lifespan of your PV?

[recon]

After using both APV and mech mods for some time, if you ask me to choose only one, i would go for the APV. APV give you functions like checking battery voltage, check resistance. Option for you to bump the voltage/wattage up to your personal preference. The biggest reason would be for checking battery life, i wouldn't want to overuse the battery that it will ruin or shorten its lifespan. On an APV i can check time to time and know when it is time for recharging my batteries.

Thats quite true. There are controls or monitoring features for a APV as compared to a mechanical mod, not sure if there is a window to check on the gas levels on some or the popular mechanical mods. But other than that, i would say mechanical mods are kinda pretty easy to maintained and would last long than APVs. Would like to get my hands on both APVs and mechanical mods to try for a personal feel myself

 

[mavieboy]

well, as long if u dont run ur mechanical mod over a truck, its good to go for a life time, just to clean the brass contacts once in awhile

 

[Kryxwee]

I... was... just... kidding...

Which part of mechanical and heirlooms did you miss...?

 

[Plumes.91]

every mod i've bought that cost under $80 has had a problem with it, be that it broke, or that it came new with flaws. The smoktech telescope threads got loose, the lavatube broke, an eGo broke from being lightly stepped on, the smoktech natural came from the factory too short for protected batteries, many 510 batteries have stopped working. The only cheap mod that has never had any problems is my Bolt. I love my Bolt. The Silver Bullet got a scratch in it from being dropped. The Provari has suffered logo fade but the anodizing is actually around the provari stamped logo, so it will never lose it's logo completely because the the metal has been chemically altered around the stamp. Thats what you get for 160 bucks. Dropped, stepped on, bounced off pavement, bounced off hardwood, bounced off my garage's cement floor at least 3 times... The provari is a tank. The Silver Bullet is built like a tank but the paint isn't durable.

 

[JIMP-er46]

Anyway, at the top of the line, the king of Mechanical Mods is without a doubt, the GGTS. Been around for a long time, limited stock with each one of them engraved, it is the mech mod everyone soughts for. I haven't met any long time mech user who doesn't have a GGTS. It's the must get, but not as your first since they are expensive...

The current mech mod that everyone is raving over is the Nemesis. It's the current "in" mech mod right now...

With that all being said, if it's your first mech, just get a clone. Clones are dirt cheap and most of the time they are exactly like the original.

GGTS was the King of Mods. Pure quality machining and just by the looks of it, you know it costs a lot of money. With the current mods on offer these days, it's really hard to say that it still is king. There are plenty other mods that use less parts and have better conductivity. Just my humble opinion.

Nemesis is another example of a quality mod. It hits hard, definitely harder than the GGTS and you have options of purchasing the kind of finish, material that you want, unlike the GG where you need to buy spare parts to mix and match your brass & ss which are all polished.

I don't agree with you on clones being exactly the same as originals most of the time. With clones, you are taking your chances on build quality (crappy threads, different finishes on the same tube, materials used are questionable, and switches are most probably the fail points). I don't want others to be misinformed thinking that they can pay 20-40 bucks expecting the mod to work like the original and then having it, not liking it and can't even justify the purchase of an original. Again, just my thoughts. It's kinda nice to be engaged in these debates.

I... was... just... kidding...

I must've missed the punchline then.

 

[DragonSG]

I reckon if there were batteries during the Bronze Age, a mechanical mod last til now with some cleaning.

 

[mavieboy]

well i love my Gp paps lux, gold over silver over brass plating contacts

 

[DragonSG]

However, in reality, judging from today's relaible nanotechnology in producing reliable components, a good electronic APV can last years. A good mech mod like K100 can probably last almost til UFO comes. While those with design issues..can be more nightmarish than electronic ones.

 

[MadVapa86]

i reckon if u take good care of your APV (decent) it can last a solid 10 years at least....