Geek Vape Aegis Firmware Update Concerns

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So you claim there are safety updates. Okay what are they? Let's see how important they are.

1.24 fixes an issue where the aegis 10 sec cutoff isn't working properly and the device continues to fire after a delay, indefinitely while the button is pressed. If you're carrying it in your pocket it may fire continuously if not turned off. Seeing how people have reported their mods (not limited to aegis) got over the 5-click to turn on in their pocket that's not enough.

Oh that, he showed people to take off a hot coil and put it back on in his Aegis video. I thought every Aegis user saw that one.

Yeah, I know that video. He tested the behavior of the device which is the only reason he did that. He didn't tell people that this was what you're supposed to do, he was pointing out some problems in the firmware.

 

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1.24 fixes an issue where the aegis 10 sec cutoff isn't working properly and the device continues to fire after a delay, indefinitely while the button is pressed. If you're carrying it in your pocket it may fire continuously if not turned off. Seeing how people have reported their mods (not limited to aegis) got over the 5-click to turn on in their pocket that's not enough.

The other firmware versions was supposed to address this too. Apparently it still isn't fixed. I personally would want my three to fire longer. I hit that 10 second thing almost every hit. And no matter what firmware version I have installed (including 1.0), I never seen it fire longer than 10 seconds. So when does it suppose to happen?

Yeah, I know that video. He tested the behavior of the device which is the only reason he did that. He didn't tell people that this was what you're supposed to do, he was pointing out some problems in the firmware.

If you are not suppose to do it, why is he doing it and letting others watch him do it? That makes no sense to me whatsoever. And if you are not suppose to do it, there isn't a problem at all. Now is there?

 

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Apparently it still isn't fixed.

It's fixed on mine with 1.24. I tested it before the update and after the first 10 secs it stopped firing for approx 15 secs and then proceeded to permafire (button pressed all the time). Doesn't happen any more now. All I have in my bookmarks regarding this is this German video demonstrating what happens so you can check it if you want (the language really isn't that important, firing at 1:40)

If you are not suppose to do it, why is he doing it and letting others watch him do it? That makes no sense to me whatsoever. And if you are not suppose to do it, there isn't a problem at all. Now is there?

Like I said, he was testing the device, when testing you're supposed to test as much as you can, even fringe cases. Maybe some vaper overdrips, takes a hit and leaks juice all over his device. Then proceeds to unscrew the atty to clean everything then screws it back on, just as an example. Nobody is supposed to throw their aegis into a toilet, hit it with a baseball bat or drive their car over it, yet that all was tested as well.

People do stuff they're not supposed to all the time. The devices should be designed with that in mind and there's no harm in testing how far the manufacturers go. I remember a test with a mod (forgot which one) that has LEDs, when the LEDs were turned on and you leave the mod the batteries are discharged to unsafe levels (far below 2V). Maybe you're not supposed to leave the LEDs on when not using the device but nevertheless the firmware should shut the device down before the batteries are ruined. If nobody tested that then we wouldn't know.

 

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Oh I see. Yeah that is why I never seen it. Okay but I don't think I'll ever be in that position to cause that to happen unless the button fails and it is stuck on. It's a small trade off for a smooth vape vs. a wavy one.

One mod that the screen would stay lit that I remember was the Smok M50/M65. If you hit the 10 second timeout, the screen would stay lit. I don't recall if it would continue until your battery was too far gone or not, but maybe.

The DNA200 does this and maybe other DNAs and it drives me bananas! While using TC and the resistance is unlocked and have a hot coil. Then you swap out the batteries and sometimes the hot resistance becomes the cold resistance. But nobody including Busardo ever mentions this one. If you lock the resistance (and it doesn't always work just before swapping batteries) then it works perfectly fine. This isn't something that you shouldn't ever do, as it is something you do all of the time. But nobody ever mentions this one. Why?

Ok I get testing mods and doing things that you shouldn't do and see what happens. But Busardo gave it a thumbs down for something you shouldn't do anyway. If he wants to play that game. He can take his favorite mod and I can make it fail by doing something that you are not suppose to do anyway. That just isn't the fair way to do reviews. That's just biased reviews. And that is just wrong!

 

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unless the button fails and it is stuck on

I personally know somebody who had that happen to him. His aegis is "special" in that the fire button has a little more play and it can become stuck. While vaping he can just push it to the side to make it pop out again but the button became stuck while he had it in his jacket while walking out on the streets. He noticed when it got really hot (nothing dramatic happened, just heat, but battery was so hot he couldn't touch it).

I'll have to test that DNA thing, always have my atty locked in. Only have 75c though, no 200. It should at least ask the new/old question. I sometimes take my hot atty off my Therion BF to refill the squonk bottle (Lost Vape give you a bottle to fill through the 510) and when I screw it back on it asks.

The thumbs down for the aegis may have been a bit much, I agree, but that's just his opinion. He's a big YTer so if he doesn't feel like recommending a device to a large audience because of something he perceives to be not ok - I can understand why, he doesn't want any responsibility and takes the safe road. Not saying it's the correct thing to do just that I can get why.

I watch more than 1 reviewer if I'm interested in a device anyways and there's always at least one I disagree with