smoktech bolt 18500 1600 mah mod
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I don't have one but have used one. To me it seems pretty decent. It felt good when holding it and seemed to vape ok. I mean it is what it is....a no frills PV. Here is a review A PBusardo Review - The Bolt from Crystal Clear Vaping & CONTEST WINNER! - YouTube
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I just picked one of these up from a store in the DFW area. I am really enjoying it.
I also got a Low Resistance Dual Coil Cart Tank with the mod.
I have watched PBusardo's review and I noticed that his Bolt came with the same battery as mine.
I do not think that this battery is protected. Is that correct?
I really enjoy the mod, especially after a full charge. But, I wonder about the safety of this battery with a low resistance cart.
Will a PCB 18500 Battery fit in this mod? Are they the exact same diameter and length? If they are the same, what is a good brand of protected 18500 batteries? Truefire or something more expensive?
I like to take long vapes back to back, and this a great mod but I wonder about the battery.
I also got a Low Resistance Dual Coil Cart Tank with the mod.
I have watched PBusardo's review and I noticed that his Bolt came with the same battery as mine.
I do not think that this battery is protected. Is that correct?
I really enjoy the mod, especially after a full charge. But, I wonder about the safety of this battery with a low resistance cart.
Will a PCB 18500 Battery fit in this mod? Are they the exact same diameter and length? If they are the same, what is a good brand of protected 18500 batteries? Truefire or something more expensive?
I like to take long vapes back to back, and this a great mod but I wonder about the battery.
well i am considering getting a bolt from litecigusa.net and the batteries are green i dont know if yours is green but i wouldnt put too much thought into it you can go to madvapes.com and get some protected batteries or litehound.com and get aw imr high drain more expensive but they definately do last longer both mah wise and amount of charges before they go bad
I do have the green ones. I brought this up in another thread and I was told that they are protected. It makes me nervous that the SMOKtech site specifically says they aren't, but I was told they took them apart and there is a PBC chip inside.
Its a great little mod. I am getting an pair AW IMRs and a Pila charger for use with a LR DCT, and am looking for a good battery spring that will collapse in the event of a short.
With the new bat and spring not only will this mod make awesome clouds of vapor, but it will be safer to boot.
Its a great little mod. I am getting an pair AW IMRs and a Pila charger for use with a LR DCT, and am looking for a good battery spring that will collapse in the event of a short.
With the new bat and spring not only will this mod make awesome clouds of vapor, but it will be safer to boot.
I was going to buy one but bought a EGO-T 18650 mod instead....
Price compare.....They vape the same.
Price compare.....They vape the same.
The bolt is pretty decent. It vapes exactly the same as any mechanical mod at 3.7V. So, personally, I'd rather buy the bolt than, say, a silver bullet or a bb. My set up is exactly the same as Phil's review with the J-tank.
Btw, the green battery that comes with it is protected. I also picked up an AW as an extra batt, but personally, I don't see that much of a difference between the AW and the generic 18500 that the bolt usually comes with, if there's any. Though AW's are said to be safer.
My 2 cents
Btw, the green battery that comes with it is protected. I also picked up an AW as an extra batt, but personally, I don't see that much of a difference between the AW and the generic 18500 that the bolt usually comes with, if there's any. Though AW's are said to be safer.
My 2 cents
I got my Bolt from a store called DFWvapor in Lewisville.
Its on the North side of Dallas, if that helps.
The kit came with The Bolt, a DCT, 2 of the green batteries and a Trustfire charger.
Price was competitive and the staff was courteous to me.
One thing that might go wrong with a LR Carto on a EGO Battery MOD is that the switch they use is MOSFET and might go south with that set up, if I'm not mistaken.
Happy vaping.
Its on the North side of Dallas, if that helps.
The kit came with The Bolt, a DCT, 2 of the green batteries and a Trustfire charger.
Price was competitive and the staff was courteous to me.
One thing that might go wrong with a LR Carto on a EGO Battery MOD is that the switch they use is MOSFET and might go south with that set up, if I'm not mistaken.
Happy vaping.
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If I'm not mistaken, wouldn't the eGo 18650 mod run at the standard eGo regulated voltage of 3.2ish, whereas the bolt (being mechanical) would run at 3.7 ? This would mean they don't actually vape quite the same...anyone know for sure? Trying to decide between the two...
Correct me if im wrong, but the ego-t 18650, from what i read, is regulated at 3.5v. The bolt, like any other mechanical mod, is around 4.1v with freshly charged batts, but then slowly tapers down. The voltage drops to 3.0v when it's about to die, me thinks.
Ahh thanks, yes that is indeed more accurate, as I learn more about non-regulated/mechanical designs. But some people are reporting that their eGo mod does 3.3 under load...actually makes me wonder what Joye's tolerance ranges are.
Why cant they make a 3.9v regulated ego so itll be 3.7v underload? Lol. And the ego-t was my first ecig. I got tired of the leaking. Single coil smoktech's worked pretty good with em though
A protected Trustfire 14500 is almost 2mm longer, and that fits (with fitting sleeve, even), so it should be okay. Good to know that the Smok battery that comes with the Bolt is protected though, thanks melkoren, tepicky.
The white plastic disc that holds the positive terminal is about 2mm thick and held inside the cap by friction and an inner flange, I wonder if the 2mm vent hole is sufficient, especially if the battery vents out the positive end. Ah well, I guess that means I'll never be stacking batteries with this mod. (but I guess I'd never trust anything except a plastic box mod for stacked batts)
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Weird, I can't edit my post. Anyway, update, one of my bolts had something wrong with it, and in the process of fiddling with it it managed to form a short. The spring collapsed and there was no incident. Of course, I'm not going to reuse this battery or the faulty switch section, but the battery section and spring are salvagable.
CCV, but they're all made by Smoktech so I guess it doesn't really matter.
Honestly, at the first sign of trouble I should have returned it for a replacement, but I used it as an excuse to take one apart and see how it was made, so eh.
Honestly, at the first sign of trouble I should have returned it for a replacement, but I used it as an excuse to take one apart and see how it was made, so eh.
Ah, id still try to contact them if i were you. You'll never know and u might save that $37
No doubt they are good people, but I've damaged this thing to the point I don't want to bother them with it. I think it was worth the money to educate myself about mods and a little about battery safety!
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