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There is a video on YouTube with a guy who had the original and it was doing what yours is doing it sounds like

Yeah a very similar problem plagued the eVic VT, so I hear...but it doesn't seem to happen as much on the VTC mini. Who knows.

I tried all different wattages, all different temps, no matter what, it would always go into "I think your coil is on fire and I refuse to work" mode. But I'm glad yours works, bro.
 

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Yeah I can't decide between the D2 or a ipv3li as a replacement for the broken VTC mini...Obviously the D2 is cheaper and more comparable, but something about the ipv3li is calling my name... heck I'll prolly end up with both.
The D2 is awesome man my good friend has one and it is really nice. But the LI is a beast and their are so many features on it man. If I was You and only could get one...... The LI is the one to go for. But the D2 is much better for taking around with you. Hey the new Wismec 75watt TC looks really nice to. I just wish your eVic was working man because mine is a champ and I have had it for quite a while now and it's a beast with the Arctic and Crown tank. Also this device is best used with nickel at 450 to 550 and TI 400 to 500 28th watts at 50 to 60 or 75 with new update
 
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Yeah a very similar problem plagued the eVic VT, so I hear...but it doesn't seem to happen as much on the VTC mini. Who knows.

I tried all different wattages, all different temps, no matter what, it would always go into "I think your coil is on fire and I refuse to work" mode. But I'm glad yours works, bro.
Yep you got a broken one and that sucks man I'm sorry now I just want to sell you mine cheap when I get my new one so you have a working one. If you want I am willing to do that. Anyways my other buddy has the LI and let me tell you I'm thinking of getting that or the new Wismec Reuleuax DNA200 or an xcube 2 or hell maybe all of them! Haha
 
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Yeah a very similar problem plagued the eVic VT, so I hear...but it doesn't seem to happen as much on the VTC mini. Who knows.

I tried all different wattages, all different temps, no matter what, it would always go into "I think your coil is on fire and I refuse to work" mode. But I'm glad yours works, bro.
I got a question for you bro. Have you tried different tanks on there with different atty's? Also with both Ni and Ti? And how far off is your resistance readings from the coils every time you take the tank on and off? Does it stay at the same reading on the lock? If you haven't tried different attys and tanks I would. Does it work on regular power mode?
 

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Yeah a very similar problem plagued the eVic VT, so I hear...but it doesn't seem to happen as much on the VTC mini. Who knows.

I tried all different wattages, all different temps, no matter what, it would always go into "I think your coil is on fire and I refuse to work" mode. But I'm glad yours works, bro.
if you still have your evic
here is a small suggestion

uhm,this is a bit new i guess aside from ss wires that inusually say
use the mini on kanthal,use a high wattage somehing like 50ish
and up

give it a 2 weeks i think or maybe in a week ,reupdate and check if its workinh in ti

seems like runninv the mod a bit hot than most might fix a cold solder as @TrollDragon explained to me earlier ..

i had mine running on ss on very hot temps
for a few days and then en the update came,mine was fixed.

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The D2 is awesome man my good friend has one and it is really nice. But the LI is a beast and their are so many features on it man. If I was You and only could get one...... The LI is the one to go for.
Yeah, I think I've settled on the IPV3Li...it's only like $20 more and, why get the D2 when I'll probably end up wanting the ipv3li later as well?
Yep you got a broken one and that sucks man I'm sorry now I just want to sell you mine cheap when I get my new one so you have a working one. If you want I am willing to do that.
Haha, that's very kind :) But it's ok.
I got a question for you bro. Have you tried different tanks on there with different atty's? Also with both Ni and Ti? And how far off is your resistance readings from the coils every time you take the tank on and off? Does it stay at the same reading on the lock? If you haven't tried different attys and tanks I would. Does it work on regular power mode?
It actually seems to keep the resistance on-screen. As we all know, these TC devices don't measure the actual temperature of the coil, but infer it from the resistance of the wire, given the wires' resistance at room temperature (this is why we lock the coil's ohms when it's cool.) I saw no fluctuating ohms, but you know something is wrong after the device sits cool for 10 minutes, you tap the fire button for less than a second, and the temperature control setting (say, 590F) is immediately reached and the mod refuses to fire. I don't know what the device thinks the resistance is or how it's miscalculating the temp, but it is.

I tried it with a Freemax Starre Pro (nickel) and a TFV4 Mini (titanium), neither worked correctly. Some people having the issue were running TI in NI200 mode, and that seemed to work until the mod went back into its "it's way too hot" mode. Yes, it works in wattage mode fine, I'm vaping on it right now with a kanthal coil I built. :) Feels so great in the hands...
use the mini on kanthal,use a high wattage somehing like 50ish
and up

give it a 2 weeks i think or maybe in a week ,reupdate and check if its workinh in ti

seems like runninv the mod a bit hot than most might fix a cold solder as @TrollDragon explained to me earlier ..

Yeah I'm using it in wattage mode, might try temperature mode again sometime, especially if there's another firmware update. Thanks for the help @zeus01 .
 

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Yeah, I think I've settled on the IPV3Li...it's only like $20 more and, why get the D2 when I'll probably end up wanting the ipv3li later as well?

Haha, that's very kind :) But it's ok.

It actually seems to keep the resistance on-screen. As we all know, these TC devices don't measure the actual temperature of the coil, but infer it from the resistance of the wire, given the wires' resistance at room temperature (this is why we lock the coil's ohms when it's cool.) I saw no fluctuating ohms, but you know something is wrong after the device sits cool for 10 minutes, you tap the fire button for less than a second, and the temperature control setting (say, 590F) is immediately reached and the mod refuses to fire. I don't know what the device thinks the resistance is or how it's miscalculating the temp, but it is.

