New EGO TANK system.

[blondeambition3]

I wish I could say I liked this tank system as much as I did the day I got it.. but unfortunately, due to it's inconsistent performance, I don't. For me anyway, it's gone the route of the CE2 (V4) Cartomizers (which I absolutely LOVED ... for the first 2 days... lol.. then that burned atomizer taste got the better of me.. and I HATED cleaning those...). I'm a wimp people. ... I'm tired of fiddling with expensive atomizers and juice all over the place.... I switched to a Go-go and while it's not anywhere near dripping... it's reliable, consistent, clean and I can go for two days before I have to re-charge or re-juice. (In actuality I top off the carto with 30-35 drops) and I'm good to go. If they could get the 'issues' resolved with the eGo-T however, it's been the 'closest' to the Atomizer version of the Holy Grail that I've experienced to date...

 

[br5495]

...................................... Yesterday, I was getting good vapor with weak taste. I did the cleaning and it didn't seem to restore the taste to what I remembered when it was new. For a comparison, I got out my Mega Cylinder atty and popped in some new polyfill. After cleaning the cylinder atty and testing it with the same juice, the same weak taste was there. I dripped some of the same liquid into my 306 standard atty with the drip tip. That usually gives me an edge in taste, even over the tank (but not much). The 306 wasn't up to par, either!

I concluded that my taste buds were the problem. I ordered a new tank atty and it will be here in a couple of days. It doesn't hurt to have a backup. I still believe that my taste buds need some time to recover. It's just one of those things that happens when you vape (or smoke).

This morning, the tank tastes better. My tongue seems a little irritated, kind of like vaping all PG gives you the raw feeling in your mouth. We need to name this syndrome for reference!

The point? You can't always blame one atty. Try several types to compare. It may be YOU and things will get better on their own

I know where you are coming from and often have the same problem. I rebuild and/or modify a good number of C-E2 cartomizers and make taste comparisons between them. Sometimes my taste buds go so blah that I can't tell the difference between A-B comparisons.

When that happens, I have a dedicated cartomizer loaded with a menthol blend that I vape for a few minutes. This refreshes my taste and I can then go back to more reliable testing.

However, my most reliable test is the first vape in the morning. This will let me know right quick if I have hit the nail on the head.

 

[blondeambition3]

Smoked Cigarettes for 57 years - Will Vape until death

Awesome signature br5495... me too!

 

[br5495]

Awesome signature br5495... me too!

Thanks blonde. You smoked that long too?

 

[blondeambition3]

Thanks blonde. You smoked that long too?

... No, I didn't smoke that long (27 years)... but like you, I will vape until death!!!

 

[br5495]

... No, I didn't smoke that long (27 years)... but like you, I will vape until death!!!

Oh..... Well then, you're just a kid, heheh.

 

[karpe]

I noticed two things while cleaning my EGO-T atty. I'm using the wash and dry burn technique.

1. After maybe 5-10 tanks, the juice in the tank begins to turn dark when vaping. The vape started to taste a bit burnt too. I noticed that the wick was quite dark. I held it above a flame and the gunk burnt away and the wick was white and clean again. Any ideas why this is happening? I'm using Dekang 100% PG menthol juice.

2. While doing the dry burns, I noticed that with a Riva 510 battery the coil would turn orange very quickly. The battery level was actually low and it started blinking so I swapped to a EGO-T battery (the shortest battery with 5-click master switch). With the EGO-T battery, the coil turned to orange much slower, even when the battery was fully charged. I'm thinking that the voltage or current is lower on EGO-T battery, can anyone confirm this? Also with the Riva battery the vapor production and flavour is notably better!

 

[Uncle Screwtape]

I noticed two things while cleaning my EGO-T atty. I'm using the wash and dry burn technique.

1. After maybe 5-10 tanks, the juice in the tank begins to turn dark when vaping. The vape started to taste a bit burnt too. I noticed that the wick was quite dark. I held it above a flame and the gunk burnt away and the wick was white and clean again. Any ideas why this is happening? I'm using Dekang 100% PG menthol juice.

