IkenVape eGo-T... Codename: "Ikon" - Official Beta Testing

[loft]

Another drip tip I dug up. Looks off in the picture, but the silver color matches well in person.

 

[caged]

Yes, it will if there is enough pressure.

Thanks for taking one for the team. Would the amount of pressure needed be similar to having a few things in your pocket? Definitely a concern for me since my pockets are always full and sometimes my hands are as well.

One more thing -- how well can you change up your juice? Do old flavors contaminate the new ones? If so, for how long?

 

[loft]

Thanks for taking one for the team. Would the amount of pressure needed be similar to having a few things in your pocket? Definitely a concern for me since my pockets are always full and sometimes my hands are as well.

One more thing -- how well can you change up your juice? Do old flavors contaminate the new ones? If so, for how long?

No problem. Eh, idk... I think mild brushing/rubbing will be fine as light scrapes didn't do anything. If you were, say, to lean up against something and the keys gouged the Ikon - yeah, theres a scratch.

Honestly - I refuse to switch flavors in a carto. Essentially, that's what these tanks are. I personally feel it is bad mojo to do so. I have a hard time finding flavors I like... presently only have three flavors in my rotation... all IKV suprisingly. So I don't want to chance ruining a flavor.

 

[5cardstud]

No problem. Eh, idk... I think mild brushing/rubbing will be fine as light scrapes didn't do anything. If you were, say, to lean up against something and the keys gouged the Ikon - yeah, theres a scratch.

Honestly - I refuse to switch flavors in a carto. Essentially, that's what these tanks are. I personally feel it is bad mojo to do so. I have a hard time finding flavors I like... presently only have three flavors in my rotation... all IKV suprisingly. So I don't want to chance ruining a flavor.

See, I knew you were being mean to that nice little guy.
Besides unless it's one of those strong flavors or menthol it eventually changes. The best way would be to have extra tanks with different flavors in them. Maybe if Isaac goes with these he could sell flavor packs with 5 tanks each with their own flavor.

 

[loft]

See, I knew you were being mean to that nice little guy.
Besides unless it's one of those strong flavors or menthol it eventually changes. The best way would be to have extra tanks with different flavors in them. Maybe if Isaac goes with these he could sell flavor packs with 5 tanks each with their own flavor.

I'm only hard on them when someone requests it! I swear! LOL

Maybe Isaac can sell them preloaded with the IKV gold line?

 

[caged]

I'm only hard on them when someone requests it! I swear! LOL

I only requested it out of spite since I don't have one

Kidding, of course. Since I carry my PV with me everywhere I go, my e-Power is all scratched up from dropping it in to my pocket when I need my hands. The Ikon looks too nice to get all scratched up like that.

 

[snoopyjkbx]

these look like the Ego-Ws that I recently purchased as they use the same "Eliq" carts. I thought it was pretty shoddy quality since both my carts, the plastic cracked from the bottom, spilling juice everywhere, within the first 3-4 hrs of use (using Apple 30VG/70PG).

That metal sleeve that covers the cart, while undeniably cool, really needs a redesign. It doesn't screw onto the cart, just "clicks" into place via a metal lip I assume. Doesn't take all that much effort to pop it right off (I put in my front pant pocket, pull on the pen-clip head to take it out and the whole sleeve thing came off, leaving the cart/battery in my pocket. And no, I don't wear tight skinny jeans). Even if it clicks into place, I can't imagine it can stand up to the wear and tear of pulling it on and off over time as that metal lip will most likely lose it's edge.

Of course, I'm judging the Ikenvape model based on the pics you posted, so maybe this is a little different.

 

[caged]

these look like the Ego-Ws that I recently purchased as they use the same "Eliq" carts. I thought it was pretty shoddy quality since both my carts, the plastic cracked from the bottom, spilling juice everywhere, within the first 3-4 hrs of use (using Apple 30VG/70PG).

That metal sleeve that covers the cart, while undeniably cool, really needs a redesign. It doesn't screw onto the cart, just "clicks" into place via a metal lip I assume. Doesn't take all that much effort to pop it right off (I put in my front pant pocket, pull on the pen-clip head to take it out and the whole sleeve thing came off, leaving the cart/battery in my pocket. And no, I don't wear tight skinny jeans). Even if it clicks into place, I can't imagine it can stand up to the wear and tear of pulling it on and off over time as that metal lip will most likely lose it's edge.

Of course, I'm judging the Ikenvape model based on the pics you posted, so maybe this is a little different.

My understanding is it's the same base as the Ego-W but with Ikenvape improvements (hence the beta testing) and possibly lower resistance. If IKV can work out the issues, I think we'll have a winner.

 

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My understanding is it's the same base as the Ego-W but with Ikenvape improvements (hence the beta testing) and possibly lower resistance. If IKV can work out the issues, I think we'll have a winner.

There has been no improvement to these units. They come form the factory as is. The only thing that Isaac requested is that he didn't want the pen clip. The same applies wrt the eGo T LCD

They are in BETA testing because Isaac wanted a litmus test on them (CE2 atty). Everything Isaac sells goes through his vigorous testing. Basically what he does his take it out of the box and vapes away like anyone else would, to include but not limited to vaping as a newbie. Once satisfied he seeks the opinion of his BETA testers.