I tried it with a Freemax Starre Pro (nickel) and a TFV4 Mini (titanium), neither worked correctly. Some people having the issue were running TI in NI200 mode, and that seemed to work until the mod went back into its "it's way too hot" mode. Yes, it works in wattage mode fine, I'm vaping on it right now with a kanthal coil I built. :) Feels so great in the hands...


Yeah I'm using it in wattage mode, might try temperature mode again sometime, especially if there's another firmware update. Thanks for the help @zeus01 .
Wait why were people running Ti in No mode? Definitely not supposed to do that? Anyways do you have anyone you know that is like a pro with temp control? Anyone at your local shops around you? If you know someone highly knowledgable on temp and hopefully some knowledge on the eVic line I would have them take a look at it for sure. Oh by the way if you are looking at temp control mods like IPV3 LI you can't go wrong with that but You should also look at the SnowWolf 200 or check out the DNA200's. The Sigilie 150 imo is one of the best temp devices out as well. Or the SX mini is crazy good as well but only 60watts but one of the best boards out besides DNA200, also did you update to the 75watts? Was it working in temp mode correctly at all when you got it? Are you building your own coils or using pre-made coils?
 

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Wait why were people running Ti in No mode? Definitely not supposed to do that? Anyways do you have anyone you know that is like a pro with temp control? Anyone at your local shops around you? If you know someone highly knowledgable on temp and hopefully some knowledge on the eVic line I would have them take a look at it for sure. Oh by the way if you are looking at temp control mods like IPV3 LI you can't go wrong with that but You should also look at the SnowWolf 200 or check out the DNA200's. The Sigilie 150 imo is one of the best temp devices out as well. Or the SX mini is crazy good as well but only 60watts but one of the best boards out besides DNA200
uhm
because before ti mode was ever created earlier temp control device only had ni mode
and yeah you can use titanium coils on ni mode
just be mindful of the off set
if you want a 400f vape,you need to set it at 300ish.

and somehow that circumvents the issue on ti mode...
for a while...

temp control is just resistance prediction in other words

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Wait why were people running Ti in No mode? Definitely not supposed to do that?
It can be done, you just need to set the temperature down by about 100F. It worked at first but didn't last anyway, same result as in TI mode.
Anyways do you have anyone you know that is like a pro with temp control? Anyone at your local shops around you? If you know someone highly knowledgable on temp and hopefully some knowledge on the eVic line I would have them take a look at it for sure.
Don't need a pro, man, this is just broken, take it from me. :)
Oh by the way if you are looking at temp control mods like IPV3 LI you can't go wrong with that but You should also look at the SnowWolf 200 or check out the DNA200's. The Sigilie 150 imo is one of the best temp devices out as well. Or the SX mini is crazy good as well but only 60watts but one of the best boards out besides DNA200
Haha, you crazy?! SnowWolf 200 and SX Mini are out of my price range. ;-) The Sigelei 150 TC does look OK, but I think the IPV3 LI outdoes it.
also did you update to the 75watts? Was it working in temp mode correctly at all when you got it? Are you building your own coils or using pre-made coils?
Let's drop the subject brother, go back and read this entire thread like I did, you will see that some units are faulty, and all of these questions have been asked and answered already numerous times. You can't fix my VTC Mini from over the internet, I'm tellin ya.
 

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Let's drop the subject brother, go back and read this entire thread like I did, you will see that some units are faulty, and all of these questions have been asked and answered already numerous times. You can't fix my VTC Mini from over the internet, I'm tellin ya.
This ^^^.

@Snyder1989, welcome to ECF.
It is not a write-only forum, it is a read-write forum. Everything you've said and everything you've asked has been covered in this thread. You don't even need to read all 74 pages, but at least go back 10, 15, maybe 20 pages and just do a little reading. Bro. Man.
 

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This ^^^.

@Snyder1989, welcome to ECF.
It is not a write-only forum, it is a read-write forum. Everything you've said and everything you've asked has been covered in this thread. You don't even need to read all 74 pages, but at least go back 10, 15, maybe 20 pages and just do a little reading. Bro. Man.
Thank you Vaping Turtle
 
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I think we have pretty much exhausted all the common fixes or possible fixes for it. The fact is, some people have no issues, some people have issues don't care and just use it for VW or try one of the fixes posted, some are getting their mini replaced by the same or different mod. Just something to be aware of if you are considering buying an eVic VTC Mini. If it works correctly for you as it does for a lot of people, you have an awesome mod at a great price point. Mine was great the first day then went crazy on day two and never recovered from it, YMMV
 

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This ^^^.

@Snyder1989, welcome to ECF.
It is not a write-only forum, it is a read-write forum. Everything you've said and everything you've asked has been covered in this thread. You don't even need to read all 74 pages, but at least go back 10, 15, maybe 20 pages and just do a little reading. Bro. Man.
Thank you for the information vaping turtle and your right I did take it a little far wanting to help when I obviously can not and didn't read some other posts. But I do appreciate the advice, but you don't have to be a ..... about it buddy
 
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ok so ill do a quick recap for people who are still having issues and are lazy to back read.
(not pertaining to anyone)

1. ti on ni mode
2 several screwinga nd unscrewing ,unlock resistance
3 ss wires on ti mode
4 freezing the whoile darm set up on the firdge before locking
5 using ss wires on ti or vw mode on kanthal for a few days,weeks
then redo the update (some of use were doing this then the update showed up and when we updated it was fixed,not sure if the update had anyrhing to do with it hahahahha)

there you go please add if i missed anything

the device when it works properly is wonderful..really.
so when you buy pray to your vping gods that you get an ok device.
 
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