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Tafkan is right, his name is Phil. He has a video (I forget which one) where he ranted about how he was in a vaping article and they put his name as "Pete Busardo".Rofl
It is Phil, however you aren't the first to call him Pete, nor the last. At the beginning of his vids he says P. Busardo here (which sounds like Pete...) because his Youtube name is...PBusardo!
A few questions back at you:
1. What do you mean by "quickly"?
2. What batteries are you using in the unit?
3. How much do you vape (ml/day) and what device(s) are you using on the SVD?
I'm still waiting on my SVD (Just got the ship notification from FT) so I can't speak about the SVD. But I do own three other VV/VW devices, and don't really notice much difference in battery life between VV or VW mode. On my Vamo and my Zmax, I use stacked 18350's (700 mAH IMRs) and they both last well over a day without needing a charge (actually about a day and a half), and I charge my MVP about every other day.
I am not a "chain vaper" so that has a big impact on battery life also.
I'm thinking that the power output is different when you are in VV mode.
You can only compare if you are using the same resistance (ohm's)delivery. What resistance are you using? and what wattage/voltage settings are you comparing?
then Phil it shall be hehehe. Sorry P ete...err. Phil. Still blaming him for my $300.00 purchase of vaping hardware this past weekend
. Anyhoo, received my SVD this morning plus other goodies and am loving it.A battery will last me about half a day. I only use 18650's in all my mods. Alot of gray panasonics and then some of those lime green ones too
I vape quite a bit throughout the day....and even more when I am drinking Device wise I only use Vivi Nova's, Kanger Protanks, Evods, etc.It isn't a huge issue actually because I always have 2 spare batts with me at all times. I am OCD so I take being prepared to a whole new level. My travel kit that I always have with me has 2 spare batts, 2 spare evods, a bottle of juice and a back up mod. Yep... I like being prepared
I have a pair of Efest 18650 3400mah IMRs that I rotate through my SVD. I generally use one almost all day and then toss it in the charger when I get home and put in the fresh battery. By the time I get around to doing this I've only really managed to drain it to about 3.7V or so. In this time I'm pushing an iClear 30 somewhere between 5.3V - 6V and I blow through about 3-5ml throughout the day, so no I don't think the SVD is too hard on batteries.
Ok, so I got my new SVD yesterday and I love it for being my first bigger mod compared the spinners and old Boge Leo PT I've been using the past two years. Still haven't found the "light saber" function, but its got to be there somewhere hehehe. But I have a couple of questions. I ordered 4 Panasonic 2250mah button tops from Orbtronics, but they've been held up until the "echeck" clears. (note: I didn't, nor have ever ever used an echeck. Always used instant transfer of funds from my paypal account), but anyway. I was desperate to try out the SVD, so I ran up to my local b&m here, and he immediately grabbed this panasonic 3400mah protected battery (picture below) and told me this is the "latest greatest" one and would work perfectly in my SVD. I told him I thought I had read on ECF here that we should'nt use a "protected" battery in a regulated device. He assured me it would be fine. I've been there several times and from listening to him I could summarize he knew what he was talking about. So I buy it and a couple bottles of his black honey tobacco (gooood stuff, my new favorite juice now). pop in the battery and happily enjoy hitting my new PT2 with delight (yes, I fully charged it when I got home). So my question is, is it an ok battery to use with my SVD?
Question two, I'm finding that if I use anything over 4.0 volts and over I get a rather burnt taste from that black honey 50/50 juice in my PT2 1.8ohms, a Kanger T3S 1.8, and even, apparent but not so bad in the iclear30 2.2 ohms I just filled and tried.. At 3.3 is frikkin heaven, although its takes a little longer to get a nice big hit. Are other owners of this SVD finding that higher voltages really ruin the flavor of the juice? I realize that different juices will require slight adjustment, but the 3.3-3,7 range is the sweet spot it seems. Maybe I just like a cooler and tastier vape.
I've read through these two threads too. So I'm even more confused now.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/463646-itaste-svd-batteries.html
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/4848-9-battery-basics-mods-imr-protected.html
Advice needed, thanks everyone.
Question two, I'm finding that if I use anything over 4.0 volts and over I get a rather burnt taste from that black honey 50/50 juice in my PT2 1.8ohms, a Kanger T3S 1.8, and even, apparent but not so bad in the iclear30 2.2 ohms I just filled and tried.. At 3.3 is frikkin heaven, although its takes a little longer to get a nice big hit. Are other owners of this SVD finding that higher voltages really ruin the flavor of the juice? I realize that different juices will require slight adjustment, but the 3.3-3,7 range is the sweet spot it seems. Maybe I just like a cooler and tastier vape.
I've read through these two threads too. So I'm even more confused now.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/463646-itaste-svd-batteries.html
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/4848-9-battery-basics-mods-imr-protected.html
Advice needed, thanks everyone.
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IMRs are a "safer chemistry" battery and are generally considered the safest ecig battery available at this time and by design are unprotected. In a regulated mod you really shouldn't be using a protected battery because most regulated mods on the market nowadays have a plethora of protection built in (reverse polarity, under-discharge, short-circuit, timer cutoff, etc). I've seen it compared to running two separate antivirus programs on your computer simultaneously.
