The Dreaded LED

[Mr. Tasty Vapor]

Color changing LED? Hit at raves I guess. Not really practical. Not to be too critical, but what was the point?

[Generic]

Color changing LED? Hit at raves I guess. Not really practical. Not to be too critical, but what was the point?

What's a rave? Brother to a rant???

Not practical? Not possible. Read, comprehend, read again to increase comprehension. Repeat as needed.

What WAS the point? Yours, that is?

Hint: Some folks like pretty shiny blinky objects. Do you? I do. Sometimes.

Why did Mallory climb Everest? Because it was there. Why would I like to put a color-changing LED into an e-cig? Because it is there.

Care to add anything to this thread or are you just posting because it is here?

*shrugs*


NEXT!

-Generic

[SLDS181]

Color changing LED? Hit at raves I guess. Not really practical. Not to be too critical, but what was the point?

Whats the point in offering a copper or black version of the 510? Why not just white?


Because people like colors.

[miketr]

I'm still purty new to vaping, but here is my two cents.
I understand and appreciate the various positions of people who have fully made the transition over from analogs to vaping.
But it really helps me psychologically to have the glowing ember-like tip. While I like the current setup, going in the opposite direction from what many have said, I'd also like the option of an end-cap that looked just like a longer ash with a big ember in the middle, and an orange light that stayed lit slightly the whole time you vape (it could turn on automatically after your first puff and turn off after 20 seconds of not vaping) and light up brighter when you take a puff, even more analog-like in appearance than the current models.
I do also like many of the other ideas on here, like a bright crystal endcap. And I just hold the eCig so my hand covers the light if I don't want it to be seen, it seems natural and easy enough to me. I also add VG to increase the vapor so when I blow out it looks more like an analog, for that matter. But to each their own.

[SquirrilahFish]

I like the LED's. I have a blue and a purple coming from IV. I really hope they start getting in the new green ones that have been popping up online.

you can get dif colors for 510 at rockymountainvapor.com and electronicstixs.com

I really like the leds lets me know its working, lol,

It helps having a cool color (blue/green) so its obviously not a cigarette
I used to have a 306 that looked just like a cig, wasn't good in public places

[I am Nico]

i've always liked the red/orange led..

[Kasimir]

Meh... as been said before, i like the led on my manual 510 in part because it blinks when the battery is dead. So then i *know* that's the reason the PV isn't working when it isn't working.

But there's other reasons to like the having an led. My first manual battery didn't have an led and the button was almost flush with battery's body. A couple of times the edge of the button would get stuck under the case leaving the battery on until it was drained, or i noticed... having an led lets you know the thing is on. I like having that visual feedback.

As for it being bright or distracting, I usually use mine with the tip in the palm of my hand, thumb on button and index and middle fingers curled around the battery... just a lot more comfortable than trying to hold it like a cigarette. Plus, since the tip is in my palm, no one can see the light if i don't want it to be seen. Though now people tell me it looks like i'm smoking a pipe. Wonder if they think i've got my hand closed over a bowl of burning tobacco... seems like that would hurt.

[baby driver]

It would be real nice to have an LED that u can change, maybe one that u can spin the cap to change it from red to blue, then to green or something. Id go for that in a flash!

I would like to be able to change the colors or block them with a cap if wanted. Also the Red/Orange colors are just looking for trouble. The ash cap doesn't bother me, but a smooth end might look nice.

[Breezee]

I hated the ash cap so I popped it off and put on a sparkly crystal from Walmart craft department (just over $3 US for 50 or so in varied colors). I tried several colors and settled on clear even though there was an amber, red, pink and purple that also looked nice.
I can now see my own light and have a 'pretty' end.

[p03t]

I hate the LED's... The LAST thing an e-smoker needs on his device in 2009 is a BRIGHT flashlight on the end of his device. I mean come on, we are trying to attract less attention not more at this point in time... Why do we need the flashlight tip?!

on the contrary i believe we need to attract attention, these products are amazing, ive never gone 2 days without wanting an analog since i was 11 yrs old, these are a healthier alternative and the more press we get the better IMO BRING ON THE LEDS