Might have gone overkill but I took a 510-510 adapter, put a 510-ego adapter on that and then put the flared tank sleeve on it. I tried just the 510-510 but didnt like the way it looked.
That doesn't look bad at all!
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That doesn't look bad at all!
K, now I'm totally befuddled about that Lrider thing. I'm 98% sure (though again, memory with me is not very reliable. lol) even the first run lrider tubes didn't all have red 'FIRE' buttons. The 'fire' button matched the powdercoating on the body... silver was silver, black was black, etc. They did, however, all have tiny red power buttons. And I know for sure the stainless and chrome Lrider all have red 'power' button, but again, fire button is not red. Now I'm really curious.
And Carlton! THRILLED you're getting a nova and might be able to isolate the problem for us. I just can't figure for the life of me why they'd not fire, but WILL fire with the addition of the 3.5ml tank cone. tank cone just sits in the ego connection... doesn't even really touch the tank or the pin, I don't think, so strikes me as odd. Am thrilled that they do seem to work with cone for whatever reason, on those chrome stainless tubes.
And Supergerbil... your setup looks cool and space agey! Its kind of reminiscent of the look of the e2 on it, just cause of the general shape created by that flared tank cone. I'll try to get a photo up here later. But definitely looks neat with those adapters. All those adapters... do they make the draw super tight, or does it hit well like that?
And yes, tlmoody.. that definitely helps, thanks! Just wanted to verify it was that same tank cone adapter (and seriously... is that adapter the handiest thing on the planet with these tubes, or what?) before I told my buddy one of those would likely fix the problem.
And Carlton! THRILLED you're getting a nova and might be able to isolate the problem for us. I just can't figure for the life of me why they'd not fire, but WILL fire with the addition of the 3.5ml tank cone. tank cone just sits in the ego connection... doesn't even really touch the tank or the pin, I don't think, so strikes me as odd. Am thrilled that they do seem to work with cone for whatever reason, on those chrome stainless tubes.
And Supergerbil... your setup looks cool and space agey! Its kind of reminiscent of the look of the e2 on it, just cause of the general shape created by that flared tank cone. I'll try to get a photo up here later. But definitely looks neat with those adapters. All those adapters... do they make the draw super tight, or does it hit well like that?
And yes, tlmoody.. that definitely helps, thanks! Just wanted to verify it was that same tank cone adapter (and seriously... is that adapter the handiest thing on the planet with these tubes, or what?) before I told my buddy one of those would likely fix the problem.
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My black lt, from myvaporstore, has a black fire button. But, yes, a red power button. Believe it to be lrider, but who knows.
And Errol, you were correct, my wait is over!! Made the swap last night, and with ccv's quick shipping hoping to see it by the weekend.
And Errol, you were correct, my wait is over!! Made the swap last night, and with ccv's quick shipping hoping to see it by the weekend.
And yes, tlmoody.. that definitely helps, thanks! Just wanted to verify it was that same tank cone adapter (and seriously... is that adapter the handiest thing on the planet with these tubes, or what?) before I told my buddy one of those would likely fix the problem.
Yes, it has come in quite handy! For the record, it fired for me without the adapter, but there was NO airflow.
Gotcha! I'll change that since I stuck info re: problem in that sole blog post of mine. lol Figured if you and my buddy are having the issue, likely a bunch of people are.
So, my official advice is to either use the cone or just unscrew it a bit. If the bottom of the tank sits all the way flush with the top of the cap, it cuts off the air flow. I can't test it right now, as my SS VTube is officially dead and it's going to have to go back to Apollo. *salutes dead VTube*
Aw, dangit. Wonder what happened there? Poor vtube. Poor Carlton. Hoping they get it resolved for ya. You know, that's one question I never asked! They've got x number of stainless vtubes, supposedly no more will be fabricated, right? And seem to be selling all of them, right? So what the heck happens if someone who has a stainless needs it replaced under the warranty? Grargh... that's a question that never occurred to me. But sure hope Apollo is holding onto some of them, cause surely over a year warranty a few of these will need to be replaced. One way or another, hoping Apollo makes it right for you!
Hoping they get it resolved for ya. You know, that's one question I never asked! They've got x number of stainless vtubes, supposedly no more will be fabricated, right? And seem to be selling all of them, right? So what the heck happens if someone who has a stainless needs it replaced under the warranty? Grargh... that's a question that never occurred to me. But sure hope Apollo is holding onto some of them, cause surely over a year warranty a few of these will need to be replaced. One way or another, hoping Apollo makes it right for you!
K, anyone with a chrome or stainless tube REALLY needs one of these. This is the 3.5ml tank cone which makes the Vivi Nova work, and improves airflow with any carto on the all metal chrome or stainless tubes. Here it is for $2, free shipping...
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Whoohoo! And Errol just posted that the E2 aka Apollo aka Excalibur will be in stock soon at vapors-choice in a few colors! That'll be exciting!
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Whoohoo! And Errol just posted that the E2 aka Apollo aka Excalibur will be in stock soon at vapors-choice in a few colors! That'll be exciting!
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I'm not sure what happened to it. I had some issues a while back, but they cleared up. This time, I get nothing at all. No display, no firing, no nada. I only have a dozen other pv's, so I better get this taken care of!
Oh, I got an XTar WP6 in the mail today! For $30, I couldn't say no.
