Leo in South Africa

[JO GSA]

I have noticed that there are alot of mods and assesiries overseas for the Leo, and ordered some last night after I watched this video...

VwV - SmokTech 510 Dual Coil Tank Cartomizer Review - YouTube

you will notice that the video maker had a 3.7v Batt, and that set me off....

So I ordered a Leo to 510 adepter and the DC 510 tank from smok tech.... After the technical people from madvapes told me that it should work.

I think that that the 510 DC Cartomizer should do good in the Leo aswell, but the other thing that cought my attention was this...

http://www.smoktech.com/Smok-tech-LEO-Dual-Coil-Cartomizers-for-510-HEC009.aspx

I have already talked to some suppliers and they sayd they would look at it.

I will let you know how it goes....

 

[Fabsta]

The Leo dc cartos work well, I'm using them at the moment. I bought them from vapingzone.com

I'm also about to order some smoktech dc carto tanks from greenhouseone to try. I'm just waiting for them to get the spare cartos in which they say will be a couple of days. Both vendors are ecf vendors. Check them out...

 

[JO GSA]

Does the CD Cartos work better then the original cartos, and how long have you been using them, what is the batt live on the DC"s....... Ps.... dont you have a spare to sell me ???

 

[Fabsta]

Does the CD Cartos work better then the original cartos, and how long have you been using them, what is the batt live on the DC"s....... Ps.... dont you have a spare to sell me ???

The original cartos are 3 ohm I think. The dc's are 1.5 ohm so do produce more vapour and throat hit. I've been using them for a couple of weeks now. I only bought 5 so unfortunately I can't sell you any. I ordered the following from vapingzone to try out:
- 5 x Leo dc cartos
- 5 x eGo mega dc cartos
- 5 x Leo lr cartos ( these are 2.4 ohm and work pretty good)
- 1 x Leo to 510 adapter (in case I didn't like the Leo carto I could still use my Leo batt)
The whole lot including shipping ($15), vat and customs cost me R500 and it took 2 weeks to get here. That's around R30 a carto. I think I'm going to order again soon. The batt life is quite good. I haven't used them exclusively so I can't tell you exactly how long it would take to drain a battery.

Did you order the dc tank directly from Smoketech or from madvapes?

 

[JO GSA]

I ordered from Madvapes, although I saw that Greenhouse was cheeper, but I did want some other stuf from Madvapes so I ordered everything from them.

I saw that if you order from smoktech you have a min order, and I did not want to do that.... I dont want to become a vendor lol.

 

[Fabsta]

True the MOQ can be quite high and the shipping from China via courier (which is the only option they offer most of the time) is expensive. I'm gonna try madvapes soon too. They've got alot of great stuff and the shipping looks pretty reasonable. Let me know how it goes please...

 

[JO GSA]

Fabsta, I put in a questin to them last night, and within a hour they replied via e mail. That alone told me something about their bussnis.
Today I got a mail that told me that they have shipped the parcell, with tracking no, and link to trace..... so within 3 working days, according to the site, I will tell you

 

[Fabsta]

Cool, what did you order and how much was shipping?

 

[JO GSA]

$80 for the goodies and $47 for shipping in 3 bussnis days internationaly.

Ja ja I know the shipping is expensive, but when I buy something I want it FAST!!!!

 

[Fabsta]

I know how you feel. 2 to 3 weeks can seem like forever when you want it now. After nearly 2 years of buying from china I'm kinda used to it. I order something and try to forget about it until it arrives. There's a "price" to pay for getting stuff 2 to 3 times cheaper than locally (not that there's much of the good stuff available locally)

Sounds like a good order though! I'm sure that you will be thrilled when it arrives.

