So I got an iStick 40w TC and nickel .2ohm coils for my ego one mega...

[Gowanus]

On Variable wattage mode, at around 20-25 watts, the tank hits awesome. Good clouds, good glavor, nice vape.

But on temperature control, I don't even start getting decent vapor until I set it at 500º F or higher. It doesn't seem right. My buddy uses his horizon at 350º and it puts out plumes. At 350º, this istick/ego one combination is like a cigalike or less. super faint puffs with little flavor.

I'm wondering how others are setting theirs?

 

[Gowanus]

I also wanted to mention: it's a total bummer that the threaded part on the istick doesn't sit flush with the top, so atty's can't screw down flush. There's quite a gap.

 

[Cullin Kin]

I also wanted to mention: it's a total bummer that the threaded part on the istick doesn't sit flush with the top, so atty's can't screw down flush. There's quite a gap.

Have photo's?

As for the TC... That seems about right for you. Plumes at 350ºF doesn't though, unless he is using Titanium wire on a mod that doesn't have a preset for it. Is he using the iStick as well?

 

[soulseek]

Yes at 350F you should barely be able to see any vapour. I'm guessing your friend is vaping at least at 450F.

 

[TheotherSteveS]

I saw a review that suggested that the TC calibration is way off. Specifically, dry cotton didnt burn even at 600F so Im not really surprised at your experience..

 

[Gowanus]

 

[Woofer]

I saw a review that suggested that the TC calibration is way off. Specifically, dry cotton didnt burn even at 600F so Im not really surprised at your experience..

An iStick off... surely you jest.

 

[TheotherSteveS]

An iStick off... surely you jest.

im not. I think it was MIke Vapes...

duuuh...its too early..your irony was lost on me and as an Englishman, I am ashamed...lol!!

.I mean its not just off, it is waaaaaaaaaayyyyyy off. Dont they test these things before they sell them? No!

 

[leekeylee]

Just got an istick 40w TC today and been playing. It is my first temp control mod and I am a complete newbie at this.

I have an istick 50w with a 0.5ohm OCC coil in my subtank at 24w nice vape doing what I would expect. With the new TC istick I have another subtank with their nickel OCC reading 0.11 ohms. I locked it in at room temperature. I have noticed that I have to have the temperature set to the max 600F for a comparable vape to the istick 50w with the 0.5 ohm OCC.

It seems to hit Temp Control quite quickly as well.

Does that sound about correct from you experts

Thanks for your replies

 

[Angus T Rat]

On Variable wattage mode, at around 20-25 watts, the tank hits awesome. Good clouds, good glavor, nice vape.

But on temperature control, I don't even start getting decent vapor until I set it at 500º F or higher. It doesn't seem right. My buddy uses his horizon at 350º and it puts out plumes. At 350º, this istick/ego one combination is like a cigalike or less. super faint puffs with little flavor.

I'm wondering how others are setting theirs?

Yeah this thing isn't good for temp control. I've experienced the same thing, you can max it to 600f and get a halfway decent vape but nothing stellar. Good thing I bought mine to replace my dead 20w that I use with my nautilus…tc was just a bonus if it worked. I've got an sx mini m class for tc so not a big deal for me.

 

[GeorgeS]

Greetings, I just got my nice and BLACK iStick TC40W today along with a matching BLACK STM.

Nice that it showed up fully charged, I had watched a review video before hand so it was fairly easy to operate, just attach STM and lock in the coil ohms and away we go. Well sort of.

One of my other TC mods (an SX-Mini-M) not only reads a slightly different resistance but at 420F puts out over 2x the amount of vapor then the little TC40 does. I think others that mentioned that the temp measurement is a little low have the right idea. It seems like the TC40 reads ~<100F lower than my SX-Mini-M with the same tanks.

The "plus" here is that the TC40 uses its full 40W of power to reach the set temperature so unlike my other adventure into inexpensive TC box mods, the TC40 reaches the set point almost instantly.

I'll have to post a photo, the Black TC40 with a black STM mounted looks pretty killer. Ultimately the role of TC is to make the vaping experience the same, pull after pull. I think the TC40 can do that. If we ignore the temperature VALUE and just set it to whatever value gives us the experience we want I believe it will work out fine.

Funny, the SX and Lemo2 is really not that much bigger but weighs seemingly over 2x as much.

 

[GeorgeS]

Here's a few images of the iStick along with my other TC mods:

iStick on the left, SX-Mini-M in the middle and SMY50 TC on the right

the photos can't show how the other two dwarf the TC40 in weight

I have to say that the black tank on the black body looks damn sexy!

Here's hoping that a BLACK Lemo2 is released soon!

 

[Gowanus]

I've done a lot more experimenting with different set ups now, and I am still really disappointed in the iStick 40w for what I wanted to use it for - driving an ego one mega with .2ohm TC coils. This combination blows. and without temperature control, I've found it REALLY easy to burn these coils using vw. There is just not very much wicking material in there, and they get hot so fast, the coils really need the TC to not burn, unless you're using them at really low wattage, under 17w.

I've been using the istick set at 600º with the ego one with TC coil, and it keeps it from burning, but gives a totally lackluster vape. just disappointing puffs all the time. Reminds me of vaping a kanger emow.

I tried the istick with a subtank with a TC coil. This worked better than it did with the ego one clearomizer with TC coil, I still had to run it at 600º to get a decent puff. And after 3 puffs on that setting I was able to get a very burned cotton hit. Nasty. Turning it down to about 560º avoided the burning but then the puffs were not very rich or flavorful. This combination works, but still was off by a LOT and not as nice a vape quality as the same tank on an IPV4 or M80, set to a much lower temp.

