Silver Bullet?

[jtrygg]

It looks to me like this thing is just a battery housing, I understand the concept of a higher voltage vape but is that really all this thing is?

[doots]

isn't that what any PV is? a batttery housing and atty.

[Bandit]

You nailed it.

And a Bugatti Veyron does exactly what a Toyota Corolla does also.. drives you from point A to point B.

Some enjoy a 6v vape from a modified flashlight, some like it from a hand built, custom machined PV crafted from solid 6061 aircraft aluminum and polished to a mirror shine with a sure-feel switch.

[jtrygg]

I didn't mean to offend anyone but yes a PV is normally considered an atty, a batt, and a cart or something similar to hold the nic, which isn't what the silver bullet is. I was just making sure I wasn't missing something, I guess I expected updated atties or larger carts, or, you know, a full PV.

[Bandit]

lol, I get what you're saying, and while my comparison may be a bit over the top, it does still apply.

All are simply battery tubes, but the differences are in the overall quality, fit/finish and appearance. The quality of the switch is important, and some like the Super T-1 have selling points like being all mechanical (no soldering, nothing to fail).

For example, the Prodigy is a fine unit that works very well. Works every bit as good as the Silver Bullet, but when you hold them both you walk away knowing the SB is much higher quality in construction.
The SB has about 2.5mm thick walls of 6061 aluminum (thick and heavy) with one of the best, most positive switches available. The Prodigy is maybe .5mm thick lesser grade aluminum (but also a great switch).
The SB glides when you screw/unscrew it for batt changes, the Prodigy threads are gritty.
Sb can go from 3.7v to 6v by merely changing the battery. The Prodigy can also, but you have to remove the switch and install a different one.


Both are excellent, and this is not to take away from my love of my Prodigy, but there are indeed differences.

You can draw nearly infinite differences between the vast number of mods available.

[breakfastchef]

The advantages to a Silver Bullet or similar devices are many.

1. They are all manual devices providing the user the option to run the atomizer as long as they wish.
2. The buttons on these devices are significantly more robust than most screw-in manual batteries on the market.
3. The batteries are user replacable at a significantly lower cost than buying typical screw-in batteries.
4. The batteries are sealed off from the atomizer so they cannot be fouled from e-liquid from dripping or oversaturated cartridges.
5. These devices are much more rugged than regular e-cig batteries. It looks as though you could run the SB over with a truck and it would have nothing but a few scratches from the trauma.
6. Some of these devices come with unique safety and design features you cannot get with a typical e-cig (adjustable button throw, venting holes, locking button, etc.)
7. Reliability should be fairly high with SB-type battery packs. Not too much to break.
8. Several similar devices allow the user to vape at different voltage by changing or extending the basic battery tube to accommodate different power cells.
9. Some of these devices do look quite cool so you do pay a premium for the hours of design and manufacturing that it took to bring them to market.

[src97]

A lot of people buy mods not only for the ruggedness and the longer battery life, but it becomes a bit of a hobby...you become a collector and there is generally a lot of pride with your mods.

It sucks you in!