Eleaf Istick

[Susaz]

As for rebuildables, I'm still sticking to the KF L+. I'm looking forward to buying a 5 pawns one, slightly smaller, full poly tank. I don't use tank breaking juices. Now the 4 has launched, there are 30+ dollars reduced prices on the v2. And they're far simpler for everything.

All of this reminds me of my old and faithful Vapeonly BCC (on my avatar). They don't have juice control, but heads are easily rebuildable with ekowool, and they vape great! I'm not that fond of double coils, to me they taste of pop in my mouth, completely flavorless. I like a more reduced air flow.

I could have told you about Kanger, but all of you seem so fond of your Subtanks...

 

[tiburonfirst]

Tibs, I've been stalking the interest section, but no post yet. Pray tell, "where" should we ask nicely???

no asking necessary anymore - walker did bite the bullet

btw don't let the thread title confuse you!

 

[love coffee]

no asking necessary anymore - walker did bite the bullet

btw don't let the thread title confuse you!

Thanks, Tibs! The title DID confuse me, so thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

 

[Libbydude]

The title of THIS thread confused me. I finally figured out the topic though.

 

[aldenf]

Kat,
...I rebuild my Kanger Subtank and Atlantis heads with 26 gauge vertical coils at about 0.7 ohm wicked with KGD cotton, and they perform just like the originals, but the smaller BVC Nauti and tiny BVC clearo heads proved too hard and finicky to rebuild effectively for me, so I gave up on even trying to do so. Once my stock of old heads is used up, I don't know if I'll buy new cotton-only heads for those older Aspire clearos (Nauti, K1, CE5S) or just retire them in favor of RTAs/RDAs.

Would love to learn how you wick the verticals in the SubTank heads! ;-)

 

[ruet]

Just to let everyone know; I received my new 30 from MBV on Friday via USPS. So that's from Washington to Michigan, in three days, for $35. No rattles, no misfires, no problems. Exemplary experience with MBV!

ON EDIT: That's $35 for the full kit!

 

[tiburonfirst]

The title of THIS thread confused me. I finally figured out the topic though.

how so? all those toppers are on isticks

 

[aldenf]

Hey gang!

I've been beyond crazy with work lately. Just wanted to say hi.

Hope everyone is well!

 

[billherbst]

Would love to learn how you wick the verticals in the SubTank heads! ;-)

Well, I should have written that I rebuild the Aspire Atlantis heads with vertical coils, while the Kanger Subtank heads get rebuilt with horizontal coils.

The Aspire verticals are trickier than the Kanger horizontals. Basically, the Aspire Atlantis head is a double-tube: a metal outer tube (where the holes are that allow juice to enter) and a second metal inner tube (inside of which sits the vertical coil wrapped in cotton/rayon wicking). In the small space between the two tubes is a strip of sheet-like fabric wicking, which regulates (restricts) the flow of juice to the coil. Without that strip of wicking fabric, the head floods like crazy and is useless. If, in removing the old coil from the head, that fabric comes out, it's a PITA to get back in. The fabric wicking strip will degrade eventually, so I presume the number of rebuilds per factory head to be limited. I don't know how many times exactly, but I'd guess no more than three or four rebuilds per head before that strip is shot. I bought ten clone heads, so I have more than enough to last for quite awhile.

The Kanger Subtank heads are much more straightforward to rebuild with horizontal spaced coils. They're simply larger versions of Kanger's older EVOD-style heads, which I've been rebuilding for the past year and a half.

I watched YouTube vids to learn. I generally do that with every new RDA/RTA I buy just to make sure I don't miss some tip or trick that's helpful or necessary for a specific atomizer.

 

[drysprocket]

I haven't been following the pricing on the 50W so this may be old news though; I know that forum code is, but this seems lower. Found this on my unrelated to vaping deal forum, figured I'd share just in case:

Rockymountainvapor has the istick 50w for $41 with free shipping. Coupon code "forum" for 15% off

 

[IM_ALL_IN]

My 30W just crapped out after 2-3 months. I'm not a high watt vaper either, mostly hovering in the 12-15 watt range with a 1.2ohm coil. This thing won't fire over 3.5V/10.7W now! If you increase it to 10.8 it simply says "protection". Ehhh, scratch that, down to 3.4V/10.2W now. Ughhhh.

