Eleaf Istick

[billherbst]

You may want to try Rayon...its organic fiber, and does not burn like cotton, plus it wicks MUCH better.....you can search the Rayon thread Jeremy made for more info.

inspects,

My personal experience---admittedly anecdotal---after almost a year of using both KGD cotton and Graham Cellucotton Rayon is that cotton works better for me in some applications, while I prefer rayon in others. I tend to alternate in builds and re-wicking, using one first, then the other later. My assessment, however, is about as far from "scientific" as it could get. I have no issues with anyone who strongly prefers one over the other (not that my "approval" matters one whit...LOL).

I do love rayon's higher resistance to burning, although KGD cotton's nicely aligned, straighter fibers are a bit easier for me to work with. Rayon seems to have a slight break-in period, while cotton is great from the get-go, but rayon wicks last longer for me before needing to be swapped out. Wicking ability? I don't have an opinion about that. Both seem superb in that department.

I've tried numerous other wicking materials based on enthusiastic ECF threads, but I've settled on cotton and rayon, in part because I find them so good, but also because I have a ton of each. Well, not a "ton," actually, but I did buy a full box of 60 KGD pads and 25' of the cellucotton rayon "rope." That should be enough to last me well into the vapocalypse or until my demise, whichever comes first.

 

[aldenf]

why not try domestically grown cotton and prepared just for our purpose?

Cottonman


and it's almost local to you!

My only concerns of the cottonman product is this:

ETA: I've been looking for other users' experiences as I want to like this product. I'm lead to believe that the product in the video is the same product. But who knows?...

 

[Acer50]

Hi All,
As to the Eleaf Istick I own two, the 20W version and the 30W version, permit me to give you a brief rundown on what I found. The 20W eleaf which I purchased from this distributor I had no problems with for about 45 days, this company gives a 30 day warranty on all their hardware products; having said that, the problem I encountered with the 20W eleaf was that the contact pin tends to collapse down and fails to make contact with your tank pin. Also the ego/510 adaptor supplied with the eleaf 20W likewise is slighly shorter than the ego/510 adaptor I found here and it did for a while solve the problem but after a while about 60 days of use I kept getting a message "check atomiser" and checking my atomiser with an ohm meter and finding the atomiser ok; the fault was once again the collapsing contact pin on the 20W eleaf.

This problem was alleviated with the release of the 30W Eleaf which IMHO is a far superior device insofar as the Microprocessor will handle coil resistances below 1 ohm and you can sub-ohm with it. With this said, the battery in the 30W Eleaf is still a 2200 mAh battery with unknown amperage. To Sub ohm you need a decent battery with a bit of grunt (Amps) to it like the Sanyo 18650 3200mAh with 35A rating. I am still waiting for the release of the Eleaf 50 W but having spoken to my vendor I am told that the recent batch that he had ordered were recalled by Eleaf as they did not meet the accepted quality control and there was some sort of hitch in their manufacture. What the problem is I am not aware and note some are being sold of the origional release.

Has anyone had problems with the Eleaf 50W

Cheers for Now

Acer 50

 

[tiburonfirst]

not the same company, alden

 

[tiburonfirst]

dspin's review

DSpins Review
For a long time I have been trying every type of cotton around. Cotton balls, yarn, cheesecloth, candle wick, etc etc. You name it I tried it. I didnt much care for it, always had a taste to it even after boiling several times. Never liked the way cotton balls and yarn wicked. Was all just a PIA. so I continued to use my beloved Ekowool and Russian Silica. UNTIL, I decided to try Angel Hair Cotton .
Upon receiving it, it was silky smooth to the touch and easiest used by pulling off strands from the side carefully then rolling it into wick diameter needed. Doesnt take long to get the hang of getting just the right amount without disturbing the rest of it. Very easy to work with.

