CHIT CHAT in VOLTVILLE

[White Rabbit]

Everybody seems excited about VV for Smokless Image, but you need to keep their warning in the back of your head. SI cartos, nanos, T3s etc. are made for 3.7 volts. When you up the voltage, you risk burning out your coils. I already have a 510 to 808 adaptor (very cheap), so if I ever go that route, I can use cartos and devices made for higher voltages. Although I love SI products, I think they should have gone the route of Vamo type device using separate batteries.

Another subject: Possible regulation? Not a question of what regulation, but also when, possibly as soon as April 2013. I have not thought a lot about what to stock up on. Personally I do not like the idea of mixing my own nic levels. If you do you need to be very careful and very precise. Also heavy levels of nicotine are deadly, even if touched or if you inhale the vapors. Just read the DYI warnings if you think I am crying wolf. I would probably order as much 48 MG nic as I could afford in PG and dilute it 4 times with VG to get it to 12 nic or 8 times for 6 nic. Personally I would not want to handle a much higher level. As far as mechanicals, I just can't imagine how the government can possibley regulate, ban, or control the sale or import of a vaporizer like the X2, Vamo, ProVari etc. These "devices" in and of themselves contain no tobacco, so they should not fall under the regulations, but who knows what the US Government will do.

 

[kico166]

ETR: to remove comment!

Off to the bucket brigade. Really fun after the brief thaw left a good coat of ice over the yard & a dusting of snow came along w/ the cold front!
Help yourself to coffee & grab a glass of vanilla protein w/ a shot of cherry juice!

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[JoAnnW]

Morning Voltvilian's!

Mr Tail - I meant to say I too like the mustache!
Yes being an 808 thread in a 510 world is a pain. Having a little of each is also. Til a better solution comes along, keeping the 'parts' in zip lock bags - a bit of color coding it's tolerable.

Til SI comes out with a reliable rebuildable clearo I will be forced to pick them up elsewhere but I will always point people to SI to start out.
I keep 2 batts (650's w/ clearo) at the ready for outside the house use.
Then there are 4 w/ mini vivi nova tanks in rotation to keep the taste buds happy! I love the taste in them tho the adapters are a pain & I don't like the tippiness of the connection. The vivi's are rather fragile in that it doesn't take much to strip the threads by over tightening. Outside the biggest problem was forgetting it on the lanyard when leaning over the fence & the pressure easily tipped it off the base just enough to make it leak. 2 now require a bit of plumbers tape!

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Good morning Kico! I've been looking at the mini vivi novas for a while but haven't taken the plunge yet. I like the fact that you can use different drip tips and it has a capacity similar to the T3's. My question, if you put it on an ego, should you use a sleeve or cone? Would that make it more stable? The only large capacity top coil clearo that I've use with it has been the T2... but like the T3, I hate those tips.

 

[abracadebra]

Good Morning Debra, Finally caught you on line late at night

It is 8:55 AM over here. Don't you already have an E-cig ban there in OZ? How does that work out for you?

its 12.30 am.....wabbit....yes im up late....it all works out in the wash...

 

[JoAnnW]

its 12.30 am.....wabbit....yes im up late....it all works out in the wash...

Good to see you up so late. Hope all is well with you. Are you going to jump on the vv bandwagon when they come in?

 

[White Rabbit]

Yeah - great question! InVaping minds want to know!

Never mind, deleted. Sent you a PM

 

[JoAnnW]

LOL. No particular reason - 'cept maybe pocketbook protection!

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Right now, as other hardware vendors go, I only deal with Stormy's vapor cellar or Altsmoke, SI's "sister" company. They have been very reliable so far. I've looked at Gotvapes just because they usually get the newest stuff out really fast but I haven't bought anything from them. The only "other" thing I may get will be a mini vivi nova.

 

[abracadebra]

Good to see you up so late. Hope all is well with you. Are you going to jump on the vv bandwagon when they come in?

I was ....but after what wabbit wrote im abit concerned.im good at making mistakes....I don't want to burn stuff out...so I might hold back till I hear reviews

 

[abracadebra]

sorry joann meant to say....yes nice cooler day today...at least I could get some stuff done

 

[Renolizzie]

-1 degree outside and I have to leave the house in less than an hour.

That is terrible cold.

Deb - Those temperature out outrageous. Reminds me of when I lived in Las Vegas Nevada. The humidity was really low so people would always say "Yeah, but it's a dry heat." C'mon now, it's 122F degrees. Let's get real peeps, it is HOT! Hope you cool down in your part of the world soon!!!!!

