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@Don29palms, I keep it simple and use either flat or round wire.
Ribbon would be good, but it's like working with soggy angel hair pasta. It's so annoying.
Ribbon would be good, but it's like working with soggy angel hair pasta. It's so annoying.
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Nomawadays there are so many new products around.
I'm not really impartial and I love my Vaporesso Armour Pros. Love my Wismec Rx Gen3s, love my Topside... I don't think I have a mod that I don't like.
Recent products like Uwell Evdilo are also interesting.
Choose wisely.
Stay safe.
Nomawadays there are so many new products around.
I'm not really impartial and I love my Vaporesso Armour Pros. Love my Wismec Rx Gen3s, love my Topside... I don't think I have a mod that I don't like.
Recent products like Uwell Evdilo are also interesting.
Choose wisely.
Stay safe.
It's all a matter of personal opinion. I use the Smok mag 225w and I love it. I purchased it for 49.99, which is about what you'd pay for most other mods, so I wouldn't say it's overpriced.im new in the vape world and i was not aware that smok is overprice garbagexD i was tempted too by a mag mod
the smok mag look is fire
I am not a Smok hater, but the Mag was one mod that gave me fits. It didn't belong to me, but I had to fix it like 5 times. She didn't follow my advice for the magazine/sled fix I did so it eventually wore out beyond repair. I also had to fix the 510 a few times. She was pretty hard on it though too.
Not being a Smok hater, I'm still with the people who say that it's tough to outright recommend them with all the great stuff on the market. They do have the cheapo family right now with the D-Barrel, The T-Storm and the A-Priv for like 20 bucks that make good cheap beaters.
The Mag magazine always reminds me of this genius. Not Smok's fault for his chosen way to "fix" the broke/worn magazine, but I'm always reminded of this video...
Sorry folks, but I believe that if you pay good money for a product it should serve you well.
And there's thread on a forum somewhere that goes on about the design compromises of a SMOK mod, the engineer noted that it was basically designed to fail.
Then there's the exploding SMOK pen/stick mod on YouTube that @Baditude has posted and posts frequently.
And there's thread on a forum somewhere that goes on about the design compromises of a SMOK mod, the engineer noted that it was basically designed to fail.
Then there's the exploding SMOK pen/stick mod on YouTube that @Baditude has posted and posts frequently.
I would be interested in seeing both of these.
I suspend judgement until I've heard the argument, but I don't know how much you hang out on Reddit. You will find a fair number of "spontaneously exploding" non Smok devices. i don't blame the other companies either once you pry some answers out of the "victims."
Here's the initial post here.
SMOK Baby Alien AL85 Problem
And the analysis here.
Teardown and failure analysis of a SMOK aL85 : electronic_cigarette
And hopefully @Baditude will be able to post the video @gsmit1, hope he's okay in these interesting times.
SMOK Baby Alien AL85 Problem
And the analysis here.
Teardown and failure analysis of a SMOK aL85 : electronic_cigarette
And hopefully @Baditude will be able to post the video @gsmit1, hope he's okay in these interesting times.
And yes, devices can fail and fail spectacularly.
But one thing that can certainly contribute towards things is running the wrong resistance with the wrong batteries, but that's where we have @Mooch helping us to vape more safely with his battery tests and listings.
And another is not turning off or locking a mod when it's stowed in a pocket or bag.
But one thing that can certainly contribute towards things is running the wrong resistance with the wrong batteries, but that's where we have @Mooch helping us to vape more safely with his battery tests and listings.
And another is not turning off or locking a mod when it's stowed in a pocket or bag.
In a couple cases, but one case in particular, it turned out the guy was using some no name batteries he got on Ebay.
Or too many mAh capacity and not enough Amps CDR ( Constant Discharge Rate).
And rewraps are terrible, as some of the ratings are outrageous lies.
And of course never buy batteries from Amazon, Ebay or Fasttech. Only from a reputable reseller.
And you can't go wrong with properly rated cells from Samsung or LG. I have heard good things about Molicel, but I'm unable to comment as I've never used them.
And rewraps are terrible, as some of the ratings are outrageous lies.
And of course never buy batteries from Amazon, Ebay or Fasttech. Only from a reputable reseller.
And you can't go wrong with properly rated cells from Samsung or LG. I have heard good things about Molicel, but I'm unable to comment as I've never used them.
Above is the video of the exploding SMOK mod while it was being charged. Internal lipo battery. SMOK mods have a notorious history of major malfunctions over the years. I'll never own another one. Video is from a security cam.
I have gone back and forth with myself, but the only way I can answer this would open up a whole new level of this discussion that I'm not willing to commit the time to right now. I just cannot get myself to see Smok as this simple. Nothing at all personal with anybody here.
I have one SMOK 200W dual battery mod that I bought many years ago. It never had a problem, but I stuck it in a box in the closet sans batteries and that's where it has been for 5 or 6 years. Newer mods and the videos of flareups in SMOK mods triggered a desire for change!
That said, many of the videos where we see flareups and explosions were the fault of the owner. No mod can prevent misuse. Cells with torn wraps must be rewrapped or trashed. If you trash a cell, wrap it end to end with duct tape to prevent a short in the trash can.
That said, many of the videos where we see flareups and explosions were the fault of the owner. No mod can prevent misuse. Cells with torn wraps must be rewrapped or trashed. If you trash a cell, wrap it end to end with duct tape to prevent a short in the trash can.
Any dual battery mod will do that. However, the Valaryian is getting kinda tough to find coils for and they were expensive to begin with. Only the .15 option too.
How much money are looking to spend and where do you live?
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