Eleaf Istick

[mudram99]

rut roo scoobie

 

[mudram99]

I sure hope I don't ever need to search this thread for anything! Might just blow my processor!

 

[Stosh]

Oh dang it lol

rut roo scoobie

Why does this seem so fitting? ....

 

[shack22]

9999..…. Yes ! lol

10,000---CONGRATULATIONS Kendall??
You just won a 20w with stripped threads!

 

[fyrefiend]

I'm looking to get one of the 30w but everywhere I'm seeing it is either out of stock or only selling the battery and not the kit (no ego adapter, charger, etc). Anyone know where I can get the kit?

 

[mudram99]

10,000---CONGRATULATIONS Kendall??
You just won a 20w with stripped threads!

And a badly scratched case

 

[Kendall]

10,000---CONGRATULATIONS Kendall??
You just won a 20w with stripped threads!

But, but, I wanted to be 9999! LOL

 

[shack22]

Oh dang it lol

Kendall--this was purrfect--love the look on the cat's face!

So Kat's posted about 500 times in the last 24 hrs and somehow missed this!

 

[USMCotaku]

Hello all istick users:

I've had my istick since mid October, happily vaping away. First, I want to say I have been happy with the device for the cost and am not here to bash this device in any way. I think it was/is quite a mod at it's price point. When I got this, I did what most suggested when the concerns about power regulation were discussed.... I mostly ignored the display with regard to that. I generally build on an Eleaf Lemo in the 1.6 to 2.0 ohm range, so well within this mod's limitations. (Well mostly.)

I read this thread pretty thoroughly before purchasing, saw Pbusardos video on how the power is regulated, and had / have a basic understanding of ohms law. Somewhere in there I missed the fact that this won't regulate voltage down below it's charged state. So off fresh charge, at 4.2v, it won't step down. At least now I know this.

All of that said, I think I may be encountering some wonky spikes in power delivery, if that makes sense. In the last two weeks, I've been intermittently scorching the heck out of juice....but it is very intermittent. Yesterday I heard the infamous rattlesnaking sound while trying to run a 1.6ohm coil at about 9 watts. Charge was a bit low.

I'm not even sure that I can describe all the weird symptoms but one is that my resistance readings have been going wonky as well. Previously the stick was varying usually by 0.2 ohms, but now it seems will vary 0.4 ohms. It's especially wonky when breaking in a new coil...but that isn't new. It's just the variance has increased. I don't think it's my atomizer / build. It certainly could be, but I'm doing nothing different on my builds really. I suspect the device due to the other symptoms going on.

I don't have a lot of test equipment. I do have a very cheap DMM that has terrible accuracy for resistance. Not sure but I think the voltage reading is ok, but I don't really have a way to test the voltage output on this without an atomizer on it.

Sorry for the very long post. Anyone want to chime in and give me their opinions? Is the chip in my battery taking a dive? I suspect it's now spiking voltage where it hasn't before. It hasn't been dropped or anything new recently. Just acting crazy, and I have scorched a lot of FULL Lemo tanks , so I've wasted a bit of $ in juice.

I'm now setting the power, ALL the way down. If I trust the istick display I am vaping a 2.4 ohm coil at 4.9W (3.4v) with plenty of vapor. I built this atty at 2.0...and am confident of that. I'm aware it's probably putting out 4.2 volts......and maybe by keeping the settings very low I am avoiding the power spikes I think I am getting.

Lately, I can be taking a draw for 3-5 seconds, and it seems like I suddenly get a huge voltage spike near the end of my draw. All the sudden I hear sizzling at the end. The vape tastes fine in the beginning then suddenly gives me a horrible burned hit at the end.

Anyone else had theirs start acting similarly who's been using it a while? Should I stop using this? I think I am still safely operating within the limitations of the device but wasting good juice with lots of scorching has be about ready to retire it's use.

