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leekeylee

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My battery indicator stopped working a couple days ago.

Then late last night the whole thing went kind of crazy. Ohm reader was going all over and the power kept changing itself. It wasn't the atty. I turned it off for the night to see if it might reset itself and so far this morning its working again. Hopefully its ok now.

Could be if your topper was on too tight pressing the pin down on the battery to much was causing the electronics to go a little screwy ??
 

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OK, I ought I would provide a "Funny Friday" for everyone. I decided to change over to one of my Kanger tanks to try a different flavor. I was watching a movie and it needed refilled. I refilled it and the movie was getting good. Wait for it...........(dramatic pause).........So I screwed the tank back on the iStick and it didn't vape. I looked at the iStick and it said "no atomizer". Then I noticed juice on my hand.

You guessed it. I didn't put the atomizer back into the tank. (Insert Laugh Track Here).

How did I realize this you ask? I unscrewed the tank to see what the problem was and the juice ran out. It was a pretty funny moment. Fortunately the 510 to eGO adapter kept things from getting out of control. A few paper towels and Qtips and alcohol and it was all cleaned up. This was a first for me and pretty funny. Glad it didn't short anything out. All is working well again.

So there is your "Funny Friday!"


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OK, I ought I would provide a "Funny Friday" for everyone. I decided to change over to one of my Kanger tanks to try a different flavor. I was watching a movie and it needed refilled. I refilled it and the movie was getting good. Wait for it...........(dramatic pause).........So I screwed the tank back on the iStick and it didn't vape. I looked at the iStick and it said "no atomizer". Then I noticed juice on my hand.

You guessed it. I didn't put the atomizer back into the tank. (Insert Laugh Track Here).

How did I realize this you ask? I unscrewed the tank to see what the problem was and the juice ran out. It was a pretty funny moment. Fortunately the 510 to eGO adapter kept things from getting out of control. A few paper towels and Qtips and alcohol and it was all cleaned up. This was a first for me and pretty funny. Glad it didn't short anything out. All is working well again.

So there is your "Funny Friday!"


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Real question here is did you get to see the end of the movie? :laugh:
 

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Thanks. I just thought it was from using the maps and such on my cell phone on vacation.

It could be a combination of both. I used to get "Blackberry Thumb" and occasionally had to use my opposite hand to pop my thumb back in place. I switched to iPhone and all is well :). I noticed the buttons on my 3rd iStick were much more firm than my first two, but it's beginning to loosen up.
 

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Bling is always good when it's Kat Bling. :)

:D

So far I'm on day 25 with the same 1.8 ohm BVC mini naughty coil .......Wow!.....I did have to up it 4 eleaf volts though to keep the same vapor production. Also, day 36 and I'm still getting nearly 2 full days on the 'sticks' battery life......Ain't life Grand!?:)


Yes, it tiz!!!
 

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So...ok...Has anyone "thought" they were accidentally bumping the adjustment buttons ?
Meaning that the settings had changed ?

I thought I was...but...

Last night vaping at 6.9w (as always)...got up this morning (not turned off during the night) and it was set at 8.9w - glad I looked at it first, that would not have been pleasant for me.

That's some-what common for me, especially when changing tanks with big differences in resistance. It probably mis-read your atty and adjusted the power to the iSticks low-limit.

For me it's usually the opposite: it hits the high-limit and turns my power down
 
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Quick question for all the iStick users.....When you adjust your wattage up or down for the perfect vape with a new tank, coil or flavor. Do you find you adjust in 0.5 watt increments, that is go from 9.0 watts to 9.5, to 10.0, to 10.5? Or do you adjust 0.1 watts at a time?

I always adjust in .5 increments. I can't tell much difference going by .1 on my devices.
 

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My battery indicator stopped working a couple days ago.

Then late last night the whole thing went kind of crazy. Ohm reader was going all over and the power kept changing itself. It wasn't the atty. I turned it off for the night to see if it might reset itself and so far this morning its working again. Hopefully its ok now.