2. While doing the dry burns, I noticed that with a Riva 510 battery the coil would turn orange very quickly. The battery level was actually low and it started blinking so I swapped to a EGO-T battery (the shortest battery with 5-click master switch). With the EGO-T battery, the coil turned to orange much slower, even when the battery was fully charged. I'm thinking that the voltage or current is lower on EGO-T battery, can anyone confirm this? Also with the Riva battery the vapor production and flavour is notably better!

1. Where the wick touches the coil, a small amount of the juice burns. You can see this as the black gunk that builds up on the coil. Some is also on the wick. Over time this build-up travels up the wick back into the tank,darkening the juice. I clean my t-attys and wicks every 5 or 6 tankfulls.

2. My Riva is at 3.8 volts and my egos measure about 3.2 volts. Both are near full charge.

 

[Scottbee]

I noticed two things while cleaning my EGO-T atty. I'm using the wash and dry burn technique.


2. While doing the dry burns, I noticed that with a Riva 510 battery the coil would turn orange very quickly. The battery level was actually low and it started blinking so I swapped to a EGO-T battery (the shortest battery with 5-click master switch). With the EGO-T battery, the coil turned to orange much slower, even when the battery was fully charged. I'm thinking that the voltage or current is lower on EGO-T battery, can anyone confirm this? Also with the Riva battery the vapor production and flavour is notably better!

Please keep in mind that there is more than just "one type" of Riva. The "older standard" Rivas had the same voltage output as the eGo (Joye) devices. There are "newer" Riva units that put out a "true" 3.7VDC (more than the eGo). It's hard to tell what you actually have... but I'd guess that your Riva is one of the "later/newer" 3.7VDC units.

 

[karpe]

Thanks for replies!

 

[mgmrick]

Just maybe. Why these work better for some than others. These attys are not all made by the same company. I see another vendor has ego-t attys made by a company called "Brother". An ecf vendor has told me she gets 3 emails a day from people peddling their off brand products.

http://www.vapelite.com/EGO-TANK-ATOMIZER-BRTNKATOM.htm

 

[AllYourBase]

There is at least one vendor (Vapors Kitchen) that is peddling knock-off eGo-T's.
They are in reality the Bauway iTank system, the 1st generation of which are just terrible. They leak, very little vapor production, etc.
Apparently they fixed the issues with the 2nd generation of them, but I can neither confirm nor deny that.

 

[rchriste]

Just maybe. Why these work better for some than others. These attys are not all made by the same company. I see another vendor has ego-t attys made by a company called "Brother".

It's pretty easy to know if you've got a knock-off or not. The "Brother" attys aren't branded with the eGo-T logo. I think most people would notice what they've got in their hand or what they haven't got. Now if the knock-off companies start copying the branded logo, then we'll be in trouble trying to figure out what we've got.

 

[rchriste]

There is at least one vendor (Vapors Kitchen) that is peddling knock-off eGo-T's.
They are in reality the Bauway iTank system, the 1st generation of which are just terrible. They leak, very little vapor production, etc.
Apparently they fixed the issues with the 2nd generation of them, but I can neither confirm nor deny that.

You're accusing Vapors Kitchen of employing false advertising? They are showing pictures of Joye eGo-T products and describing them as being Joye eGo-T products. If they are employing false advertising then they need to be flushed out. If they're not then I'd be careful of what you accuse people of without being able to "confirm or deny". Personally, I find it hard to believe that Bauway would brand one of their products as eGo-T so if there IS a deception going on here it would likely be the vendor. At the same time, a good vendor could be destroyed by this kind of an accusation. Until I could "confirm or deny" this, I'd choose my words carefully as it doesn't serve us as a community.

Now it would REALLY be nice if someone would chime in that has actually done business with Vapors Kitchen. I may order from them now to hopefully clear this issue up.

