Anyone run out and grab a Vamo V3 yet?

[alcarl]

I didn't have this problem with mine. Everyone is so harsh on the dumb swirly pattern look at this vid, you can hardly see it. I will say I have mixed feelings about the tactile sensation, tho.

I didn't even have to push play to see the loop-da-loops...lol

But I guess they really are not as bad as I thought. Still not sure I'd take a V3 over a V2.

 

[Glen Snyder]

My V3 arrived today from FT. No Rainbow heaven menu or firing after releasing button in power/watts mode. Also no rhinestones/diamonds on the top ring, just pips. 13 days from order to delivery. It was marked as "Ships in 3 business days, which it did. So I'm more than satisfied with the V3 and fasttech.

For those who commented about wraps, I see that J Wraps has a full selection for the V3 now.

 

[Ec!g]

My V3 arrived today from FT. No Rainbow heaven menu or firing after releasing button in power/watts mode. Also no rhinestones/diamonds on the top ring, just pips. 13 days from order to delivery. It was marked as "Ships in 3 business days, which it did. So I'm more than satisfied with the V3 and fasttech.

For those who commented about wraps, I see that J Wraps has a full selection for the V3 now.

Thanks for sharing

 

[trouble1000]

To me it looks like a piece of ducting.

Having said that I used to fit air conditioning/ducting systems years ago, so I guess I'm weird cos I kinda like it.

In fact, I recommend no-one buys the v3. That way I can get one, keep it a few months and sell it for $100 as a limited production model

 

[Mart]

I ordered V3 from Fasttech. Got it in about 8 days. This is my first mod, been vaping 4 years.
I really like it. The swirls make it easy to hold onto.
Only thing, I plugged in the battery charger last night, and it started smoking a little. I unplugged and plugged back in, and it didn't do it.
But, how long does it take to charge two batteries? Thinking maybe it's broke now. Is there a better charger to get?
Mine also came without rhinestones.
Other thing, I'm using it in the short mode, so my problem is every time I try to hit the button, I'm hitting the menu buttons. Think there should be a little more distance between them, maybe it wouldn't happen.

 

[Ec!g]

I ordered V3 from Fasttech. Got it in about 8 days. This is my first mod, been vaping 4 years.
I really like it. The swirls make it easy to hold onto.
Only thing, I plugged in the battery charger last night, and it started smoking a little. I unplugged and plugged back in, and it didn't do it.
But, how long does it take to charge two batteries? Thinking maybe it's broke now. Is there a better charger to get?
Mine also came without rhinestones.
Other thing, I'm using it in the short mode, so my problem is every time I try to hit the button, I'm hitting the menu buttons. Think there should be a little more distance between them, maybe it wouldn't happen.

Congrats on your purchase and thanks for the update/review.
No idea what's with your charger, could be residue left over from manufacturer, could be something serious.
Better chargers? The pila or intelicharger, there are others, if you do a bit of searching you'll find plenty.
Charge time? Depends what you're charging (18350? 650? Other?) and depends on the rate of current supplied by your charger compared to the capacity of the cell and it's discharged level at the beginning of charge.
Ex: charger supplies 500mA, battery is below normal(3.7v) and a capacity of say 2000mA it will take at least 4hrs. More than likely the specs on those cheap Chinese chargers are well over inflated so expect more time.

I have a question for ya tho. Does your unit display the 'rainbowheaven' logo on powerup/power down? And listen to the clearo/carto/rba(whatever you have on the vamo) on power down and see if it fires throughout the shut down process.

 

[DaxFX]

I ordered V3 from Fasttech. Got it in about 8 days. This is my first mod, been vaping 4 years.
I really like it. The swirls make it easy to hold onto.
Only thing, I plugged in the battery charger last night, and it started smoking a little. I unplugged and plugged back in, and it didn't do it.
But, how long does it take to charge two batteries? Thinking maybe it's broke now. Is there a better charger to get?
Mine also came without rhinestones.
Other thing, I'm using it in the short mode, so my problem is every time I try to hit the button, I'm hitting the menu buttons. Think there should be a little more distance between them, maybe it wouldn't happen.

Plugged in the battery charger ?????? Do you mean an eGo charger? No no no no You cant do that, the pcb is not design for charge the batteries, also with 2 battery stacked th volyage is double high, you need to charge the batteries outside the vamo in a charger like nite or xtar


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[Ec!g]

Plugged in the battery charger ?????? Do you mean an eGo charger? No no no no You cant do that, the pcb is not design for charge the batteries, also with 2 battery stacked th volyage is double high, you need to charge the batteries outside the vamo in a charger like nite or xtar


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He more than likely ordered the kit that comes with the charger and cells.

 

[Xenolance]

The charger from the Fast tech Kit is Rubbish FYI.. It'll work to get you going but upgrade FAST! I took mine out and it was warped from the box, the wall outlet prongs are about 15° out of wack and won't go into the wall socket without being forced.. still works but... just... NOPE.

 

[JR 137]

The charger from the Fast tech Kit is Rubbish FYI.. It'll work to get you going but upgrade FAST! I took mine out and it was warped from the box, the wall outlet prongs are about 15° out of wack and won't go into the wall socket without being forced.. still works but... just... NOPE.