Edit: Not to say that you can't use protected cells, they're just not the first recommendation you'll see on these forums
Edit: Not to say that you can't use protected cells, they're just not the first recommendation you'll see on these forums
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A battery will last me about half a day. I only use 18650's in all my mods. Alot of gray panasonics and then some of those lime green ones too
It isn't a huge issue actually because I always have 2 spare batts with me at all times. I am OCD so I take being prepared to a whole new level. My travel kit that I always have with me has 2 spare batts, 2 spare evods, a bottle of juice and a back up mod. Yep... I like being prepared
Yes, if you're a heavy vaper, it's not unusual to blow through a battery over the course of a day. Honestly, I have some days where I barely vape 2 ml, I know there's some folks on the forum that can go through 10-20 ml a day.
Spares are where it's at, and you're not OCD, you just plan well.
Can't tell you about the SVD without looking it up, but I know there are some mods that won't even function with a protected battery. I've seen several threads that start out with "I put a battery in my mod, turn it on, and as soon as I try to vape, it shuts off" that turn out to be caused by a protected battery.
Like TafcanX said, IMR batteries are "safer chemistry" batteries, and are perfectly safe to use in a mod with built-in protection.
Do a Google image search for "Safe vaping voltage", those charts are all over the Internet. There's a voltage "sweet spot" if you will for vaping various resistance coils, and it mostly seems to happen around 7 watts, give or take. It's not a hard and fast rule, but it's a good starting point to fine-tune your vape.
When you find one of those charts, you'll see that for a 1.8 ohm coil, 3.25 to 3.5 volts is right in the middle of the sweet spot, and 4 volts gets you up into the "burn" zone.
I have heard people say that with the SVD in VV mode they're batteries seem to last longer. Don't quote me on this because I might be wrong but the SVD uses PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) which from my understanding, it checks the resistance of your atomizer. Since in VW mode it adjusts to the ohms of your atomizer so if it checks the resistance constantly when your in VW mode that may be why it uses more battery power. That's just my take on it, once again I may be wrong so feel free to correct me XP
VW mode is nice for when I'm feeling lazy, but I prefer VV mode because I feel it's just a little more precise and I'm not afraid of some simple math.
Iv'e actually found I get better battery life on my SVD vs my SID. I get about a day and a half out of a 18650.
I haven't noticed any difference between my Vamo, SID or SVD but then I usually switch batteries when I get home from work and sometimes their usualy between 3.5 and 3.7 volts no matter which mod I happen to be using unless I was using 18350's in which case I'm no my third one by then (Vamo or SVD only).
I have arrived! 
-iTaste SVD-
AND 
-iTaste 134-!!!8-o
All I can say is:
-iTaste SVD- AND -iTaste 134-!!!8-oAll I can say is:
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Ah, the happy dance.
I'm keeping my eye out for a Black Friday deal on the SVD.
I'm keeping my eye out for a Black Friday deal on the SVD.
Yeah, I took a roll of the dice & ordered em through a 100% Power Seller on eBay.
$65.99 for the full kit (knew I'd want the longer tube - and the 2 iclear 30's plus 3 xtra coils was a no-brainer for me) ... and $113.50 for the 134 (he's now selling em for $69.99 & $133.50.)
Figured I've never been in a situation -even ONCE in my 41 years- to end up needing to make a warranty claim from a manufacturer... so
it.
(I know, I know... there's a first time for everything... and I've seen a lotta people trippin on their fire/power button cr@ppin out - but whatever
)
I also got 3 iClear 30S's, and I LOVE em. (Have only tried one original iClear30 so far.)
Happy two-fisted power-vapin.
(Can't wait to start building some coils tomorrow night for my Tobeco Kayfun Lite/Russian 91% clone & my Trident clone! First attempt. Wish me luck!)
-{S.uperior V.aping D.evice.}-
$65.99 for the full kit (knew I'd want the longer tube - and the 2 iclear 30's plus 3 xtra coils was a no-brainer for me) ... and $113.50 for the 134 (he's now selling em for $69.99 & $133.50.
)Figured I've never been in a situation -even ONCE in my 41 years- to end up needing to make a warranty claim from a manufacturer... so
it.(I know, I know... there's a first time for everything... and I've seen a lotta people trippin on their fire/power button cr@ppin out - but whatever
)I also got 3 iClear 30S's, and I LOVE em. (Have only tried one original iClear30 so far.)
Happy two-fisted power-vapin.
(Can't wait to start building some coils tomorrow night for my Tobeco Kayfun Lite/Russian 91% clone & my Trident clone! First attempt. Wish me luck!)
-{S.uperior V.aping D.evice.}-Yeah, I took a roll of the dice & ordered em through a 100% Power Seller on eBay.
$65.99 for the full kit (knew I'd want the longer tube - and the 2 iclear 30's plus 3 xtra coils was a no-brainer for me) ... and $113.50 for the 134 (he's now selling em for $69.99 & $133.50.
Figured I've never been in a situation -even ONCE in my 41 years- to end up needing to make a warranty claim from a manufacturer... so
(I know, I know... there's a first time for everything... and I've seen a lotta people trippin on their fire/power button cr@ppin out - but whatever
I also got 3 iClear 30S's, and I LOVE em. (Have only tried one original iClear30 so far.)
Happy two-fisted power-vapin.
(Can't wait to start building some coils tomorrow night for my Tobeco Kayfun Lite/Russian 91% clone & my Trident clone! First attempt. Wish me luck!)
Good luck on your re-building venture! It's pretty fun once you get into it. I'm still kind of a noob but I've been getting into it, got an Igo-L and an RSST and I'm loving them both at the moment
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