Need some help! E-Go Vamo v2/Vivi Nova problems!

[Synn62]

Hey this is my first post so hopefully I'm not repeating anything already answered although I've looked around and haven't seen this particular problem.

First off I've noticed that no matter which resistance head I'm using for my Vivi Nova it's always a bit off (1.8ohm is reading as 2.1ohm) I'm not sure if this is a problem with the PV or a Vivi specific issue. Because of this I don't know what the real resistance is so I always vape at a slightly lower voltage just to be safe (Usually around 3.5-3.7 volts). If anyone could tell me if thats a fair approximation that would be great, I usually just adjust until I find a good taste.

Which brings me to my second issue. I find whenever I use a brand new head I get great taste and vapor production for the first hour or so and then it starts to drop off, and quickly switches to a very burnt aftertaste. Within a day or 2 it's not just an aftertaste but an all around burnt taste, even as I drop the voltage down. I'm usually down to 3 volts by the second day just to keep the burnt flavor away. I realize that eventually this is a normal thing to happen, I just wouldn't expect it after a day or two. This is my first Vivi Nova tank and I'm still using the packaged replacement heads (Since I quickly got turned off of it and switched to an old tank I had).

I don't know if this is a problem with my PV (About 6 months old, and yes it is on no.2 mode (Although it has a tendency to randomly switch itself to no.1)) or Vivi Nova in general. I've heard great things about Vivi but I'm just not experiencing it. I'm wondering if I should be patient and give it a try or switch to a different tank, I just haven't found one I really like yet.

If anyone has had similar problems or knows whats going on please reply and fill me in!
Also if you have suggestions for other tanks that work well with this unit please let me know!

 

[djsvapour]

Someone else will advise on the taste, but do not worry if the resistance is not always the same. That is to be expected.
It is not your PV or Vivi. Very few heads are spot on the number.

 

[Synn62]

Thanks for the reply, that's kinda what I figured I just thought I'd check and confirm!

 

[Rickajho]

I'm not a Vivi Nova fan so my bias here is gonna be pretty obvious.

What liquid are you using? I have to use 100 VG because I'm allergic to PG and never found it worked well. The experience was about what you described. Worked great - for about an hour. If I took more than two drags in a row - you get a dry hit. No matter how much tilting and tipping and rolling around I did - nothing made the coil taste like anything but "harsh" after two days. I know some people swear by Vivi Nova - all I ever did was swear at 'em.

Try a bottom coil like a Kanger or Aspire clearo. Have a coil at the top and expecting the liquid to do a crawl against gravity just makes no design sense in my book.

 

[smacuser]

Heads are not always built to exact specs. Are you tilting your vivi often to soak the top of the tank where the head is?

 

[Synn62]

I'm not really sure on the e liquid to be honest, I get all mine from a friend who owns a couple stores around where I'm from instead of ordering online. I don't know the specifics of liquid really.
I was thinking of trying the Kanger bottom coil tanks because I agree top coil seems kinda ridiculous.
Can you recommend any sites to order the e liquid you're describing? Right now I'm paying about $10 per 30ml bottle and don't really want to pay much more than that.

Also yes I constantly tip and swirl the liquid to the top to soak the wicks, doesn't really seem to help.

Thanks for the help guys.

 

[joecil]

You might try the Aspire Vivi Nova, they are double bottom coils. I used one of the Aspire BDC line and have never gone back to the top coils.