The ego one TC coils would not even fire on the IPV4. So, maybe those coils also suck. I've also noticed if I can somehow get the resistance to lock in at .22 instead of .20 or .19, it almost does what I want at 600º. but even the resistance lock doesn't seem to really function as expected all the time, and unless you never remove the tank to use something else, you can't keep it locked for ever.

I also built a velocity rda with dual clapton coils that come to .58ohms to run on the new iStick. At 40w, it's barely giving me the richness I expect. I ran the same tank at 40w on an IPV4, and it was much nicer, a noticable difference. Ideally though, the velocity with these coils needs around 65w to really shine, so the istick is a fail for this use as well.

I really don't think this istick meets any of it's advertised promises. It barely does temp control, and does not do so in any way that would allow for it to protect you or give you a consistent vape. It does not seem to output 40w of power. And at it's 40w setting, the battery drains insanely fast. So, in essence, I am better off with my 30w, because it's more predictable and lasts longer.

 

[hazozita]

I had the same issue with the Ni coils on the Ego Mega tank on the istick, but it’s a problem with the Ni coils rather than the istick. I get the same poor performance with those coils on an Evic VT and a DNA 40. The coils just can’t wick fast enough for a decent vape. The CLR-Ti coils perform better (especially when the cotton is replaced with rayon) but it’s still not a stellar tank.

I have had much better results with a Kanger subtank using my own rebuilt Ni heads, the Smok VCT using the Smok Ni heads, and drippers. The biggest difference between this and other TC mods I've used is that the temp control on the istick is not properly calibrated. For example, the dripper in the picture works great at 420 on a DNA40. On the istick I need to set it at 520 to get the same level of performance.

On the plus side it’s wonderfully compact, especially with a dripper. I’ve not had any problems with attys not fitting flush, and the resistance reads are pretty accurate. Decent button, and I really like how easy it is to change in and out of TC, and change the temp.

For the $29.99 I paid for it, I’m happy with the performance.

 

[TheotherSteveS]

I had the same issue with the Ni coils on the Ego Mega tank on the istick, but it’s a problem with the Ni coils rather than the istick. I get the same poor performance with those coils on an Evic VT and a DNA 40. The coils just can’t wick fast enough for a decent vape. The CLR-Ti coils perform better (especially when the cotton is replaced with rayon) but it’s still not a stellar tank.

I have had much better results with a Kanger subtank using my own rebuilt Ni heads, the Smok VCT using the Smok Ni heads, and drippers. The biggest difference between this and other TC mods I've used is that the temp control on the istick is not properly calibrated. For example, the dripper in the picture works great at 420 on a DNA40. On the istick I need to set it at 520 to get the same level of performance.

On the plus side it’s wonderfully compact, especially with a dripper. I’ve not had any problems with attys not fitting flush, and the resistance reads are pretty accurate. Decent button, and I really like how easy it is to change in and out of TC, and change the temp.

For the $29.99 I paid for it, I’m happy with the performance.

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Nice dripper there!!! I love mine!!

 

[hashtag]

Mine seems to have issues reading resistance correctly. I'm using subtank nickel coils they read at .14 on all my other TC mods and sometimes at .14 on my iStick. But then even when it's locked it will drop to .12 sometimes. When it is reading .14 it works great at .12 it barely gives me a puff unless I turn it to 560-600 degrees.

When it reads correctly it works exactly like my other TC mods, nice clouds and good flavor at 450-480. But when the resistance drops it sucks. If it would just stay locked where I lock it then it would be great.

 

[Ronald3638]

I picked up an Istick TC40W to find out if temperature control was worth the trouble.

My first coil came out to .07 ohms and performed beautifully at 420°F but I didn't like the idea of running so close to the lower limit so I made a new coil at .12 ohms but I had to run it at 500°F to 530°F to get the same flavor and vapor.

After a tank full I took my SubTank mini RBA section apart and noticed that the coil was touching in several places so without removing the coil I used the 6-32 screw I used to make the coil to space the coil back out again and now it's back to a great vape at 420°F.

I haven't decided if it's worth the trouble yet but I am leaning in that direction.

 

[hashtag]

I picked up an Istick TC40W to find out if temperature control was worth the trouble.

My first coil came out to .07 ohms and performed beautifully at 420°F but I didn't like the idea of running so close to the lower limit so I made a new coil at .12 ohms but I had to run it at 500°F to 530°F to get the same flavor and vapor.

After a tank full I took my SubTank mini RBA section apart and noticed that the coil was touching in several places so without removing the coil I used the 6-32 screw I used to make the coil to space the coil back out again and now it's back to a great vape at 420°F.

I haven't decided if it's worth the trouble yet but I am leaning in that direction.

I love temp control but am still undecided on the istick temp control. It just seems inconsistent, it holds temp but it seems like sometimes when it reads 500 it is holding at about 420 and without changing anything I'll pick it up later and it will suddenly need to be set at like 550 to hold 420. My other temp control mods are set it and forget it, I find the temp I like and don't touch it. With the Istick I am constantly changing the temperature to find the sweet spot again.

 

[hashtag]

Also has anyone else noticed that Celsius seems to work better? I have noticed after playing with it throughout the day that if I set the temp in Celsius it is much more consistent and literally hotter than the exact same temperature in Farenheit.

 

[coilburner]

I saw a review that suggested that the TC calibration is way off. Specifically, dry cotton didnt burn even at 600F so Im not really surprised at your experience..

That's the way it should work.