I guess that makes sense. Idk, speaking off personal experience, with this Vamo. It doesn't jump nearly as off and high as that though. Idk what to think
Thanks anyways man.
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I guess that makes sense. Idk, speaking off personal experience, with this Vamo. It doesn't jump nearly as off and high as that though. Idk what to think
Thanks anyways man.
It very well may be.
That's why both the cartos and the Vamo should be tested separately--testing two suspect variables together and trying to figure out which is faulty will never bring any results.
The cartos should be tested with a multimeter. The Vamo should be run with other heads--heads that are known to be working OK on other batteries. There is no other way.
There's nothing else I can do to try and assist here since the advice given is not taken. Leaving this now. Good luck.
Get one of the cartomisers you have been using for six months and try it on a different device - you may be able to do this in your vape shop if you are nice to them. Start on lowish watts and build up. If it burns then it's probably a carto issue. If it vapes well then ask them to try your vamo with a carto. Let me know how you get on. 
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It just doesn't make sense to me on how everyone keeps saying its the cartos when it is obviously not. If I think that the Vamo is broken, which I think it is, then why can't anyone care to explain if this issue has ever happened? Or drop some knowledge about any general vaping issues with center post to cartomizer connection causing destruction to the cartos?
U get what i'm saying? Everyone on here seems to dumb down their answers and think its such a simple solution. I am grateful for the help, but smarta$$ comments like urs are unnecessary.
Just don't dumb down the answers man, I am no beginner vaper. If the cartos were a reasonable factor then I would consider, but you're inability to see and understand that I KNOW FOR A FACT it is not my cartomizers, insults my intelligence. I am grateful for the help, but simply because I am a new member on here does not automatically conclude that I do not know what I am talking about.
Thank you, finally some decent answers with some creative insight, unlike, "no dude its ur cartos."
I really don't know what to say. Have you been looking at what I'm posting? I've stated that yes my current cartomizer jumped in ohms all over the place, but did you forget that I stated, that when I initially checked the ohms both before priming and after priming that it was listed at 2.9ohms? Standard Rez? Like I've said many MANY MANY times before on this thread, I know how a bad cartomizer looks like, and I know how a GOOD cartomizer looks like, I know how a bad cartomizer hits and taste, and I know how a GOOD cartomizer hits and tastes.
I would try taking your dilemma to the Vamo-specific thread and seeing if you can get any further assistance there.
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Just a word of advice: Your method of speaking to people can be construed and interpreted as abrasive; you don't need to capitalize words for emphasis or put other peoples' words into "quotations" like this - it reads back in a way that seems snarky. And try to refrain from ending your sentences with man, as in I know what a burnt carto tastes like man. That as well can be perceived as being insolent and snarky. Actually, it makes you come off as a teenager.
I know you mean no discontent or contempt, but unfortunately the way you are responding to people is being perceived as annoying...I could see it actually accumulate as I read through each post. Good luck in fixing your Vamo problems.
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Just a word of advice: Your method of speaking to people can be construed and interpreted as abrasive; you don't need to capitalize words for emphasis or put other peoples' words into "quotations" like this - it reads back in a way that seems snarky. And try to refrain from ending your sentences with man, as in I know what a burnt carto tastes like man. That as well can be perceived as being insolent and snarky. Actually, it makes you come off as a teenager.
I know you mean no discontent or contempt, but unfortunately the way you are responding to people is being perceived as annoying...I could see it actually accumulate as I read through each post. Good luck in fixing your Vamo problems.
None of my answers are dumbed down. As has been said before, there can be whole runs of bad cartomizers, which is why its been suggested, and why that has been explained.
As I said, I can't try to assist any further. Good luck with it.
So... The reason no one has commented about a vamo causing burnt cartos out of the blue, I think, is because no one reading this thread has experienced that. That's why everyone has been trying to figure out what ELSE could be wrong. Now it very well could be the vamo, but I don't think it would be the center pin, I'm not sure how a faulty pin would send more power through your carto, but anything is possible. It could be the chip in your vamo has gone bad. The best way to figure out if the vamo is the problem is to use your same cartos with some other device and see if you get the same problem, that was already suggested, have you done that?
Also, my vamo reads my rba at varying ohms quite a lot, I've seen it vary by at least .4ohms, and it's almost always when I don't have my atty screwed in all the way, or it's tilted or something like that.
