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well i hope they come soon. because i have a 510 and would love to get the stick with the adaptor (when that comes) for at home instead of the 510 manual switch. also the fact it has a built in passthrough is more than cool as well.
Hi Ladybug,
I'm in the UK so got my Stick through iVapour. It rocks! Excellent vapour, great battery life and comes with a passthrough. It's plastic and you'll find the paint starts to come off of the end after a while - but I've had mine since May 25 and love it! Can't comment on the Dura-C but I know that there are others who can help you on that.
Thanks for your info pipeman!
Thank you froggy,
No, I do NOT like carrying around extras and always topping off. I can't reuse the squeeze either. The Stick is sounding better with each reply.
Bug a boo
Janty should replace it, if there was no instruction book included with it. And Janty fails to place a positive sign or sticker with +. Thats the fault of Janty. Look at any other piece of electronics, they all have those indications of Positive +, or Negative -
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...Any ways, to those who have not-so-technical or mechanically inclined parents/relatives/friends that introduced them to vaping, PLEASE make sure they know the right way to install their batteries.
I totally know this is user error, so I don't expect anything from Janty to fix/replace the unit. I sent them a similar message as this post last week asking they update their user documentation to warn people about this.
On another note, I also suggested to Janty that they add to the charging circuitry a way to detect an inverted battery's polarity, and disable the charging circuit. I don't know how difficult this would be. When plugged in, the unit has power from the computer, so should be able to add a circuit to check battery polarity, and if not inverted, charge. If inverted, flash a light pattern. It was lucky that the battery did not explode, or the unit catch fire. This safety feature should really be investigated and added to prevent possible future problems...
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Thanks for the informative post. You probably saved a few people from committing the same error.
Btw, there is a simple fix to this. The use of a diode inside the charging unit would prevent this from happening. A diode only allows DC current to pass in one direction. I wouldn't be too quick to claiming guilt via user error here.
...Any ways, to those who have not-so-technical or mechanically inclined parents/relatives/friends that introduced them to vaping, PLEASE make sure they know the right way to install their batteries.
I totally know this is user error, so I don't expect anything from Janty to fix/replace the unit. I sent them a similar message as this post last week asking they update their user documentation to warn people about this.
On another note, I also suggested to Janty that they add to the charging circuitry a way to detect an inverted battery's polarity, and disable the charging circuit. I don't know how difficult this would be. When plugged in, the unit has power from the computer, so should be able to add a circuit to check battery polarity, and if not inverted, charge. If inverted, flash a light pattern. It was lucky that the battery did not explode, or the unit catch fire. This safety feature should really be investigated and added to prevent possible future problems...
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Thanks for the informative post. You probably saved a few people from committing the same error.
Btw, there is a simple fix to this. The use of a diode inside the charging unit would prevent this from happening. A diode only allows DC current to pass in one direction. I wouldn't be too quick to claiming guilt via user error here.
Does the Stick have a protection IC (PCB) to keep battery from overcharge and over discharge, most chargers do. The cost of $3.20 Janty sells their battery is to me unprotected. A protected battery cost $8 to $12 dollars.
Or just buy from Janty $3.20 a battery
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I gotta wonder why you would look for a battery?
The stick batteries are small and easy to carry. Do what I did...buy 4 extra batteries and a charger and you're set.
I've been getting a consistent 4 hours from the batteries consistently smoking. At work, I only use the battery I used in the morning. I have my USB passthru in the car connected to the USB adapter.
Overall, I gotta say that the stick battery beats the Dura battery hands down. But the vapor is lighter still and you still need to "drip" every 30 minutes or so.
The stick batteries are small and easy to carry. Do what I did...buy 4 extra batteries and a charger and you're set.
I've been getting a consistent 4 hours from the batteries consistently smoking. At work, I only use the battery I used in the morning. I have my USB passthru in the car connected to the USB adapter.
Overall, I gotta say that the stick battery beats the Dura battery hands down. But the vapor is lighter still and you still need to "drip" every 30 minutes or so.
