my joye 510 review 2 weeks in

[535cheetah]

well have had my joye 510 almost 2 weeks now i think....

i like it, but a few cons (that i knew would happen)

i noticed the past few days my 2 batts are both seeming to hold less and less of a charge... which is says right in the manual that it will do this, but man sometimes either of them will only last whats seems like a hour, luckily when the one dies the other is done charging each time lol.

the other thing i noticed just this past day or so is the atty's not performing as well it seems. although i havnt cleaned them or anything, i just notice little things like this with everything. it just produces a lil less vapor.
i wish atty's were a little cheaper!!!! anyone know where to get 510 attys the cheapest??
there are so many differnt cleaning methods.. i dunno maybe ill do the rubbing alcohol first, then blow it out and see if that does anything. although i need to get a few more attys before i can do that.

all in all i like it alot, but i do have to say im going to be building my own mod so i dont have to keep charging these damn batts all the time lol

 

[donnellyk]

No rubbing alcohol! Blow 'em out from the thread end into paper towel often. If you vape heavy they only seem to last the same or a bit more for me as well...go directly to "How to Spend a Saturday" thread and research the "Chuck" mod...2-3 days battery life...wish I'd gone there when I first started vaping...

 

[a2dcovert]

I have had very good results with alcohol. You do need something to disolve the juice that is clogging up the wick. I use pure grain alcohol now but I got very good results with rubbing alcohol but you have to flush it out after soaking. But this is just a temporary fix as they will eventually fail.

You might as well consider all parts of the stock e-cig as expendable. Batteries will get weaker the more you charge them. Atomizers have a limited life span somewhere between 1 to 3 months. This is just a fact of life.

Kevin

 

[nubee]

Try the Crest Pro Mouthwash (blue) soak for 15 mins and then gently rinse with hot water and dry overnight.

As for "cheap" ... try Totally Wicked (US) and get a few 5x510 boxes. Should put you under $9 a piece.

 

[535cheetah]

welll myfredomsmoke.com seems to have them (in the picture) 4 for 11.95 it doesnt say there are 4 but it doesnt say "each" either so i dunno ... if it is 4 for 11 bux then thats sweeeeeeet but they are outa stock

 

[heckler]

One week in and I've experienced a battery problem

I have 2 batteries that came with my starter kit, and charge them each day (I go through 2 cycles/day, so 3-4 batts)

One of my batteries stopped working this morning after I thought it was fully charged, and so I stuck it back on the charger... after 15 minutes, I removed it and checked to see if it was working at all... nothing...

I remember someone saying that they gave it a slight hit on a table, and was able to revive it... so I turned it on its side, switch facing me (i.e.90 degrees from vertical) and lightly tapped it on a table from a height of approx. 5cm...
sure enough, it started working again...
and now I have put it back on the charger to make sure it is recharged...
(I'll post more results later, if I see anything negative)

I suspect this may be a problem with the manual SWITCH contacts, PERHAPS...
since the battery FLASHES when hooked up to the charger (meaning the actual battery and/or circuit-board are functioning)...

Overall, I am still quite happy with my 510, even though I had to manually adjust one of my atomizer's coils (i.e. the metal braid not the Ni-chrome element) with tweezers (the blank cart that was on it seemed to have been inserted incorrectly, pushing the braiding to the side a bit)

I've also noticed that it is imperative you have one part of the fiberglass wick going down INTO the ceramic cup, otherwise the juice won't be properly vapourized and you'll get a strange quasi-burned/caramelized flavour...
(This again is related to the atty that was fixed)

 

[a2dcovert]

One week in and I've experienced a battery problem

I have 2 batteries that came with my starter kit, and charge them each day (I go through 2 cycles/day, so 3-4 batts)

One of my batteries stopped working this morning after I thought it was fully charged, and so I stuck it back on the charger... after 15 minutes, I removed it and checked to see if it was working at all... nothing...

I remember someone saying that they gave it a slight hit on a table, and was able to revive it... so I turned it on its side, switch facing me (i.e.90 degrees from vertical) and lightly tapped it on a table from a height of approx. 5cm...
sure enough, it started working again...
and now I have put it back on the charger to make sure it is recharged...
(I'll post more results later, if I see anything negative)

I suspect this may be a problem with the manual SWITCH contacts, PERHAPS...
since the battery FLASHES when hooked up to the charger (meaning the actual battery and/or circuit-board are functioning)...

Overall, I am still quite happy with my 510, even though I had to manually adjust one of my atomizer's coils (i.e. the metal braid not the Ni-chrome element) with tweezers (the blank cart that was on it seemed to have been inserted incorrectly, pushing the braiding to the side a bit)

I've also noticed that it is imperative you have one part of the fiberglass wick going down INTO the ceramic cup, otherwise the juice won't be properly vapourized and you'll get a strange quasi-burned/caramelized flavour...
(This again is related to the atty that was fixed)

If you want to make this a full time vaping machine you are going to need a lot more parts. Atomizers last from 3 weeks to 2 months before they are gone. The batteries will last for less than 300 charges. So the best way to guarantee you have a full time device you will need l lot more parts.

