It's time I joined the Forum - Issue with new iTaste SVD

[Polish Rifle]

Hello everyone.

I've been reading these forums for the better part of 10 months and have learned a ton from the knowledgable members here. I quit analogs about 8 months ago and credit many of your experiences for jumping into the vaping world. I started with a basic e-cig, moved up to a Ego-C kit, and now vape 1300mah Vision Spinners with Kanger Evods. My juice collection and vaping paraphernalia has grown immensely over this short amount of time.

I finally decided to upgrade and purchased the iTaste SVD from Fastech. After waiting just shy of 30 days for it to leave Hong Kong, it FINALLY arrived yesterday. Today, I took it out of the box and popped in a Panasonic NCR18650PD battery (also from fasttech) and to my dismay, the LED lights red and the display reads "low." The result? NO VAPE!

I charged the batteries for about 5 hours (Nitecore I4 V2). Do new batteries need a longer charge time? Is there something else I can do to troubleshoot? I've read that these batteries are acceptable, however the manual recommends IMR batteries.

Any help for this APV Newb would be appreciated. I look forward to joining in more discussions when my post count increases accordingly.

Thanks,

Polish Rifle

 

[Harlen]

I use IMR only they seam to work best .
When I got mine I used it for 12 hr then charged haven't had any problem with it get three days on a full charge

 

[Cuando]

If the charger had all three lights lit (not blinking) the battery should be fully charged.

 

[acooknamedmike]

Rifle,

I got the exact same SVD, Nitecore charger, and batteries from Fasttech. My batteries did not come charged when arrived so I had to throw them on the charger. They took quite a while to charge, though I can't remember how long exactly. The Nitecore will register all the LED indicators solid and not flashing when they are ready to go (make sure they are inserted properly). When fully charged and in the SVD, if you click and hold one of the voltage up/down buttons it will give you a reading on the amount of volts your battery still holds. When fully powered, it should read 4.1 or so. Good luck, hope it works out for you. Very nice device that I've come to really like.

 

[Polish Rifle]

Rifle,

I got the exact same SVD, Nitecore charger, and batteries from Fasttech. My batteries did not come charged when arrived so I had to throw them on the charger. They took quite a while to charge, though I can't remember how long exactly. The Nitecore will register all the LED indicators solid and not flashing when they are ready to go (make sure they are inserted properly). When fully charged and in the SVD, if you click and hold one of the voltage up/down buttons it will give you a reading on the amount of volts your battery still holds. When fully powered, it should read 4.1 or so. Good luck, hope it works out for you. Very nice device that I've come to really like.

Thanks. Yes, the LED indicators are solid (all yellow). I'll reinsert one and check the volts on the battery. Hoping it's not an issue with the SVD.

 

[Polish Rifle]

Interesting. I inserted a "fully charged" battery, held the + button and it reads 0.0V. Is that even possible? How would the LED readout even work if the battery is at 0.0V?

Good times!

 

[marshbunny]

I also have the same set up, SVD, Panasonic NCR18650PD battery, and Nitecore charger (all from Fastech). Had the same problem until I realized that the instruction manual is wrong. The battery goes in positive first (end with nipple). You may have already realized it yourself but thought I would mention it. I love my SVD and have already ordered another one from Fastech.

 

[Polish Rifle]

I also have the same set up, SVD, Panasonic NCR18650PD battery, and Nitecore charger (all from Fastech). Had the same problem until I realized that the instruction manual is wrong. The battery goes in positive first (end with nipple). You may have already realized it yourself but thought I would mention it. I love my SVD and have already ordered another one from Fastech.

Bunny,

You win the prize! I just flipped the battery, and voila! It's working like a champ. You just made my night. Much thanks!

Rifle

 

[marshbunny]

You are so welcome. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine. Happy Vapes to you

 

[InTheShade]

Yay, I love a happy ending. Enjoy your SVD Rifle

 

[Polish Rifle]

Happy Vapes to you as well

 

[Cuando]

You are gonna enjoy the SVD. It's a pretty great tube mod for the price. Glad you got your situation sorted.

 

[Polish Rifle]

You are gonna enjoy the SVD. It's a pretty great tube mod for the price. Glad you got your situation sorted.

I'm digging it already... First time using the iClear 30 as well. Now to find that perfect setting for my Heavenly Tobacco.

 

[DKP#]

I also have the same set up, SVD, Panasonic NCR18650PD battery, and Nitecore charger (all from Fastech). Had the same problem until I realized that the instruction manual is wrong. The battery goes in positive first (end with nipple). You may have already realized it yourself but thought I would mention it. I love my SVD and have already ordered another one from Fastech.

Thanks, I was concerned. I ordered the SVD, same batteries, and the i2 charger a few days ago.

 

[budda1114]

Thanks for the info. I have been peeking at that one!

 

[Vicv]

I started with an svd. I'm curious why you inserted the cell with the negative facing the electronics

 

[shabbar]

I also ordered the same setup from FT . Waiting for its long awaited arrival . Shipped on the 23/09

 

[OlDogNewTricks]

Welcome, nice to meet you. Good luck and have fun!

 

[acooknamedmike]

Checked back this morning to see if you had figured it out. Good to see you're cruising along! I got confused at first with the positive/negative sides of that battery, as the positive is almost completely flat. Have fun with it, just make sure to switch hands now and again, so you don't get one arm with Popeye forearms!

 

[Polish Rifle]

I started with an svd. I'm curious why you inserted the cell with the negative facing the electronics

I was following the directions in the manual. Silly me.