If you want a 5v vaping experience get a Prodigy............I think the stick works just fine as is........
You should expect anywhere between 30 minutes and 2 hours for a Dura-C battery.
As for juice...yes, you should follow your operating instructions if you expect the warranty to be honored.
I use Totally Wicked juice now. Works fine. But I don't expect warranty repair...when all is said and done, atomizers should be treated as "disposable" around a month or so.
I have been vaping for about three weeks now and started out with a M401. I didn't care for the flavor of the carts but ordered soem JC Tenn Cured and loved it. I found that I needed to fill the carts often. Not a problem while sitting at the computer at work. I could charge and switch batteries and top off the cart right at my desk. The problem comes when I am not near a desk or power source. It just made it harder to vape. I would pull over on drives to top off or switch carts and batteries.
So I bought the JS and it arrived last Friday. I figured a couple of days working in the atty to get rid of the bad taste. What I have found is that I am having to top off the carts almost as much as the 401 and going though alot more juice. Also the flavor does not seem to be as good as the 401 using the same juice. I did the straw mod on the stick and it helped a little but it just does not taste as good as the 401. I get the horrible burning taste sometimes. I also mixed my Tenn Cured 2 to 1 with some JC cherry and that has helped a little with the flavor. Everything I have done to the stick I have then tried with the 401 and it just makes the 401 better too. I know they are coming out with an adapter to use the 401 atty but then I am back in the same boat with the small 401 carts.
Any thoughts on why this is. What could I do to enjoy the stick more?
Thanks
Dan
So I bought the JS and it arrived last Friday. I figured a couple of days working in the atty to get rid of the bad taste. What I have found is that I am having to top off the carts almost as much as the 401 and going though alot more juice. Also the flavor does not seem to be as good as the 401 using the same juice. I did the straw mod on the stick and it helped a little but it just does not taste as good as the 401. I get the horrible burning taste sometimes. I also mixed my Tenn Cured 2 to 1 with some JC cherry and that has helped a little with the flavor. Everything I have done to the stick I have then tried with the 401 and it just makes the 401 better too. I know they are coming out with an adapter to use the 401 atty but then I am back in the same boat with the small 401 carts.
Any thoughts on why this is. What could I do to enjoy the stick more?
Thanks
Dan
I returned my stick for similar reason. It did not produce good taste and vapor was not so good either. Also had burnt taste after 20-30 puffs on full cart. I changed attys, batteries, juices without any improvement. I sent it back and got refund right away. Thanks, Janty for that. I might give it a try on next version especially with good refund policy.
I placed my order with Janty(Europe) on 6/5/09, and received an e-mail that my order was shipped on 6/8/09, also it would take 4-8 days to receive it. Well today is 6/22/09 and still haven't received it from Janty Europe. This will be my first e-cig, so I'm very excited, I want to quit analogs all together. Please let me know when you get your order. They need to update their times for delivery to their clients. I guess I will wait another week to see what happens!
I have Firefox and it worked fine. I had issues trying to register. Finally tried clicking on the "join now" words at the top right (instead of the login/join button) took me right to it.
until now i have not seen any 10440 protected battery, no ultrafire or trustfire, and don't believe their 600mAH, they don't last longer than other 10440.
i made the error to think they are protected, because the cutoff and fullcharge voltages are printed on their body. but that does not mean they are protected.
and yes the stick has the PCB inside, for now i will stick with jantys own batteries. they deliver the needed current longer than those Ultrasfires.
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The thing about shipping stuff from Europe to the US. Sometimes it can be here in a week, sometimes it takes a month. Depends on how it was shipped, whether it gets stuck in customs for a few days, etc etc.
I've shipped to Canada from the US and it took 2 1/2 weeks. Another time it was 4 or 5 days. No telling sometimes with our *wonderful* postal service here in the states.
I've shipped to Canada from the US and it took 2 1/2 weeks. Another time it was 4 or 5 days. No telling sometimes with our *wonderful* postal service here in the states.
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