Ordered the full kit from Indy Vaper Shop late Friday night - along with an A6 mini atomizer ($12.95), a delrin drip tip ($3.95) and keyring screwdriver ($1.00 and pretty useless because it's too tiny, lol). Indy shipped from Indianopolis, Indiana on Saturday via priority with $50 worth of insurance - even though I only paid $3.95 for standard first-class postage. It was "delivered" to my PO box at 11:27 AM today (Monday) in Maui, Hawaii. Pretty darn good for USPS, IMO. Kudos to IVS and USPS!
I'll post more on my initial impressions later, but one interesting thing for now. The resistance reading (Ohms) on both my IGO-s and my new A6 go DOWN by 0.1 Ohm when I use the included ego adapter. I would have thought the resistance would go up, if anything. I think I'll just use the ego adapter + a ego thread skirt with my IGO-s rda, as the IGO-s doesn't sit flush with the iStick when mounted directly to the iStick's 510 connector anyway. Not sure whether I'll use it with the A6, as the A6 does sit flush with the iStick when mounted directly to the iStick's 510 connector - which results in a nice, compact form factor. I'll figure that one out when I get around to playing with the A6. Both RDAs look great on the iStick.
At like voltages, the iStick does seem to hit a bit harder than any of my Kanger 650 mAh batteries - both vv and standard - the latter of which are supposed to be "regulated" to 3.7 volts. I have not had, however, any unusual dry hits even running at 3.7 volts on either my IGO-s or the single Mini Protank 2 (2.0 Ohm according to the iStick) that I still keep filled with juice. That might be because I use Japanese cotton similar to Koh Gen Do that wicks very well and because the juice in my MPT2 is probably 70/30 PG/VG or thereabouts. The iStick does hit harder, but I can adjust down to get a hit similar to what I'm used to with the EVOD batteries. (IF I want to, that is...
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I frankly don't know whether the iStick hits stronger than it should or whether the Kanger batts are weaker than they purport to be. I don't think it really matters in the end, as I so far am able to get what I want from the iStick. I'm getting a really good vape from the iStick.
I dunno about it being a "stealth" machine though. The iStick is actually heavier than I anticipated and I already carry around some weight in my pockets when I'm out and about - G'zone weather-resistant phone, iPod Touch, fairly well populated key ring, wallet stuffed with plastic and other stuff I probably don't need to carry around all the time but do anyway. To me a non-vv 650 mah battery with the IGO-s or a Mini Protank 2 is way more "stealth" than an iStick similarly appointed.
The iStick clearly gives me a better vape, though!
(Heh. Got carried away. Maybe I won't post more later...
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