Straight out the box, the Intellicig EVO Black is a sharp looking little device. When I initially opened my box, my two batteries were blinking as if they were saying we are close to 20% life and you better charge us. I held myself back from trying my first ecig and went ahead to charge the batteries first as to prolong their lives. From what I have read, discharging your batteries past 20% life will permanently damage them to the point of no return.
Intellicigs website says that the USB charger, the only one that I can use here in the States, should take roughly 20-30 minutes to fully charge. The packaging instructions say 1-2 hours. Im assuming the 1-2 hour estimation is for the European charger. So anyway, when I plug the first battery into the USB charger and insert it into my laptop, it blinks 5 times to let me know it is charging. The batteries are then supposed to emit a solid blue light from the tip to indicate a fully charged battery. It was charging for over 2 hours and no solid light. Replaced that battery with another and charged for over 4 hours, no solid blue light.
Getting slightly impatient, I took the battery that charged for 4 hours off of the USB charger and assembled an EVO out of it, one of the atomizers and a new cartridge. Pulled on the EVO and got alittle vapor!
First impressions of e-smoke liquid:
This cartridge is one of the regulars that come with your order of an EVO black. Honestly, it tasted like a bowl pack of mj that was about to be finished, kind of a smokey syrup taste. Whatever, I can live with that, better than carbon monoxide and chemicals right?
When that cart was finished, I rinsed the wool and topped it off with some Arctic Mint from JC. I rinsed the wool because I wanted to experience the Arctic Mint in its purest form (i.e. no leftovers of the regular cart). I know everyones taste buds are different, but no Arctic Mint here. It did; however, taste like raspberries, explain that one to me.
To recap the experience from Intellicigs Black EVO:
Ok, so out of the box Ive got one suspect USB charger, two sketchy batts, one atomizer that works and one that half works. The halfway atomizer glows and gets hot but no vapor production. I drained it and tried again, no good. Ive contacted Suzanne at Intellicig and hope to resolve my issues.
Overall, considering that these parts are supposed to come from a better quality supplier compared to the Chinese ones, I am slightly disappointed. I could understand the funky atomizer or even a battery gone bad, but all of these issues combined right out of the box doesnt say much. I am very optimistic about everything and plan to give these EVO blacks a couple more days for the atomizers to break in and the batteries to quit acting up. If nothing has changed in several days then Intellicig will hear from me.
Sorry for the long post
Intellicigs website says that the USB charger, the only one that I can use here in the States, should take roughly 20-30 minutes to fully charge. The packaging instructions say 1-2 hours. Im assuming the 1-2 hour estimation is for the European charger. So anyway, when I plug the first battery into the USB charger and insert it into my laptop, it blinks 5 times to let me know it is charging. The batteries are then supposed to emit a solid blue light from the tip to indicate a fully charged battery. It was charging for over 2 hours and no solid light. Replaced that battery with another and charged for over 4 hours, no solid blue light.
Getting slightly impatient, I took the battery that charged for 4 hours off of the USB charger and assembled an EVO out of it, one of the atomizers and a new cartridge. Pulled on the EVO and got alittle vapor!
First impressions of e-smoke liquid:
This cartridge is one of the regulars that come with your order of an EVO black. Honestly, it tasted like a bowl pack of mj that was about to be finished, kind of a smokey syrup taste. Whatever, I can live with that, better than carbon monoxide and chemicals right?
When that cart was finished, I rinsed the wool and topped it off with some Arctic Mint from JC. I rinsed the wool because I wanted to experience the Arctic Mint in its purest form (i.e. no leftovers of the regular cart). I know everyones taste buds are different, but no Arctic Mint here. It did; however, taste like raspberries, explain that one to me.
To recap the experience from Intellicigs Black EVO:
Ok, so out of the box Ive got one suspect USB charger, two sketchy batts, one atomizer that works and one that half works. The halfway atomizer glows and gets hot but no vapor production. I drained it and tried again, no good. Ive contacted Suzanne at Intellicig and hope to resolve my issues.
Overall, considering that these parts are supposed to come from a better quality supplier compared to the Chinese ones, I am slightly disappointed. I could understand the funky atomizer or even a battery gone bad, but all of these issues combined right out of the box doesnt say much. I am very optimistic about everything and plan to give these EVO blacks a couple more days for the atomizers to break in and the batteries to quit acting up. If nothing has changed in several days then Intellicig will hear from me.
Sorry for the long post
