Eleaf Istick
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Hey does anyone know where I can buy the 510 adapter that comes with the leaf I really like it and would like to have another
It's a rather unique adapter and I've never seen one anywhere
It's a rather unique adapter and I've never seen one anywhere
The K1 is awesome. uses the new aspire BVC coils (not the same one as the nautilus mini though) tank capacity is kinda small thats my only complaint. Now the silo is a a great tank. Go for the full size instead of the lite. holds 5 ml and will use the aspire nautilus mini BVC coils. Actually the base of the silo tank is identical to the nautilus. It's like having a nautilus with a built in SS sleeve for the tank and at $35 it's a bargain.
Has anyone tried the Aspire K1 Glassomizer with BVC's ? I ordered 1 hoping they'd be better than the ProTanks. Tks
Aspire - Aspire K1 Glassomizer
Also looking at the Beyond Vape Silo Lite Tank Kit. And using the BVC's with them
http://www.cloudchaserz.com/beyond-vape-silo-lite-tank-kit.html
I would love to have more of the adapters too. I have several standard 510 to ego adapters but the Efest ones are very nice. I am not so prone to unscrew the adapter with my topper. I keep looking and hope someone will post here if they find them. I will if I find them.
Yup that's close
Anyone see The Vaping Bogan' review of the Istick? I haven't laughed that hard in a while, but can't post it here. Warning: language is NSFW.
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hahah. I'm only a minute in and dying here....I have never heard of this guy, but classic. Note, you have to search on his channel to see it.
ladies, they like their little
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Thanks zoiD, I have seen that link around here before, but actually read the article this time. So when are device makers going to give us an option to reduce the cutoff voltage for charging (other than disconnecting after X amount of time)? Seems like it would provide really significant advantages to charge to only 80% most of the time, and then bump it up to 100% when needed, for this battery technology.
At any rate, I am totally on the fence about getting an iStick. If money was not as much of an issue, I would jump on it, but I feel like I cannot afford to be an early adopter at the risk of replacing one in a couple of months. And of course the jury is still out on lifespan for these. I know that Joye does not normally produce junk though, so their reputation is telling the cautious side of me it might be OK. But then this is somewhat of a radical jump in technology, and it would not be the first time if it did not work all that well in the long run. Warranties provide little assurance for me, since you must pay to return things, and there is always the possibility the vendor/manufacturer could blame a failure on the user, and of course you are down one device for quite a while and need some kind of backup in the meantime.
So I have been following (most of) this thread with keen interest and thanking my lucky stars for ECF, where I can get vendor-agnostic, real world info from actual users. BTW, LiteCig USA is carrying these now for $40, and they have a 24-hour 15% off sale starting midnight tonight eastern time. The price does not include cable and charger, but they have those for pretty cheap, and it does include the 510-eGo adapter.
The battery meter in my istick drops quickly now off the initial charge. I used it as a primary about 60/40 with an ego twist this morning and it was already down about 1/3 after my morning commute (1 hour).
However, I didn't recharge it, and it stayed at the same level throughout the day, so I suppose it's not a big issue.
My most useful info for this post is that I recently got two Kanger V3 Air Control Valves to use with my single coil Protank 2s. I'm finding that I'm vaping higher volts since switching from the V1. I used to vape at 3.8 volts. Now I'm starting at 4 volts, and moving closer to 4.2 and 4.4 at times. I guess these new versions are designed to utilize higher voltages better. Because of this, I don't really have as much rattlesnaking as I did previously, and I'm using the iStick more and more.
At $29.99 I was so tempted to buy a second one, but carrying two isticks would be a bit too heavy for me. My ego twist is a good secondary vape that I will continue to use until it dies.
You guys asking about an iStick v2 being released soon are being a bit naiive. This product was just released about a month ago, and they are selling so well that vendors can barely keep them in stock. Once sales are on the decline, perhaps they can start looking at making a new version, but I see this being a hot Christmas gift for the holiday season. It would also make good business sense to see what Innokin is doing for their MVP3 before they modify this one. However, I don't think Innokin is going to change it's form factor, which is one of the main selling points of the iStick.
Edit: My battery strength didn't drop quickly today. Possibly an isolated incident yesterday.
However, I didn't recharge it, and it stayed at the same level throughout the day, so I suppose it's not a big issue.
My most useful info for this post is that I recently got two Kanger V3 Air Control Valves to use with my single coil Protank 2s. I'm finding that I'm vaping higher volts since switching from the V1. I used to vape at 3.8 volts. Now I'm starting at 4 volts, and moving closer to 4.2 and 4.4 at times. I guess these new versions are designed to utilize higher voltages better. Because of this, I don't really have as much rattlesnaking as I did previously, and I'm using the iStick more and more.
