Batteries for VV Box Mod.
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It takes two 14500 Lithium Ion batteries. Nothing else will work. You'll need a charger too. Madbapes has both. If your order hasn't shipped you can send them an email on the contact page and get them added.
I'm not sure it makes a lot of difference but, I prefer the Trustfire Flames.
I'm not sure it makes a lot of difference but, I prefer the Trustfire Flames.
Either the trustfire 14500's or ultrafire 14500's at madvapes.........................
I would suggest the 14500 Trustfire batts. I got the Ultra fire first for my MV Mod and they had to be forced in to fit and kept cutting out in protection mode no matter what atty/carto I used. After getting the Trust Fire batts it works perfect... Also the 3.2 ohm DCC's work awesome!
Thanks guys! Any other words of wisdom, I'm so excited after two plus years of vaping to get this!! I know I know... how did I wait this long for a VV. @$35 bucks you can't go wrong!
Seriously, I'm like shaking I'm so excited... how big of a dork am I?
Seriously, I'm like shaking I'm so excited... how big of a dork am I?
The ultrafire's will work good for me with 3.2 ohm boge or smoktech single coils at 5v but with dcc can't go over 4.4v without protection circuit kicking in.....since mainly only use dcc now trustfire's is the way I go.
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Only other advice is to sit back, relax, and enjoy the best vape youve ever had. These box mods don't look like much but they deliver what we were all looking for when we entered into this vaping world lol.
I probably need to clarify this. I'm pretty bad about hitting the confirm button then slapping myself because I forgot something. What I have done before is to make a second order with the other items I want and send madvapes an email with both order numbers and request they be combined so I don't pay for shipping twice.
Hey Hoogie!!! It would be really nice if there was an option to combine an order with a pending order.
The grey ultrafires have been working A-OK for me. I have 4 pair of those and all have been fine. -- I also own a pair of AW IMR 14500s purchased elsewhere. If I want to crank it up above 5.0v with a multi-coil carto, the AWs seem to be the way to go for me anyway.
A battery specialty store like Batteries Plus might have them. I have no idea about price or quality though. You won't find them at Wal-Mart. Make sure you get protected cells.
Okay, I got the VV......I was under the assumption when I bought it that it would have markings on the wheel to tell me what I am vaping at. How the heck can you tell you are at 6v or 5v or even 3.7??? really disappointed. 2 things I don't like..need a screwdriver for the wheel and nothing about what you are vaping at.
You expect a lot for $35. Very few VVs have a voltage read out. You'll be spending in the neighborhood of $150 to get one minimum. I don't know of any that have markings on the wheel to tell you. Madvapes has an inline voltmeter (Search for assembled voltmeter.) you can get for around $15, if you're curious but, you really don't need to know the voltage to enjoy VV. The knob loosens up a bit. It will get to where you can turn it without a screwdriver.
The voltage doesn't actually matter. You vape get it dialed in the way you like it and you leave it. You can get an inline meter, if you're curious about where you are but, it's not much use day to day. That's why most VVs don't have them.
I have seen posts from people that use theirs in a couple different positions and they mark those.
If you really feel a need to know numbers, then you should either own a multimeter or a voltmeter. -
The point of VV is so that you can tune temperature/flavor/throat hit. That is accomplished by turning the trim pot. - When I'm using an atty or carto on my VV box, if the vape is a little cool or the flavor a little off, I turn the pot clockwise a little. If it is too hot or tastes a little burnt, I turn the pot counter clockwise a little. - I happen to own volt meters and multimeters so I got a few numbers when i was first playing with it, but I don't think my mouth, throat or lungs care a whole lot whether the vapor tastes and feels right at 3.8v or 4.2v or 4.8v or whatever.
The trim pot wheel is a little stiff at first, but it will loosen up some over time. Mine turns with my thumb and I haven't found a screwdriver to be necessary.
Not to derail the thread, but what's the physical difference between the grey ultrafires and the black/red trustfires that makes ultrafires trip protection while the reds don't? Both are protected, are they not?
I was messing with an eGo mega dual coil carto earlier today that my brother has (with a 510 extender) and anything over 4.2 volts tripped the protection after a half second burn with my grey ultrafires.
