Few issues ruining my vaping experience.

[sivo]

Ok, so 2 main issues, First i will start with vivi novas..

I have 4 STV type vivi novas, 1 fake 3 real visions. When i reach about half a tank i constantly get burnt taste, they all leak into the top of my vamo, and the little rubber caps inside ( what ever they are called) shift over and cause all sorts of problems which i think is due to this chrome drip tip i started using. What i want is to stop using vivi novas all together, I ordered the vapeonly bcc, and it constantly gives a burnt taste also, I thought about getting some iclear30's next week, any clue if they are truly worthwhile or will i just have more problems? also when the kanger protank becomes available to me in canada, should i try that? i had an insanely airy draw with a T3 on a ego battery, do the protanks have an airy draw?

Ok so now my second issue, cartos..

I decided to try a carto/tank setup, so i ordered a boge f16 tank and a 5 pack of its replacement cartos. It all seemed cool at first until i wanted to take it off my vamo, is it normal to have issues unscrewing the whole thing? when i wanted to empty the juice, it took forever to try and take both the tank and carto off, and when i did i broke the carto. Shouldn't they be able to be unscrewed together? so my question is, is there a truly better option than the boge f16s? i was looking at the udct which looks nice because of the locking ring on the bottom, but i heard it has no airflow with some devices, and i have the vamo.

i know i sound whiny but the last few days everything is going wrong and making want to stop vaping, any ideas on both of my issues?

 

[indianajames]

I don't really have any answers to the first, as the only problems I've had so far with the Vivi Novas is having to tip them and overfilling one one time. For the second I have a couple of things that have worked for me.

Most of the time I can unscrew the carto by just pushing down a bit (not too hard) on the drip tip while turning it. If that doesn't work, I slide the tank up the carto just enough to get needle nose pliers on it.

Another thing you might look into with carto tanks is the locking ones. I just got one of those yesterday.

 

[zero7starz]

Man I'm right there with ya. I wish I had a good answer to fix all your problems, good luck man.

 

[Offday]

Can't answer any carto questions. But I am an avid Vivi Nova user.
That's the real Vision branded Nova's.
Couple things. First off. Drip tip selection makes no difference. The little silicon piece that's on top of the wick tube, presses against the bottom of the top cap to make the seal. Because of this. Sometimes removing the top cap slowly starts to "unscrew" the Atty head. There's a tiny seal around the bottom of the head where it screws into the tube. If it gets loose it will still make contact and can still fire. But it's loose enough to not seal the tube, I had them leaking into devices before I learned this.
I regularly when filling the tank, pop of the little silicon piece and snug up the head if its loose. Doesn't get loose all the time. But got in the habit of checking.
now an ongoing thing with those is the half tank syndrome. They do have a tendency to start tasting a little burnt. I always just make sure they don't run that low.
As far as "real" vivi's I have unfortunately obtained a couple knockoffs. Vivi box and everything looked like the real deal. On closer inspection the boxes were not identical. They looked just like tje vision branded ones two more heads and everything. Only reason I found they were fake was they came with smok style heads. Not interchangeable with the vivi heads could only tell by were the head connection was.

 

[mostlyclassics]

For the burnt taste with everything, how have you configured your Vamo? It sounds like you're running it in the wrong mode and/or too high voltage/wattage.

With regard to the mode, Vamos have to be in the "NO2" mode. Here's how to set it: hold down the left button for a good long while. The screen instantly tells you the voltage, then after a bit it tells you the voltage remaining on your battery. Keep holding down the left button. Finally, it will say "NO1" or "NO2." If it says "NO2," then you're good to go. If it says "No1," then release the button and hold it down again until it says "NO2." That's the one you want.

With regard to the voltage, Vision Vivi Novas (regular or mini) want a fairly low number. I run the 2.3-2.6 ohm heads at 3.4 to 3.8 volts. Much beyond 4.2 volts, and you'll get that burnt taste.

Hope this helps!

 

[Sikko]

I've heard good things about the Iclear. I have no idea how the draw is on it. You might check out some youtube videos on it maybe someone will mention it. As for the protank, if you don't like an airy draw I'd stay away from it. I put an EVOD head in mine which helped a little bit but it's still pretty airy. Maybe they will change it when they make the other changes before release. I'd take a wait and see approach for now.

The EVODS are my favorite right now. I have VIVI's, carto tanks as well and I think the flavor and the vapor from the EVODS has been the best. If they held as much juice as the T3 I would be in heaven.

 

[sivo]

For the burnt taste with everything, how have you configured your Vamo? It sounds like you're running it in the wrong mode and/or too high voltage/wattage.

