I still wouldn't be able to see..One lens at a time.
Eleaf iStick : part 2
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She would look like a German villain in an old world war II movie...Monocled General!One lens at a time.
I bought it from FT and I live in Canada. Not sure how long the return process will take. I kind of like it with the Hurricane so will use it for that primarily. Works really well once the atty is seated properly.if it's brand new no point in looking for a fix - contact your vendor and see about a replacement
Been using the iStick 40w for about a month now I think. Two annoyances that I want to point out.
The OHMs doesn't adjust unless you pull the tank off and replace it on the battery. Just a minor annoyance. I believe it did with the 30w. Like I would place my coil on the battery, fire it, then compress it with tweezers and I could see the resistance moving. Now I have to take the tank off, put it back on to see where it's at.
I read one of the comments on pbusardo's review, and someone e-mailed ismoka I think, and they said the battery is mislabeled or something and it really is a 2600mah. This is really suspect to me, because I swear this battery doesn't last as long as the one in the 30w did, and I'm vaping at the same wattage. Probably less since the 40w fires a little bit low.
Does anyone else get the sudden drop in battery with the 40w?
With the 30w I could go like 2 full days on one charge. Well I fully charged mine about 24 hours ago. When I went to sleep last night, the meter was at like 80-85% supposedly. I've been using it sparingly off and on today, and haven't checked the battery for a while. I went to check, and it looks like I'm down to 25-30% charge all of a sudden.
I've been meaning to drain it down til it dies to actually see how long it can go on the supposed 25-30%, but my OCD'ness doesn't let me.
I swear with the 30w I would charge it every night, and so it would never see lower than 60% no matter the day. Sometimes I'd forget, and the next day I'd be like wow, I probably don't even need to charge it every night. With this, if I forget, I'm running near empty.
I'll admit though, when I put it back on the charger it shoots back up pretty quickly. 20 mins and it'll probably be back at like 90%. I think I just had it on for like 5 mins and it's already back up to like 60%.
The OHMs doesn't adjust unless you pull the tank off and replace it on the battery. Just a minor annoyance. I believe it did with the 30w. Like I would place my coil on the battery, fire it, then compress it with tweezers and I could see the resistance moving. Now I have to take the tank off, put it back on to see where it's at.
I read one of the comments on pbusardo's review, and someone e-mailed ismoka I think, and they said the battery is mislabeled or something and it really is a 2600mah. This is really suspect to me, because I swear this battery doesn't last as long as the one in the 30w did, and I'm vaping at the same wattage. Probably less since the 40w fires a little bit low.
Does anyone else get the sudden drop in battery with the 40w?
With the 30w I could go like 2 full days on one charge. Well I fully charged mine about 24 hours ago. When I went to sleep last night, the meter was at like 80-85% supposedly. I've been using it sparingly off and on today, and haven't checked the battery for a while. I went to check, and it looks like I'm down to 25-30% charge all of a sudden.
I've been meaning to drain it down til it dies to actually see how long it can go on the supposed 25-30%, but my OCD'ness doesn't let me.
I swear with the 30w I would charge it every night, and so it would never see lower than 60% no matter the day. Sometimes I'd forget, and the next day I'd be like wow, I probably don't even need to charge it every night. With this, if I forget, I'm running near empty.
I'll admit though, when I put it back on the charger it shoots back up pretty quickly. 20 mins and it'll probably be back at like 90%. I think I just had it on for like 5 mins and it's already back up to like 60%.
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I finally broke down and ordered an iStick 40. Couldn't resist Rocky Mountain Vapor's 25% off sale. What I really wanted was a KBox Mini with a floating 510 pin, though.
I think Busardo said that the 40's battery life was kind of short while in TC mode, but was fine in VW mode.
Not good news. I have that problem with a 30. I recommend you send it back if it is under warranty. That's partly why I wanted to try a KBox Mini instead next.
I think Busardo said that the 40's battery life was kind of short while in TC mode, but was fine in VW mode.
Not good news. I have that problem with a 30. I recommend you send it back if it is under warranty. That's partly why I wanted to try a KBox Mini instead next.
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I'm looking for reviews on the battery life, and some people are saying it doesn't last very long, but it's not an epidemic just yet.
Seriously though, I'm not crazy, this battery seems to die very quickly. At least the meter does.
Found this review on FT:
"I thought the box looked very small and now I know why! This device promises 2600 mAh right? Wrong! I find it only lasts roughly half as long as my Kbox which has a 2600mAh Samsung battery. Once more I suspect Chinese manufacturers decided to promise one thing and deliver something else. The power outputs on the screen also need to be set much higher than the K box to get the same flavour so the massive bargain you think you are getting is in my view not what it claims to be.
Stick with kanger I say! Come on Kanger where is your TC mod!
I doubt I will ever buy a mod with a built in battery again. It's just a scam for making money out of trusting customers. Beware!"
This one on ECF:
For reference, I'm vaping 1.2 ohm coils at 7.5 watts on the reader with a KFL+v2. I filled the tank up Thursday night, and the 4.5ml tank isn't even empty yet. The battery was pulled off the charger full around 2 PM Friday while I was at work.
I wonder how long it would last someone vaping subohm around 20 watts?
Seriously though, I'm not crazy, this battery seems to die very quickly. At least the meter does.
Found this review on FT:
"I thought the box looked very small and now I know why! This device promises 2600 mAh right? Wrong! I find it only lasts roughly half as long as my Kbox which has a 2600mAh Samsung battery. Once more I suspect Chinese manufacturers decided to promise one thing and deliver something else. The power outputs on the screen also need to be set much higher than the K box to get the same flavour so the massive bargain you think you are getting is in my view not what it claims to be.
Stick with kanger I say! Come on Kanger where is your TC mod!
I doubt I will ever buy a mod with a built in battery again. It's just a scam for making money out of trusting customers. Beware!"
This one on ECF:
For reference, I'm vaping 1.2 ohm coils at 7.5 watts on the reader with a KFL+v2. I filled the tank up Thursday night, and the 4.5ml tank isn't even empty yet. The battery was pulled off the charger full around 2 PM Friday while I was at work.
I wonder how long it would last someone vaping subohm around 20 watts?
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The kbox Mini doesn't have a spring-loaded 510, so I would imagine it would make that issue worse.
I am vaping at 16.5watts with a 1.1ohm coil. Got thru about 7.5ml before the box shut down. I have a Defender 25W and a MVP20 both with 2600mah batteries. Going to test the same atty with the same settings on each of them to see how far I get. Currently using the Defender and I am almost where the iStick died and the battery indicator is still at about 50%. I will let you know how it goes.
Looked like I was going to get a lot more vaping from the Defender but I only got 10ml compared to 7ml from istick40. Working on the MVP20 now.
I have 4 30W's that I use daily. I bought the 40W for the TC and I'm not happy with it at all. I really should use it as a regular mod and don't know why I don't. Guess I just don't think about it.
Lynn thanks, I did not know you had 4 - 30s this explains a lot
Have you used your 40 with your mini and TC coils ? I think this will become a game changer once people try the mini with TC.
Note: my 3 Nautilus Mini's all have optional metal covered class tanks and don't shatter when dropped, at least so far.
I am mostly using my 40 with one of my mini's with TC coil and have mostly followed your suggestion of temp 400 degrees max and less and use it quite a lot as my now favorite, compared to my 20w and 30w with other mini's
I did get a gs air and TC coils for it when i ordered the 40w, and don't like the gs air so much after trying it and compared to the mini, for several reason. But probably will test it again, or use it as a temp TC alternate for the 40w?
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