I didn't have A/C in any of my vehicles the entire time I lived in Vegas. In fact, I still don't have A/C because all my cars are old and you can't buy freon anymore. You have to get the new style of freon but you can't put it in your old style system.

Hubby has A/C for his Honda Fit. That car is a 2008.

 

[SandySu]

Possible regulation? Not a question of what regulation, but also when, possibly as soon as April 2013. I have not thought a lot about what to stock up on. Personally I do not like the idea of mixing my own nic levels. If you do you need to be very careful and very precise. Also heavy levels of nicotine are deadly, even if touched or if you inhale the vapors. Just read the DYI warnings if you think I am crying wolf. I would probably order as much 48 MG nic as I could afford in PG and dilute it 4 times with VG to get it to 12 nic or 8 times for 6 nic. Personally I would not want to handle a much higher level. As far as mechanicals, I just can't imagine how the government can possibley regulate, ban, or control the sale or import of a vaporizer like the X2, Vamo, ProVari etc. These "devices" in and of themselves contain no tobacco, so they should not fall under the regulations, but who knows what the US Government will do.

This occurred to me, too. After all pot has been illegal for years and years, yet there were and probably still are head shops that sell all the paraphernalia that goes along with pot smoking, just not the pot. You can buy a ...., for instance. What other use could a .... have? None that I can see. Everyone knows what it's for, but it's legal to sell one. So my guess is that it will be the nicotine that's controlled, not all the other stuff.

 

[JoAnnW]

Everybody seems excited about VV for Smokless Image, but you need to keep their warning in the back of your head. SI cartos, nanos, T3s etc. are made for 3.7 volts. When you up the voltage, you risk burning out your coils. I already have a 510 to 808 adaptor (very cheap), so if I ever go that route, I can use cartos and devices made for higher voltages. Although I love SI products, I think they should have gone the route of Vamo type device using separate batteries.

Another subject: Possible regulation? Not a question of what regulation, but also when, possibly as soon as April 2013. I have not thought a lot about what to stock up on. Personally I do not like the idea of mixing my own nic levels. If you do you need to be very careful and very precise. Also heavy levels of nicotine are deadly, even if touched or if you inhale the vapors. Just read the DYI warnings if you think I am crying wolf. I would probably order as much 48 MG nic as I could afford in PG and dilute it 4 times with VG to get it to 12 nic or 8 times for 6 nic. Personally I would not want to handle a much higher level. As far as mechanicals, I just can't imagine how the government can possibley regulate, ban, or control the sale or import of a vaporizer like the X2, Vamo, ProVari etc. These "devices" in and of themselves contain no tobacco, so they should not fall under the regulations, but who knows what the US Government will do.

Hi Rabbit and welcome back even though you have been peeking in while away. Missed your funnies!!! As far as the T3's working with vv devices.. no problems. No problems with clearo's either. Would not use SI's nano's or carto's on it at all.

As far as the upcoming "regulation"... have you read it yet? They have very definite plans to mess with the hardware and eliquid vendors like SI. Trying to possibly end/regulate internet sales etc.

All the energy the FDA is using to mess with ecigs should be aimed at cigarettes which they have known definitely kills people. They have purposely ignored all the personal testimonies of people who have successfully quit smoking using ecigs.

 

[abracadebra]

-1 degree outside and I have to leave the house in less than an hour.

That is terrible cold.

Deb - Those temperature out outrageous. Reminds me of when I lived in Las Vegas Nevada. The humidity was really low so people would always say "Yeah, but it's a dry heat." C'mon now, it's 122F degrees. Let's get real peeps, it is HOT! Hope you cool down in your part of the world soon!!!!!

I didn't have A/C in any of my vehicles the entire time I lived in Vegas. In fact, I still don't have A/C because all my cars are old and you can't buy freon anymore. You have to get the new style of freon but you can't put it in your old style system.

Hubby has A/C for his Honda Fit. That car is a 2008.

you poor darling...god I have no idea how cold that must be...its crazy 2 different worlds...fire and ice....we live in....you keep warm now...ill turn the aircon up...

 

[abracadebra]

now I don't know weather I should say this...but when I told old mate..about this fda stuff....he says his mate who got me on to ecigs to start with...if fda pulls pins...just buy from china....fda has no say in that....so is that right....?