The taste of the AH Cotton in much better than my ekowool ever was. I couldnt believe it. First atty I used with it was the Ti Achilles dripper using Walker extracted Dominican Cigar juice.. It was always a challenge to get just the right size and amount of wick in it to not have any dry hits. The Pima Cotton never had a dry hit and wicked like a champ. It didnt expand as much as cotton balls, yarn did and choke the coil. I did not even boil it - looked to me as it would just make a mess of it if I tried that.
It really didnt need to be boiled. Right out of the gate the taste was outstanding.
The taste with all the juices I use is much better. Purer, smoother, milder but pronounced, nuances in my Walker tobaccos and BBT melon juice I use were then detected. The cotton had to pass the test with the above juices. Those are all that I use 99 percent of time.
The biggest challenge I had with it was getting the proper loop size and hoping it would work good in my Ti Prometeys. Those who know me, know the Prometeys are my all time favorite drip/filler tanks. The AH Cotton works well in all four of them.
All I can say is - I highly recommend this cotton for use as a wick and you wont be disappointed. The flavor it imparts is the best thing about it. Try a sample first if you are unsure.
D. Spinner

and more reviews here

Cotton Wick Reviews

 

[aldenf]

not the same company, alden

Thanks, Tibs! Reading the thread now...

 

[aldenf]

Hi All,
As to the Eleaf Istick I own two, the 20W version and the 30W version, permit me to give you a brief rundown on what I found. The 20W eleaf which I purchased from this distributor I had no problems with for about 45 days, this company gives a 30 day warranty on all their hardware products; having said that, the problem I encountered with the 20W eleaf was that the contact pin tends to collapse down and fails to make contact with your tank pin. Also the ego/510 adaptor supplied with the eleaf 20W likewise is slighly shorter than the ego/510 adaptor I found here and it did for a while solve the problem but after a while about 60 days of use I kept getting a message "check atomiser" and checking my atomiser with an ohm meter and finding the atomiser ok; the fault was once again the collapsing contact pin on the 20W eleaf.

This problem was alleviated with the release of the 30W Eleaf which IMHO is a far superior device insofar as the Microprocessor will handle coil resistances below 1 ohm and you can sub-ohm with it. With this said, the battery in the 30W Eleaf is still a 2200 mAh battery with unknown amperage. To Sub ohm you need a decent battery with a bit of grunt (Amps) to it like the Sanyo 18650 3200mAh with 35A rating. I am still waiting for the release of the Eleaf 50 W but having spoken to my vendor I am told that the recent batch that he had ordered were recalled by Eleaf as they did not meet the accepted quality control and there was some sort of hitch in their manufacture. What the problem is I am not aware and note some are being sold of the origional release.

Has anyone had problems with the Eleaf 50W

Cheers for Now

Acer 50

Just wanted to clear anything here that may be confusing to readers. Regulated mods pull current from the battery(s) differently than mechanicals. A 30W mod will pull absolutely no more than 12A from the power source, regardless of atomizer resistance. It's actually closer to 10A but 12A is a wonderful and necessary margin for safety.

 

[Stosh]

......This problem was alleviated with the release of the 30W Eleaf which IMHO is a far superior device insofar as the Microprocessor will handle coil resistances below 1 ohm and you can sub-ohm with it. With this said, the battery in the 30W Eleaf is still a 2200 mAh battery with unknown amperage. To Sub ohm you need a decent battery with a bit of grunt (Amps) to it like the Sanyo 18650 3200mAh with 35A rating. I am still waiting for the release of the Eleaf 50 W but having spoken to my vendor I am told that the recent batch that he had ordered were recalled by Eleaf as they did not meet the accepted quality control and there was some sort of hitch in their manufacture. What the problem is I am not aware and note some are being sold of the origional release.

Acer 50

I was very interested you mentioned a new Sanyo 35 amp battery being available, and check the websites of some of the respected battery vendors. None of them listed any Sanyo batteries that would be rated to vape anything, let alone sub-ohm

* RTD Vapor
* Illumination Supply
* Lighthound
* Orbtronics
* Battery Junction

So I checked our own Batteries and Chargers forum and also the CandlePower Forums, with no mention of a new 35 amp capable battery.