Sounds to me like ours your 510 connector that is messing up. There is a fix for that involving replacing the rubber washer

 

[Katya]

But, but, I wanted to be 9999! LOL

Congratulations, Kendall!

 

[Kendall]

I'm looking to get one of the 30w but everywhere I'm seeing it is either out of stock or only selling the battery and not the kit (no ego adapter, charger, etc). Anyone know where I can get the kit?

I ordered mine from rock bottom vapes last Tues. Just came today. It came with everything. Not sure if it's still in stock though.

 

[inspects]

I'm looking to get one of the 30w but everywhere I'm seeing it is either out of stock or only selling the battery and not the kit (no ego adapter, charger, etc). Anyone know where I can get the kit?

I looked at the various locations I buy items, you are correct, the kits seemed to be hard to come by.

You may want to just buy the mod, a cell phone charger works fine (small usb).

You can get an adaptor at probably any vape shop, their only a couple bucks.

 

[mudram99]

But, but, I wanted to be 9999! LOL

It would be ugly if your avatar wasn't so darn cute! Is that a munchkin?

 

[Kendall]

It would be ugly if your avatar wasn't so darn cute! Is that a munchkin?

I found the avatar online. Looks much like my favorite kitty when he was a baby. Sadly he isn't with us anymore

 

[mudram99]

I found the avatar online. Looks much like my favorite kitty when he was a baby. Sadly he isn't with us anymore

Sorry to hear that (i didn't like that comment) I am a animal person myself, live in a zoo, and no Im not refering to my wife.
4 munckins & 1 Tonkinese
a Welch Corgi & a Maltese
a rabbit
Fish & African clawed frogs
and last but definitely not least a tarantula

 

[Kendall]

I love all that you have minus the tarantula! My friend had one and used to scare the heck out of me with it lol

 

[shack22]

I found the avatar online. Looks much like my favorite kitty when he was a baby. Sadly he isn't with us anymore

What was his name? Hope he had a good life--(if he only lived to be a kitten don't tell me!). My female Siamese Max passed away this summer--she was 15 but still very traumatizing. Still got BJ(my avatar).

Hope you enjoy yer iStick 30w...Mr 10,000

 

[geekmedic]

The Fat Daddy Vapes 510 connections have arrived, so I will be putting them on the thread stripped iStick 20W in the next couple of days.
I'll post pictures of the progress for any of those who want to do the same.

I know the 20W's are really cheap these days if you are wondering why I am bothering to do this. I picked up one of the first here in Nova Scotia and paid way too much (read as Ripped Off by my local B&M) for it just to toss it out.

I really would like to see pictures of how you accomplish this. I found that there just was not enough room for me to feel comfortable cramming the massive FD 510 under the hood. Thankfully David hooked me up with custom plastic top caps and I still use my 20W with my R91, and Erl mini. was my go to for the longest time. Running the iPV mini with a Kanger mini subtank (0.5 ohm) right now and it has been nirvana. For the first time ever I have been able to run 20+ watts, I am happy. On a sadder note, my employer just implemented a ZERO tolerance policy

 

[Kendall]

What was his name? Hope he had a good life--(if he only lived to be a kitten don't tell me!). My female Siamese Max passed away this summer--she was 15 but still very traumatizing. Still got BJ(my avatar).

Hope you enjoy yer iStick 30w...Mr 10,000

He was 14 but he was my baby I have a kitty that looks very similar to your avi! She is quite old too. And yes...enjoying my istick very much!

 

[KTMRider]

Sorry to hear that (i didn't like that comment) I am a animal person myself, live in a zoo, and no Im not refering to my wife.
4 munckins & 1 Tonkinese
a Welch Corgi & a Maltese
a rabbit
Fish & African clawed frogs
and last but definitely not least a tarantula

I love animals too. I only have a dog now but I've had tons of fresh water aquarium fish (Oscars were my favorite, 5 of them I raised from 1.5" to 12"), Peruvian boa constrictor, scorpions, gerbils and a turtle.