Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 5)

[Dusty_D]

Congrats on the Anniversaries, Bridge!!

 

[*RJ*]

CONGRATS Bridget. Two huge accomplishments! Actually three counting your husband's quit. WOOT!

 

[Bronze]

Just watched Todd's review of the istick 50 , it looks great for the price point . Absolutely flat line on the scope at 3.9 volts and above , it uses PWM to step down below that but for what I'm looking for , eliminating lag on heavy gauge single coil builds in the Roses and Veritas it looks perfect , I want to push more wattage on those .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KMu1U967m8

Nice mod. I really like the size and they pack a lot of mah in that thing. Also nice that they have the floating pin. Why they insist on keeping PWM even in step down is beyond my comprehension. Totally ......ed unless it is a cost thing. Don't get that at all. Just get rid of it!!! Wont matter to someone like you who wants to power vape with it, but those who don't power vape wont be any better off than they were with the other iSticks. So I guess the 50w version is for the high power vapers only.

 

[retic1959]

Nice mod. I really like the size and they pack a lot of mah in that thing. Also nice that they have the floating pin. Why they insist on keeping PWM even in step down is beyond my comprehension. Totally ......ed unless it is a cost thing. Don't get that at all. Just get rid of it!!! Wont matter to someone like you who wants to power vape with it, but those who don't power vape wont be any better off than they were with the other iSticks. So I guess the 50w version is for the high power vapers only.

The only reason to purchase a 50 watt device is to power vape , I don't understand the PWM for step down any more than I understood the older DNA's reverting to mech mode if you attempt to go below battery voltage , no clue on either . But for my purposes it doesn't matter , it seems a slightly better choice for me than a ZNA strictly for battery capacity .

 

[Bronze]

The only reason to purchase a 50 watt device is to power vape , I don't understand the PWM for step down any more than I understood the older DNA's reverting to mech mode if you attempt to go below battery voltage , no clue on either . But for my purposes it doesn't matter , it seems a slightly better choice for me than a ZNA strictly for battery capacity .

Agree. That iStick at 4,400mah is pretty impressive. Is it an integral battery (I assume)?

 

[SamuelMSr]

From what I read it has parallel 18650 in it.

 

[Bronze]

From what I read it has parallel 18650 in it.

So the user can change out his own batts instead of sending it in? I wonder f they are soldered in or anything like that.

 

[retic1959]

Agree. That iStick at 4,400mah is pretty impressive. Is it an integral battery (I assume)?

Yup it is integral , I also like the spring loaded center pin and stainless steel threading on it , they did address some of the issues with the 20 watt version , it's RMS as well , no more mean mode so it's power settings are accurate .

 

[Bronze]

Yup it is integral , I also like the spring loaded center pin and stainless steel threading on it , they did address some of the issues with the 20 watt version , it's RMS as well , no more mean mode so it's power settings are accurate .

Well, that helps!

 

[PapawBrett]

Good Evening Army from Newcomerstown OH. Out of hours, and patience. Snow should be starting soon in the Piedmont. When I can return south and deliver will depend on the whims of Mother Nature and the competence of Southern Politicians.


My hope is on Southern Politicians, but my brain says Mother Nature.

 

[Bronze]

I have six 18490's and two 18650's charged up in case the power goes out. That's a good week's worth of mah. So I'm good to go.

 

[PapawBrett]

Congrats on 20 years to Bridget & Hubby. The two of you look so happy in that picture, one might think you still sleep facing each other.

 

[Bronze]

Congrats on 20 years to Bridget & Hubby. The two of you look so happy in that picture, one might think you still sleep facing each other.

Bridge wouldn't have it any other way. Keeps DH's bazooka pointed in the least harmful direction.

 

[SamuelMSr]

So the user can change out his own batts instead of sending it in? I wonder f they are soldered in or anything like that.

I believe they are using the same batteries they started with in smaller ones so they will be soldered in. Does not mean you can't change them, just have to know how and have the right tools.

 

[EleanorR]

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[EleanorR]

We hadn't combed her for years and she never matted up. Lately she has. She's my wife's cat so she should comb her. I feed the thing and she sleeps on me all the time so I do enough for that cat.