Also the iStick batteries are Li-Po type which are rated for higher amps than the standard IMR batteries we normally use in the battery replaceable mods.

 

[inspects]

My only concerns of the cottonman product is this:

ETA: I've been looking for other users' experiences as I want to like this product. I'm lead to believe that the product in the video is the same product. But who knows?...

That is wild.....!

 

[capthook]

That is wild.....!

..."Makes me believe it's not cotton" ..."Makes me believe it's not cotton" ..."Makes me believe it's not cotton" ..."Makes me believe it's not cotton" ha

 

[USMCotaku]

just got my 50w today and added a second soil in my magma at .7ohm HOLY VAPES! 1-2 second pulls and its almost too much at 4volts DEEeeeyam! Im In looove

By adding a second soil........ Did that mean that when you added another coil, the difference was such that you soiled yourself?

 

[inspects]

..."Makes me believe it's not cotton" ..."Makes me believe it's not cotton" ..."Makes me believe it's not cotton" ..."Makes me believe it's not cotton" ha

Capt...make me believe its not cotton too.....

And I really can't imagine what it is........

 

[Vapey_McVape]

Just got my 50watt istick absolutely loving it!!!!

 

[inspects]

Just got my 50watt istick absolutely loving it!!!!
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They are nice little devices.....I bet you are loving it.....me-too-----

Vape On.......

 

[The Dog Guy]

They're not pink they're lightish red...
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just had to do it....sorry troll

 

[scaredmice]

Just wanted to clear anything here that may be confusing to readers. Regulated mods pull current from the battery(s) differently than mechanicals. A 30W mod will pull absolutely no more than 12A from the power source, regardless of atomizer resistance. It's actually closer to 10A but 12A is a wonderful and necessary margin for safety.

The nightmarish formulas are...
http://vapornohumo.blogspot.com.es/2015/02/some-thoughts-and-numbers-about-dc-dc.html

And now I return to my lab...

Tapatalking..Mind those lampposts!

 

[TrollDragon]

just had to do it....sorry troll

You guys are just Pure Evil...

 

[Viluxia]

Hey guys, hoping one of you can help me out a little, ive got a 20W version iStick that has a strange habit of reseting itself to 3v once its been woken up from sleep mode, i can turn it off and on again no problems and it sticks, but if you leave it to sleep and wake it up its completely forgot the VW/VV setting it was on and defaults back to 5W-3V which is annoying - is this a problem with the istick or something that can be fixed easily?

 

[capthook]

So I just got some Kanger Esmart BCC clearos.
Small, super lightweight for with the Istick.
Bottom coil, replaceable heads, cheap.
Flavor nothing like a Kayfun etc. (ha),
but the Istick feels almost naked with this feather weight tank!
I got mine from HealthCabin - 5pack for $10 (sold out)
Some places charge $4 each.
They are also great for flavoring tasting.
The tiny wicks change flavors in just a few puffs.

 

[Bikenstein]

So I just got some Kanger Esmart BCC clearos.
Small, super lightweight for with the Istick.
Bottom coil, replaceable heads, cheap.
Flavor nothing like a Kayfun etc. (ha),
but the Istick feels almost naked with this feather weight tank!
I got mine from HealthCabin - 5pack for $10 (sold out)
Some places charge $4 each.
They are also great for flavoring tasting.
The tiny wicks change flavors in just a few puffs.

Cap'n I agree that you can just add another flavor in a used tank and it will change to that flavor after a few puffs but there will still be residual flavor in that pre-flavored wick that can last up to 3 full tanks or more. That residual flavor can completely influence your decision on whether you like or dislike your new flavor. Doin that can also mute the new flavor makin it seem as though it is weak when it's not. Stronger flavors like cinnamon, coffee, menthol and fruits can really last in a wick and make a major change in the actual flavor of a liquid. But even milder flavors and similar flavors can contaminate a wick to the point that they make a good flavor seem bad. You might think, man that needs steepin. And then a week later you try it with a fresher coil and Wow steepin really did that juice some good!