I feel so stupid, good advice for new Vamo users

[madesorgo]

I was reading that people with a Vamo and ProTank were going up to 4.2 and 4.4 volts with this setup and I couldn't figure it out. I am using the 1.8ohm coil and anything past 3.4v would just taste nasty, burnt to a crisp. Sometimes, even with a bottom fed system, I would get that nasty burnt taste which didn't make sense; the wick had juice and I am vaping a 70pg/30vg juice. So I did a search and it clicked, I was in AVG mode and not RMS mode. I feel ashamed right now, I am a problem solver and do that for a living, ha. Then again it's a bad habit to look for the most complex solution and overlook the simplest of solutions. Anyways I am rambling, if you are having problems like me, you cannot get passed a low voltage on the Vamo even on a 2.2 or higher ohm coil then try this:

Hold the ' + ' or ' - ' button for 10-15 seconds.
You will see a N01 or N02 readout on the display.
If you see N02 then you are now in RMS mode.
If you saw a N01 readout then you were already in RMS mode and you are back to the drawing board .

Apparently I didn't research enough and the Vamo is delivered in AVG mode. The v/w readout is not accurate in AVG mode and you are basically blind firing. In RMS mode it is quite accurate and you will now enjoy vaping at the proper voltage/wattage .

Edit: Typo in the title oye.

 

[kiwivap]

Yes, No 2 is RMS - the accurate mode.
There's a Vamo user manual here on the forum for anyone as well:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/vamo/359600-vamo-vv-vw-v2-user-manual-download.html

 

[Bill's Magic Vapor]

Welcome to ECF and vaping. While many devices are now coming out with only RMS, many of the older models didn't even have this as an option. I didn't know what RMS was until I watched a PBusardo YouTube Review around the first of this year. On the VAMO, the coding doesn't really lend itself to a contextual understanding either. Cut yourself some slack! Glad it's working now for you. Good luck on your Journey and congrats on getting here.

 

[ziggytrix]

What's the point of No1 mode? From what I've read, no1 uses it. (all kidding aside, that's an honest noob question, anyone know of a good use for AVG mode?)

 

[kiwivap]

What's the point of No1 mode? From what I've read, no1 uses it. (all kidding aside, that's an honest noob question, anyone know of a good use for AVG mode?)

Its really about how it was developed. It first started wih the Smoktech Zmax v1 - which had AVG but not RMS. Vapers made a noise about the lack of RMS - which these pvs didn't have at that time. So RMS was added. After that vv/vw pvs that were made carried AVG and RMS.

AVG hits harder than RMS. There are some vapers who like it because it can go higher. I don't have the figures right now but basically 2x 18350 on AVG meant people could go to higher watts. However most people don't want or need that and RMS is fine.

 

[wv2win]

What's the point of No1 mode? From what I've read, no1 uses it. (all kidding aside, that's an honest noob question, anyone know of a good use for AVG mode?)

My understanding is they are getting rid of the AVG (N01) mode in V3 version of the Vamo.