Scratch that.... they're in Canada. I personally don't like doing orders outside of the USA. Shipping is too expensive and time consuming. On top of that.... Customs issues. I'll have to defer this to our Canadian friends to resolve. <giggle>

 

[mgmrick]

Ok now we got brother ego-t attys...

http://www.vapelite.com/EGO-TANK-ATOMIZER-BRTNKATOM.htm

We have bauway itank

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/canada-forum/173215-bauway-itank-cdn-vapor-review.html

And this vendor claims version 3 ego-t atty

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[rchriste]

Ok now we got brother ego-t attys...

We have bauway itank

And this vendor claims version 3 ego-t atty

Fortunately, none bear the eGo-T logo. It's very interesting to me seeing these knock-offs. I might even try them. I'm glad you've pointed them out. Seems like knock-offs would be a little cheaper than what I'm paying for the genuine item though.

I still don't believe this is the reason that some people are having problems. I've read about people having problems with Cignot and Totally Wicked attys. Definitely not knock-offs there. With all of the photos posted here of that eGo-T logo, I think people would notice it missing on theirs if they had any of these knock-offs.

I'm particularly interested in the one that has a "soft cap" in their words "unlike the Joy eGo-T". I'm not so sure it would be an improvement but I'd be willing to find out.

Thank you for the post mgmrick!

 

[WillyB]

It's pretty easy to know if you've got a knock-off or not. The "Brother" attys aren't branded with the eGo-T logo. I think most people would notice what they've got in their hand or what they haven't got. Now if the knock-off companies start copying the branded logo, then we'll be in trouble trying to figure out what we've got.

Well you've seen SLB's (the DSE folks) latest fat bat offering I presume?

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[twentyone]

i'm not getting much TH with the ego t. what am i doing wrong?

 

[rchriste]

Well you've seen SLB's (the DSE folks) latest fat bat offering I presume?

I'm not sure why you quoted me for this post of yours or what point you're trying to get a across but thank you for finding this product for us. I've never seen such a pretty shinny chrome eGo. The only issue I have with chrome is the fingerprints but it sure is shinny when it's clean.

Not only is it not labeled with the eGo-T logo but it's not even a tank system. These are the ole cartridge and fluval system. You may be in the wrong thread maybe?

On the same website you pointed too they are "claiming" to sell an eGo-T but if you look, the product isn't branded eGo-T. The box is branded eGo but even the box isn't branded as eGo-T.

The deceptive eGo-T claim

Thanks for the find. Is anyone selling this retail?

 

[rchriste]

There may be some confusion with a few people about my references to the eGo-T logo being branded on the product. For the moment, this seems to be our only assurance that we're buying the original product from Ovale/Joye/Janity. That's not to say that someone won't start copying this logo on their product in the future. I just haven't seen it being done yet. We are seeing now people claiming to be selling the eGo-T yet their product isn't branded as such. I would be cautious if you're not seeing a vendors product branded as eGo-T on the actual product.

Here is an example of what I'm talking about when I say "The product is branded with the eGo-T logo"



If you don't have that logo on your eCig then I would say that you're definitely using a knock-off eGo-T.

Vendors selling genuine eGo-T's from Ovale/Joye/Janity by all rights, are proud to make that logo on their product visible in their advertising. If it's not visible, I'd be cautious and ask questions before deciding on a purchase.

You will find that logo absent in some of the recent examples of knock-offs posted. It benefits us all when these products are identified. My thanks go out to those finding the knock-offs. Let's hope that we continue to have this method of knowing if we're being offered the original item or a knock-off.

I have no issues with knock-off companies. They produce good products sometimes and they help keep the prices down. I do have issues with knock-off companies claiming to be selling a product that is manufactured by another company when it is in fact not the product of that other company. It's fraudulent and those vendors don't deserve our dollars in my opinion. This line of discussion is valuable to us all so that we can make informed decisions about our purchases.

EDIT: I should also note that some vendors are selling the eGo-T with original eGo batteries. Not what I would call a knock-off since the important part, the tank atty, is eGo-T. Also the batteries in these cases are USUALLY original eGo batteries from Joye. If it's important to a person to have the 5-click on/off feature then they should make sure that their vendor is selling the battery with the eGo-T logo.