eGo vs TW Tornado

[vanZilla]

The eGo and the Totally Wicked Tornado (I'm thinking tanks here) are the same thing right? Just different branding?

They look exactly alike.

 

[GIMike]

I've heard people say they are. I don't know if this is entirely true. I know that the genuine egos have the PCM chip that keeps the voltage at a steady 3.3/3.4ish rate until the battery is dead, whereas the knockoffs don't have that chip and the voltage will continually drop as the battery loses it's charge. Other than that, I do believe they're identical. It's only the internal components that could possibly differ.

 

[H Niemand]

I know that all eGo parts are interchangeable with my Tornado.

 

[Mr.Self_Destruct]

A tornado is a rebranded Joye eGo. They are the same.

 

[Dalton63841]

A tornado is a rebranded Joye eGo. They are the same.

Yea, It is the Riva that is different. I mean, all the parts are interchangeable yes, but the Riva starts off strong at 4.2v and drops, instead of sitting at 3.2-3.3v

 

[dormouse]

Joye or Janty Ego is real original Ego

Most things just called Ego are clones and some are good and some are not

My guess is TW's could be a clone because the slim 510 I got there did not have a Joye atty (from the looks of the inside I would guess it was SLB). TW also included the incorrect cartridges in my 510 kit (mega ones), and as I found out after it damaged 5 510 batteries, they also gave me the wrong charger cable (a 420mA output Ego-type cable). So 4 hardware items in the kit (battery, atty, charger, carts) and 2 were wrong.


I recommend for your first Ego you buy real Joye or Janty (Joye is what you will mostly find in the US) - see Liberty-Flights.com (press the 20% off first, upper left front page) and Cignot.com for example.

 

[GIMike]

Joye or Janty Ego is real original Ego

Most things just called Ego are clones and some are good and some are not

My guess is TW's could be a clone because the slim 510 I got there did not have a Joye atty (from the looks of the inside I would guess it was SLB). TW also included the incorrect cartridges in my 510 kit (mega ones), and as I found out after it damaged 5 510 batteries, they also gave me the wrong charger cable (a 420mA output Ego-type cable). So 4 hardware items in the kit (battery, atty, charger, carts) and 2 were wrong.

I guess this is what happens when companies start throwing spare parts together and calling them a "kit" instead of buying them that way from the factory.