Do the black/red ones last longer at all? How about the AW IMR batts (sold from other retailers)? I noticed the IMR batts are only 600 or 750mah (from the few sites I found selling them, labeled mAh differs), and right now I'm swapping these 900mah batts twice a day, which is annoying because a 900mah eGo clone batt would last me over two days. =\
I have my box marked to my common voltages. I bored a small hole above one of the parts of the phillips indentation and then turned it to the voltage I wanted and took a razor blade and marked a notch on the box. Line up hole with notch and I know where I'm at. 4.2 and 4.8 are currently marked, and I know I can go a smidge down for 3.7 or a smidge up for 5. +- .2v is hardly noticeable anyways in the 4.x range, so it's not a big deal.
Also: I picked up a multimeter from madvapes with mine, but I wouldn't recommend the one they sell. Very cheap quality (expected for $10) and I need to resolder both leads already because they just popped off. It's not worth it to bother with a return/refund, since it's something I can fix myself, but alas...
I was messing with an eGo mega dual coil carto earlier today that my brother has (with a 510 extender) and anything over 4.2 volts tripped the protection after a half second burn with my grey ultrafires.
Do the black/red ones last longer at all? How about the AW IMR batts (sold from other retailers)? I noticed the IMR batts are only 600 or 750mah (from the few sites I found selling them, labeled mAh differs), and right now I'm swapping these 900mah batts twice a day, which is annoying because a 900mah eGo clone batt would last me over two days. =\
I have my box marked to my common voltages. I bored a small hole above one of the parts of the phillips indentation and then turned it to the voltage I wanted and took a razor blade and marked a notch on the box. Line up hole with notch and I know where I'm at. 4.2 and 4.8 are currently marked, and I know I can go a smidge down for 3.7 or a smidge up for 5. +- .2v is hardly noticeable anyways in the 4.x range, so it's not a big deal.
Also: I picked up a multimeter from madvapes with mine, but I wouldn't recommend the one they sell. Very cheap quality (expected for $10) and I need to resolder both leads already because they just popped off. It's not worth it to bother with a return/refund, since it's something I can fix myself, but alas...
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I run a couple grey ultrafires at 4.5 to 4.7 all the time. I have a set of grey ultrafire and trustfire flames. I have had the protection circuits kick in but, I never noted whether one set or the other was doing it. Getting all the juice out of the atty connection fixed it.
First off, because of the linear regulator, this box is going to use the same power all the way down as it will all the way up. So, you are running double the voltage. The MAH ratings are not independently verified. It's widely accepted that the MAH ratings on the ultrafires and trustfires are inflated. The AWs are reputed to be more honest about their MAH ratings that in reality higher than the ultrafires and trustfires.
No a bad idea, if it matters to you.
I was'nt expecting the greatest battery performance since it's a linear regulator, but I figured 2 3.6v 900 mAh batteries in tandem = 900 mAh of 1 to 7.2 volts. I know every time I hit the button it's pulling a full load from both batts and converting excess to heat, but I figured they'd at least get me through an entire day. It's a small annoyance, easily remedied by another set of batts so I have at least one fully charged set at all times.
Just seems logical in my mind that 7.2 volts of 900 mAh power would last around an equal length of time of 900 mAh of 3.4v power, but I don't know too terribly much about electronics and differences in voltages to battery drain.
Makes sense that they aren't really 900 mAh, though.
Thanks for the reply.
Well, I spent the better part of a day looking around town and calling about finding some trustfires... but to no avail. So I went ahead and ordered again from MadVapes. Here's the kicker...
I ordered from them at 3:30 Friday, I got them today (Tuesday) that's pretty impressive since it was a holiday weekend and it was just first class mail!
Basically, what I am saying, Is I have to sit here and look at my box mod for three whole days!!! Grrrr, so upsetting!
I ordered from them at 3:30 Friday, I got them today (Tuesday) that's pretty impressive since it was a holiday weekend and it was just first class mail!
Basically, what I am saying, Is I have to sit here and look at my box mod for three whole days!!! Grrrr, so upsetting!
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