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Just noticed this about it. I don't recall reading that before.
"Advanced User Item. Use at Your Own Risk! Do Not Fire Atomizer Resistance Lower Than 1 Ohm!"
So apparently it will let you try. If that's true, it's a fail.
I think it's cute, but I think it loses too much of the istick functionality and more than 1/2 the mah, to be 1/3rd smaller.

I think this was from vapordna's site.
 

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I've seen many different listings, some listed it as "up to 10 watts" others said adjustable up to 10 watts. I'm not mad about it, as it's only $20, but it's more a public service announcement. I dont recall any mod released that is VV not to have a resistance readout to this date, so it is a safe assumption that it should be capable of doing so.


I was Mainly curious if someone was Selling these and saying that it was a VW Device. Which it Isn't. Or if it had an Ohm Display. Which it Doesn't.
 

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Is it really just 20 dollars? No other adapters or chargers needed? It charges with a standard USB to micro cable?

Yep... Hard to not get one Aint it?

BTW - I spent 20 Bucks on cigarettes in less than 4 Days. And Cigarettes were Cheaper then than they are Today.
 

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Yep... Hard to not get one Aint it?

BTW - I spent 20 Bucks on cigarettes in less than 4 Days. And Cigarettes were Cheaper then than they are Today.

Doesn't it need another connector to use a 510 thread tank like an EVOD?

I always see them for 30 to 39 dollars. Are they really available somewhere for 20? That's hard to beat, if accurate.
 

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Doesn't it need another connector to use a 510 thread tank like an EVOD?

I always see them for 30 to 39 dollars. Are they really available somewhere for 20? That's hard to beat, if accurate.

It Doesn't need anything to use a (and I Hate this Term) 510 Topper. But you would 510/eGo adapter to use a Topper that has eGo Threads.

Like This one...

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https://www.eleafus.com/istick-510-to-ego-adapter.html

BTW - You don't have to buy an eLeaf Brand 510/eGo adapter. About any 510/eGo adapter will work for eGo Threads. I like the one that eLeaf makes. But there are Many other Choices. And they All cost about 3 Bucks.
 

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Doesn't it need another connector to use a 510 thread tank like an EVOD?

I always see them for 30 to 39 dollars. Are they really available somewhere for 20? That's hard to beat, if accurate.

BTW - Some seller sell a iStick Mini Kit which includes an 510/eGo Adapter or a USB Cable or Both. These kits are a Few Dollars more.

But worth it to me to have an Extra 510/eGo adapter. As to the USB. I have about 50 USB Cables. So the Cable I just Give Away to someone.
 
Both of the upcoming iSticks(30w & 50w) are sub ohm capable. There's posts on both over the past few days in this thread

I was simply letting people know that two more were coming while I won't even be looking at those. I'll be busy looking at tanks for the 3rd 50w mod coming in as well as the 150w wood body mod I just ordered. I could have easily gone for the SMY 180w GOD Mod but didn't want a mod that requires three 18650s when a 150w only needs one either.

At least you know Eleaf smartened up about the 510 connector issue for the next two however. It's also likely when looking back now the reason they came out with the Bending Adapter which was actually a first for any brand was to keep people from running into the problem they realized after the 20w model was already out for sale! That was a quick fix as well as the idea of having something to make the iStick even more compact rather then seeing connectors torn out when people left tanks attached and walked around with them in their pockets.
 
Both of the upcoming iSticks(30w & 50w) are sub ohm capable. There's posts on both over the past few days in this thread

I'm wantin to get the Bride of Bikenstein an istick. I think I might go ahead with a 20 watt since she only uses small clearos, nothin 22 mm. Yeah I put my email on a notification list for the 50w :)

I'm am a little on the cautious side about going with the 30w or 50w since there seems to be a rush to get them out knowing the Beyang 30w is also due out as well as seeing a number of other 50w mods appearing lately. The 20s are good for what they are intended for but for me that's where it ends. I have to play the skeptic for the moment at least.
 

