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  1. billherbst

    Eleaf Istick

    Alden, The GS-Air series of tanks (GS-Air, GS-Air-M, and GS-Air-MS)are almost shockingly good for how inexpensive they are. Both use the same replaceable heads, but that's where they don't meet your criteria. While the heads can be rebuilt, they're very small, so the tolerance margin-of-error...
  2. billherbst

    Cloupor Mini Mod 30W

    Yes, it does. In my personal experience owning four Cloupor Minis, the 0.8 second firing delay when the display is awakening from sleep is a very minor issue and not nearly the problem I feared it might be. I compensate for the delay by waiting just a bit and then ramping up my inhale, and...
  3. billherbst

    Little itty bitty mods under $100.

    Kat, I noticed that, too. What happened to the iSticks? is someone messing with your wonderful list?
  4. billherbst

    Cloupor Mini Mod 30W

    Here: Samsung INR18650-25R
  5. billherbst

    Eleaf IStick 50W coming Jan 25th

    Given the fierce competition among Chinese ecig manufacturers and lax infringement protections, clones are sometimes 1:1 counterfeit knock-offs, right down to the package and labeling. The only way to know for sure if an iStick 50W is an original is to go to the eLeaf/iSmoka web site and check...
  6. billherbst

    Little itty bitty mods under $100.

    Carbon Mod Works makes an expensive clone of the VaporFlask. This CMW i60 60W looks to be a cross between the iStick 50W and VaporFlask shapes, with a much more reasonable price. From the pics and description on the SmokeSmart web site (the only retail web vendor that sells it right now...
  7. billherbst

    Eleaf Istick

    I like the tactile "feel" of the silicone sleeve, but it ruins my favorite feature of the Mini---the ease and quickness of battery swaps. Removing the sleeve to gain access the battery door is a PITA. Without the sleeve, changing batteries is a 10-second waltz. With the sleeve, it's a two-minute...
  8. billherbst

    Little itty bitty mods under $100.

    An update on my iStick 20 that began malfunctioning by draining its battery: Since it was taking almost a full day for the battery to drain from full to empty, I moved that iStick 20 upstairs to the stable of PVs that sit on my bedside table, figuring that I could keep it plugged into a USB...
  9. billherbst

    sigelei 100w v2?

    Gearbest had a sale recently in mid-April on the Sigelei 100W Plus, offering the unit in rose/gold only for $59.99 shipped. I thought, "Why not?" Everyone seems to like the 100W Plus (although many vapers prefer the 150W version), so I went for it. I'm in the process of switching over my huge...
  10. billherbst

    Cloupor Mini Mod 30W

    As far as I know (and I invite correction if I'm wrong), all the relatively inexpensive regulated box mods that appear to buck actually don't. They use PWM---pulse-width modulation---to "achieve" (or simulate) voltages below the battery charge level. What I've read is that regulating chips with...
  11. billherbst

    Little itty bitty mods under $100.

    Gee, it wasn't my intention to kill the thread. LOL. It appears that I spoke too soon, however, when I wrote that all my iSticks were still hale and hearty. Yesterday I reached for one of my five iStick 20Ws, this one topped with an Erlkonigin, and it seemed to be dead. Wouldn't fire. No...
  12. billherbst

    Nicotine Comparisons

    If I recall correctly, Kevin told me that the original batch of Throat Hit nic was the result of an error in processing the pure mic he sources from England. In converting that to 100mg/ml, somehow the oxidization was mistakenly higher than it should have been. After sampling the batch, Kevin's...
  13. billherbst

    Little itty bitty mods under $100.

    I own a gaggle of iSticks---five iStick 20Ws, two iStick 30Ws, and one iStick 50W. While I’ve encountered the usual problems with them---bad fixed 510 pins on the 20W, occasional misfires, etc.---they’re all still in service and working fine. While iSticks are no longer my preferred mods, they...
  14. billherbst

    Cloupor Mini Mod 30W

    The chip on the Cloupor Mini doesn't calculate/display the resistance of the atomizer coil until the firing button is pressed and held for a second or two. Same with the voltage. Once the resistance has been measured, the chip then uses the wattage setting to calculate/display the actual voltage...
  15. billherbst

    Little itty bitty mods under $100.

    Tear off a strip of ordinary transparent tape that's almost as long as the battery door. Cut it in half lengthwise. Apply one strip around the edge on each side of the battery door. Voilà! No more rattle.
  16. billherbst

    Cloupor Mini Mod 30W

    That's Kat-speak for a someone who vapes via mouth-to-lung inhaling (two-steps: first inhale vapor into the mouth, then inhale that mouthful of vapor into the lungs), as opposed to the direct-lung-inhale method preferred by cloud-chasers and others. Mouth-to-lung provides an extra step for...
  17. billherbst

    Little itty bitty mods under $100.

    Time to offer my amended review of the Smowell DPV-50 (a.k.a, "Welly" or "Smelly," depending on where one stands). I've been using my blue Welly as part of my bedroom nightstand arsenal for some time now. Most of my favorite higher-wattage regulated boxes sit on my desk where I work (and...
  18. billherbst

    Cloupor Mini Mod 30W

    A "dremel" is a small rotary power tool (Dremel calls it a "multi-tool"), hand-held and electrically powered (either corded for wall current or cordless with rechargeable batteries. I'd call it a hobbyist's tool, but that's too limiting. Dremels have about a thousand attachments available. They...
  19. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    Jason, Frankly, I'm shocked by how much I like Pirate RY4. I haven't enjoyed a retail RY4 this much in a long time. Although it's Chinese and would typically be considered a Classic RY4, the flavor profile is really quite unique. Perhaps we should classify it as a Custom RY4 instead. For...
  20. billherbst

    Little itty bitty mods under $100.

    Either the Cloupor Mini 30W or the Kanger KBOX 40W is a good choice. Both require user-supplied 20A continuous 18650 IMRs (such as the LG HE2/HE4 or the Samsung 25R), with external charging required for the KBOX (no USB) and highly advisable for the Cloupor (suspect USB), but battery swaps are...
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