I'll run right out and get one. Forget asking questions, some internet guru told me to just buy it. If someone online said it, it HAS to be true.
All in good humor of course.
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I'll run right out and get one. Forget asking questions, some internet guru told me to just buy it. If someone online said it, it HAS to be true.
All in good humor of course.
There are plenty of US vendors that are having issues with keeping your credit card information safe. I tend to use a pre-paid credit card or paypal on all orders now...whether vaping related or not...inside the country or out.
FWIW...I purchased my vamo through Fasttech.
This is an amazing deal. The Nitecore charger is a good one. The Panasonic CGR18650CH are one of the three safer batteries most recommended on the forum, with the other two being AW IMR and Efest IMR. All three are designed to handle high drain. There's never been a soft thread issue with the v2 Vamos - I don't know how these rumors start. Like any mod you don't jam down your attachments on to the centre pin.
I've had my Vamo for 7 months and it is still going fine. Its been dropped, I've sent it flying and knocked a vivi sideways while attached - still goes ok, no damage.
Fasttech use paypal so are actually more secure than some places. The credit card fraud problem that has recently been plaguing vapers has come from transactions with US vendors.
The thing about the Vamo ever since it was released was the incredible price point for the features it has. Stainless steel is less of a fingerprint magnet:
$51.96 Vamo-Vivi Stainless Steel Voltage Adjustable E-Cigarette Battery Compartment Set - with Nitecore I2 US battery charger/charger cable/2*Panasonic CGR18650CH 18650 batteries at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
There's never been a soft thread issue with the v2 Vamos - I don't know how these rumors start. Like any mod you don't jam down your attachments on to the centre pin.
I've had my Vamo for 7 months and it is still going fine. Its been dropped, I've sent it flying and knocked a vivi sideways while attached - still goes ok, no damage.
$51.96 Vamo-Vivi Stainless Steel Voltage Adjustable E-Cigarette Battery Compartment Set - with Nitecore I2 US battery charger/charger cable/2*Panasonic CGR18650CH 18650 batteries at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
Couple of quick questions on this one....does it have the Ego threading (for EVODs, T2/3s, Vivi Novas, Kanger Protank, etc)?
Also, the two batteries that come with this - are these two batteries where you use one at a time? or are these two for the two at a time setup?
Is this (the Vamo Vivi) the V2? V3? Something else?
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Yes, it should have 510/ego threading - Vamos do.
Those are 18650 batteries - use one at a time.
Its v2 - you can tell by looking at it. V3s have grooves on them.
Thank you kindly.
I appreciate the responses. Whereas I usually do exhaustive (some might say manically obsessive) research before making any moves, I think my (brief) surveying of folks' opinions on these have swayed me already.
So I don't know from nothing about no Vamos as of yet, and wouldn't know a V2 from a V3 from a hole in the ground at this point. That guy Jack? I don't know him.
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Differences between V2 and V3 aren't huge:
V3 has grooves, V2 doesn't.
The top cap can be removed on the V3 which allows easier cleaning.
V3 has a better OLED screen.
V3 has RMS, V2 has RMS and AVG (you only use RMS anyway).
The V3s made by Rainbow Heaven have a firing issue and some have been recalled. If in doubt you could ask the vendor which V3s they are selling - if you want a V3. V2s are fine too - I prefer them.
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So then, for the extra two bucks, would you say this one is a better deal?
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1411/10004394/1381404-vamo-v3-variable-voltage-e-cigarette-battery-compa
Its ok if you are ok with plated brass. Stainless steel is better:
https://www.fasttech.com/products/0...vivi-stainless-steel-voltage-adjustable-e-cig
That's a v2 - they don't seem to have a stainless v3 although some vendors do. Stainless is less of a fingerprint magnet and wears much better over time - also is a bit lighter to carry.
I have two chrome Vamos that I like, but I recommend stainless to people because it is better.
Both of those kits have good batteries and chargers in them.
Gotcha. Thanks again.
I'd asked about the V3 before you'd added this part to your previous message:
Otherwise, would've been basically, "Asked & Answered."
Really appreciate your time and input.
I'd asked about the V3 before you'd added this part to your previous message:
Otherwise, would've been basically, "Asked & Answered."
Really appreciate your time and input.
Its all good - I didn't want to put one over the other as they are both good models. And now for coffee.
This isn't a "rumor"... it's happened to a lot of people, including myself. The Vamo threads are brass... they are NOT stainless. Search this forum, Google, and other forums and you'll see that this "rumor" is not so hard to spot. It's probably the reason why this place offers THESE.
It's better to state YMMV when using the Vamo and taking care how you attach your devices than to totally discount something as a rumor!
This isn't a "rumor"... it's happened to a lot of people, including myself. The Vamo threads are brass... they are NOT stainless. Search this forum, Google, and other forums and you'll see that this "rumor" is not so hard to spot. It's probably the reason why this place offers THESE.
It's better to state YMMV when using the Vamo and taking care how you attach your devices than to totally discount something as a rumor!
