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I've had one for a couple weeks. I did a review here: Lavatube Variable Voltage e-Cigarette: Impressions
Mr.P there are a few threads around discussing the lava tube that folks got from the preorder, also the black one can now be ordered as of yesterday afternoon as they got there shipment in and i asked and was told by vendor at Volcano the the red and silver should arrive later in the week.
I've been using mine for over a week and i love it, the only bad thing i can say about it is that it won't do over 3.7v with dual coil stuff, but i don't use those anyway.
I've been using mine for a few weeks its not bad for the price it works pretty good if you order one don't forget the coupon volcanoAFFC10
I absolutely love mine. If you havent seen this Grimm Green followup for the Lavatube, it was really really interesting! LAVATUBE FOLLOWUP - YouTube
I did a comparison review of the Lava Tube vs. ProVari myself. The short version: Cheapest VV tube mod available, and while it has some minor construction quality issues (apparently some do have the endcap vent hole drilled all the way through though) it's a performer, and well worth the money.
Mindfield, i just watched your review -- nice! I loved the first part with the review of David Hasselhoff's career lol! Anyway, great review! (Mine came with the hole drilled all the way through, and I have noticed that whatever you put on top kinda leans to the side.)
Yes, nice review but I do have a question. When the Provari voltage drops to a certain level the button starts to flash so you know when to charge, does the Lavatube have a way to notify you when the batt needs charging? Thanks.
It would be interesting if someone would post the maximum voltage across a range of cartomizer resistances. It would be good to know the minimum resistance for a cartomizer that does not limit the voltage.
Sounds good, I might just purchase one. Would like to get the silver. So far, reviews are positive.
My wife keeps stealing my ProVari so I ordered a LavaTube for her for an xmas present.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Seems that the "leaning tower of vapor" is a fairly common thing with the Lava Tube as I've heard a lot of people say the same thing.I don't actually know. I never let my batteries run down that far. (Bad for the batteries.) Given that it has no LED to flash (other than the screen) I'd hazard a guess that it probably flashes the screen in some way if anything. Personally though I'd strongly recommend charging the batteries at the earliest opportunity. It greatly extends the life of the batteries.
I looked at the specs yesterday and it says on their webpage:
"Amperage Limiting to 2.5 amps The device should monitor and shut itself off if it detects any excessive over-current conditions."
The LAVATUBE
I'm usually running my rigs in the 2.6 to 2.8 amp range, so that rules out the purchase of a Lavatube for me.
"Amperage Limiting to 2.5 amps The device should monitor and shut itself off if it detects any excessive over-current conditions."
The LAVATUBE
I'm usually running my rigs in the 2.6 to 2.8 amp range, so that rules out the purchase of a Lavatube for me.
Based on the 2.5 amp limit that I've heard this device has:
1.5Ω - 3.7 Volts
2.0Ω - 5 Volts
2.4Ω and Greater - 6 Volts
Regarding the amp limit:
1. Like the ProVari, you can go a notch or two above the 2.5A "safe" limit. I've pushed 1.5ohm cartos to 4V/2.7A.
2. The Lava Tube doesn't shut itself off when you trip the overcurrent protection. Instead, it will auto-limit the current to the maximum safe voltage when you fire the button. The display will still read whatever voltage you have it set to, but it will only draw the max amperage from the battery based on the resistance of the thing you have attached to it.
1. Like the ProVari, you can go a notch or two above the 2.5A "safe" limit. I've pushed 1.5ohm cartos to 4V/2.7A.
2. The Lava Tube doesn't shut itself off when you trip the overcurrent protection. Instead, it will auto-limit the current to the maximum safe voltage when you fire the button. The display will still read whatever voltage you have it set to, but it will only draw the max amperage from the battery based on the resistance of the thing you have attached to it.
My provari will run a 2.2 ohm atty at 6v but my buddies LT only 5.5v. I can also run a dual coil carto at 4.1v while the same carto on his LT wont go past 3.7v.
For the price I think the LT is a great buy but my provari is much nicer. I will probably pick up a LT as a backup.
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