[...] I don't want to invest in a Tornado/eGo or Janty, if it's the same darn battery voltage anyway. Long-lasting is not really my concern so much as strength of the battery. [...]
I'll get to a more direct answer to your question after a few comments:
It sounds like you were a heavy menthol smoker (2 or 3 packs a day?), and you're frustrated with the performance of your 510 kit. Since you didn't get into a whole lot of detail, so I'm going to make some assumptions: You're not getting enough "throat hit", enough nicotine, and you want to see some vapor. There are a few ways of going about fixing those problems. I'll start from simple/cheap and work towards complex/expensive.
You can get more from the equipment you already own through practicing your vaping "technique". Learn how to "
Direct Inhale" (linked so I don't have to type it again). change your batteries at the first sign of reduced performance. Try "
Dripping", if for no other reason than to confirm that you're not doing something wrong with refilling your cartridges.
If the juice your using isn't satisfying your nicotine cravings, you might need a higher nicotine content. I use 36 mg. normally, and like a little 40 mg. every now and then. Most vendors don't even offer anything above 24 mg., so you have to do some shopping around. For high mg. juice, I like tastyvapor.com, cignot.com, and MyFreedomSmokes.com, but I don't like the fruity flavors from anywhere (tastes like perfume to me).
Juices with menthol and booze (like rum, tequila, vodka, etc.) increase that "Aaahhh..." sensation in your lungs that you're missing. I love's me some
TV Butter Rum @ 36 - 40 mg., with 20% VG, tastes like hard candy! (you have to make the VG selection in the drop-down box).
Now, I'm no battery expert, but all of those small cigarette-sized batteries will perform about the same. If they're not doing it for you, then stop throwing money at them. They (more or less) all operate at 3.7V, but there is more going on there besides voltage. Even the big batteries commonly used in the big mods are all 3.7 V batteries, but they not only last longer, they also perform better. That's because the actual voltage they can provide under load is higher than those little batteries.
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Can someone please tell me if I already own a 3.7V battery with this Joye510 kit or do I need to buy a Tornado/eGo to get a 3.7V battery? [...]
They are both 3.7V, but the (slightly) larger battery in the eGo will perform (slightly) better. If you're going to buy more gear, I recommend you go with an HV Mod.
If you want to try HV (High Voltage) vaping, you have these options:
Low resistance atomizer on your standard 510 batts.
A 5V "Passthrough" Make sure you have a 5V 2Amp power supply (
like this one). That ½-Amp coming out of the USB port on your computer will only aggravate you. With that power supply, you don't need the kind of PT that has an in-line battery.
A "Big Battery Mod" that has HV capability, like the Chuck, GGTS, etc. like we've been talking about in this thread. Don't forget you also need the batteries and chargers that work with those mods.
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I know that sounds like a silly question, but I've made 4 purchases already and not really happy with the output, etc. [...]
It's not at all silly, this stuff can get expensive. Buying the wrong stuff can be frustrating. You really want to do plenty of research and ask lots of questions before you buy gear. Once, I nearly gave up on the whole thing over a "problem" (very much like yours), that was easily solved by a big-battery HV mod, direct-inhaling, and direct-dripping.
Good luck!
PS: Your question really deserved it's own thread. Even with less than the 10 post minimum, you can start new threads in the New Members Forum.
