I need solid advice from someone that has had experience with these batteries please

[Fisheeboy]

I'm a kgo user getting ready to try my first vv battery. I'm looking at the Twist, and the Spinner but I really don't know much about either one. The twist is what catches my eye although the spinner is very appealing also. Will these both be compatible with all of my atomizers that I already have? I don't want to have to buy a bunch more cartos and clearos. But this isn't my biggest concern with getting one of these vv batteries. You see, my friend has asked me to get her set up with a good vaporizing setup. She wants to quit smoking and go to vaping instead. This is great obviously! I want to help her avoid all the trials and errors and extra costs that myself and so many of us had to go through before we found what worked best for us. She's gonna have enough of that as it is since she's gonna be new at this. Please somebody that has had experience with both the Twists and the Spinners, will you give me your opinion and share your experiences with these models? It's one thing to buy something for myself and not be happy with it but it's really important to me that I get something that is going to be a good product yet easy to use for my friend. She happens to be my boss also so that's not making it any easier trying to find her a good setup. So I guess I'm asking which one have you had more success with? Which one has lasted you longer? Which one is better? Are they pretty much the same? Will you help me help her? 8-o

 

[bogmonster]

Hey Fish,
Not to add confusion, but here's my 2¢...

I've had zero problems with my 1100mah spinner, though I did move fairly quickly to an iTaste VV3. They both take ego and 510 toppers, though my only experience is with the ego type threading.
With the Spinner I found I was bouncing up and down the dial trying to find that sweet spot. This could have been due to my inexperience, the juice I use, or the coils in my aspires and miniprotank, but I do find that I'm doing that less on the vv3 with the sme jounce and toppers. You can also vape while it's charging (plugged into the car for instance), which you can't do with the twists or spinners. It's edged instead of round, so it won't roll off the table on you. Downside is the battery life is shorter as it's only an 800 or 900 mah battery. Neither will get you through a whole day of heavy vaping on it's own, but you do have the pass-thru and you'll have your kgo as a backup.

Only mentioning this as an alternative 'cause if you're moving to a VV, you could spend a couple of bucks more and move to a VV/VW and save yourself a step that you'll probably make in another few weeks.

Sorry...To address your actual question as best I can, From all I've heard comparing the twist to the spinner, they're damn near identical except that the spinner has a knurled twist which may make it easier to adjust, but the numbering on the twist is slightly more resilient than the spinner under long-term heavy use.

 

[Kent C]

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...n-spinner-vs-joyetech-twist.html#post11267935

I prefer the Joye batts for quality, longevity and they have the best short and charge protection in this style. One of the things that always comes up on this comparison is the dials - the Spinner is easier to read at first - then fades with use. The 'secret' on VV's is that unless you're doing a lot of testing of flavors and coils - you keep the voltage of the batt constant, once the sweet spot is found. And if it's below 3.8 volts, you're better off getting the 2 mode eGo-c upgrade batt for length and other features. But.... you don't know that until you've tried a vv batt

That said, vv batts with a standard 2.2 ohm atty and driptip for dripping is one of the best things a new vaper can get for sampling flavors and finding flavors that will become all day vapes - this will save much money in ejuices and clearos, etc. in the long run. And both the Twist and Spinner would be good for that.

You'll see in the link above in my posts, I didn't like the cutoff of the Spinner (6-7 sec) vs. the Twist (12-14 sec) and the Joye Twists have lasted much longer for me - over a year. The Spinner got hot on a charger and died after @5 months. But ymmv.... you can get a lemon or a champ in almost any product.

 

[Fisheeboy]

Thanks Bog and Kent. I've given some thought to the iTaste so it is still an option I'm looking at. Kent thanks for the link. checked it out and this too was helpful. It seems that the joye is popular and well liked. I'm gonna keep looking to see if this is the case with most folks. Again thanks for the input guys

 

[Fisheeboy]

I wouldn't mind getting the iTaste for myself since I already have some backups. But for my friend I want to get her something that is pretty high on the mah so it will last her for the day. I want to help her avoid frustration as much as I am able to do so. I Kow she will find frustration because I think that comes with the vapin territory.

 

[mobocracy]

Has anyone ever done a tear-down of the variable-voltage eGo-type models to see how different they really are inside? I would expect some minor differences in build quality but something tells me that on a component/design basis they're pretty similar. I would expect that some of the knockoffs cheaper than real Joyes to be less well made, but I'd kind of expect that the major components basically are the same.

I think anyone considering an eGo-type battery should skip the fixed-voltage models and get a variable voltage model even if they just set it at 3.7v and leave it there. I find the power regulation to provide a much more consistent experience puff-to-puff than even a quality name-brand fixed voltage battery.

 

[kathi17]

I have an 1100 Spinner, and a 1300 Spinner. Those are the only brands at our B&M, so that is what I bought. They are very easy to use, and are so much nicer than the fixed voltage ones.

I use some cheap generic clearomizers on them, a Kanger MT3S and a Protank 3. I saw where the Kanger should be used at 3.7, so that is what I use it on, (I'm really new to this), and I also use the cheapo ones on 3.7.

The Protank 3 took a little getting used to, but once I finally got it, I really like it. I use 4.8 for that.

All except the Protank are ego threaded and just screw right on. The Protank is 510 threaded and came with something called a beauty ring. You screw that directly onto the battery with the wide end up, then the tank screws into that. It's just as easy.

I know that I will want something better at some point, but as a beginner, these were really easy, and they are small enough to carry easily in your purse.

Sorry I can't give my opinion on the Twist or iTaste, I just don't have access to them.

 

[Rangertrix]

I like the itaste a lot but I use the Smoktech Winder 1300mah at work. Never had any issues with it, and it's actually shorter than the Joye or the spinner. I vape pretty heavy and it lasts me about 12 hours. I do have a couple Joye that are going on two years old and still work great. The cut-off is a little shorter, but I haven't really found it to be an issue. Also, if you decide to go the Spinner route. They are releasing the Spinner V2 shortly. Vision says it is much improved, but I don't know what is going to be different. I went with the Winder because I had read of a lot more issues with the Joye and the Spinner than the Winder, but it hasn't been out as long either. As mentioned previously, there are lemons in every model. I also liked the shorter length. I have a website I found where I bought my Winder for $17 and my Vamo for $49. So price was a factor too, I'm cheap!

 

[GetVaked]

I have two. They are great, no gripes as of yet..they function as advertised.