 

[kico166]

Good morning Kico! I've been looking at the mini vivi novas for a while but haven't taken the plunge yet. I like the fact that you can use different drip tips and it has a capacity similar to the T3's. My question, if you put it on an ego, should you use a sleeve or cone? Would that make it more stable? The only large capacity top coil clearo that I've use with it has been the T2... but like the T3, I hate those tips.

yes there is a short stabilizing cone - but that irks me in that it's 'just one more thing to fiddle with & one more thing to BUY! I like to KISS.

VV: they are not THAT big of a deal to use. You adjust in tiny increments. I was surprised how a little lower voltage really brought out the fruit flavors! I read lots before buying. There is a chart to give you a range. Other than experimenting with the 1.8 coil I keep it pretty close to the natural SI setting 3.6 or 3.7 w/ the 2.4 coil. Adjust a bit up or down. Mainly use the vv for fruits. The 1.8 coil at 4.0 is proving to have less gunk on the coil meaning fewer down times for cleaning. Or is it the clear juice? Curiosity from all the hype on another thread got the better of me. 20/20 hindsight - I' m happy to have it for 2 flavors. That keeps the taste buds happy.

I was ....but after what wabbit wrote im abit concerned.im good at making mistakes....I don't want to burn stuff out...so I might hold back till I hear reviews

See above Deb. Main concern is dry hit as far as I can tell after 3 months. My experience says that may happen once or twice - when you make extreme voltage changes. I am wondering if the people who raved about vv did so bcs they were NOT using SI's REGULATED batts!

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[abracadebra]

yes there is a short stabilizing cone - but that irks me in that it's 'just one more thing to fiddle with & one more thing to BUY! I like to KISS.

VV: they are not THAT big of a deal to use. You adjust in tiny increments. I was surprised how a little lower voltage really brought out the fruit flavors! I read lots before buying. There is a chart to give you a range. Other than experimenting with the 1.8 coil I keep it pretty close to the natural SI setting 3.6 or 3.7 w/ the 2.4 coil. Adjust a bit up or down. Mainly use the vv for fruits. The 1.8 coil at 4.0 is proving to have less gunk on the coil meaning fewer down times for cleaning. Or is it the clear juice? Curiosity from all the hype on another thread got the better of me. 20/20 hindsight - I' m happy to have it for 2 flavors. That keeps the taste buds happy.



See above Deb. Main concern is dry hit as far as I can tell after 3 months. My experience says that may happen once or twice - when you make extreme voltage changes. I am wondering if the people who raved about vv did so bcs they were NOT using SI's REGULATED batts!

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cool kicco...got ya....ok im in...bring it on... ooops sorry for the extra c....

 

[SandySu]

now I don't know weather I should say this...but when I told old mate..about this fda stuff....he says his mate who got me on to ecigs to start with...if fda pulls pins...just buy from china....fda has no say in that....so is that right....?

Since you're in Australia, I'd say the FDA has no say in where you buy your e-cig stuff, but they may control the importation of it to the US.

 

[kico166]

cool kicco...got ya....ok im in...bring it on...

LOL! One last point : super easy to CLEAN vivi novas!
Would never ever ever ever ever recommend the gray (Toy photo album) to anyone - esp if you are losing sensitivity in your fingertips. Liked the digital screen but not worth it.

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[JoAnnW]

-1 degree outside and I have to leave the house in less than an hour.

That is terrible cold.

Deb - Those temperature out outrageous. Reminds me of when I lived in Las Vegas Nevada. The humidity was really low so people would always say "Yeah, but it's a dry heat." C'mon now, it's 122F degrees. Let's get real peeps, it is HOT! Hope you cool down in your part of the world soon!!!!!

I didn't have A/C in any of my vehicles the entire time I lived in Vegas. In fact, I still don't have A/C because all my cars are old and you can't buy freon anymore. You have to get the new style of freon but you can't put it in your old style system.

Hubby has A/C for his Honda Fit. That car is a 2008.

Wow Lizzie! That's frigid not cold in my definition. Nevada seems to be a state of extreme temperature swings. Adding to that high winds and little rain... what was the name of that ice fog again?? Wow!!!!

 

[JoAnnW]

This occurred to me, too. After all pot has been illegal for years and years, yet there were and probably still are head shops that sell all the paraphernalia that goes along with pot smoking, just not the pot. You can buy a ...., for instance. What other use could a .... have? None that I can see. Everyone knows what it's for, but it's legal to sell one. So my guess is that it will be the nicotine that's controlled, not all the other stuff.

Hi SandySu... you'll just have to read that report for yourself. That's exactly what they want to do. You are absolutely right about what is still being allowed on store shelves right along with tobacco cigarettes. The FDA has it soooo wrong!