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Kent C

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Very interested in the eGo-RS, how is it holding up?

Mine are holding up well. It does well with the shorter AW IMR 14500 batts whereas the longer ultra/trustfires are a bit of a tight fit. One other person that I know had some button problems - not sure if that got fixed or not.
 

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On that Ego RS....I don't see a vent hole at bottom :blush:

Don't like that. The Ego mega VV didn't have a vent hole either. Not sure about the safety, I personally don't like that.

I ended up getting the Lrider Robust. 14500, round or square (choice) and it takes 1 14500 IMR. It will adjust your voltage up and down, read the ohms on your delivery device/carto/atty, and also give a battery charge readout.

I like the squarish one, as it doesn't roll off my desk. Silver finish doesn't show chips, like chipping paint will Has vent hole in bottom and reverse batt protection.

Basically a lavatube that is smaller and takes a 14500 batt. Yes, doesn't last real long, but I like carrying little batts in a box better than dealing with having to put a twist or spinner onto a USB/wall wart and not be able to use it, plus when I'm on errands if my vape device dies I can just replenish my batts!

It is 510 connection, spring loaded, opening big enought to take CE4 but for kanger, etc. you need 510-to-ego adapter.

With a carto on it (just testing it with carto so didn't wnat to get up and get a clearo) it is about 2oz. Provape-1 by Provari is double that weight!
 
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    On that Ego RS....I don't see a vent hole at bottom :blush:

    Don't like that. The Ego mega VV didn't have a vent hole either. Not sure about the safety, I personally don't like that.

    I ended up getting the Lrider Robust. 14500, round or square (choice) and it takes 1 14500 IMR. It will adjust your voltage up and down, read the ohms on your delivery device/carto/atty, and also give a battery charge readout.

    I like the squarish one, as it doesn't roll off my desk. Silver finish doesn't show chips, like chipping paint will Has vent hole in bottom and reverse batt protection.

    Basically a lavatube that is smaller and takes a 14500 batt. Yes, doesn't last real long, but I like carrying little batts in a box better than dealing with having to put a twist or spinner onto a USB/wall wart and not be able to use it, plus when I'm on errands if my vape device dies I can just replenish my batts!

    It is 510 connection, spring loaded, opening big enought to take CE4 but for kanger, etc. you need 510-to-ego adapter.

    With a carto on it (just testing it with carto so didn't wnat to get up and get a clearo) it is about 2oz. Provape-1 by Provari is double that weight!

    My thoughts on getting an RS were of it being safer than a regular ego.
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    Since the cap is removable, I might be able to drill vent holes.
    Batteries are removable for charging.- This has been, I believe, when the batts exploded in the few previous occasions.
    Being able to use a quality charger.
    Possibility of using safer chem batts, if available.


    I believe eGo's, and some earlier larger PV's, were designed to vent thru the switch.
    My personal experience, and what I've read on this forum, has been that malfunctioning during use generally only results in a Hot battery, not a vent.
     

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    Since the cap is removable, I might be able to drill vent holes.
    Batteries are removable for charging.- This has been, I believe, when the batts exploded in the few previous occasions.
    Being able to use a quality charger.
    Possibility of using safer chem batts, if available.


    I believe eGo's, and some earlier larger PV's, were designed to vent thru the switch.
    My personal experience, and what I've read on this forum, has been that malfunctioning during use generally only results in a Hot battery, not a vent.

    I don't know about malfunctions, the RS looks very good except for the vent holes. I went w/the Robust mostly due to same considerations you had....I use a PILA charger, and my AW IMRs fit into the Robust, and since it has a battery readout (as well as an ohm reader) I feel that by monitoring these things, I can cover what I believe to be my own "safety".

    Both of these don't sound too different, though.

    Provape-1 by Provari is also a real nice 14500, and lots of safety and built like a tank.....but it is not variable voltage like the Robust, so that is why I chose the Robust to play around with and test....not to mention a whole lot cheaper. But the build quality and weight and how it feels in the hand, well, none of the mods we are talking about can compare to the Provape-1 for a 14500 basic vaping device. ;)

    I don't listen to the general reviews, as any reviews on a device that takes a 14500 battery isn't going to get raves...but some of us still really love the portability of a simple 14500 device.
     

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    My thoughts on getting an RS were of it being safer than a regular ego.
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    Since the cap is removable, I might be able to drill vent holes.
    Batteries are removable for charging.- This has been, I believe, when the batts exploded in the few previous occasions.
    Being able to use a quality charger.
    Possibility of using safer chem batts, if available.