 

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I am thoroughly surprised at the performance of this unit. I am not a fan of CE2 anything. I got burnt too many times and to me CE2 is something to be avoided like the plague. The CE3s aren't any better from the early reports. You would think that after all that has been discussed here and on other forums that Royal Smoker would have come up with a working unit by now. Enough about CE2s...

I have only three quirks with this unit:

• The cap does not stay on the unit in a positive way. It will get lost;
• Because the original mouth piece sits against the rubber bung on the inside, you will get a mothfull of condensation every now and again; and
• Because the mouth piece is in contact with the bung, the mouth piece gets hot during vaping.

Other than these observations and albeit only a week in, I am pleased with the performance of this unit.

 

[caged]

There has been no improvement to these units. They come form the factory as is. The only thing that Isaac requested is that he didn't want the pen clip. The same applies wrt the eGo T LCD

They are in BETA testing because Isaac wanted a litmus test on them (CE2 atty). Everything Isaac sells goes through his vigorous testing. Basically what he does his take it out of the box and vapes away like anyone else would, to include but not limited to vaping as a newbie. Once satisfied he seeks the opinion of his BETA testers.

I thought Isaac said they will be using his heating cores and that they would go through some further refinement in his vacation thread?

I was talking with the engineer late last night regarding the ikon. Mine actually died last night after a straight rough week. I was refilling at minimum 4 times a day, sometimes up to 6-7 because of lack of sleep. Truth be told I have been up around 6 am marker constantly using it. He said, since the resistance was so low on them, it is logical for lasting 20-30 refills. Which isn't bad for a cartomizer, but still nothing I feel comfortable with. They did however agree to accept and use our own heating cores for durability. Which will be sent to them shortly. I'm going to run these current sets over the vacation to see if it was a fluke. A fluke or not, the end result is the same however. I do have about 90 or so kits here and if we're only looking at a week per cartridge, the price will significantly lower until we get them our stuff and test them. I can tell you, this week using one was nothing but enjoyment and paired with the io6 made my vaping life much more satisfying. for a moment there I was getting bored. That said, you will still know that they are good cartos for what they're worth, they just need more refinement, which again I'm just basing it off one that died. It was nearly dry and I just didn't have care to refill immediately, but again, that's another strict rule to vaping with low resistance as LR can be strict and/or hazardous.

 

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The units we are vaping have not been modified, whether or not they GET modified in the future remains to be seen. But as far as I know, these are straight from the factory. I talk to Isaac a couple of times a week and I know he has a lot of irons in the fire. He is constantly chatting with the engineers etc... so it wouldn't surprise me in the least. But these do not have the IKV stamp as of yet.

 

[loft]

I am thoroughly surprised at the performance of this unit. I am not a fan of CE2 anything. I got burnt too many times and to me CE2 is something to be avoided like the plague. The CE3s aren't any better from the early reports. You would think that after all that has been discussed here and on other forums that Royal Smoker would have come up with a working unit by now. Enough about CE2s...

I have only three quirks with this unit:

• The cap does not stay on the unit in a positive way. It will get lost;
• Because the original mouth piece sits against the rubber bung on the inside, you will get a mothfull of condensation every now and again; and
• Because the mouth piece is in contact with the bung, the mouth piece gets hot during vaping.

Other than these observations and albeit only a week in, I am pleased with the performance of this unit.

I actually pushed the plastic retention ring for the cap into the cap a hair farther and it is extremely snug. Granted, I still feel a tab that would prevent it from turning is necessary.

Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk

 

[5cardstud]

I only requested it out of spite since I don't have one

Kidding, of course. Since I carry my PV with me everywhere I go, my e-Power is all scratched up from dropping it in to my pocket when I need my hands. The Ikon looks too nice to get all scratched up like that.

That's where Krylon or chrome tape comes into play.

I'm only hard on them when someone requests it! I swear! LOL

Maybe Isaac can sell them preloaded with the IKV gold line?

SURE, Nice try.

I am thoroughly surprised at the performance of this unit. I am not a fan of CE2 anything. I got burnt too many times and to me CE2 is something to be avoided like the plague. The CE3s aren't any better from the early reports. You would think that after all that has been discussed here and on other forums that Royal Smoker would have come up with a working unit by now. Enough about CE2s...

I have only three quirks with this unit:

• The cap does not stay on the unit in a positive way. It will get lost;
• Because the original mouth piece sits against the rubber bung on the inside, you will get a mothfull of condensation every now and again; and
• Because the mouth piece is in contact with the bung, the mouth piece gets hot during vaping.

Other than these observations and albeit only a week in, I am pleased with the performance of this unit.

I agree Swither.

 

[5cardstud]

these look like the Ego-Ws that I recently purchased as they use the same "Eliq" carts. I thought it was pretty shoddy quality since both my carts, the plastic cracked from the bottom, spilling juice everywhere, within the first 3-4 hrs of use (using Apple 30VG/70PG).

