Eleaf iStick "pico"

[DaveP]

This post makes no sense to me.

The original istick TC40W S/W only supported Ni and Ti.

 

[TrollDragon]

The original istick S/W only supported Ni and Ti.

The original Pico supported Ni, Ti, SS and a custom TCR (M1/M2) right out of the box with stock 1.00 firmware. It didn't do TC well, but worked fine once you managed to have the mod detect a new coil.

 

[Jim_ MDP]

The original istick S/W only supported Ni and Ti.

The "original" iSticks didn't do TC at all (got five of those sittin' around). You're thinking of the TC40 (got that too).
It's my own categorization, but... I think of the TC40 and the first i100 as 2nd Gen with the TC100 starting the third and current Generation. Just helps me keep em' all straight... or it did, I haven't made a vape purchase in two years and don't have a clue what's hit the market in the past ~12 months.
And we used to TC SS on the 40 in Ti mode (just crank the temp ~70F and hope for the best [emoji14] ).

 

[Jim_ MDP]

The original Pico supported Ni, Ti, SS and a custom TCR (M1/M2) right out of the box with stock 1.00 firmware. It didn't do TC well, but worked fine once you managed to have the mod detect a new coil.

You are a cruel and harsh taskmaster.

I've had decent luck with my JTech TC, just minor issues but I was certainly active in all our VTC and Pico threads* so I do know what you mean.

*The Reuleaux as well, though that's the only Wismec in my collection.

 

[AttyPops]

As others have probably also experienced, I have the "Battery Low" / "Weak Battery" problem, even with completely fresh batteries.

Searching online, others have the problem too, but there doesn't seem to be any "fix" for it. I was wondering if anyone here knew anything? I've tried both Arctic Fox, and the default firmware to no avail.

Is there any physical component of the mod that I can remove to alliviate the problem?

Any help is much appreciated

(popping in and not reviewing 4300 posts)

Has anyone tried cleaning the contacts & cap? Isopropyl alcohol or PGA and a cotton swab.

 

[DaveP]

The "original" iSticks didn't do TC at all (got five of those sittin' around). You're thinking of the TC40 (got that too).
It's my own categorization, but... I think of the TC40 and the first i100 as 2nd Gen with the TC100 starting the third and current Generation. Just helps me keep em' all straight... or it did, I haven't made a vape purchase in two years and don't have a clue what's hit the market in the past ~12 months.
And we used to TC SS on the 40 in Ti mode (just crank the temp ~70F and hope for the best [emoji14] ).

Yes. It was the TC40W I was talking about. I edited my post to reflect that. In the setup it only gave you a choice of Titanium or Nichrome. I never played with the settings to try and make it work.

 

[DaveP]

The "original" iSticks didn't do TC at all (got five of those sittin' around). You're thinking of the TC40 (got that too).
It's my own categorization, but... I think of the TC40 and the first i100 as 2nd Gen with the TC100 starting the third and current Generation. Just helps me keep em' all straight... or it did, I haven't made a vape purchase in two years and don't have a clue what's hit the market in the past ~12 months.
And we used to TC SS on the 40 in Ti mode (just crank the temp ~70F and hope for the best [emoji14] ).

Sorry, I wrote iStick when I should have added TC40W. TC40W was Ti and Ni only in the TC setup. I play around with TC here and there and try to like it, but power mode has always been all I need. I have a double handful of iSticks that I use here and there in wattage mode.

 

[Jim_ MDP]

Yes. It was the TC40W I was talking about. I edited my post to reflect that. In the setup it only gave you a choice of Titanium or Nichrome. I never played with the settings to try and make it work.

Just a bit of an aside...
IIRC, it was the 40TC with the "hidden" Ti mode. Needs a button combination long press to turn that mode on and off.
Oddly... again IIRC, JoyeTech never publicly acknowledged its existence. Works fine though.

 

[TrollDragon]

And we used to TC SS on the 40 in Ti mode (just crank the temp ~70F and hope for the best

).

We did the same on the iPV D2.
What a hateful thing that was with a TC resistance range of only 0.05Ω - 0.3Ω

You are a cruel and harsh taskmaster.

I've had decent luck with my JTech TC, just minor issues but I was certainly active in all our VTC and Pico threads* so I do know what you mean.

*The Reuleaux as well, though that's the only Wismec in my collection.

Yeah Jim, those were frustrating days in the early beginnings of TC. The number of people in the VTC mini thread that told us we were crazy, we obviously had to be doing something wrong because "their" mini worked perfectly in TC.

The only Wismec in my collection is the Luxotic, it works as advertised and mine doesn't leak, yet...

 

[Jim_ MDP]

We did the same on the iPV D2.
What a hateful thing that was with a TC resistance range of only 0.05Ω - 0.3Ω
...