Remember that these devices we are using are little computers. Just like our phones, tablets and laptop/dektop computers, rebooting is helpful once-in-a-while. I turn my iStick off every night as I charge it...
 

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OK, I'm serious here. My thumb still hurts!:unsure:

Yeah, I know, put the damn istick down.:closedeyes:

I've been vaping left handed.

I use both my left hand and right hand (depending on what my "free" hand is doing).

grasping it...

Round Edge lower palm...index finger tip fire button

Round Edge lower knuckles...thumb joint fire button

Round Edge upper knuckles...thumb tip fire button

holding like a "pointer"...

Round Edge distal thumb...index tip fire button
 

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Remember that these devices we are using are little computers. Just like our phones, tablets and laptop/dektop computers, rebooting is helpful once-in-a-while. I turn my iStick off every night as I charge it...

Hehehe... It even works on chargers. When I used eGo-class batteries and the charger would start acting funny, I used to reboot it--unplug everything, including the wall adapter, wait a few seconds, plug it all back together and everything was well again. Promise. :)
 

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Quick question for all the iStick users.....When you adjust your wattage up or down for the perfect vape with a new tank, coil or flavor. Do you find you adjust in 0.5 watt increments, that is go from 9.0 watts to 9.5, to 10.0, to 10.5? Or do you adjust 0.1 watts at a time?


I always adjust in .5 increments. I can't tell much difference going by .1 on my devices.

.5 watts is almost exactly .1 volts. Changing by smaller increments makes no noticeable difference. :D
 
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I doubt that eleaf is an ISO 9000 certified company:laugh:

ISO certification is a joke. A manufacturer can make a garbage product but as long as their process is consistent with properly documented procedures they can obtain ISO certification. It's nothing more than a garbage paper chase of the approved documents being in place. I was an internal auditor for many years with a former employer.
 

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I Wonder out of All the iStick's that have been sold, how many people are having Problems with the 510 Threading?

Most people Don't Post when there are Problems. But Everyone Posts when there is a Problem.
All my working life I have encountered people that were either mechanically inclined or not. The latter group, in my experience, more often than not think tighter is better. They'll apply the gorilla grip to any threaded connection of any sort.

The more mechanically inclined will be knowledgeable and/or intuitive enough to apply only the torque needed to accomplish the task at hand. The more mechanically inclined person will exercise care to avoid cross threading knowing full well what that can lead to. They will exercise even more care when the threads are known to be fragile.

If a topper doesn't make electrical contact with a pv there's a reason. The solution is many if not most times not lack of torque in the mechanical connection.

But the less mechanically inclined will always continue to muddle along and blame the device rather than their own ineptitude and impatience.
 
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SthrnCelt

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the less mechanically inclined will always continue to muddle along and blame the device rather than their own ineptitude and impatience.

I view all claims of damaged device threading due to said device being defective with extreme skepticism. I own several devices against which these claims have been widespread and have had no threading/contact issues with any of them. While it is definitely true that some metals/threading are more durable than others my experience over many years with people and such mechanical connections tells me that the majority of such problems are due to human error much to the contrary of the usual protestations.

This kind of commentary serves no purpose unless you are simply looking for an emotional response. There is a diagnosis for that.

Yes, human error can be the culprit. However, it does not explain the volume of identical issues with a particular model of device. A few here or there, that's one thing. But if it's widespread, there's a pattern. I'm not saying it's that, only it could be that. So whether or not it is human error or bad milling/machine work (Chinese manufacturing...go figure), there have been enough complaints by people who have not had the problem with other devices to warrant acknowledging the possibility of a manufacturing defect or poor materials. Talking down to people doesn't help them.

Back on point...the iStick is awesome! Battery life is great, steady as a rock. This thing works wonders with a Nautilus and I'm still stunned how well it cooks at such a small size. I bought 2 but think I'll get a couple more to leave in my truck. Plug that baby right into my Microsoft Sync on my F150 and always be ready on the go. Sweeeet.
 
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