Is that the Nitecore charger and Panasonic batteries or something else?

 

[Xenolance]

Is that the Nitecore charger and Panasonic batteries or something else?

No, and No, it's a generic, no name charger. The Batteries that come with it are also generic 900mah (Mine tested at a bit over 700MAH each ) Made by D.K.L Battery company, Shenzhen China.

I also bought some "UltraFire" 1200MAH 18350s at the same time from FastTech.. they tested at a bit above 990MAH when fully charged and two of the 6 batteries I ordered was defective out of the package (Two different packages, 1 dead cell in each), they feel like the cell is disconnected internally as they "Rattle" when you shake them, the others felt solid. One of them reads 0V and the other sometimes gets a hit at 2V but won't maintain that for more than a second. I've managed to kill both the Ultrafire and stock batteries inside 3 hours running single 18350 mode, recharged them and ran in dual 18360 mode for about 7 hours.. I'm a moderate to light vaper. The charger that came with it is actually pretty quick, only taking about 3 hours to charge them.. I'm gonna put it in a drawer and get some real AW IMR batteries. I just don't feel safe with these little bomblets in my home.

In short, Order batteries you know you can trust and a decent charger if you order from FastTech, it's wasted money to buy the kit or batteries from them.


Edit:
Oh, I used to race RC cars, Lithium batteries are all that we use and my charging equipment does a really good job of detecting these and charging them, not sure how many amps they can take at once so I charged at 1A and they seemed fine, didn't get particularly warm, which makes me feel like they could maybe handle more but I'm not willing to risk it.

 

[Ec!g]

The charger from the Fast tech Kit is Rubbish FYI.. It'll work to get you going but upgrade FAST! I took mine out and it was warped from the box, the wall outlet prongs are about 15° out of wack and won't go into the wall socket without being forced.. still works but... just... NOPE.

In short, Order batteries you know you can trust and a decent charger if you order from FastTech, it's wasted money to buy the kit or batteries from them.

Xenolance:
Be careful with the advice you give.

Just because you may have not done proper research or purchased inadequate cells and charger does not mean that all vamo kits fasttech sells are created equal.

They do indeed have a few kits put together with some of the better chargers and cells available on the market today.

 

[Xenolance]

Xenolance:
Be careful with the advice you give.

Just because you may have not done proper research or purchased inadequate cells and charger does not mean that all vamo kits fasttech sells are created equal.

They do indeed have a few kits put together with some of the better chargers and cells available on the market today.

When I placed my order, the Nitecore was not an option, if you select the "US plug" option, which was the only option available for a while, then you got the charger I got, which is why I clearly stated I did not get the nitecore charger but the generic one.

The kit I got was this one as it was the only option available at the time.
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1376701

The new kit is : https://www.fasttech.com/products/1411/10004394/1380305
That includes Panasonic batteries and the Nitecore.

Research wasn't the issue, it was what was available at the time. Research wouldn't have told me the initial charger option they included would be rubbish since no one had it at the time since it was just released.

 

[Ec!g]

This is precisely why I said be careful what advice you give.

Neither one of these statements:

In short, Order batteries you know you can trust and a decent charger if you order from FastTech, it's wasted money to buy the kit or batteries from them.

The charger from the Fast tech Kit is Rubbish FYI..

note a previous purchase when other options were not available.
Nor are they accurate the way stated.

 

[Xenolance]

Point taken, next time I place an order I'll go back to the site the day I receive it and verify what I got is still the only/what they offer.

Ultra fire batteries = low QA, Non-Nitecore "Generic" charger option = junk

Other kits are now available, sorry I didn't go back after it took a month to get here to verify they hadn't put more kits on offer, though only the generic option seems to offer 18350 still, but god knows they could have updated it in the last 22 seconds to add yet another battery option to an already convoluted product lineup.

 

[NCC]

I bought two. One for me, and the other for my sister. I'm enjoying it. But, can't compare with the v2 since I haven't had one of those.

I must say, my sister seemed a bit intimidated by the size of the device. In spite of this, she is enjoying it. Think I should point her at some eGo batteries for away-from-the-house usage. Several vaping co-workers expressed surprise by this behemoth as well.

As for myself ... it does seem unnecessarily long. The head unit itself is the length of an 18650. Assembled, twice the length, not counting whatever atomizer is attached. Functional. No problems yet. But, this thing is enormous.

As an aside, is there a suitable lanyard for the VAMO?

 

[Ec!g]

NCC,
Do the units you received have the rainbow heaven logo scroll on the screen when powered on/off?

 

[NCC]

NCC,
Do the units you received have the rainbow heaven logo scroll on the screen when powered on/off?

Nope, just "System:ON" or "System:OFF".

What does this tell you?

 

[Ec!g]

Good deal.
Btw, forgot to ask who was the vendor.

 

[NCC]

Good deal.
Btw, forgot to ask who was the vendor.

FastTech.
2 Vamo v3 sets
1 5 Pack CE4 Atomizers
2 CE5 Atomizers
2 Kanger Protank Clearomizers
4 2 Packs Pansonic NCR18650B 3400 mAh batteries

No complaints. Impressively fast delivery.

I'm not currently using the included charger. Bought Pilo chargers elsewhere.