Is VV a must for you?

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teamscon

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Just wow .. Ill make this short and sweet. Got a cheapo vv box mod the other day. Its just awesome. Having the ability to tune to the EXACT voltage my juices and taste buds need are just a must for me now. If you arent the owner of a vv, your missing out on alot of flavor tones and throat hit. No turning back for me now :) Will have a provari eventually. Cant atm because my wife has banned me from buying anymore ecig stuff .. Sad sad sad :oops:
 

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i have the poor man's VV. I put in a fresh battery, and then as i use it, the voltage varies....see? no extra money spent! lol.

LOL If you want lower voltage, just keep vaping...you'll get there.

Seriously, I do want to try my hand at VV. An eGo Twist will be more than enough for me. When my KGO is fully charged, I have to do manual PWM just to get the juice to taste right. Once the voltage drops below 4V, it tastes great right through to the end of the charge. It would be nice if I could avoid that first 30 minutes from a fresh charge altogether.
 
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For me, it's not a must, but I do appreciate it more than I used to.

I spent some effort, time, and money matching attys and cartos to juices I like and voltages I could create before I had VV. Also, I have had a couple of 5.0v resisted PVs for a long time. Along the way, I found some combinations that perform very well for me. So, when I got my first VV device (I started with VV just like you with a nice little inexpensive VV box which I still have and still use occasionally), I found myself setting it to the same voltages I could create before I had VV.

It really grew on me when I bought a VV device that also employs my favorite feature - Juice Feeder. I have two different types of VV feeders, and I've found that I really appreciate them being VV. I still often use an unregulated feeder, and occasionally use one of my unregulated tube mods, but more often than not, one of my VV Feeders is what is in my hand. A good feeder coupled with variable regulated voltage and a high performance atty creates an incredibly consistent vaping experience.
 

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I've been using regulated wattage for almost a year. I DIY my favorite juice, and I tend to vape it almost exclusively. I tried dozens/hundreds at first, but I really like my favorite DIY one. I find that I wind up vaping almost exclusively at the 4.9 to 5.2 volt range. I crank it up some in the mornings, and back it down at night. I've been thinking of getting a simple battery-less 5v passthrough. I know not to use it on PC USB, but would be good to stash in the vehicle for a backup. Of a backup.
 

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    Funny, I'm using one of those ViVi Nova tanks ATM on a high dollar VV APV. Wanna know what it's set at? You guessed it, I should have gotten an eGo bat.
    Of all the mods that I have however, the one that gets used the most is a simple little all mechanical 3.7v mod.
    People tend to go mod crazy, and it's only natural, but what you put on the mod and what you put in it is just as important as the mod. Push comes to shove, I can get just as good a vape from a $20 SD Keyring as I can get from a $300 gold plated Provari.
     

    JTman

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    Its not a must for me, but I do miss it from time to time. I traded my provari for my reo grand as I felt juice feeding was more valuable than the VV. Of course, this happened just as tanks were starting to explode on the scene, but they were hard to get ahold of and I had no idea they would become as big as they did. Now I'm looking at getting an Ego twist and a couple chibi tanks and have VV a a fraction of the cost of a provari and I still wont have to drip!
     

    MickeyRat

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    Its not a must for me, but I do miss it from time to time. I traded my provari for my reo grand as I felt juice feeding was more valuable than the VV. Of course, this happened just as tanks were starting to explode on the scene, but they were hard to get ahold of and I had no idea they would become as big as they did. Now I'm looking at getting an Ego twist and a couple chibi tanks and have VV a a fraction of the cost of a provari and I still wont have to drip!

    If I had to choose between VV and feeding, I would have a really tough choice on my hands. Happily there are a variety of mods that make it so I don't.

    Oh and I hate filler. Tanks are out for me too.
     

    teamscon

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    Is it for me? I don't know, I haven't really tried VV vaping. I just ordered an old goat to see if I like bottom-feeders, though. I'll get around to VV eventually :D

    If you care about your throat hit/taste of your fave juices ... Its for you ;-) try the ego twist ... wish i had it rather then my cheapo box mod :-(
     

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    I have both a 3.6v regulated Volt X2 650, and an Ego Twist 650. I have figured out that VV is not a must for me. With a correct resistance carto/atty, the 3.6v does it for me, personally. Consistently warm vapor with good flavor.


    Interestingly enough... I have to put my Twist at 4v to get what I get out of the X2.
     
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    There's no way I can go back to single voltage units. I knew this from the first Twist I bought. When it ran out of juice, I had to go back to my standard ego batts while it charged. After 15 minutes of that, I ordered a second twist, and it was torture watching it go thru the mail system. Fortunately, the twist I got was a 1000 mah unit and it lasted most of the day. Now with 2, I am never without vv, and I'm going to order at least 1 more since I found a place that sells green ones :).
     

    donnah

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    yes VV is a "must" for me now. 3.7 is too low for me, even with a 2ohm carto. I could probably get by with a regulated 5v device since all I use anymore is 3ohm cartos. BUT.. cartos can vary in resistance.. they can go up and down as they get older. Having VV allows me to adjust the voltage to compensate and be able to get full use out of my cartos. I have 4 vv devices and 3 of them have a wheel with no built in voltage indicator. Setting voltage isn't easy (for me) on those devices and I have to use my provari to see what the resistance is.. use that carto on the provari to see what voltage I want to use and then use a voltmeter to set the "wheel" devices to the desired voltage. Setting to taste hasn't worked too well for me.. those wheels are touchy and it's too easy to dial it too high. I usually set all my wheel devices to 5v and leave it there, no fine tuning. When I want to play with voltage.. I do it on the provari.
     
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