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No, not any more. I have VS2's and VS3s. Early on, on of the VS2's leaked a little around the bottom where it's threaded to the polycarbonate tube. It's a threaded fit with a silicone o-ring and I found out that if you over-tighten it it can leak. I backed it off a tiny bit, snugged it down again and haven't had a problem with it since.
With the V3's, you have to realize that the center post holding the cup actually screws into the base plate. I didn't know that at first. I thought it just pushed down with a friction fit, so I got some leaking from the center hole. When I figured out that it actually has threads and tightens up, the leak was eliminated. Now neither one of them leaks at all. I don't entirely trust the VS2 and I wouldn't carry it around filled in my pocket, but the VS3 has good silicone o-rings top and bottom and, along with the threaded and gasketed center post, has been totally leak-free.
Since I found out what was causing the leaking on both of them, they've been on my LT and my BB continuously for the last 2 weeks and haven't leaked at all except for a tiny bit if I flood the center tube when I'm filling them.
I haven't seen any reviews on YT of the VS3. I saw some of the VS2, but the VS3 is a pretty significant re-design, enough so that you can't interchange parts, except maybe the drip tip.
With the V3's, you have to realize that the center post holding the cup actually screws into the base plate. I didn't know that at first. I thought it just pushed down with a friction fit, so I got some leaking from the center hole. When I figured out that it actually has threads and tightens up, the leak was eliminated. Now neither one of them leaks at all. I don't entirely trust the VS2 and I wouldn't carry it around filled in my pocket, but the VS3 has good silicone o-rings top and bottom and, along with the threaded and gasketed center post, has been totally leak-free.
Since I found out what was causing the leaking on both of them, they've been on my LT and my BB continuously for the last 2 weeks and haven't leaked at all except for a tiny bit if I flood the center tube when I'm filling them.
I haven't seen any reviews on YT of the VS3. I saw some of the VS2, but the VS3 is a pretty significant re-design, enough so that you can't interchange parts, except maybe the drip tip.
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From Apollo. They have a year warranty. Their customer service is good. You shouldn't have any problem getting an exchange. Why would you go somewhere else to get a new one? Is this their fault? Vendors are not manufacturers. They can't test every machine that goes out their doors. That's why they have such a long warranty. Most other places will give you 30-90 days.
If you have a crooked connection, that's enough for a return, but what do you mean you rarely see a voltage change? If you're using the kind of inline meter that madvapes sells, it doesn't work on a PWM device. How are you measuring the voltage change? I don't understand, unless you mean you don't taste it when you change voltages.
If you have a crooked connection, that's enough for a return, but what do you mean you rarely see a voltage change? If you're using the kind of inline meter that madvapes sells, it doesn't work on a PWM device. How are you measuring the voltage change? I don't understand, unless you mean you don't taste it when you change voltages.
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My vote is for the 306 atty with a DCA. I am not a fan of cartos or tanks. I have tried several, and just can't get into them. I will continue to drip with a 306DCA
DCA?? You meant that thing that's about as elusive as a unicorn? I went to their site the other day. First time I ever saw an entire website where every single item, no matter how common or trivial, was out of stock. They literally didn't have anything, not one thing, for sale. Not a drip tip, not an atty, absolutely nothing.
Vision Stone 3. You didn't sound rude, I just didn't type the full name. My bad.
Aww yes. The Vision Stone 3.
I've seen this before. I like the screw on caps. You can put it in your pocket and know that the tank is not going to fall apart. Other than that, I cannot say because I've never tried it. It looks nice to have for a while until it burns out, and then you have to buy another replacement to use for that particular tank.
Maybe one day I will try the V3. Thanks for the heads up.
I know u am late but with tanks you have to make sure your seal is good or you will get gurgling from the pressure difference. Another thing if you are getting dry hits you may need another hole in your carto or enlarge the one you have. For some reason the tank is not wicking the carto correctly. Do you fill your cart first until it is saturated then put it in the tank? Try the spin method to fill, drip a few drops place it in a sock batt connector down and spin, repeat until it is soaked. Vola no more waiting on the filler to soak up juice. Also if you get clogged a but you can carefully run a paper clip down the center hole to releive the buildup. Just a few tips I found I hope it helps. Vape strong!
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You should try the VS3. The coils are pretty heavy duty, easy to clean and, so far, they've outlasted any tank carto I've ever had by at least double. I'm on one right now that I've used at least 4 hours a day for about 5 weeks. Unlike cartos, they also don't go through that slow deterioration. The work just as good one second before they burn out as they did when they were an hour old. One thing I really like about them is that to change flavors, you just rinse them out and put them back in service without having to dry burn them or do much of anything except maybe pat the excess water out of the wicks. The guts cost $2.75, which is a little more than a pre-punched carto, but they last way longer and there's no comparison in the taste department. They also have a really nice draw.
The cons about them are that they need a little "break in" and if you vape thick juice, you'll have to give them a tip now and then when the tank gets low. They're also fairly low resistance, about 2.1-2.4ohms, so they're not really suitable for HV vaping. Mine have been metering at the higher side of that range and seem to work best at about 4-4.2V. The other thing, is that the tubes are polycarbonate and will fog up with certain juice. They're 5mm thick, so I'm not concerned about cracking, but they will fog with high acid juice. Strangely, I've had no problem with key lime, but 3 days of pineapple made them look like they were coated with condensation inside. If someone made a glass tube for these, I'd be all over them.
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I wouldn't get a 2.anything DCT and clip it by the way... a 1.5ohm DCT clipped will run 4.4ohms. Just get a 1.5ohm DCT, clip the wire with some dikes (wire cutters) and you're set. I'm on the same carto, using a SmokTech dual punched, for a month now and it still vapes like a champ, will probably switch it out in a couple weeks just for good measure though.
You can thank me later.
You can thank me later.
Yes that is the thing I am talking about. It took me about two weeks of checking every morning to see if any where for sale before I got mine. I love it, and it really does make a difference.
Theoretically, you should be able to go to 5V. The LT has a 2.5amp limit and 5/2=2.5, which is right there. In practice, it might be a little less. If you meter your carto, you can get a more accurate estimate.
The problem is that you're running two 4ohm coils. If you can get 5V, which is on the high side, you're only going to get 6.25 Watts from each of the coils. 5 X 5 = 25. 25/4=6.25. That's pretty anemic and just because there are two coils doing it doesn't make it any better. Two coils making weak vapor is just twice as much weak vapor. This is why a DC carto is not recommended for a Lavatube. If that was a single coil carto, you'd be doing a lot better. 5 X 5 / 2 = 12.5 Watts, which is a bit hot, so you could even crank down the voltage a bit.
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