It seems this is due to the chip overheating so hopefully I can get a new one through warranty.

 

[LouisLeBeau]

I haven't been following the pricing on the 50W so this may be old news though; I know that forum code is, but this seems lower. Found this on my unrelated to vaping deal forum, figured I'd share just in case:

Rockymountainvapor has the istick 50w for $41 with free shipping. Coupon code "forum" for 15% off

The price keeps dropping. Fasttech just dropped to $37.25 on them. I was wanting one, but I think I'm going to wait until this "auto fire" problem gets addressed.

 

[Bikenstein]

My 30W just crapped out after 2-3 months. I'm not a high watt vaper either, mostly hovering in the 12-15 watt range with a 1.2ohm coil. This thing won't fire over 3.5V/10.7W now! If you increase it to 10.8 it simply says "protection". Ehhh, scratch that, down to 3.4V/10.2W now. Ughhhh.

It seems this is due to the chip overheating so hopefully I can get a new one through warranty.

If you can't get it warrantied, take it apart and see if you can repair it. may be a wire shortin out or something loose, etc.. Solid State electronics are pretty tough. I had one do the same thing in about 10 weeks of use and a free replacement is in the mail now from evape.us iSmoka warranty is 3 months on em.

 

[IM_ALL_IN]

If you can't get a warranty, take it apart and see if you can repair it. may be a wire shortin out or something loose, etc.. Solid State electronics are pretty tough. I had one do the same thing in about 10 weeks of use and a free replacement is in the mail now from evape.us

Interesting. I also purchased from evape. Any issues getting them to honor the warranty?

 

[Bikenstein]

Interesting. I also purchased from evape. Any issues getting them to honor the warranty?

It's on the way now. Just notify Dave
Admin Dave Miller | Apr 6, 2015 3:53:55 PM | Replied | RMA EVAPE.US

Hi Bikenstein,

The iStick 30W just arrived and the new one will be shipped today. You should receive an email later today with the tracking number.

Thanks,
Dave

Eleaf iStick 30W ColorBlack ISTICK-30W-Black 1 $0.00

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Hello Bikenstein,

Your order has been scheduled for shipment.

Thank you for your business.

Tracking: 9400110200883601xxxxx
Please allow up to 24 hours for tracking updates to appear.

Shipped On:
2015-04-06
Order Number:
100010144
Shipped Via:
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First Class Mail (3-4 Days)

 

[Cheechako]

Tagging this thread too...

 

[BlueVap3]

Just got an Eleaf iStick 30W for my birthday...I love it so far but I am super confused on how the voltage and wattage work. Was messing around with it and I found that I went to high with the wattage when all I got was burnt vapor Looking for some information on how to work these two new settings. Thanks!

 

[Bikenstein]

Just got an Eleaf iStick 30W for my birthday...I love it so far but I am super confused on how the voltage and wattage work. Was messing around with it and I found that I went to high with the wattage when all I got was burnt vapor Looking for some information on how to work these two new settings. Thanks!

Don't worry about both settings. Just use VV or VW. Set it at maybe 6-8w or 3.5-4v and increase from there to see where you like it best. Too high and it will burn. It depends on your atty and it's ohm rating along with the juice as to where you like it best and where it performs. It's a personal thing.

 

[IM_ALL_IN]

Just got an Eleaf iStick 30W for my birthday...I love it so far but I am super confused on how the voltage and wattage work. Was messing around with it and I found that I went to high with the wattage when all I got was burnt vapor Looking for some information on how to work these two new settings. Thanks!

Voltage and wattage go hand in hand. Increase one and the other increases as well. The proper ranges for vaping depends on the ohm of the coil. I would suggest researching and learning how things work before turning the volts/watts up.

 

[Susaz]

Hey gang!

I've been beyond crazy with work lately. Just wanted to say hi.

Hope everyone is well!

Don't go crazy, try to enjoy the ride!