Is my vamo working right or am I not working it right?

[CenTexVpr]

Vamo is supposed to be VV & VW. Is that at the same time? I Am able to adjust the volts then switch to watts and adjust the watts,
but when I go back to volts it has defaulted back to 3 volts. I adjust it back up then go to check watts and it has defaulted back to 3 watts. User error or faulty Vamo? I may have one with a bad spring. I haven't noticed extreme heat, but sometimes it fails to fire. I have over 5 posts but for some reason I am restricted to posting in the new user section. I would have posted this in the apv vamo thread otherwise.

 

[HyperRealist]

That's how it works. Nothing wrong. When you are setting watts it automaticaly adjusts the volts.

 

[in4mati0n11]

You can adjust volt or watts but to my knowledge no reason to change both.... they both affect one another. I think the defaulting back to 3 volts was documented as normal behavior. The Vamo will remember watt setting if battery is removed, but not volts... something like that. I just use watts and dont worry about volts.. Failing to fire may indicate an issue or if you have volts set too high for resistance it may be a safety feature like on Provari.

 

[peraspera]

When you change from volts to watts or watts to volts the VAMO resets to its lowest settings so that behavior is correct. However, it sounds like you have a chrome VAMO with a wimpy spring that is prone to allow 18650 batteries to disconnect. Periodic failure to fire is a symptom of that issue. Contact your vendor and ask for a replacement spring and/or pick up this hot spring which has worked reliably. The links are for the identical spring from different vendors.
Hot Spring - Silver Bullet / OmeGa
HeliX hot spring
Silver Bullet/Omega - Replacement Hot Spring

If you got up to your 5 posts within the last hour it is possible the server has not reset. It resets once an hour at about 25 minutes after the hour.

 

[CenTexVpr]

Thanks for the info. Much relieved in Central Texas.

 

[XfooYen]

Thanks for the info. Much relieved in Central Texas.

It's a safety device for the user. If you are in watts mode at 9w, and power up with a 1.5ohm atty, the Vamo will fire the proper voltage to meet 9 watts of power for the LR atty. No harm to the atty. If, on the other hand, you're in volts mode at 5.2v and power on with a 1.5ohm atty, you're going to fry your atomizer. Volts mode isn't self-adjusting which is why it defaults to the lowest setting; so you don't inadvertently burn your delivery device.