that occurs when a nichrome wire heats up – although I’m convinced some people think they can. Once I dial in my voltage for a given atty/juice combination I usually don’t mess with it.
I gave up on the Genisis tanks and keep it simple – I may give it another try with a ceramic wick one of these days. Till I find something that works better, I only drip with IKV HR’s, Cisco HR’s , HH357’s. The atty’s last 6-8 weeks till they taste like crud or get clogged and I toss them. I clean them once or twice in a cycle before they are toast. I do seem to go through more juice with the HH357s…but I really don’t care because…..
After spending a lot of money on a lot of premade juice, I only use DIY juice using flavors from Flavor Apprentice- I buy 500 ml of nic at a time and keep it in the freezer- I’m at the I’m at the end of a batch I bought 2 years ago.
All of the 18650 and 18490 AW IMR batteries I bought 2-3 years ago are still working fine, as is my Pila charger- I use my TR-001 when I travel. The 18350s aren’t faring as well, probably because they get stressed more in a normal cycle, but they still work for a few hours.
I haven’t taken my meter out to test anything e-cig related in at least 2 years.
Last but not least, my total e-cig expenses for the last 2 years were around $250/year- including repairs. Granted, I probably spent between $3K and $4K the first 24 months I was at it… most of that is collecting dust except the AWs and the Provari’s (which account for about $800 of that)…oh and there’s about $150-$200 that I sent to some jerk named Tai Pan (AKA Uwe) in Germany for a mod project he never delivered on …
If you have a question about one of my posts (most of which are now old) or just want to say hi, feel free to PM me -
I still use my Provari’s (including the original one from November 2010). I gave up trying to find something better till there’s a V3 out, or till someone shows me another digital/variable device 14500 or 14650 size that will keep up with a provari mini (w/18350)…hint to Provape- there are 14xxx IMRs out there… I don’t think VV or VW is better- they are just different means to an end. I don’t believe that anyone can taste the .1 ohm difference in resistance that occurs when a nichrome wire heats up – although I’m convinced some people think they can. Once I dial in my voltage for a given atty/juice combination I usually don’t mess with it.
I gave up on the Genisis tanks and keep it simple – I may give it another try with a ceramic wick one of these days. Till I find something that works better, I only drip with IKV HR’s, Cisco HR’s , HH357’s. The atty’s last 6-8 weeks till they taste like crud or get clogged and I toss them. I clean them once or twice in a cycle before they are toast. I do seem to go through more juice with the HH357s…but I really don’t care because…..
After spending a lot of money on a lot of premade juice, I only use DIY juice using flavors from Flavor Apprentice- I buy 500 ml of nic at a time and keep it in the freezer- I’m at the I’m at the end of a batch I bought 2 years ago.
All of the 18650 and 18490 AW IMR batteries I bought 2-3 years ago are still working fine, as is my Pila charger- I use my TR-001 when I travel. The 18350s aren’t faring as well, probably because they get stressed more in a normal cycle, but they still work for a few hours.
I haven’t taken my meter out to test anything e-cig related in at least 2 years.
Last but not least, my total e-cig expenses for the last 2 years were around $250/year- including repairs. Granted, I probably spent between $3K and $4K the first 24 months I was at it… most of that is collecting dust except the AWs and the Provari’s (which account for about $800 of that)…oh and there’s about $150-$200 that I sent to some jerk named Tai Pan (AKA Uwe) in Germany for a mod project he never delivered on …
If you have a question about one of my posts (most of which are now old) or just want to say hi, feel free to PM me -
