When I first got my Innokin Itaste MVP II a month or so back, and you can believe this or not, I didn't get it for the VV/VW features. Honestly, I didn't even know that it had a screen on it until the clerk at the brick and mortar showed the thing off to me. The reason that I got the MVP 2 in the first place, was for its (obviously) longer battery life, versus the EVOD that I had started out with.
At first I was kind of turned off by the whole Big Box Mod in my hand. But, I have large paws, and after a few days I found my grip. But... there was another problem. Lack of consistency in my vaping experience.
With my Evod, all I did was fill my tank, screw it on, make sure the battery was charged. It was pretty much a mindless experience. This is what I call "virgin vaping". I was vaping purely for the sake of doing something other than smoking. So, when I got my MVP, I didn't realize just what I had stumbled into.
As time has went on I've tried a load of different settings with this thing. I've also tried using coils with differing resistances. If anything, just having this MVP, trying to get the vape just right, is what has led to me even joining the ECF forum in the first place. I kept having all of these issues coming up, and in particular, it seemed like I was frying the juices in the tank all too often.
I should have done more research. But sometimes, on rare occasions, I do jump right into something without thinking about it. I couldn't even figure out that setting the voltage, versus the wattage, were two totally different things, designed for thier own special purposes.
As I've studied more and more on this whole vaping thing, I've come to a lot of differing conclusion. For me, the jury is still out on a great number of things. But, I finally did get at least one question resolved to my satisfaction, and that was VV versus VW.
As it turns out, and like many users on the forum will no doubt say (and some have said), you don't adjust both. You pick either your volts, or your wattage. The battery's little computer does the rest to try and give you the most consistent vape from your coil and your tank. So... I'm finally finding the sweet spot after all this time. My juices are still a bit on the cold side, but I suspect this will change when I switch to a cartotank with a lower ohms cartridge in the center.
For right now I'm not even fiddling with the settings anymore. I've set my MVP to 8.0 watts, and I'm not even fooling with the voltage. Anything higher than 8.0 watts seems to fry the juice, and on rare occasions I have to back it down to 7.0, at least till my new coils get broken into the new juice.
Having figured all of that now, I'm firmly beginning to believe that I dislike the Pro-Tank II. I just haven't enjoyed vaping as much as i first did with the eGo MT3s plasto tank that I started with. Have incidentally tried that on my MVP, and it works okay.
But really, I'm wanting a warmer vape, a bit more cloud. And I don't think that I'm gonna get what I'm wanting from the likes of this PT. Could be that I'm just progressing in my finickiness as I get more and more used to vaping. But, like the more advanced vapers out there, I want the best experience that I can get.
So, the tank is the next focus. From all that I've read on this forum, and on the advice of a friend or two, I'll be looking into the carto tank as my next upgrade. Not anything overly expensive, certainly not a DIY type of thing. Maybe something from IBTanked (so I can fiddle with my Thingy), or maybe something as simple as the SmokTek 510 Pro DC, just to get me started.
Beyond this, I also think that my juice is part of the problem too. I've only tried one brand, versus the homebrew of a local mixologist. Both are vastly different from one another, and I'm still not getting what I want out of the juice.
One last thing of note: I've went back to the stock metal tip on my PT. Although I hated the aftertaste of metal, I've also found some disadvantages from using plastic tips. Mainly that they tend to absorb the flavor of the juice, which leads to weird tastes after switching flavors. Since I've started getting more aggressive at keeping my tank cleaned out (like boiling in a water and vinegar solution), I've noticed that the aftertaste isn't as much of an issue, and there is no transfer of previous flavors.
For the moment, I'm running my coils in the 2.2-2.9 ohms range. Seems to work better for those long pulls that I like. But, I'm going to be giving lower ohms another try as well, now that I've figured out my power settings.
If you read this, and you have questions or just general observations and advice to add, by all means feel free to comment.
At first I was kind of turned off by the whole Big Box Mod in my hand. But, I have large paws, and after a few days I found my grip. But... there was another problem. Lack of consistency in my vaping experience.
With my Evod, all I did was fill my tank, screw it on, make sure the battery was charged. It was pretty much a mindless experience. This is what I call "virgin vaping". I was vaping purely for the sake of doing something other than smoking. So, when I got my MVP, I didn't realize just what I had stumbled into.
As time has went on I've tried a load of different settings with this thing. I've also tried using coils with differing resistances. If anything, just having this MVP, trying to get the vape just right, is what has led to me even joining the ECF forum in the first place. I kept having all of these issues coming up, and in particular, it seemed like I was frying the juices in the tank all too often.
I should have done more research. But sometimes, on rare occasions, I do jump right into something without thinking about it. I couldn't even figure out that setting the voltage, versus the wattage, were two totally different things, designed for thier own special purposes.
As I've studied more and more on this whole vaping thing, I've come to a lot of differing conclusion. For me, the jury is still out on a great number of things. But, I finally did get at least one question resolved to my satisfaction, and that was VV versus VW.
As it turns out, and like many users on the forum will no doubt say (and some have said), you don't adjust both. You pick either your volts, or your wattage. The battery's little computer does the rest to try and give you the most consistent vape from your coil and your tank. So... I'm finally finding the sweet spot after all this time. My juices are still a bit on the cold side, but I suspect this will change when I switch to a cartotank with a lower ohms cartridge in the center.
For right now I'm not even fiddling with the settings anymore. I've set my MVP to 8.0 watts, and I'm not even fooling with the voltage. Anything higher than 8.0 watts seems to fry the juice, and on rare occasions I have to back it down to 7.0, at least till my new coils get broken into the new juice.
Having figured all of that now, I'm firmly beginning to believe that I dislike the Pro-Tank II. I just haven't enjoyed vaping as much as i first did with the eGo MT3s plasto tank that I started with. Have incidentally tried that on my MVP, and it works okay.
But really, I'm wanting a warmer vape, a bit more cloud. And I don't think that I'm gonna get what I'm wanting from the likes of this PT. Could be that I'm just progressing in my finickiness as I get more and more used to vaping. But, like the more advanced vapers out there, I want the best experience that I can get.
So, the tank is the next focus. From all that I've read on this forum, and on the advice of a friend or two, I'll be looking into the carto tank as my next upgrade. Not anything overly expensive, certainly not a DIY type of thing. Maybe something from IBTanked (so I can fiddle with my Thingy), or maybe something as simple as the SmokTek 510 Pro DC, just to get me started.
Beyond this, I also think that my juice is part of the problem too. I've only tried one brand, versus the homebrew of a local mixologist. Both are vastly different from one another, and I'm still not getting what I want out of the juice.
One last thing of note: I've went back to the stock metal tip on my PT. Although I hated the aftertaste of metal, I've also found some disadvantages from using plastic tips. Mainly that they tend to absorb the flavor of the juice, which leads to weird tastes after switching flavors. Since I've started getting more aggressive at keeping my tank cleaned out (like boiling in a water and vinegar solution), I've noticed that the aftertaste isn't as much of an issue, and there is no transfer of previous flavors.
For the moment, I'm running my coils in the 2.2-2.9 ohms range. Seems to work better for those long pulls that I like. But, I'm going to be giving lower ohms another try as well, now that I've figured out my power settings.
If you read this, and you have questions or just general observations and advice to add, by all means feel free to comment.