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It's an invisible feature, adjusting voltage will adjust wattage, you just can't see what it is...

I don't see where it's being advertised as VW,



Mini iStick

And the LED display features are also mentioned.

Wattage is a calculation, nothing the device does. The whole point of VW devices is for the newbies or the lazy to just set a wattage and forget it. With VV we're going backwards in progression to pick a correct voltage for the resistance atomizer attached to it; but this thing can't even read out resistance. See my beef with it? Yeah it's cheap, I'm only going to be using off-the-shelf tanks on it around town, but if size isn't your biggest concern, don't bother.
 

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I'm am a little on the cautious side about going with the 30w or 50w since there seems to be a rush to get them out knowing the Beyang 30w is also due out as well as seeing a number of other 50w mods appearing lately. The 20s are good for what they are intended for but for me that's where it ends. I have to play the skeptic for the moment at least.

Meh, it's a never ending cycle. You'll be cranking 50 watts before you know it. Last year I was happy with vaping dual coil Kanger tanks at 9 watts, and I only use them in a pinch.
 

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I was simply letting people know that two more were coming while I won't even be looking at those. I'll be busy looking at tanks for the 3rd 50w mod coming in as well as the 150w wood body mod I just ordered. I could have easily gone for the SMY 180w GOD Mod but didn't want a mod that requires three 18650s when a 150w only needs one either.

At least you know Eleaf smartened up about the 510 connector issue for the next two however. It's also likely when looking back now the reason they came out with the Bending Adapter which was actually a first for any brand was to keep people from running into the problem they realized after the 20w model was already out for sale! That was a quick fix as well as the idea of having something to make the iStick even more compact rather then seeing connectors torn out when people left tanks attached and walked around with them in their pockets.

I want that 260W SMY mod (from the same manufactuer that makes the 180W God Mod). Having 3 18650s in there should do wonders for battery life in that 30-50 watt range. I have to swap my VTC4's 3x a day at 50 watts :)
 

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I've seen many different listings, some listed it as "up to 10 watts" others said adjustable up to 10 watts. I'm not mad about it, as it's only $20, but it's more a public service announcement. I dont recall any mod released that is VV not to have a resistance readout to this date, so it is a safe assumption that it should be capable of doing so.

The MVP Version 1 was VV only and no resistance checker. Mine still works and I use it happily -when I'm not using my istick. It vapes just as good as the MVP 2, I don't change tanks often, so I don't miss the bells and whistles. I've got 2 minis on order and I look forward to some good ol' fashioned VV vaping on them.
 

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I've wondered that too Kat. I just guessed they were no longer a registered vendor, but that shouldn't do it.:?:

I had that same thought, 4, but never checked further into it. Most of us know madvapes at this point, and it's easy to find the site. It is a shame that the links are not functioning tho.

Hi Kat, I'm not ZoiD :).... but I've been having problems with links to Madvapes and LiteCigUSA for months now. They just don't work. Drives me insane because those spacers really work and every time I want to recommend them, I have to write a bloody novel... I even started a thread on the subject, didn't help much.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...roblem-links-my-own-vendors.html#post14091196

You're NOT zoiD??? C'mon. Truth? We never see you together........ hmmmmmmm........


Litecigs too?

I read your thread. Sonic mentioned the parse /don't parse. I had never heard of that before. It has to be ECF software, don'tcha think? I dunno about you, but I have enuf of a time writing posts without wondering if I've parsed or not. ;)


I'm not sure what is going on with MV (or some Fasttech) links? I kinda thought that it had Something to do with the way My Browser (IE11) was set up. Like Java or ActiveX Filtering.

If I Strip Off the all the Characters after the .html it works fine. The extra Characters has to do with Cookies I think.

Do a Mouse Over of the First Link below. I made that one. And I didn't allow Cookies from the MV Site.


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Now do a Mouse Over of this link. Which is the Original.

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Notice all the Extra Stuff after the .html ?