That metal sleeve that covers the cart, while undeniably cool, really needs a redesign. It doesn't screw onto the cart, just "clicks" into place via a metal lip I assume. Doesn't take all that much effort to pop it right off (I put in my front pant pocket, pull on the pen-clip head to take it out and the whole sleeve thing came off, leaving the cart/battery in my pocket. And no, I don't wear tight skinny jeans). Even if it clicks into place, I can't imagine it can stand up to the wear and tear of pulling it on and off over time as that metal lip will most likely lose it's edge.

Of course, I'm judging the Ikenvape model based on the pics you posted, so maybe this is a little different.

Huh, I never had any of them problems with mine. I do agree that the cap needs some work.

I actually pushed the plastic retention ring for the cap into the cap a hair farther and it is extremely snug. Granted, I still feel a tab that would prevent it from turning is necessary.

Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk

It makes them tighter for sure but mine doesn't stop turning and lock. It would be nice if it had a stop so you didn't have to turn and search for the come off position. But that is small potatoes compared to how this thing has worked thus far.

 

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I actually pushed the plastic retention ring for the cap into the cap a hair farther and it is extremely snug. Granted, I still feel a tab that would prevent it from turning is necessary.

Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk

Great tip man problem solved

 

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these look like the Ego-Ws that I recently purchased as they use the same "Eliq" carts. I thought it was pretty shoddy quality since both my carts, the plastic cracked from the bottom, spilling juice everywhere, within the first 3-4 hrs of use (using Apple 30VG/70PG).

That metal sleeve that covers the cart, while undeniably cool, really needs a redesign. It doesn't screw onto the cart, just "clicks" into place via a metal lip I assume. Doesn't take all that much effort to pop it right off (I put in my front pant pocket, pull on the pen-clip head to take it out and the whole sleeve thing came off, leaving the cart/battery in my pocket. And no, I don't wear tight skinny jeans). Even if it clicks into place, I can't imagine it can stand up to the wear and tear of pulling it on and off over time as that metal lip will most likely lose it's edge.

Of course, I'm judging the Ikenvape model based on the pics you posted, so maybe this is a little different.

I believe it is the same unit. I am sorry to hear about your woes and have read your other posts on the subject. It is a known fact that certain liquids and acrylic do not mix, and apple for some reason is one of them along with any citrus and cinnamon.

Wrt the tanks protective cover I doubt that that will become an issue as the clicking part of the assy is with the tank and not the cover itself.

 

[snoopyjkbx]

well, the point of my post (and i apologize if i was not clear about it) was what i thought could be improvements and since this was beta testing, i suppose i assumed feedback was welcomed.

i can accept and understand that using apple flavored juices will crack thin plastics/acrylic, however, this may be a suggestion as to perhaps use thicker plastic or better materials?? the new plastics that gotvapes uses in their Fluxomizer deluxe are exceptional, super strong and good quality. unfortunately, the vaping performance isn't as good as the Eliqs.

as far as the sleeve goes, i still believe having it threaded to either the battery/atty will make for a much more robust and secure design not to mention have the product last a longer time, which, as a consumer, is what i really want, quality and durability. ok, and good looks too.

 

[loft]

well, the point of my post (and i apologize if i was not clear about it) was what i thought could be improvements and since this was beta testing, i suppose i assumed feedback was welcomed.

Of course. All suggestions are welcome, but implementation is at the sole discretion of Isaac/manufacturer/etc.

i can accept and understand that using apple flavored juices will crack thin plastics/acrylic, however, this may be a suggestion as to perhaps use thicker plastic or better materials?? the new plastics that gotvapes uses in their Fluxomizer deluxe are exceptional, super strong and good quality. unfortunately, the vaping performance isn't as good as the Eliqs.

Sure. I, too, would love to see better materials used... but also want to see the costs as low as possible. These tanks are not meant to be a MAP/Arry/Torpedo/Liquinator/etc tank. They are throw away items. Obviously the longer life we can get out of them, the better... but they are still a throw away item regardless.

as far as the sleeve goes, i still believe having it threaded to either the battery/atty will make for a much more robust and secure design not to mention have the product last a longer time, which, as a consumer, is what i really want, quality and durability. ok, and good looks too.

I think it would further complicate a simple system far beyond what is necessary and also drive costs up. I've had absolutely no issues with the sleeve for the IkenVape variant of the ego-w and I've even shaken it quite hard and it does not release from the unit. All four tanks are very secure. There are always going to be "one off" situations with everything and end user use also can heavily affect how a device or accessory to a device functions and performs.

That said, I think that these units are very solid. It is by far the best performing ego I have used to date, and I have no real issues with the unit or the tanks. Every juice I have tried works flawlessly - and with the exception of one manufacturing defect (silicone bead not seated on tank correctly causing plastic to bulge/crack) I can also understand that anything that is mass produced is going to have a slightly higher rate of failure than something that is made by hand time and time again. This is the nature of mass produced items. Cars, electronics, toys... everything has the chance to be DOA or not in top functioning condition when manufactured.

 

[caged]

How long can we expect this unit to last with more acidic flavors? I can live without Cinnamon, but orange and apple? If it's a real problem, I'd rather not have a clear cart to be honest -- just filler free.