Can one of the vets tell me some of the top 5V pv's. I'm interested in great flavor,quality made and ease of use.
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Never Used a 5V PV
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The rise of low resistance atty's, and also the increased availability of variable voltage mods has decreased the demand for 5v devices. But there are still a few about. The Great Lakes Vapour GLV-2 is a tubular mod, don't have one myself, but it seems a decent mod, and is quite popular. There's various mods from Vaprlife available in 5v versions such as the Joker FV. The Saber Touch from Vapormoon is another one available in a 5v version.
There are also 5v box mods made by a few vendors, for example Ken's (Box Mods) and Madvapes. I have a 5v box mod myself and while not pretty, works extremely well with two IMR 3.7v 14500 batteries, and with a standard (2.2 ohm) Joye 510 atomiser hits pretty hard.
The cheapest way to get 5v would be through a 5v USB pass through, paired with a 2 amp USB/AC adapter.
A fairly extensive list of available mods in 5v can be seen here - 5V | e-Cigarette Mods by Specs (list includes some no longer made)
There are also 5v box mods made by a few vendors, for example Ken's (Box Mods) and Madvapes. I have a 5v box mod myself and while not pretty, works extremely well with two IMR 3.7v 14500 batteries, and with a standard (2.2 ohm) Joye 510 atomiser hits pretty hard.
The cheapest way to get 5v would be through a 5v USB pass through, paired with a 2 amp USB/AC adapter.
A fairly extensive list of available mods in 5v can be seen here - 5V | e-Cigarette Mods by Specs (list includes some no longer made)
I have a 5v GLV2 thats pretty sweet.Its my fav.I think Vaprlife has some 5v units and maybe the Sabertouch.
I have a vp-f (from vaprlife.com) which does both 3.7 and 5v with a swap of the batteries. I like both for different reasons. I find that sometimes the shorter drag from 5v (especially when out drinking with smokers) makes a huge difference. I love it 
You can not beat the improvement in throat hit and consistency of a good 5 volt PV over a 3.7 volt PV. I do not agree that a pass through is as good as good as a 5 volt PV, not in my experience. And while low resistence attys are an improvement over regular attys on a 3.7v device, still not as good as a true 5 volt PV.
I will second the recommendations of the GLV2 from Great Lakes Vapor or one of Ken's 5 volt box mods as good options to experience 5 volt vaping. However, the trend is moving towards variable volt PV's.
I will second the recommendations of the GLV2 from Great Lakes Vapor or one of Ken's 5 volt box mods as good options to experience 5 volt vaping. However, the trend is moving towards variable volt PV's.
My view is that it depends on the pass through and the power source. USB power does operate at 5v, period. The trouble is most PC's and adapters are not able to deliver sufficient current (amps). The interface was originally designed to provide just 500mA (in reality, they may provide more, but perhaps not 4x as much..) and therefore the voltage under load dips, as any atomizer at 5v will require more current than this.
A decent 2 Amp + power supply should operate at very close to 5v under load (2A @ 5v is 10 watts which is at the upper end of the so called "sweet spot" for atomizer power). Also the very cheap Chinese pass throughs sometimes use very flimsy thin wiring that I suspect would impact on the performance. Most of the pass throughs featured on this page (except the Tornado) should operate at 5v when fed with a sufficient power source.
2A USB power adapters are becoming common because they are needed to support high speed charging on things like the iPad.
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If you don't mind an inexpensive plastic box mod, Kalamazoovaporshop sells a pretty slick little 5v mod called the big kazoo , i got one for Christmas from my girlfriend and it's been working very well. 5v seems to be a dying format, kind of a shame really
You really should try a true PT (no batteries involved) powered by one of the common 2000mA (2A) adapters. With a Joye atty it won't be anywhere near 5V, but with a little luck your actual measured vaping volts should be ~4.1V. Which is quite nice with Joye atties and a significant and noticeable upgrade in Power (watts, heat).
Strictly 5V devices are losing ground as many are finding they prefer to be at around the ~4.5V mark, which is basically about double the Power (watts/heat) than an eGo.
Strictly 5V devices are losing ground as many are finding they prefer to be at around the ~4.5V mark, which is basically about double the Power (watts/heat) than an eGo.
For even cheaper, consider a $12 5V passthrough with a $10 external AC/USB-5V converter. I love mine, although flavor is going to diminish a fair amount on 5V. More so on higher voltage. Seems hot vapor, like food, sort of keeps the mouth from detecting taste as much...its not likely the flavor compounds are being destroyed...at least I hope not!
Good list of the better pass throughs. Puresmoker doesn't make theirs any longer. I just can't see putting the money into "tethered" vaping especially if when I needed to use a battery device I was back to "wimpy" throat hit. I would rather put the money into a good 5 volt or variable volt PV and be set where ever I am vaping.
If you want to get fancy try a variable volt mod. Then you can dial it in to your atty and taste. I have the Buzz and recently got the Provari. Variable volt seems to bring it all together because each atty and juice has a voltage they taste best at.
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