I swooped through Ni and Ti TC straight to SS very,very quickly. The D2 and Sig 75 then the 40TC. Early days indeed.
But I thought our D2s had a bit more TC range than that. Pretty sure of it actually.
I do recall the headaches for low watt MTLers until finding our D2s won't kick out of TC with kanthal, just doesn't TC is all. So to get around no buck circuit for very low power kanthal use... just use max temp Ni mode. Silly but effective. Easy peasy.

 

[oplholik]

I'm having a problem with my istick 75w. I just use the vv/vw mode, and lately I cannot access the menu, change my wattage setting ect. No matter how I press the button all I get is the seconds reading. It is firing but cannot make any changes. What's the problem?

 

[stols001]

Well it sounds broken to me but that's just a guess. I have an Istick20!!! I think. It was gifted me by a kind member here and I LOVE IT and it may become my car charger for going to work. LOL the husband declined to install a USB port for me and tried to buy me a phone instead and I was like, NO!!! We will buy no phones until I hear a START DATE!

LOL the Istick 20 or is it 30 has a cellphone charger.

I hope it's not broken I hope you've accidentally locked it or something but I wouldn't know .Good luck and I shall stop digressing

Anna

 

[puffon]

I'm having a problem with my istick 75w. I just use the vv/vw mode, and lately I cannot access the menu, change my wattage setting ect. No matter how I press the button all I get is the seconds reading. It is firing but cannot make any changes. What's the problem?

You might try re-updating:
Softwares for iStick Pico - Eleaf electronic cigarette

 

[TrollDragon]

I'm having a problem with my istick 75w. I just use the vv/vw mode, and lately I cannot access the menu, change my wattage setting ect. No matter how I press the button all I get is the seconds reading. It is firing but cannot make any changes. What's the problem?

You don't have the buttons locked do you? Try holding both the + & - at the same time for a couple of seconds.

 

[oplholik]

Buttons aren't locked. I try to push both, and it fires and counts off seconds.

 

[Foggy Road]

The original istick TC40W S/W only supported Ni and Ti.

Same with my iStick 60 watt. And not upgradeable.

 

[englishmick]

Pico question.

I was using TC with a Lemo on my Pico. No going great because the resistance doesn't stay too steady on the Lemo, so I decided to go back to wattage mode. TC works fine with other tanks.

For some reason I can't find wattage mode. On a new Pico you can hit fire 3 times and then cycle through the TC modes plus Wattage and Bypass. With the ones I have used for TC I can cycle through modes but I only see the TC modes, Wattage and Bypass don't show up. I went into NFE and can't see anything useful in there either.

When I started using TC I loaded new firmware through NFE. Wondering if that might be giving me a problem.

Or I'm missing something obvious.

Any ideas?

 

[My Batt Hurts]

Try 4 clicks - you might be able to cycle through profiles that way (you mention NFE so assuming ArcticFox). Pick a wattage profile and adjust to suit?

I say 4 clicks. I think it's 4 clicks… It might be fire and +? I've forgotten - sorry.

Try this guide.

 

[AngeNZ]

Pico question.

I was using TC with a Lemo on my Pico. No going great because the resistance doesn't stay too steady on the Lemo, so I decided to go back to wattage mode. TC works fine with other tanks.

For some reason I can't find wattage mode. On a new Pico you can hit fire 3 times and then cycle through the TC modes plus Wattage and Bypass. With the ones I have used for TC I can cycle through modes but I only see the TC modes, Wattage and Bypass don't show up. I went into NFE and can't see anything useful in there either.

When I started using TC I loaded new firmware through NFE. Wondering if that might be giving me a problem.

Or I'm missing something obvious.

Any ideas?

I'm already in wattage mode, so I'm not sure if this will work from TC mode

In arctic fox:

Fire button and hold + button
Click fire to enter 'wire' menu
Click fire to enter 'wire' sub menu
Click + to change wire type to VW

 

[Seiggy]

Here what I have stored away:
Pico 75W factory FW..... Sorry I didn't see the ArticFox FW was mentioned.

While on:
click fire 5 times: turn device off
click fire 3 times: enter mode select menu
hold fire and minus: stealth mode on/off
hold plus and minus: adjustment button lock/unlock
Press the fire button twice in quick succession
when the mod is powered on to enter logo on/off
interface and press up or down button one time to
turn on or off logo. When you turn on logo and the
mod enters standby mode, the logo appears on the
screen till the mod goes to sleep mode.

in TC mode:
hold fire and plus: lock/unlock atomizer resistance
click fire 4 times: adjust initial wattage in selected TC mode

While off:
click fire 5 times: turn device on
hold fire and minus: check remaining battery voltage
hold fire and plus: adjust TCR values M1-M3
hold plus and minus: flip display
click fire 10 times: check board temp in deg C
click fire 20 times: check current firmware version