Oh, I got an XTar WP6 in the mail today! For $30, I couldn't say no.
For me the confusion is about what is called the fire button. In my judgment the large button that puts battery volts to the Carto/Attie is the Fire Button. The little Red button is the Menu button as all it does is change the choices on the screen though I do realize the various user instructions refer to it as the Fire Button, to confuse people I suspect.
Maybe Power Button would be a better description for the large button. Menu Button certainly seems more appropriate for the little red one though.
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Folks, the Vivi Nova issue with the SS VTube confuses the heck out of me. I've got the SS Vtube and the v2 Vivi Nova (with the airhole in the 510 connector stem) and it works great with no adapter or cone. I've got 2 of those same tanks and they both work great with the VTube. I've got 2 more coming and I'll test them when they get here and see if they work too.
I've also got a KGO. If I put the short KGO cone on the KGO, then mount the Vivi Nova, and unscrew the cone so that it sits tight up against the bottom of the Vivi Nova tank bottom, I get no draw at all. If I just loosen the cone just a little (1/4 of a turn or less), that lets enough air get in between the cone and the tank bottom to make the draw just fine.
So if you're not getting ANY air draw, it's definitely the tank sitting too tightly against the top of the VTube. But you probably already knew that. Just trying to add anything to this discussion for future reference.
All these differences in functionality between seemingly identical units from one user to the next is mind boggling. The quality control on these things (either the VTube or the Vivi Nova) must be horrendous. I think it is the Vivi Nova, not the VTube, but could be wrong.
I've also got a KGO. If I put the short KGO cone on the KGO, then mount the Vivi Nova, and unscrew the cone so that it sits tight up against the bottom of the Vivi Nova tank bottom, I get no draw at all. If I just loosen the cone just a little (1/4 of a turn or less), that lets enough air get in between the cone and the tank bottom to make the draw just fine.
So if you're not getting ANY air draw, it's definitely the tank sitting too tightly against the top of the VTube. But you probably already knew that. Just trying to add anything to this discussion for future reference.
All these differences in functionality between seemingly identical units from one user to the next is mind boggling. The quality control on these things (either the VTube or the Vivi Nova) must be horrendous. I think it is the Vivi Nova, not the VTube, but could be wrong.
K... I just realized I'd better clarify something... you DO need a 510 to ego adapter to use the apollo tank on the vtube (any version).. figured that was a given since tank is ego native, but then thought I'd better be clear.
And as for the vtube buttons... the FIRE button is the large one you push to make the pv fire. To my knowledge, those change with the color of the pv, tend to be chrome for stainless/chrome, red for red, silver for silver, black for black. The red button (again, the one I'm thinking of which determines whether its an lrider or not) is a tiny little thing slightly below and between the + - buttons for voltage. That's the POWER button, since its the one you use to hold down to turn pv on and off. That button may well do other functions menuwise in the future versions of LT, but with the v1 (orig) and v1.5 (chrome stainless w v1 internals) it only turns it on and off.
And as for the vtube buttons... the FIRE button is the large one you push to make the pv fire. To my knowledge, those change with the color of the pv, tend to be chrome for stainless/chrome, red for red, silver for silver, black for black. The red button (again, the one I'm thinking of which determines whether its an lrider or not) is a tiny little thing slightly below and between the + - buttons for voltage. That's the POWER button, since its the one you use to hold down to turn pv on and off.
That button may well do other functions menuwise in the future versions of LT, but with the v1 (orig) and v1.5 (chrome stainless w v1 internals) it only turns it on and off.
Yeah, well after a day of vaping it I dropped one of the adapters. Right now I am using the 510-ego with the flared cone. The way the cone sits on the adapter I can twist it up and down to open or close the airflow without moving the tank.
Now I have a VV device with VAF!
That's a riot, because that's exactly what I say about the chrome/stainless tubes with a few adapter options. I LIKE to be able to control my airflow, or remove adapter entirely when a boge or a 1.7ohm resurrector gets kinda cloggy (I use 100% VG)... just gives me another few weeks on em before I have to clean em. So glad you're happy with your setup!
I'm just going to leave this here:
Do you own that Carlton, or is it just a picture you found? Whatever it is it looks like a giant step forward for the LT with the larger screen and more convenient +- buttons.
Some information/specs on it would be nice.
Errol
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The red Menu button is on my original LT which was ordered the first day they became available at Volcano.
Since the comment the other day about not all LRiders having a red Menu button I've visited several sites and everything black through chrome had a red Menu button just like the one in the ad at the top of this page. Didn't look at a SS unit though. Not sure who carries SS units.
Errol
Nice carlton! Man, that thing looks gorgeous.. off to see the new one. And yeah, I think we're talking about the same red button, just saying it differently. lol
K... I just realized I'd better clarify something... you DO need a 510 to ego adapter to use the apollo tank on the vtube (any version).. figured that was a given since tank is ego native, but then thought I'd better be clear.
And as for the vtube buttons... the FIRE button is the large one you push to make the pv fire. To my knowledge, those change with the color of the pv, tend to be chrome for stainless/chrome, red for red, silver for silver, black for black. The red button (again, the one I'm thinking of which determines whether its an lrider or not) is a tiny little thing slightly below and between the + - buttons for voltage. That's the POWER button, since its the one you use to hold down to turn pv on and off.
Also, if you click that little red button 7 times, it will show your battery life. Just thought I should mention that.
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