BTW - I just Noticed that the ECF Changed my link and added ?acc=70efdf2ec9b086079795c442636b55fb to the end of it.

So it looks like it I the ECF Software that is to blame.


Yes, had you not posted, I was going to tell you that hovering prompts the "ECF changed this link" message.

Dunno. I'm not worried, but I do feel bad for newer members trying to simply follow a link here.



So the last 2 BVC 1.8 ohm coils i have put on have read 2.0 and have not changed. Is this just a fault of the coils or is the istick already being mean to me?


Ha. You said MEAN. ;)


I think Most APV's these days have some type of RFID chip embedded in them. That makes them Perform Flawlessly when they are within 50 Feet of the Store you bought them from.

LOL


Loved that!


Anyone get their iStick mini? This thing is lacking the most basic of functions. Performance seems ok, but will throw on voltmeter later to check output.

1. crappy 510 connector
2. NO VW mode!
3. No atomizer readout

I regret this purchase, and will be relegated to backup duty only.


I have one coming, but sans expectations. Thank you for the first of the reviews.
 

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I had that same thought, 4, but never checked further into it. Most of us know madvapes at this point, and it's easy to find the site. It is a shame that the links are not functioning tho.



You're NOT zoiD??? C'mon. Truth? We never see you together........ hmmmmmmm........


Litecigs too?

I read your thread. Sonic mentioned the parse /don't parse. I had never heard of that before. It has to be ECF software, don'tcha think? I dunno about you, but I have enuf of a time writing posts without wondering if I've parsed or not. ;)







Yes, had you not posted, I was going to tell you that hovering prompts the "ECF changed this link" message.

Dunno. I'm not worried, but I do feel bad for newer members trying to simply follow a link here.






Ha. You said MEAN. ;)





Loved that!





I have one coming, but sans expectations. Thank you for the first of the reviews.

Dang... Whole Lotta Quote'n going on there.

LOL
 
Meh, it's a never ending cycle. You'll be cranking 50 watts before you know it. Last year I was happy with vaping dual coil Kanger tanks at 9 watts, and I only use them in a pinch.

I have turned things up to 50w already! But I would never tell anyone to maintain 50w when running an Atlantis or Kanger Sub Ohm tank now out. For the last year depending on what went into a Smok Tumbler tank running with mostly 2ohm coils either coming that way with the clear only tanks or at first swapping out the 2,4s on the color tanks until another vendor saw those in 2ohm I ran those mostly at 7w and still do or with a few flavors at 10w. That would be either on the MVP 2.0, Smok Groove II that went DOA in June where i then ordered the VTR, the Smok ACEs along with the Vamo V5 I then ordered as well. The eGo-V V3s are still in use while I tanks on some of the V4s I put in the same mod stand while the iTaste VV(as well as VW I should mention) v3.0s searched around for on Black Friday 2013 all running at 7w.

Once I got into the upgrade process with the iSticks starting out in October followed by the Nautilus tanks and then the now four Atlantis tanks just getting in the 8ml The KRAIGEN Atlantis tanks plus two hollowed out SS replacements for two of the tanks the wattages went up! The Beyang came up around here back before Turkey day no less while no sign of that yet except preorder from a wholesale site. The DovPo E-LVT takes care of the 30w part with the Smok BEC Pro and ZNA 50 as well sa the still backordered new ECig V9 tend to the 50w mods. And then we get to the Luxyoun wood body and stainless 150w .... kicker that runs on one 18650 allowing it to recharged while in the mod as seen with the E-LVT. Batteries are replaceable there without worry since you know what goes in!