With regard to the mode, Vamos have to be in the "NO2" mode. Here's how to set it: hold down the left button for a good long while. The screen instantly tells you the voltage, then after a bit it tells you the voltage remaining on your battery. Keep holding down the left button. Finally, it will say "NO1" or "NO2." If it says "NO2," then you're good to go. If it says "No1," then release the button and hold it down again until it says "NO2." That's the one you want.

With regard to the voltage, Vision Vivi Novas (regular or mini) want a fairly low number. I run the 2.3-2.6 ohm heads at 3.4 to 3.8 volts. Much beyond 4.2 volts, and you'll get that burnt taste.

Hope this helps!

thanks, it was already set to no2, the head is 2.6 ohms, i was running at 4.6 volts.

I got the fake vivi (clearly fake) at my local shop, and the "real" vivis at canvape, says genuine vivi nova, so i trust they are real, but you never know.

I've heard good things about the Iclear. I have no idea how the draw is on it. You might check out some youtube videos on it maybe someone will mention it. As for the protank, if you don't like an airy draw I'd stay away from it. I put an EVOD head in mine which helped a little bit but it's still pretty airy. Maybe they will change it when they make the other changes before release. I'd take a wait and see approach for now.

The EVODS are my favorite right now. I have VIVI's, carto tanks as well and I think the flavor and the vapor from the EVODS has been the best. If they held as much juice as the T3 I would be in heaven.

hmm, never heard of, or saw the EVOD, but yeah i will probably get an iclear30 to try.

 

[AngelsBreath]

I just got a Kanger T3 with a vision spinner and I'm extremely happy with them both, also, the T3 works well with my Evo-T 1100 mAH battery. So much vapor, no burnt taste and a very good hit each time.

 

[Baditude]

I will only speak on the cartomizer or cartotanks. It sounds like you are screwing them on way too tight on your battery device. Just a snug fit, enough for a good electrical connection.

If they do connect too tightly, what was advised earlier in pressing downward while unscrewing the cartotank from the battery device should work. Again, don't screw the cartomizer on too tightly.

 

[PONKAW]

As said earlier... make sure you use the right head for the tank. the smoketec nova has a longer head, if you use a vision head on a smoketec nova it will be a little short and allow the seal cap to move around and ultimately allow liquid down the vent tube. I separated all my smoketec and vision novas and associated bases/caps for this reason. In fact all Smoketec stuff was put in a ziploc and thrown into the corner. (for future use...maybe.) If it taste burnt...turn the Vamo down... it is burning the liqued, also I agree with changing to RMS mode and using the watts function.
Don

 

[Dj tank]

I have been trying out a vivi this week. First run I was getting that plasticky burnt taste. Found a few vids on altering...rather removing a little paper insert under the wick and coil. Didn't help at all. I was using a 2.6 ohm on my provari at about 3.7 3.8 ...any lower it was tasteless any higher it tasted muted and plasticky. Round two I changed up to the 2.8 ohm...set it at 4.2v and its been really working well today. No burnt or plasticky taste so far. I dry burned 2 or 3 times as well before filling...and didn't with the first attempt. Maybe that helped.

I really liked using a dct tank with a carto...and switch between the vivi and carto tank thought the day. Personally I think the flavor is better on a carto tank...when its working right. I'm hoping the vivi bugs work out...it's much more reliable not to flood when I'm on the go. I try not to screw the carts on super tight. Wen removing ill use my drip tip by pull it gently to the side while I rotate the tank. Seems to give a good grip and works. I've broken Cartos...and it sucks...especially when you don't have another on hand

Don't give up. I'm about 57 days into vaping. The past 8 days was the first time I had a totally trouble free 8 days of awesomely tastey vaping with the dct tank and smoktek cartos. No floods...no weird tastes...just pleasant hassle free vaping on one carto for 8 full days. I figure I'm just getting more xperienced at troubleshooting and maintaining stuff.

 

[Faylool]

It's great when those issue saturation getting worked out. It's my opinion most of them can be worked out and it's a great learning experience to do so, even if you learn something isn't the best delivery device for ya. May as well get your money's worth out of it before moving on and have some expertise under your belt to. So far no body is charging for teaching us all about this stuff. I'm glad it started out slow and everybody enthusiastically documented things in all different ways to be made available for people who are just starting. There are a whole lot more every month!

 

[mostlyclassics]

Folks, here's what a genuine Vision Vivi Nova box looks like:

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Remember, "Vivi Nova" only means the type of the device, while "Vision" is the brand name. Genuine Vision Vivi Novas come in a box labelled with the word "Vision." Also, the "V" will show two extra diagonal strokes in red.

 

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