Just got an E-Power...

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exodus454

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And overall I'm happier than I thought I would be with it! Got the 14650 as a present to myself for 3 months of non-smoking. Took advantage of the 20% off at Liberty Flights and paid like $45 for it, I think.

After opening the box initially I was a little put off by it's size, even compared to my 1000mah ego, but as I'm getting used to it I really like it. It really rests nicely in your hand, unlike the ego 650's where it feels a bit small. The E-Power is probably about the size of a cigar, and the added width is actually nice. Definitely heavier than an ego by quite a bit too, but not so much that it's bothersome. It also excites me that the cone fits over my clear dual coil.. ego cone doesn't even come close!

You can also really tell a difference between the hit on the ego vs e-power, most notably being the amount of time the coil in the carto takes to heat up. It's almost instant! Even an ego battery fresh off the charger would take half a second or so to really heat up the good ol' Boge 2.0. It's a really nice change. I have yet to kill a battery, but so far the vape across the charge seems pretty consistent. Been vaping the crap out of it for the past 5 or 6 hours.

I have to say though, i'm just a little disappointed with the unfinished metal parts on it - the switch and and the bottom of the battery. The finish on the switch is a fingerprint magnet and just looks a little cheap. Finishing it in something a little nicer would really make it look more attractive. I also feel like a different metal and/or finish would keep the threads on the battery from squealing. I also wish it had a button lockout ala ego-t batteries, that clip they give you to cover the button is a little silly imo. I don't think it would be terribly hard to incorporate either of those into the design, maybe I'm wrong! Maybe I'm expecting too much.

Overall though, very happy with it as far as functionality goes! I can tell already that the 6-month mark for me is gunna have to be something crazy!

Does anyone know where you can get 14650 IMR's?
 

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COV has the IMR 14650's. COV IMR 14650 High Drain

Also note a quick fix for the thread issue is a thin coat of Noalox.

If you can't find Noalox, vaseline (just a dab) will help also.

They are pretty nice and I have to agree with the fingerprints. However, I don't care what it looks like as long as I stay away from cigs. I'm pretty sure the company intended for it to be inexpensive but I still don't think they look bad. I have a black and chrome 18650, one chrome 14650, and a chrome 14500. I like the chrome over the black but I like shiney stuff.
 

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RTD Vapor and Super T Manufacturing also carry the AW line of batts.

Good call. I like the AW's better. I checked RTD last night and did not see the 14650 but Super-T does have them. Since I have a bunch of aw 14500's I picked up a e-power in that size last week just to try it out. Not a bad unit for the price and will work nice at times when you don't want and expensive MOD in hand (skiing, fishing, etc.)
 

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AW does make a 14670 that *may* fit the E-Power, although I think you'd have to buy it from him directly. It's a 14650 battery with another 2mm (14650 = 65mm length) for the protection pcb. It seems like there might be an extra 2mm of play in the spring but it would be very close. Anyone tried one of these? If not, anyone up for being the guinea pig? :)
 

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In the description at LF it says.. Note: This device is slightly wider than EGO models, and is not compatible with EGO class atomizers/cartomizers or cones. This is what confuses me..

The cone on the e-power is bigger at the base than an ego cone. The EGO class atomizers/cartomizers and cones screw to the cone thread on an ego and therefore won't fit the e-power without an adapter.

edit: Madvapes, for one, sells a 510 to ego adapter.
 
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