Yes, the fiberglass wick is important to full performance.

Kevin

 

[Sar]

welll myfredomsmoke.com seems to have them (in the picture) 4 for 11.95 it doesnt say there are 4 but it doesnt say "each" either so i dunno ... if it is 4 for 11 bux then thats sweeeeeeet but they are outa stock

I am not able to find myfredomsmoke.com website. Is that the right address?

 

[535cheetah]

its myfreedomsmokes.com .. but noo its 11.95 a piece not for 4 of them

 

[ghost_inhale]

Sorry for asking this here (It won't let me start a new thread) but: Where can I buy a full/starter Joye 510 kit? Like what site has the best prices for everything including all supplies (attys, batteries, juice etc.). Once again sorry for going off topic!!

 

[SNM]

Sorry for asking this here (It won't let me start a new thread) but: Where can I buy a full/starter Joye 510 kit? Like what site has the best prices for everything including all supplies (attys, batteries, juice etc.). Once again sorry for going off topic!!

cig not.. https://www.cignot.com/login.asp?me...nt+if+you+wish+to+view+an+invoice.+Thank+you.

 

[heckler]

BATTERY ISSUE UPDATE
(I'm still too junior to post a new thread)

I recently had a problem with my batteries, where after charging, they would not turn on...
Originally, it was one of the two...
but then, after a subsequent charge, BOTH batts became affected...

I have found it was not the switch after-all, but something else...

perhaps a summary is in order...
I charged a batt, and could not get it to turn on...
I re-charged it, and found no action... I triggered it 3 times then tapped it on the table, and then it worked...
the 2nd battery then exhibited similar symptoms, but I found after pressing the switch 5 times, it would work...
This happened for the next couple charges on both batteries, after which I needed to press the switch 9 times before it would turn on...
(note after the initial switching hassle, they worked flawlessly until the current was exhausted)
NOW... a couple days after that incident, I am turning them on after 3-5 trigger initial trigger hits, post-charging...

Perhaps this is something to do with the Protection circuit?
Does anyone have any idea why the batteries are doing this?

I am still getting 2-3 hours of life out of them, but the need to trigger the switches, post-charging, is an oddity...

Does anyone know if the flash sequence (when hooking to the charger) means something? Like Error Codes, etc. ?

 

[heckler]

My latest battery charge worked without any pre-triggering...
WTF?!?!?!?!



Maybe it's the universe trying get me to post on the ECF by sending gremlins into my batts?

 

[DonDaBoomVape]

...anyone know where to get 510 attys the cheapest??...

Cigot has the best price for a starter kit ($35), but Rocky Mountain Vapor seems to have the best price for parts ($8 for an atty) with many more color choices ... and free shipping (for orders over $14).

welll myfredomsmoke.com seems to have them (in the picture) 4 for 11.95 it doesnt say there are 4 but it doesnt say "each" either so i dunno ... if it is 4 for 11 bux then thats sweeeeeeet but they are outa stock

I really doubt that $11.97 is for four attys, especially considering myfredomsmoke.com's high prices for kits, other parts, and the PCC.

 

[535cheetah]

ya .. it is for one atty thought i had found a good deal lol

 

[heckler]

my 510 starter kit is now 2 weeks old...
I still love it (especially considering I am not smoking analogs... my lungs and tongue are very happy over that)

I believe my 510 is made by BOGE (a good copy)...
My only concern was with my batteries doing weird things after about a week (see previous posts)
however, everything is back to normal...
Certainly, the batteries have lost some peak-power, but that is to be expected, just like cell-phone batteries...
I am still getting 2+ hours of vaping time (I checked the voltage after charging and they are coming to 3.9V+, not quite the 4.2V you get from a NEW batt)

And this is with 2-3 charge cycles/batt per day...

In regards to the atty's, I have had no issues...
every 3-4 days, I rinse them out under HOT tap water, until the wick is white (they tend to get brown from the juice)...
Blow out the residual water from both ends, and then let them dry for a couple hours before re-priming with juice and snapping on a fresh cart (I refill mine)...
So far so good... the resistance is still showing 2.2 Ohms approx...
Even my damaged atty is working great (which had a bent braid that I repositioned with tweezers)
I don't think the alcohol or Poli-dent cleaning methods are necessary... I'll be curious to see if I can get 6 weeks out of these as some have claimed

I now have another batt and atty (via my NEW PCC) and a USB Pass-through which is DEFINITELY a saviour (great vapour, and handy for around the house)

As for my juice consumption, I seem to be going through 1-1.1ml per day...
so that should tell you how much I use it...

 

[535cheetah]

ya i havent cleaned my attys or anything yet lol... i think im going to clean one, and the other i wont and see which lasts longer. these batts still dont last me more then about an hour of heavy vaping lol.... cant wait till my next check so i can gets me some connectors and some other small goodies to finish my mods

 

[bfisherco]

ghost_inhale:
try www dragonflyecigs com Dragonfly eCigs - Sells Joye 510 and DSE 901 starter kits, ejuice, ecig parts and accessories. I've been looking around this morning and they've got very competitive prices for all their stuff.