Going to buy a silver bullet and i just am having such a hard time deciding whether or not to have a low rez smoke teck atty or the dual coil tank at 1.5 0hm carts but i have read that dual coil on a 3.7 is not what it was meant for, really struggling here any advice would be great my first mod trying to make it the best. thanks for the time if you read this reply or not vape on everyone.
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Only use SINGLE COIL cartos on the SB. Best carto I've found on my 3.7 Kgo and 3.7 Don are the Smok Tech 1.7 XL single coil. Dual Coil will give you a weak vape and drain the batt quickly. Having said that be aware both Boge and Smok Tech are presently having QC issues.
Um im sorry but what is qc sorry im pretty new to this sorry haha and what would be some good vendors to order this from thus far im going to try and order most of the stuff from alt smoke but if there is other places better please let me know
QC= Quality Control. Reports of cartos lasting 1 or 2 days with both brands. I'd recomend either Vivi nova rebuildable Clearomizers. Either 2.0 or 2.4 ohms. Stardust rebuildable also good.
I was watching grimm green and he warned that these vivi nova exploded 2 of his batteries and melted 2 springs is that something that needs to be considered i really appreciate the time vapoor eyes umm ive never been big into atomizers but would u suggest an atty or just try and figure out the tanks cause i love cartomizers to death i really do and what vendors would you suggest to look at i was trying to keep everything from alt smoke but the more i look into this the more im thinking im going to have to buy from a couple different vendors
Another good choice for 3.7V is the Smok Tech LR single coil 2.0 ohm XL (stainless steel). I've used these since November of last year without issues. At 3.7V 2.0 ohms run 6.8 watts opposed to 8.0 watts for 1.7 ohm. I've purchased them several times since November and all were good. Just two needed posts pulled. My last shipment was five 5-pack boxes from 310Vapers two weeks ago. Those have been good as well.
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Carto lifespan depends on how you treat them (never burning them) and the juice you use. Lighter flavored juices will make a carto last longer than heavily flavored juice.
light flavored juice: I get 15-20 ml through them before replacement
unflavored juice: I get 20-30 ml though them before replacement
The number of days a carto is used means little without knowing how much an individual vapes and if the carto is used continuously or with other cartos in rotation.
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Carto lifespan depends on how you treat them (never burning them) and the juice you use. Lighter flavored juices will make a carto last longer than heavily flavored juice.
light flavored juice: I get 15-20 ml through them before replacement
unflavored juice: I get 20-30 ml though them before replacement
The number of days a carto is used means little without knowing how much an individual vapes and if the carto is used continuously or with other cartos in rotation.
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Hi Tal, have you considered adding a "Kick" to your SB? I have one on mine & it works great with most atty/carto/tank I put on it. In case you want to learn more about the "Kick": The Kick – Instructions « Evolv
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I had forgotten about the SB melting spring/ Vivi Niva issue. Have also read about the same issue with Stardust. When I first began looking for a PV the SB was on the list but lost out because of firing pin issues. Have used many cartos, Vivi Nova and Stardust. My fave is ST carto with tank my second choice the rebuildable Stardust. I believe the issue is NOT with the Clearos but the SB.
Edit: and even after hundreds of hours of research and choosing the Megalodon it also had issues- very tight draw and had to modify the connector.
Edit: and even after hundreds of hours of research and choosing the Megalodon it also had issues- very tight draw and had to modify the connector.
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The Silver Bullet would be a great choice for your first mod. It was mine also. It's a solid, well-machined, APV with one of the best power switches on the market. One could drop it a couple of stories off of a roof, or run it over with a truck, and it would continue on vaping. The SB has long been noted to be a standard among mechanical mods.
The SB will handle any resistance (ohm measurement for an atomizer or cartomizer) that you wish to put on it. To simplify things here, an atty or atomizer is any device you connect to a personal vaporizer to heat your e-liquid. It could be an atomizer only, upon which you could drop eliquid on for dripping, or a cartomizer which has a polyfill material to wick/absorb the liquid while holding it for the coil, or coils, to vaporize it. This heating coil, when electrical current is applied to it, will heat the nearby eliquid, causing the liquid to change form from a liquid to vapor form allowing the user to inhale it. A cartomizer can be used alone, or can be used inside of a carto tank.