I want that 260W SMY mod (from the same manufactuer that makes the 180W God Mod). Having 3 18650s in there should do wonders for battery life in that 30-50 watt range. I have to swap my VTC4's 3x a day at 50 watts :)

Once you start cranking the watts up you'll be surprised how fast you'll wear them down! I suspect any 150w mod that only sees one battery kept down should also last a bit longer as well. What I like is being able to take the same battery out of a Vamo V6 20w or Vamo Fire 20w APV and run it on the ZNA 50, Smok BEC Pro 50w, E-LVT 30w, still waiting ECig V9 50w, or the latest Luxyoun 150w! Eventually I will end up needing a frew 20ampers for that however! :laugh:

The MVP Version 1 was VV only and no resistance checker. Mine still works and I use it happily -when I'm not using my istick. It vapes just as good as the MVP 2, I don't change tanks often, so I don't miss the bells and whistles. I've got 2 minis on order and I look forward to some good ol' fashioned VV vaping on them.

The 2.0 still works like a champ here but cuts off right were the 11+w is needed for the Nautilus. At 7w the Nautilus doesn't fare too well with a good number of ejuices while other tanks most are familiar work out well. From what I was running into often enough you had to match the resistance according to the tank design not the wattage. The flavor and output on the Smok Tumblers for example see the best performance from 6-10w with the 2ohm coils in use.
 

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I have turned things up to 50w already! But I would never tell anyone to maintain 50w when running an Atlantis or Kanger Sub Ohm tank now out. For the last year depending on what went into a Smok Tumbler tank running with mostly 2ohm coils either coming that way with the clear only tanks or at first swapping out the 2,4s on the color tanks until another vendor saw those in 2ohm I ran those mostly at 7w and still do or with a few flavors at 10w. That would be either on the MVP 2.0, Smok Groove II that went DOA in June where i then ordered the VTR, the Smok ACEs along with the Vamo V5 I then ordered as well. The eGo-V V3s are still in use while I tanks on some of the V4s I put in the same mod stand while the iTaste VV(as well as VW I should mention) v3.0s searched around for on Black Friday 2013 all running at 7w.

Once I got into the upgrade process with the iSticks starting out in October followed by the Nautilus tanks and then the now four Atlantis tanks just getting in the 8ml The KRAIGEN Atlantis tanks plus two hollowed out SS replacements for two of the tanks the wattages went up! The Beyang came up around here back before Turkey day no less while no sign of that yet except preorder from a wholesale site. The DovPo E-LVT takes care of the 30w part with the Smok BEC Pro and ZNA 50 as well sa the still backordered new ECig V9 tend to the 50w mods. And then we get to the Luxyoun wood body and stainless 150w .... kicker that runs on one 18650 allowing it to recharged while in the mod as seen with the E-LVT. Batteries are replaceable there without worry since you know what goes in!



Once you start cranking the watts up you'll be surprised how fast you'll wear them down! I suspect any 150w mod that only sees one battery kept down should also last a bit longer as well. What I like is being able to take the same battery out of a Vamo V6 20w or Vamo Fire 20w APV and run it on the ZNA 50, Smok BEC Pro 50w, E-LVT 30w, still waiting ECig V9 50w, or the latest Luxyoun 150w! Eventually I will end up needing a frew 20ampers for that however! :laugh:



The 2.0 still works like a champ here but cuts off right were the 11+w is needed for the Nautilus. At 7w the Nautilus doesn't fare too well with a good number of ejuices while other tanks most are familiar work out well. From what I was running into often enough you had to match the resistance according to the tank design not the wattage. The flavor and output on the Smok Tumblers for example see the best performance from 6-10w with the 2ohm coils in use.

Your posts are very stream of consciousness -- I enjoy them!
 
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Wattage is a calculation, nothing the device does. The whole point of VW devices is for the newbies or the lazy to just set a wattage and forget it. With VV we're going backwards in progression to pick a correct voltage for the resistance atomizer attached to it; but this thing can't even read out resistance. See my beef with it? Yeah it's cheap, I'm only going to be using off-the-shelf tanks on it around town, but if size isn't your biggest concern, don't bother.

I understand that. My comment about it being an invisible feature was sarcasm. I understand that you're not happy, my other comments were just to inform that features you were expecting were never advertised.

I'm neither defending or bashing the product and you are certainly free to express your opinions about it, one of the first to do so for the Mini so that will help those looking for the info.
 
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