is Istick 50w good?

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CassiusCloud

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I liked my first one so much that i went and bought another today..I also picked up another mini Nautilus for it..
I have a couple of Atlantis tanks also that i take with me..

My first one i had gotten about a month ago..
I get about 3 days vaping at around 30 watts with my Atlantis 0.5 coils..
And about,well i can't really say with my Nautilus mini's..
Because at 15 watts I've been vaping with it all week and still haven't had to charge it..it's not even half way down on the charge yet..

i was so impressed with the way i don't have to charge it that often,that i got the second one and another mini today..
so now i have one in each side pocket of my carharts.. one for each holster lol


I just love how it fits the hand also..
 

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I just noticed the other day that after I vape with it, the battery level icon on the OLED screen changes briefly to some round icon for about a second or so before it changes back to the battery icon and I am not sure what it is. The round icon is on the screen when the display shows the amount of seconds that you were vaping, so I think the icon is supposed to represent a vapor cloud? Am I correct?
 

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Well, I've only had mine now for two days, but I like it so far. Charged it up when I got home Wednesday, put it into rotation yesterday, and although I've been rotating it with a DNA device, I've hardly made a dent in the battery indicator. That's vaping at 18 watts with a Lemo.

I guess I'll be the contrarion, I have it and I think it's just okay. It does do what it's supposed to, but there are a couple of things about it that I really don't like. One is that it often cuts out for about a second, the button is pressed but it doesn't fire, only lasts for about a second but it's a pain.

Could that just be the coil warming up to temp? I have switched out atomizers, both Lemos (a full size and a drop). Both are around 1 ohm, one wrapped with 24 gauge, ten wraps at 3 mm, one with 27 gauge, seven wraps at 2.65mm.

The 27 gauge coil heats up and begins producing vapor in about half the time (guesstimating) of the 24 gauge coil. Nothing really crazy, but it is noticeable.

The other thing, is mine often changes by itself from wattage to voltage mode.

I haven't experienced this myself with the 50, but I have shut off and/or gone into setting mode on other mods just by hitting the fire button too quickly in succession while vaping.

I also don't like the placement of the screen.

I'm with you on that, but with its size, there aren't many places to put the screen and make it visible while vaping.

I used two Istick20s since they first came out and loved them both. This 50 just doesn't measure up, imo. I think there are better 50 or higher wattage mods around for around the same money. I don't regret buying it, my IPV3 Smith Mod is a bit big to carry around, the Istick does fit nicely into the pocket, it just doesn't live up to the promise that the 20 showed. I know it's been improved over the original one, with better threading and such, but it just doesn't measure up.

The only other mods I have that are above the old standard of 15 watts are DNA 20, 30, and 40, and the "cheapest" one was $135. The istick, at 50 watts, with a spring loaded 510 with steel threads and a 4400 mAh battery makes it a pretty good value vape to me, much like the MVP2.

I just noticed the other day that after I vape with it, the battery level icon on the OLED screen changes briefly to some round icon for about a second or so before it changes back to the battery icon and I am not sure what it is. The round icon is on the screen when the display shows the amount of seconds that you were vaping, so I think the icon is supposed to represent a vapor cloud? Am I correct?

Although it's not discussed in the owner's manual, I believe that's what it represents.
 

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I've read information that suggests the iStick is inaccurate at lower settings. Any truth to this?

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The 20w wont regulate below 4v even though it will read the average output correctly you will still get closer to the actual battery voltage at its present charge.
50s and 30s dont have that problem with the newer chip. They are some of the most accurate reg mods available currently
 

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The 20w wont regulate below 4v even though it will read the average output correctly you will still get closer to the actual battery voltage at its present charge.
50s and 30s dont have that problem with the newer chip. They are some of the most accurate reg mods available currently
Good to know. Perhaps I'll get one as a backup for my backup. Or maybe an at work mod so I don't risk damage to my more expensive stuff.

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