    I believe eGo's, and some earlier larger PV's, were designed to vent thru the switch.
    My personal experience, and what I've read on this forum, has been that malfunctioning during use generally only results in a Hot battery, not a vent.

    There are two holes in the body at the end of the RS. This isn't a 'screw on' cap. There's an indent on the cap that fit into the hole. If there was ever any pressure more than a fart the cap would blow off :laugh:

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    There's another hole on the other side and the problem with the longer trustfire batts is that they tend to pop the bottom cap off. So any idea that it isn't vented is well..... unfounded.

    They're probably safer than old eGos and eGo-t's. eGo-c's don't explode even when pushed to do so.
     
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    I can see now from your photo what you are saying.

    Well you could always do like pbusardo, and test it with air compressor. :)

    What makes Ego C's not explode even when pushed to do so? Curious.

    After an explosion of a Joye eGo-t they redid the short and charge protection. We've had some techies here that tried all ways to blow them up and failed. The batt will just die first. The short protection is esp. good because you can revive it after one or two short failures by doing a 5 click or putting it on a charger for a few minutes but any more it will just die. I've had one do that. There have been cases reported here where they get hot but never blow. What exactly Joye did, I don't know and likely it is highly proprietary.

    On the air compressor thing - it wouldn't take much although the cap doesn't fall off - just that it can't hold the longer truefire batts - you could probably weaken the spring to accomodate, but the AW IMR's and the batts that come with a full kit work fine. I bought a few for 'prepper-type' considerations - ban, huge tax, but prefer the regulated eGo-c upgrade batts for my wattage/flavors.
     

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    I have bought 2 ego-rs's and cant get them to go over 5-6watts....With a 1.8ohm down to a 1 ohm.. With a 1.5ohm atomizer I think I got 2.9v with my RMS meter all my test were done with a AW 14500. I took it apart and shorter it out no board connection and the spring in the bottom does collapse and it stops the current for those of you worried even though it has short circuit protection.
     
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    I have bought 2 ego-rs's and cant get them to go over 5-6watts....With a 1.8ohm down to a 1 ohm.. With a 1.5ohm atomizer I think I got 2.9v with my RMS meter all my test were done with a AW 14500. I took it apart and shorter it out no board connection and the spring in the bottom does collapse and it stops the current for those of you worried even though it has short circuit protection.

    I haven't had the problem. Mine work like any 3.7v unregulated batt - a bit hot for some of my flavors - using 1.8 tabac bcc's and just right for other flavors with the same clearo.
     

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    I have bought 2 ego-rs's and cant get them to go over 5-6watts....With a 1.8ohm down to a 1 ohm.. With a 1.5ohm atomizer I think I got 2.9v with my RMS meter all my test were done with a AW 14500. I took it apart and shorter it out no board connection and the spring in the bottom does collapse and it stops the current for those of you worried even though it has short circuit protection.

    I haven't had the problem. Mine work like any 3.7v unregulated batt - a bit hot for some of my flavors - using 1.8 tabac bcc's and just right for other flavors with the same clearo.
     

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    I haven't had the problem. Mine work like any 3.7v unregulated batt - a bit hot for some of my flavors - using 1.8 tabac bcc's and just right for other flavors with the same clearo.
    Did you buy yours from that trueman site? I got mine elsewhere and the wires on the inside are like 28g wire super thin for this kind of current. Tried replacing the wires but the board just says its shorting out. I've bought 2 and threw them away and thought nothing of it.
     
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    Did you buy yours from that trueman site? I got mine elsewhere and the wires on the inside are like 28g wire super thin for this kind of current. Tried replacing the wires but the board just says its shorting out. I've bought 2 and threw them away and thought nothing of it.

    Slose, yes, I got mine from trueman.
     

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    New product?
    TF1 battery 900mah 9 color with ego-t metal part
    Looks like the Bauway unit, but with only three voltage heads?

    Good find! 88mm vs. 140mm on the VV 3-6V model I linked above. So it's the same size as the RS. Found another pic. It wasn't absolutely clear at Trueman what the 'metal changeable' was exactly. Comes with 2 tops, one standard eGo-t and one VV with 3 increments:

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    I also like that the top is threaded. The RS isn't.

    Just ordered 2. Also got some of these suction cups for the eGo size :)

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