Harrumph.

She's old (15, but doesn't know it) and skinny. We try fattening her up but it's no use. Cats do what cats want to do. She weighs 6-1/2 pounds. 5-3/4's of it is hair. She got knotty when she was young but then here in the last 10 - 12 years not at all. Now she's getting knotty again. I'm just gonna have her shaved down. Not to the nubs but maybe half of what she is. This will give you an idea. Most of the time her whole head is tucked in and you cannot tell which end is which unless you wake her up.

D'aaaaaaaaw!!!!

15 isn't old at all! Mischief the Magnificent, aka the Durakitty, aka "Just call me Attila", is back to her old grumpy bossy self hooray! Bronze, chances are that your cat is hyperthyroid, like Chiffy is. Her weight's been going down and she has arthritis. I bought some of that super calorie "nutrical" and am hoping that will fatten her up a bit - just a teaspoon a day should help get some weight on her bones. Maybe that's something your wife can get into her. And because of the arthritis it's probably difficult for her to groom as well as she used to so more brushing/combing is necessary.

Btw Eleanor - there is a prescription liquid that may help your kitty called buprenorphine. It's excellent. Chiffy rates it A-1.

That's wonderful news about Chiffy, Hula!

Maxwell doesn't really have arthritis -- not yet, anyways. There's something slightly off about his hindquarters -- as if he got hit by a car or thrown against the wall as a wee kitten, and just healed "wrong." Nevertheless, he gets around just fine as long as the room temperature is over 65!

She's a Ragdoll. If you go on the internet looking for Ragdolls, they go anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000. For a FREAKING CAT!!!!

This one found us. She was wandering the neighborhood for a couple weeks. She was all mangy and a total mess, skinny beyond belief. Obviously was lost or abandoned. That's when my wife started feeding her and bugging the hell out of me to keep her. I knew then the thing was ours but didn't say anything. I really did not want another cat. Had two as it was and they drove me nuts. Tried finding the owners with no luck. She was only a couple years old if that. My mom had a Ragdoll cat (actually two at different times) that I talked my aunt into taking after my Mom died. My mom had just died little more than a half year before I saw this cat wandering around. She'd come around every day standing in the street looking at me sitting on the porch. I know this sounds strange, but I felt like my mom sent me this cat because she looked exactly the same as her cat. I really, really didn't want her but I caved in pretty quick because of my mom.

There were two boys who lived next door. They were 13 and 10 (or about). Their father beat his mother regularly and these boys suffered immeasurably. The older one especially. He was highly introverted and tremendously sad and confused. He had a cat that was his and that cat was his best friend. I swear he lived for that cat. He took Keighley (our mangy stray cat) and spent two days pulling the burrs and knots out of her and made her look like new. I was shocked he could do that. I think he knew I did not want to keep her so he made her look pretty so I would like her and he could have another cat to visit.

So you can see, I didn't really have much of a choice but to keep her. 13 years later I can definitively say she is the biggest pest I have ever known but she also has more personality and affection than any animal I have ever had.

Sniff! What a great love story!

She's authentic alright. A pest!!! You have no idea what this 6 pound furball can do to pester the hell out of me.

Oh yes I do. There's a reason Maxwell's No. 1 nickname is "FuzzyBritchesBossyPants."

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Of course, his weight is around 20 pounds. And he has the lungs of a Norwegian soprano (and also chirrups like a bird). But who could resist that face?? (Not I!! )

 

[Bronze]

You crack me up El!

 

[DavidOH]

Good Evening Army from Newcomerstown OH. Out of hours, and patience. Snow should be starting soon in the Piedmont. When I can return south and deliver will depend on the whims of Mother Nature and the competence of Southern Politicians.


My hope is on Southern Politicians, but my brain says Mother Nature.

Must be at the truck stop.

Done with dinner time to head for the yard.

 

[Robino1]

You guys that have to be out driving in this mess, Please be careful! I've seen some NASTY accidents on the news.

 

[DavidOH]

You guys that have to be out driving in this mess, Please be careful! I've seen some NASTY accidents on the news.

We've had a heat wave today. It made it into the 20s.