BUILD QUALITY:
The build is solid. The black paint seems to hold up well, no speckling as some have mentioned. The red LavaTube moniker will be gone in about two or three weeks. Seems to be rubbing off already. All of the buttons are springy and react immeadiately when pushed. I like the audible click of the vape button. The LCD screen is easily readable. The 510 connection has no movement or play. I did notice that my madvape cartomizers move just a little in the threads, with no impact on performance. I can in fact tighten them down all the way, but they get hard to turn, so there is a 1 or 2 millimeter gap between the bottom of the carto and the 510 connection. I only have this gap because I am worried about going to tight. The battery cap fits perfectly and there is no problem putting it on or removing it. I have dropped it once on the wood floor in the house, nothing to note here.
BATTERY
The battery is a flat top 18650, hard to find on line. I have seen video's and posts that say the nipple top AW batteries work just fine. I have no doubt they will as there seems to be plenty of room for the nipple. I ordered one and will add that after I recieve it. Battery life seems to be pretty good. I have been chain vaping for the purpose of killing the battery and it died at the 26 hour mark. To be fair, i constantly did the seven click voltage check about every half hour or so and I only slept 6 hours. You all can do the math lol. So it is charging now. I would think three days under normal use.
PERFORMANCE:
INCLUDED ATTY: Works great. Played with the voltage quite a bit and you can blow your head off at higher voltages. I did notice the taste of my V4L ejuice shined using this atty. 5.0-5.5 volts seems to be the sweet spot for this atty. Great throat hit and vapor and I can really taste the flavor of the juice.
1.5oHm Madvape Cartomizers: I love these on my inferno and they are even better on the LavaTube. Sorry I don't have my 2.5oHm carto's yet. The 1.5's are great at 3.8 Volts. Great throat hit, vapor and I can really taste the flavor of the juice. I did crank the voltage up to 6.0 to see if i could blow one of the 1.5oHm cartos, worked just like it was set at 3.8, so yes the safety feature works.
EASE OF USE
You don't need a degree in rocket science to use this. Push the plus button, your voltage goes up. Push the minus button the voltage goes down. Hold both the + and - buttons down, wait for the LCD screen to flash and it locks the voltage. Hold them down again until the LCD screen flashes and you can adjust the voltage again. Hold down the power button and it turns on. Hold it down again and it turns off. Click the power button 7 times and the LCD screen shows the voltage left in the battery. Super easy period.
My Final Thoughts: This is my first mod and I absolutely love this thing. You sure can't beat it for the price. I works as advertised and then some. The case is nice and fits everything I need if i take it out with me when i am running around. I wanted something like the provari, but couldn't justify the expense. This fits the bill for me and like I said I love it and Volcano has never disppointed me.
I hope this helps
Rob
The build is solid. The black paint seems to hold up well, no speckling as some have mentioned. The red LavaTube moniker will be gone in about two or three weeks. Seems to be rubbing off already. All of the buttons are springy and react immeadiately when pushed. I like the audible click of the vape button. The LCD screen is easily readable. The 510 connection has no movement or play. I did notice that my madvape cartomizers move just a little in the threads, with no impact on performance. I can in fact tighten them down all the way, but they get hard to turn, so there is a 1 or 2 millimeter gap between the bottom of the carto and the 510 connection. I only have this gap because I am worried about going to tight. The battery cap fits perfectly and there is no problem putting it on or removing it. I have dropped it once on the wood floor in the house, nothing to note here.
BATTERY
The battery is a flat top 18650, hard to find on line. I have seen video's and posts that say the nipple top AW batteries work just fine. I have no doubt they will as there seems to be plenty of room for the nipple. I ordered one and will add that after I recieve it. Battery life seems to be pretty good. I have been chain vaping for the purpose of killing the battery and it died at the 26 hour mark. To be fair, i constantly did the seven click voltage check about every half hour or so and I only slept 6 hours. You all can do the math lol. So it is charging now. I would think three days under normal use.
PERFORMANCE:
INCLUDED ATTY: Works great. Played with the voltage quite a bit and you can blow your head off at higher voltages. I did notice the taste of my V4L ejuice shined using this atty. 5.0-5.5 volts seems to be the sweet spot for this atty. Great throat hit and vapor and I can really taste the flavor of the juice.
1.5oHm Madvape Cartomizers: I love these on my inferno and they are even better on the LavaTube. Sorry I don't have my 2.5oHm carto's yet. The 1.5's are great at 3.8 Volts. Great throat hit, vapor and I can really taste the flavor of the juice. I did crank the voltage up to 6.0 to see if i could blow one of the 1.5oHm cartos, worked just like it was set at 3.8, so yes the safety feature works.
EASE OF USE
You don't need a degree in rocket science to use this. Push the plus button, your voltage goes up. Push the minus button the voltage goes down. Hold both the + and - buttons down, wait for the LCD screen to flash and it locks the voltage. Hold them down again until the LCD screen flashes and you can adjust the voltage again. Hold down the power button and it turns on. Hold it down again and it turns off. Click the power button 7 times and the LCD screen shows the voltage left in the battery. Super easy period.
My Final Thoughts: This is my first mod and I absolutely love this thing. You sure can't beat it for the price. I works as advertised and then some. The case is nice and fits everything I need if i take it out with me when i am running around. I wanted something like the provari, but couldn't justify the expense. This fits the bill for me and like I said I love it and Volcano has never disppointed me.
I hope this helps
Rob
