Hey all, wondering if anyone else has run in to this. My eVic is 2 weeks old, and I've noticed it falls in to the recalled head information, and this may be part of the problem. What I'm noticing is that it will not fire at all with a fresh battery and a lower ohm coil. The one I have in right now is a 1.7 ohm and with a fresh (4.2V) battery off the charger it won't fire. It WILL fire if I'm using, say a 2.0 ohm or higher coil with no issues. If i put on a battery that's around 3.8-3.7v it will fire every time. Anyone else have this issue? Should I contact the vendor and try to get it replaced?
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Well I've tried it with multiple IMR batteries, the stock battery, and 2 panasonic 18650s and it just will not fire, no matter where i set the voltage. If I take a partially discharged battery, and set the volts up to 4.2V on the eVic it will fire everytime too.... It's very bizarre
I can take the same fully charged battery, stick it in the VAMO with the same coil, and have no issues at all.
I can take the same fully charged battery, stick it in the VAMO with the same coil, and have no issues at all.
This unit should not have even been available 2 weeks ago.All Recall units should have been removed from Vender stock and returned to joyetech or Destroyed. Contact your Dealer and arrange to exchange the unit. There is nothing you can do to fix the unit yourself.
Also note, if the 1.7 is a dual coil you may have issues.
I have noticed something simular with my evic. If I put in a fresh battery charged in my charger, not in the unit, it will not fire for the first second or so with a coil that is 2.0 ohms or below. If I hold down the button it will fire around the 2 second mark. Once the battery shows 99% it functions as normal. I have reset the evic and updated to 1.2. I am guessing that the external charge in my case (a trustfire tr-001) is charing the battery just slightly higher than the built in charger does. If I charge it using the built-in USB charger I do not see this problem. After around 10 vapes I have droped the battery enough for the problem to disapear in my case.
Just an update I contacted the vendor and I'm taking it in tonight to get it replaced. Will post back with update if the new one has the same issue. I am also using a tr001 charger and that may be the issue. I've got a nitecore i2 on the way.
I haven't tested this with a battery that was charged in the evic but we'll see what happens with the new head
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I haven't tested this with a battery that was charged in the evic but we'll see what happens with the new head
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One bit of advice. Always remove the Charged battery and give it time to stabilize and cool down after reaching full charge. This not only increases battery life but reduces chance of damaging equipment.
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Well, just an update. I went to the vendor, got it replaced, brought it home and put a fresh battery on and threw the 1.7 ohm coil on there and it fired right away. . Must have been something with that recalled head. All seems to be working well now.
The recall was for a Delay in working after powering up. Just what you were experiencing. This happened due to a part change during production that did not show issues in general software testing. Joyetech did the right thing and made a major recall as soon as they realized the problem existed.
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