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EVO + AW IMR = Whoa...

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Mindfield

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What a difference a battery makes.

So I've been using my EVO since shortly before I reviewed it and loved it with dual coils. Worked best I found on the medium or high setting for the 1.5ohm duals. I only ever used it on the two batteries it came with, never really got any spares (which is inconvenient when it comes time to recharge.)

So I finally ordered some spare batteries from JRCT (Thanks, Switcher, the drip tip is beautiful!) and just finished charging the 16340s to swap out in my EVO. And suddenly my carto was giving out a burnt taste. Now, the current batch of SmokTech cartos have some serious QC issues and seem to last only a couple of days in a tank so I thought maybe it was dying, but prior to swapping batteries it was fine on the medium setting and I'd just put this one in yesterday, so it shouldn't be dying yet. I tried topping up in case the top coil was dry but it was quite soaked.

But then I noticed that my tank, and my blingy new drip tip, were getting warm. Very warm. Uncomfortably warm. And it clicked. These AW IMR batteries were putting out what seems like a lot more voltage. The medium setting on my 1.5ohm duals was now too much. Dropped it to the low setting and now it's just fine -- just as good as it was at medium on the blue generic batteries the device came with.

It doesn't seem to make sense on the surface -- it's a regulated device, right? It should be pulling the same voltage no matter what batteries, right? But -- and I'm no electrician, I know some basics, but my guess is that the lower internal resistance of the IMR batteries allows current to flow more freely and in larger amounts, which would allow the coils to get hotter at the same voltage level, while the blue pack-in batteries, having a much higher internal resistance and therefore not able to supply the same amount of instantaneous current, struggle to provide the requested current.

So, yeah. Big, big difference these batteries make.
 

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I have been thinking of getting one of these. Good to know about the battery difference.

Is there anyone in Canada who sells them?

Canvape and Vaporus both sell the EVO V2. (Vaporus was supposed to have them in this week, haven't asked him if they arrived yet.) They come with generic ICR batteries though so you'd have to go buy some AW IMR 16340s elsewhere. (JRCT has them at a good price.)
 

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Canvape and Vaporus both sell the EVO V2. (Vaporus was supposed to have them in this week, haven't asked him if they arrived yet.) They come with generic ICR batteries though so you'd have to go buy some AW IMR 16340s elsewhere. (JRCT has them at a good price.)
Damn! Didn't realize canvape had them otherwise would've ordered from them!
 

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My google-fu failed me big time >.> I even checked Canvape and didn't see them!

Thanks for the info - now to see how long I can hold off before buying one lol.

Does this make it any easier?? :D

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Hi All,

I ordered EVO VV mod kit 2, last night. Thought this kit would be best as I don't need the tank setup.

The kits includes:

2 pcs Battery 16340 (700mah)
1 pc Variable Voltage Control Parts
1 pc Battery Cover
1 pc Cartridge Cover ( fit both top and bottom)
1 Trustfire Tr-001 Multi charger
1 XL ego Case
Extra: 1 dct v2 chrome
SMK 510 DCT LR 1.5ohm cartomizer tube 1mm hole box of 5.

So I hope I bought good and l like this setup. As I am using eGo batts. and tank, with low resistance atty. or the SR stardust with ego.;) I sure like the LCD 3.7V over a eGo. batt.

Did ask some questions yesterday before buying. "The latest version we received just today feature a improved controller n vent holes on the battery cover and higher tolerance for the battery cover to fit other batteries."

Now hubby wants funds for brake pads & something about driver side front wheel bearing and labor charge from Brother at Cdn. Tire.:glare: Is there a tree outside our apartment, growing paper money instead of leafs at this time of year:?:
 

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This is great info Mindfield. I finally pulled the pin and ordered one from canvape yesterday. Any other info you current owners want to pass on to someone just getting one? (besides the hotspring mod which I'll do for sure- mopar made me promise!!) lol

AW IMR batteries, 1.5ohm dual coil cartos, and a tank to put 'em in. Vape at preferred setting. Sigh blissfully.

A little tip on the hotspring mod: There will still be some play with the batteries in the tube even after it's screwed on. You can prevent that by either winding a thin strip of electrical tape around the batteries a few turns or getting little strips of adhesive padding (like thin bits of adhesive foam on a roll) and pasting them inside the top of the tube below the threads at the 12, 4 and 8 o'clock positions. That'll eliminate the wobble of the batteries in the tube. (The wobble doesn't have any negative effect, it just makes it feel weird when they move about.)
 

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AW IMR batteries, 1.5ohm dual coil cartos, and a tank to put 'em in. Vape at preferred setting. Sigh blissfully.

A little tip on the hotspring mod: There will still be some play with the batteries in the tube even after it's screwed on. You can prevent that by either winding a thin strip of electrical tape around the batteries a few turns or getting little strips of adhesive padding (like thin bits of adhesive foam on a roll) and pasting them inside the top of the tube below the threads at the 12, 4 and 8 o'clock positions. That'll eliminate the wobble of the batteries in the tube. (The wobble doesn't have any negative effect, it just makes it feel weird when they move about.)

I totally agree. I have 3 tanks on the go with 1.5 dct's. After watching Mindfield vaping the crap out of them and I got a device that would run them properly. It is heaven. Jughead's banana foster tanks! MMmm
I get wobble on the lt with the batteries that came with it. Feels weird and makes me uncomfortable.

I guess I will be making a Tuesday order at Jrc's so you guys better not kill his battery stock :p

I would also advise you to get an xtar charger from there too since they are way better than any of the other chargers I have here now. trustfire, chainfire. lt charger, EVO charger, never ever got my batteries past 4.1v on my multimeter. It is also very very fast at 1A. As an added bonus you can charge a usb device with one imr battery and then charge it up which is nice when you have a battery stockpile and no way to charge your cellphone :) Can't charge usb devices when its plugged into the wall, only from a battery.
 

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The House of Vapor in New York has the Evo Golden Edition which looks nice--it also has higher voltage settings--Green=4.0V,Yellow=5V,Red=6V--on sale for the kit at $70. right now,no option for mod only unfortunately--don't like those batteries--also coupon code vf gives 10% off.They say this version is a "complete make over versus Our V2 Version"--it's getting hard to keep track of all the versions--lol!I want to send my Provari V1 in for an upgrade to V2 and need a back up so the Evo looks like a likely candidate at a good price.I use mostly DC tanks and have just gotten into the Smoktech megas(can't believe it took me a year to try them!) so the Lavatube is not a great option. I had pretty much decided to get Vaporus's Evo V2--then I saw this Golden Edition as well as the new Smoktech vv that's coming out(maybe I should wait for that??!!)--and if I wait another couple of weeks there will no doubt be something else new--analogs were so much simpler!
EVO Golden Edition
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