All atomizers have a resistance rating, which in simple terms tells you how much power it will accept from the power source (your battery) to vaporize the juice. Low resistance (LR) is usually referred to any atty that runs hotter and therefore provides a warmer vapor, at the expense of more battery power. Standard resistance (SR) refers to more normal or average temperature coils and provides a less warm vapor.
Besides choosing what resistance you wish to use, cartomizers come in single coil or dual coil options. Remember, the coils are what actually vaporize the eliquid. The theory is dual coils heat more liquid and therefore can provide more vapor. This comes at the expense of needing more power to fire two coils vs a single coil. Which one is best is controversial and in the end is a user preference decision. Fact of the matter is, although most tanks come with a dual coil carto, all tanks can and will accept a single coil cartomizer if that is what you choose to use. I'd recommend that you try a few of the single and dual coil cartomizers, each with both low and standard resistances ratings, to try first hand and then you can decide from YOUR experience which one you prefer.
For your convenience, I've included a link to one source where you can obtain both single and dual coil tank replacement cartos. You choose from the drop down menus what resistance and how many pre-drilled holes you wish. You need not order from here, it is just an option. These are directly from the Smoktek website from where I order my single coil tank replacement cartomizers.
Single coil Smoktek carto:
http://www.smoktek.com/Single-Coil-XL-Tank-Cartomizer-for-the-SmokTank-XL_p_211.html
Dual coil Smoktek cartos:
http://www.smoktek.com/Dual-Coil-XL-Tank-Cartomizer-for-the-SmokTank_p_170.html
If you get a cartomizer tank (DCT tank in vapor lingo), you will need to decide if you want to order your cartomizers that you will put into your tank to be pre-punched (a small hole conveniently drilled into the metal tubes), or, whether you will buy a carto punch tool in addition to the cartos to punch your own. The juice in the tank needs a route to enter inside the carto to reach the heating coils, and a small hole or holes needs to be present in the carto. There are numerous videos available on how to do this; watch a couple and decide if this is something that you could or even want to learn.
View attachment 131515typical carto punch tool
In addition to watching a couple videos on punching cartos, watch a couple on how to fill a cartomizer with e-juice, and a couple on how to assemble a DCT tank.
Most problems that people have with juice tanks (flooding and dry burnt draws) are caused from user error problems that could have been avoided if the correct procedures were followed.
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Sometimes reviewers can come across as not being very bright, guess it's part of being human. BY ALL MEANS when something smokes a battery stick another one in to see if it will do it again. Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky the second time around, and it'll blow your face off.
The problems that Grimm Green ran into are known issues. First and formost ALWAYS check the depth of the center post of anything you are going to put on a SB. If you push the post down in the SB you will likely be sending it back to Altsmoke to get it fixed. And, believe me, the SB is not the only PV with this issue, this is also a leading cause of bad eGo batteries (blinking light). When you push the center post of most any PV down it can touch things inside there, and when it does bad things can happen.
With the Vivi Nova, and the Stardust, it's possible to push the coil out of position causing it to touch the outer shell of the head causing a short or partial short. pay attention to what you're doing and this won't happen.
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From what I've read, and you may want to look into it yourself to be sure, the melted batteries thing is usually happening because people stack 2 smaller batteries in the SB in order to get higher voltage out of it. So, I would steer clear of doing anything like that. I ended up getting the Kick for my SB, which essentially turns it into a variable wattage unit. It also adds safety measures incase there are any issues. It is a much safer alternative to stacking, (again...from my understanding) and it is nice to be able to control its output. Although, it is a little bothersome that you have to open the battery compartment and have a small screwdriver to make the change, it is better than nothing at all! I eventually got a VV unit with the Provari and now I switch between it and the SB. They are both great units ^_^
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