I have two chrome (brass) Vamos so I've used brass threads on them for 7 months now. I wouldn't call them soft - like any mod one has to not jam stuff down on them. Its been heavy use on my part too, and the threads are fine. I'd rather have brass on threaded parts of the mod for better conductivity. I am aware the threads are brass on the ss as well. What I've also been aware of is some people over-tightening attachments. There's no need to get upset - in the months since the Vamo was first released I have not seen a lot of people with that issue. I'm not saying no-one has had it - but its not been hugely widespread. Just a look over the forum shows that. Don't screw attachments on really hard, and also give the centre pin a clean periodically. I saw a post recently where some-one stated as fact that all Vamos have bad threads. So that was in my mind when I mentioned about a rumour. I stand by what I said - there has been a bit of a rumour which hasn't been qualified, and I was going to say I didn't intend to upset you but see you hadn't even posted on the thread anyway, and just came in being reactive.
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Not upset, just more or less dumbfounded that anyone would pose the problem as a rumor. There are enough reports about this happening, and not just here at ECF, so I was quite surprised how you reported it. I agree that over-tightening devices and dropping the entire mod can cause problems, but the fact that the top connector is brass instead of stainless aggravates the issue. Soft? No, just "softer" than stainless... as on most delivery devices that can connect to the Vamo.
By the way, just because I didn't post to this thread before doesn't mean I didn't read it more than once.
I'm not looking for a fight - you've picked up a sentence from this post:http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/vamo/433311-contemplating-vamo-3.html#post9909009 and made a big issue out of it. Brass is often used for threading because its more conductive than stainless steel. Of course brass is softer than stainless but that's nothing to do with what I actually said. What I said is its not a soft thread problem - and it isn't. Don't jam your attachments on. And since I've explained what I was thinking of when I said that it should be sufficient. I've used mine heavily for 7 months, including sending it flying with a vivi nova attached causing it to get stuck sideways. The threads are still ok. So I'm saying it - some people have stripped the threads on their Vamos. Its not a hugely widespread issue and there's no need for an unqualified rumor. Search some other pvs and you'll see it sometimes happens with those too - Zmax, Evic - the Evic more than the Vamo. It also helps to know factory threading on attachments can cause a problem by binding and cross threading because of poor machining. Which is about bad quality threading on attachments causing damage to pvs.
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I'm not looking for a fight either. To tell the truth, I've never seen the words "soft threads" used in any post I've read until this one. I didn't even know what the OP was talking about until I read your response. Then I realized it was about the Vamo threads stripping. Well, I can tell you they do, and not necessarily due to jamming on your attachments. Mine was caused by bad threads on an IGO-L. Regardless of your own experience with your personal Vamo, it's irrelevant when it comes to other peoples experience with their own Vamos. In other words, just because it hasn't happened to you doesn't mean it's some groundless imaginary rumor flying around.
By the way, I was going to post this last time... none of this is personal, it's just a rebuttal of words. And I'm not and never was upset. Apologies to the OP for going off-topic.
Peace out!
Well that's what I was just talking about when I said this:
That's an attachment issue - it doesn't mean all Vamos have bad threading. I think you could take your own advice here - just because you had a badly threaded IGO-L and wrecked your Vamo threads doesn't mean every Vamo has a thread problem. As I said - do a search on other pvs - you'll see similar things happen, and the Vamo is not any different to the others in terms of frequency. I've been very clear what I am saying - I'm expressly talked about unqualified rumors. You seem a bit too reactive about this, especially since I explained myself. I've said enough times I understand some people can have the issue, but I'm not going to be brow beaten into misrepresenting the situation either. I'm starting to feel dumbfounded that you don't have a bigger picture here.
There have been a lot of interesting posts on the forum where people dropped Vamos with attachments and sent both crashing, and the threads were none the worse for it.
So in response to the OP's question, I re-iterate - as long as you don't jam attachments on too tight, or force attachments on when they have poor threading that causes damage - you'll be fine. Sometimes even when they do get jammed on the Vamo is still ok - as I found after the vivi nova got jammed on sideways after I sent it accidentally flying - I had to wrench it straight and then unscrew it. The threads on my Vamo are fine - I'm vaping with it now.
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I never said all Vamos have bad threading but it is a weak point because it's brass. Brass is softer than ss, so ss will cut it given the chance. Plain and simple. And, I'm not the one being "a bit too reactive", and no "brow beating" going on. Believe me, my eyes are wide open to the "bigger picture".
I'm done here.
I'm done here.
What you're saying now is not a specifically Vamo issue - and that's what the bigger picture is. Other mods have this too - and some have had more thread problems than the Vamo, which actually has not has that many considering thousands of them have been sold in the last 7-8 months. So I don't know how these rumors start.
Frankly - the Vamo is great bang for the buck, and it would be nonsense to argue they all have some sort of endemic failure with the threading. That just isn't true.
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Sorry I said "soft threads" in my initial post. By that, I meant people have reported issues with stripping the threads on them. I know there's people out there who'll break anything and everything, not matter how well it's made. I asked because I've seen the issue addressed several times and was wondering if the manufacturer(s) have made a change or not. Nothing more, nothing less.
Is the V2 stainless steel version plated brass as the chrome and black are, or is it solid. Haven't seen anything mentioned about that, and it's just a curiosity question.
Is the V2 stainless steel version plated brass as the chrome and black are, or is it solid. Haven't seen anything mentioned about that, and it's just a curiosity question.
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