Hope you figure it out.
Also, my vamo reads my rba at varying ohms quite a lot, I've seen it vary by at least .4ohms, and it's almost always when I don't have my atty screwed in all the way, or it's tilted or something like that.
Hope you figure it out.
I'm new here, and still new to vaping ~month, but I know people(salesperson and entrepreneur). One thing that I know is that you do not ask for help and then refuse to accept the help that is offered. People here have been very helpful to me while learning the in-and-outs of vaping. If you believe, adamantly, that it is your Vamo, all you have to do is check your cartos on another device. If they work, it is your Vamo. If they still don't work correctly, it is NOT your Vamo, and it is time to accept that fact and move on from there.
Oh, this is fun...I'll leave this thread on that note quoted. OP, read what you typed...think about it...think hard...of all that you've said...you've said MANY MANY times...do you think a good cartomizer will taste burnt? do you think a good cartomizer will hit that bad? Of the last 6 or so cartomizers that you've had, what were the results? THINK ABOUT IT.
See, what I did there? Think about it....
Why are you so reluctant to not get your vamo checked out by the place you bought it from? We've advised you to do so, but yet you still won't heed to any of our advices. You made your own conclusions and yet still ask for help. What was the point in addressing your problem to us? You've heard the suggestions and recommendations. Now, do something about it.
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I too am/ have had issues w/ my Vamo.... burning isn't one of them, then again not sure I've had burning issues w/ a clearo tank vs. a carto tank (?) BUT my Vamo tends to be all over the place too, especially when my clearo's start to gunk up (which unfortunately seems to be the tastiest to me Anywhoo, for a somewhat recently new i30 dual I have noticed the tighter it is screwed in, the lower the ohms (regardless of it being only 2.0 ohms) I usually get a constant 2.3-2.5 reading -on the same i30 for the past several days/ weeks, though lately - yesterday & today, my Vamo has decided it doesn't like it anymore, giving me readings of 9.9ohms & absolutely will not work... (as 9.9ohms is the same reading as if I had nothing screwed in) Luck of the dice it seems (as the i30 works fine of other batteries & the Vamo seems perfectly responsive to other clearos)... so I tried everything from switching out batteries (I normally use a 18650 since I don't like to stack) & tried the i30 dual again, screwing it as much as possible & now have it working again, but Vamo reading 4.5ohms! Pain in the neck that it is, couldn't get a vape w/ basically no airflow, but a tiny piece of foam placed on the edge where it screws it seemed to help (squishy enough to get good contact).
Not sure if ohms are your only issue, but my Vamo is probably ready for the garbage can even though I've had it maybe just over a month - the bottom section (where battery sits) keeps disconnecting completely from the top (meter reading/ computer chip end)... I've had a little luck with that issue by wrapping a piece of sticky back foam a little higher to hold both ends together (also doubles as a sort of kooze that helps me hold it/ stop sliding out of my hand). Not thrilled about it for the amt I paid (about $60), but may be an excuse for me to check out the new color SIDs that keep catching my eye for $40 (which basically looks/ functions same as Vamo but in .5 not .1 increments)
All in all, the Vamo's (I have V2) I don't think are the cream of the crop as much as they are just more affordable, is how I'm looking at it.... you get what you pay for I keep thinking, but that's me. I would definitely test it out like the others here have suggested & if you keep coming up w/ the same issues, try to contact the seller & see if they'll take it back/ switch out for another one.... I'm guessing they probably can send back to mfg and get reimbursed. I know Rob over at Smoktek is super good about that kind of stuff... I've had a bad run w/ several other batteries (consecutively had 3 different types) that he all took back & gave me full credit for.