 

[JO GSA]

Hiers die tracking vir daai parcell van my,,,

Date / Time Activity Location
11/17/2011 - 16:07:00 Picked up by FedEx CONCORD
US

11/17/2011 - 20:55:00 Left FedEx Origin Location
11/17/2011 - 21:30:00 Arrived at FedEx Ramp CHARLOTTE
US

11/17/2011 - 22:42:00 Left FedEx Ramp
11/17/2011 - 23:15:00 Arrived at Sort Facility MEMPHIS
US

11/18/2011 - 00:34:00 Left FedEx Sort Facility
11/18/2011 - 04:27:00 International Package in Transit
11/18/2011 - 04:40:00 Left FedEx Sort Facility
11/19/2011 - 04:40:00 Arrived at FedEx Ramp DUBAI CITY
AE

11/19/2011 - 07:14:00 Left FedEx Ramp DUBAI
AE

11/19/2011 - 09:13:00 Arrived at FedEx Ramp
11/20/2011 - 08:43:00 Package available for clearance JOHANNESBURG
ZA

11/20/2011 - 11:41:00 Released for delivery

 

[Fabsta]

Wow that seems fast! I wonder if it was released from customs yet? You got a Reo mini? I came so close to buying a Grand but sales have been a bit slow this year so I held off Hopefully next year.

 

[JO GSA]

They released the parsell this morning but I have put up a Po Box, instead of a street address, so they didnt move it furher, I chanched the address and will have my parcell tomorrow morning...out of the USA... in lets caal it 5 days.

Yes I bought a mini, but it was only shiped today, so I will start looking next week in the post.

 

[Fabsta]

Nice one. How long have you been vaping?

 

[JO GSA]

a month, But I will not stop until I know I have the best, because all this filling of catomizers...and and and... is realy getting to me, so I decided I want a box.... and saw all the perks of the bottom fed mods... and the rest is history now

 

[Fabsta]

Good choice! I probably should have done that ages ago. I WILL get one one of these days. Now you gotta get some good batteries and a multimeter. Super T has aw's for a good price and the shipping looks good too. I'm actually so excited for you. You might be the 1st reonaught in S.A that I know of

 

[JO GSA]

My first record.... that will be nice...

I have already ordered the batt to... Rob from Reos mods gave a choise of 2 batteries, and I thought,,,buy the expensive ones, I also saw they are 750mah instead of 600mah...

Why would I need the multi meter???

here is the links.

MIni Baterry
AW IMR 14500 LiMN Rechargeable Lithium Battery

second choice if there out of stock
AW 14500 Protected Rechargeable Lithium Battery

charger
Ultrafire WF-188 Charger for 14500 / 17500 / 18500 / 18650 / RCR123 3.7 volt Lithium Battery Charger

 

[Fabsta]

Quality batts. Looks like you're sorted. Most people say that the LiMn hit harder for longer and better for LR use. The charger is also well liked by many. The multimeter is to check your batts to make sure that they are not overcharging although I believe that the charger should stop charging at the appropriate voltage. With the IMR's batteries (LiMn) one should not discharge below a certain voltage ( I think it's 3.5volts) Do a search on the forum for aw batts to make sure. The protected ones will stop working once the voltage get too low. The guys on the Reo forum are also very helpful and I think that most of this stuff is covered there. Congrats on the purchase! You've been very busy indeed!

eta: here are the specs for the imr -
IMR14500 Specifications :

Nominal Voltage : 3.7V
Capacity : 600mAH
Lowest Discharge Voltage : 2.50V
Standard Charge : CC/CV ( max. charging rate 1.5A )
Cycle Life : > 500 cycles
Max. continuous discharge rate : 4A
Operating Discharge Temperature : -10 - 60 Degree Celsius
Size : 14.07mm ( diameter ) x 48.80mm ( height ) +/- .1mm

 

[JO GSA]

Nice.... thanks.

I must tell you, I have read through the hole Reo tips and tricks thread..... but I will most probobly read it again when I get it.

 

[Nomdo]

Ek like die Jo GSA niks nie - only vaping for a month and he buys a Reo!!! - that's just rude
and I am still on eGo and eGo clones - just check my signature - almost 2 years

Come xmas bonus, come.