My review unit just shipped today as well, so I'll have one to put through its paces next week. 
eGo-V Variable Voltage Battery/Passthrough
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Will do...looks to me from the pic on her site that there is a plastic sleeve over the button not sure what to make of that but it may be put there by design to keep crap out ..hard to say
Cheers!Rick
Since Vapor Geek now has them in stock, I decided to order one along with some other items. Should be here early next week so I'll let you all know what I think of it.
Will do...looks to me from the pic on her site that there is a plastic sleeve over the button not sure what to make of that but it may be put there by design to keep crap out ..hard to say
Rick
I think it's an security feature- It's a fingerprint scanner. If lost or stolen, no one can use it.
So, picked up the eGo-V from the PO today. A few first impressions.
- Comes in a nice little box, a bit like the VMax. Has a little instruction leaflet and QC card.
- Pass-thru uses micro USB type B, which is different from most. Comes with a cable though. Display stays on when in pass-thru mode.
- Button is kind of a weird setup. There's a silicone band around the top section, and the button area has is molded raised area, so it's textured enough to feel it. You can't remove the band as the floating button is actually attached to it and depresses the microswitch beneath; if you remove the band, you remove the floating button.
- The center pin is a little weak. I tried a few different devices on it, including the Raptor tank, which has a solid fixed center pin, and it pushed the center pin on the eGo-V down far enough that I couldn't use anything on it. I had to gently and repeatedly pry it back up. Seems fine as long as you don't use anything that'll push the center pin down. But it felt a bit flimsy when I pulled it back up again, so that was kind of worrisome.
- LCD screen is more easily readable than the eGo-LCD was; the plastic window doesn't have that magnifier effect and the LCD polarization isn't off, forcing you to look at it from an angle. Backlight is blue.
- Display just shows voltage and a 4-segment battery bar.
- Has a voltage lock function like the Lava Tube; hold the + and - buttons down for 3 seconds and it's locked. Repeat to unlock. There's no visual indicator when it locks or unlocks though.
- 5 click to turn the device on/off.
- Performance is good. In fact, it might be too good. 4.4V feels like more than it should be compared to the same carto on my Twist at the same voltage, leading me to believe that this might be using somewhat poorly calibrated PWM.
- Voltage buttons are backwards. + is to the left of - when reading the display the right way up, so that's kind of odd. Voltage round robins from 6 back to 3 and 3 back to 6.
- Slightly shorter than the 1000mAh Twist. Probably closer to the 900mAh Twist, though it's only a 650mAh device.
- It's quite grey. Sitting beside my Twist it reminds me of the black and grey batteries that come with the eCab. Apparently she's getting other colours, too.
So, there we go. A few of my first impressions. We'll see how the battery lasts with use.
- Comes in a nice little box, a bit like the VMax. Has a little instruction leaflet and QC card.
- Pass-thru uses micro USB type B, which is different from most. Comes with a cable though. Display stays on when in pass-thru mode.
- Button is kind of a weird setup. There's a silicone band around the top section, and the button area has is molded raised area, so it's textured enough to feel it. You can't remove the band as the floating button is actually attached to it and depresses the microswitch beneath; if you remove the band, you remove the floating button.
- The center pin is a little weak. I tried a few different devices on it, including the Raptor tank, which has a solid fixed center pin, and it pushed the center pin on the eGo-V down far enough that I couldn't use anything on it. I had to gently and repeatedly pry it back up. Seems fine as long as you don't use anything that'll push the center pin down. But it felt a bit flimsy when I pulled it back up again, so that was kind of worrisome.
- LCD screen is more easily readable than the eGo-LCD was; the plastic window doesn't have that magnifier effect and the LCD polarization isn't off, forcing you to look at it from an angle. Backlight is blue.
- Display just shows voltage and a 4-segment battery bar.
- Has a voltage lock function like the Lava Tube; hold the + and - buttons down for 3 seconds and it's locked. Repeat to unlock. There's no visual indicator when it locks or unlocks though.
- 5 click to turn the device on/off.