At $29.99 I was so tempted to buy a second one, but carrying two isticks would be a bit too heavy for me. My ego twist is a good secondary vape that I will continue to use until it dies.
You guys asking about an iStick v2 being released soon are being a bit naiive. This product was just released about a month ago, and they are selling so well that vendors can barely keep them in stock. Once sales are on the decline, perhaps they can start looking at making a new version, but I see this being a hot Christmas gift for the holiday season. It would also make good business sense to see what Innokin is doing for their MVP3 before they modify this one. However, I don't think Innokin is going to change it's form factor, which is one of the main selling points of the iStick.
Edit: My battery strength didn't drop quickly today. Possibly an isolated incident yesterday.
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It's been a while since I visited this thread and I haven't read to the end of it yet, but I'm guessing by now some posts have said you can't base this on calculated results of the battery voltage because the iStick is using PWM (pulse width modulation) to step down the average power/wattage. So I don't think this applies. And in actual practice, using a 2.1 Ω coil, I definitely notice a difference -- a big one -- when dialing up the wattage setting from the lowest available at that resistance (4.2 watts) up to 5, 6 and 7 watts. (I haven't yet dialed it up higher, I only just got it and fired it up for the first time less than an hour ago.)
I made a new chart showing what combinations of oHms/watts the iStick is capable of regulating. eLeaf/Joye U.S. confirmed with the manufacturer that the iStick does not have the capability to down regulate power.
The blue bars show what is fully regulated. The purple shows oHms/watts combos that are only regulated when the power level you have selected falls below the volts the battery is actually outputting. If the settings you have chosen are too low to be regulated the iStick screen shows values calculated from oHms law based on your chosen settings rather than showing the actual power coming from the battery that is going to the coil.
For example, if you are using a 1.8 oHm coil the iStick will fully regulated your vape between 10 and 16 watts. However, if you want to vape your 1.8 oHm coil at 7 watts you can not do so until the battery output falls below 3.6 volts. In practice, this would mean you would start vaping at 10 watts with a freshly charged battery with the temperature of the vape going lower until the battery was actually outputting below 3.6 volts. The iStick would then regulate your vape at 7 watts until the battery needed to be recharged. The screen will reflect 7 watts/3.5 volts irrespective what volts are actually being output to the coil.
Using the iStick in voltage mode doesn't change the fact that the iStick is not capable of reducing the power coming from the battery. If the battery is freshly charged, producing around 4.2 volts, and you have set the voltage to 3.8 the iStick will be delivering 4.2 volts, not 3.8 volts, to your coil.
The iStick will not allow you to select a power setting that requires more volts than is allowed in its regulated range. It will stop at the highest setting that the chip can regulate.
You can download the spreadsheet I used for the underlying data if you wish to look at it or modify it for another device. Choose File > Download as from inside the Google spreadsheet itself rather than your browser's menu. The colors on the spreadsheet are done with conditional formatting that matches spec limitations.
The data I used is from doing oHms law calculations. The device may produce something a bit different in actual use. So far, I haven't seen any reviews for the iStick using reliable electronic testing equipment to check its accuracy.
I just realized that every Joyetech item I've ever purchased still functions. Every crappy atomizer, every eGo, both eVics, and of course, the iStick. Not one of their products have failed on me! That's remarkable
I have one of my original Joytech 650 mah fixed voltage batteries that still works fine and it's over 4 years old.
Had two others that did die, but it wasn't Joytech's fault...they can't stop human stupidity. One was left with the button pressed for a week, the other I tried adjusting a just built coil in my RDA with a metal probe (lost all the magic smoke in one puff)
I still have my first Joyetech 650 mah eGo battery from 3 1/2 years ago. Of course, I never use it. So, that may have something to do with it. It's from just before I discovered eGo batteries with 5-click on/off.
Now, those ones I used a lot! My first of the Joyetech 900 mah batteries I bought 3 years ago died about 6 months ago. But, I used the h--l out of it.
I really, really like Joyetech quality, so far.
I thought these were made by Eleaf (Ismoka) Eleaf USA Manufactured by iSmoka | E Cigarette | E Liquid
Well, Bogan just taught me something new about the iStick. If you want to auto-scroll super fast, hold the button until it starts auto-scrolling, then double click and it jumps in .5 increments. Cool!
Joyetech is definitely involved with the iStick in some form or fashion. Just not sure if it's with the design, production, or distribution.
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