Good luck
Anywhoo, for a somewhat recently new i30 dual I have noticed the tighter it is screwed in, the lower the ohms (regardless of it being only 2.0 ohms) I usually get a constant 2.3-2.5 reading -on the same i30 for the past several days/ weeks, though lately - yesterday & today, my Vamo has decided it doesn't like it anymore, giving me readings of 9.9ohms & absolutely will not work... (as 9.9ohms is the same reading as if I had nothing screwed in) Luck of the dice it seems (as the i30 works fine of other batteries & the Vamo seems perfectly responsive to other clearos)... so I tried everything from switching out batteries (I normally use a 18650 since I don't like to stack) & tried the i30 dual again, screwing it as much as possible & now have it working again, but Vamo reading 4.5ohms! Pain in the neck that it is, couldn't get a vape w/ basically no airflow, but a tiny piece of foam placed on the edge where it screws it seemed to help (squishy enough to get good contact).Not sure if ohms are your only issue, but my Vamo is probably ready for the garbage can even though I've had it maybe just over a month - the bottom section (where battery sits) keeps disconnecting completely from the top (meter reading/ computer chip end)... I've had a little luck with that issue by wrapping a piece of sticky back foam a little higher to hold both ends together (also doubles as a sort of kooze that helps me hold it/ stop sliding out of my hand). Not thrilled about it for the amt I paid (about $60), but may be an excuse for me to check out the new color SIDs that keep catching my eye for $40 (which basically looks/ functions same as Vamo but in .5 not .1 increments)
All in all, the Vamo's (I have V2) I don't think are the cream of the crop as much as they are just more affordable, is how I'm looking at it.... you get what you pay for I keep thinking, but that's me. I would definitely test it out like the others here have suggested & if you keep coming up w/ the same issues, try to contact the seller & see if they'll take it back/ switch out for another one.... I'm guessing they probably can send back to mfg and get reimbursed. I know Rob over at Smoktek is super good about that kind of stuff... I've had a bad run w/ several other batteries (consecutively had 3 different types) that he all took back & gave me full credit for.
Good luck
I too am/ have had issues w/ my Vamo.... burning isn't one of them, then again not sure I've had burning issues w/ a clearo tank vs. a carto tank (?) BUT my Vamo tends to be all over the place too, especially when my clearo's start to gunk up (which unfortunately seems to be the tastiest to me
Not sure if ohms are your only issue, but my Vamo is probably ready for the garbage can even though I've had it maybe just over a month - the bottom section (where battery sits) keeps disconnecting completely from the top (meter reading/ computer chip end)... I've had a little luck with that issue by wrapping a piece of sticky back foam a little higher to hold both ends together (also doubles as a sort of kooze that helps me hold it/ stop sliding out of my hand). Not thrilled about it for the amt I paid (about $60), but may be an excuse for me to check out the new color SIDs that keep catching my eye for $40 (which basically looks/ functions same as Vamo but in .5 not .1 increments)
All in all, the Vamo's (I have V2) I don't think are the cream of the crop as much as they are just more affordable, is how I'm looking at it.... you get what you pay for I keep thinking, but that's me. I would definitely test it out like the others here have suggested & if you keep coming up w/ the same issues, try to contact the seller & see if they'll take it back/ switch out for another one.... I'm guessing they probably can send back to mfg and get reimbursed. I know Rob over at Smoktek is super good about that kind of stuff... I've had a bad run w/ several other batteries (consecutively had 3 different types) that he all took back & gave me full credit for.
Good luck
I fully understand where you're coming from. In fact I went to my local vape store to talk to one of the workers who told me he had a vamo before, as well as his experience with it.
The bottom line is, you get what you pay for! I've learned that now, and will accept the good times I've had with my vamo, but to say the vamo is BUILT SO AMAZINGLY WELL that it can't be considered cheap is idiotic. The vamo is a nice second mod to get after one uses a ego twist or kgo or somethin similar, but at the end of the day YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
Nice to hear a fellow vamo owner share their experience.
Yes I've recently tried that with no luck, different cartos different mod to put on (Twist). I too have talked to previous vamo owner whom works at my local vape shop who said that, that chip in the vamo can break easily causing it to fluctuate in power delivery as well as ohm readings, which makes total sense when the average cost for a vamo v2 happens to be around $35.... Like I said in my previous post.... You get what you pay for.
I wasn't aware that anyone said that the Vamo is built so amazingly well that it can't be considered cheap. The Vamo is inexpensive, it's also a good workmanlike APV. I was under the impression in your first post that you wanted to find a reason for your carto troubles. Apparently, you just want to bash your Vamo....and that's fine, why didn't you just say so. Was your purpose from the beginning to try to teach us that one get's what they pay for? Because I don't think a lot of people will give you much grief over that incredible insight. And, if you're just looking for a fight, why don't you just leave us out of it? By the way, these are rhetorical questions and don't require your reply. Welcome to ECF. Better luck on your next post icyice.
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