- Performance is good. In fact, it might be too good. 4.4V feels like more than it should be compared to the same carto on my Twist at the same voltage, leading me to believe that this might be using somewhat poorly calibrated PWM.
- Voltage buttons are backwards. + is to the left of - when reading the display the right way up, so that's kind of odd. Voltage round robins from 6 back to 3 and 3 back to 6.
- Slightly shorter than the 1000mAh Twist. Probably closer to the 900mAh Twist, though it's only a 650mAh device.
- It's quite grey. Sitting beside my Twist it reminds me of the black and grey batteries that come with the eCab. Apparently she's getting other colours, too.
So, there we go. A few of my first impressions. We'll see how the battery lasts with use.
Here's yet another version, totally open on the bottom and different firing button. 3-6volts.
KGO batteries 1100mAh
I'm starting to believe that they might actually come out with a VW soon.
KGO batteries 1100mAh
I'm starting to believe that they might actually come out with a VW soon.
I think those are the same, actually, though that's an 1100mAh version. The little instruction leaflet that comes in this box actually calls it "KGo-VV" in one paragraph.
That post problem knocks me out of the game. I had that "VV" selectable voltage thing from Smoketech last year, and it was almost unusable with the post problem.
Shame, this seemed like a game changer. Haven't seen ST jump forward to fix things in the past either.
Shame, this seemed like a game changer. Haven't seen ST jump forward to fix things in the past either.
That's one of the improvements iTaste brought to the table, the spring loaded center post and the floating post in the adapter.
Everyone is so quick to copy things, why couldn't they pick up on this?
Everyone is so quick to copy things, why couldn't they pick up on this?
Good point. I'm wondering if that was because of it being the magnetic connection, which seems less direct than a regular carto/atty. I think they have been trying the floating post thing on the higher end PV's (GG), and w/o the sealed Mag. connection, the juice was just seizing up the post or getting past it and going down into the electronics.
That's the other thing they have to learn, how to make things that don't leak. The Vivi Nova is the only thing I have tried that is consistently dry. The bottom coil clearos (that I have tried) are dry 99% of the time and 1% catastrophic leak.
The double seal and chamber on the iTaste adapter (which isn't magnetic, BTW, it's a block of steel) certainly is the reason there is no problem with the spring loaded pin. We have the technology, as Col. Steve Austin said, now let's rebuild them! Lol
The double seal and chamber on the iTaste adapter (which isn't magnetic, BTW, it's a block of steel) certainly is the reason there is no problem with the spring loaded pin. We have the technology, as Col. Steve Austin said, now let's rebuild them! Lol
Got my EgoV yesterday and it works fine for a low cost vv batterie .Not struck on the fire button as its hard to find and the unit keeps firing breifly after you let off on it but thats not a deal breaker it vapes great .A little bigger than my 650mah Twist.
Cheers!
Rick
Cheers!Rick
Ive found a few of the ego keep firing for a bit... my twist has done it twice, my ego c upgrade has done it. I always watch to see if the light goes off before setting it down. The first time it happened with the twist i needed to press the button again to get it off.
I don't have a KGO-VV but I am curious how you can tell PWM by using a regular meter.
A digital meter will flash when trying to read PWM as it's not able to get a steady number where the oscilloscope can show the wave.
What part do mean by the "center pin"? Newbie and I just got a SLB KGO 1100mah and want to get a passthrough and try variable volt. Does the SLB VV use 510 connections? If so, where is there a pin?
Started out working just great and was impressed. As of today, the meter is stuck at 3.7 and won't increase or decrease no matter how many times I press the buttons. Still usable but doesn't work any longer as a variable voltage device. I am using it as a passthrough right now and it's not at full power yet. Also sometimes the on and off button suddenly turns off which isn't a big thing but this voltage being stuck is very annoying.
I guess the lesson here is not to buy any non Joytech products when it comes to Ego.
I guess the lesson here is not to buy any non Joytech products when it comes to Ego.
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Are you sure you didnt "lock" the voltage. Try pressing both + and - at the same time for a few seconds.
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