new vaper's review of the iclear 30s

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inkb0n3s

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hi all!

new PV owner, also owner of a few new tanks. i've decided to make these short first impression reviews to help myself and other new vapers.

the battery i am using is a vv eGo winder, 1300 mAh model. the juice i have is 18mg nicotine content blackberry flavored - i'm unsure of the base.

the first thing i thought when i saw this out of the box was "frosted flakes, this is huge." it can hold MORE than 3ml - which would be more than four, five days of my casual use. however, i read that it had some gurgling issues if filled more than 2, 2.5 ml. i filled it up a little more than 2 ml, i'd like to guesstimate at 2.25. filling was easy since the tank itself is so damn big - screw the top off and you won't have any problems filling it unless you're blind and have no fingers.

since the ohm rating was right on the box (2.1), i started with 3.6v. again, the dry pull test - first thing i noticed was how much i did not like the metal tip. the un-lit taste was comparable with the t3s. when i took the first real hit, i noticed that it was weak. after increasing the volts, i'm sitting currently at 3.7, 3.75 ish. the vapor production is between the t3s and the mt3, at these settings and with this juice. i'm noticing that it takes a little bit to warm up - hits longer than 3, 5 seconds produce noticeably more vapor than shorter drags - but this can be said of pretty much every tank. i just think that the 30s is better for longer pulls.
the drag weight on the 30s is heavy, i think heavier than the stock clearo. it's not a bad thing, nor do i mind it. the taste is a little strange, but i think this is because it has a metal tip and a LOT more wick to go through than the t3s and mt3. like i said in my review of the mt3, i will be posting an update after a week of use. (i'll try to make usage even between the three tanks xD)

TL;DR — it's okay. it's got a MASSIVE capacity, which would make it ideal if i go on a camping trip (no way i'm going to lug out a ton of tanks, i lose small things too easily), and the rotating tip is a neat feature. people seem to love it or hate it, and i'm currently undecided. we'll see how i feel in a week.

is it a good buy for a new vaper?
perhaps. i'll make a prediction and say that i'm not going to use it as my go-to, but that doesn't disqualify it from the running.

thanks for reading! and again, happy new year!

edit: i did have to get an additional piece for this. since it is so large, there's a "neck" piece that screws on to the battery to support the tank. the tank itself screws right in just like the ts3 and mt3, but without the neck piece to support it, i can see it breaking easily.
 
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My iClear 30 is working a lot better now that I've finished the first full tank and gave the wicks a washing. I also think it depends on the juice on how well it wicks. The last tank I vaped would not wick without rolling it around but with different juice now I've gotten through an entire 3ml without having to do that and only now have to start doing it now that it's almost empty. Surprisingly the second batch was a high vg juice. I would think pg would be thinner and saturate the wick better but this seems not to be the case. The vg seems to cling to the long wicks better and my second tank vaped straight through without any dry hits. So I'm starting to like it more. Also I noticed that if you do tilt the drip tip to the side, it blocks some of the air passage, making it harder to vape. Leaving the drip tip upright gives the largest opening and the best vape in my experience.
 

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yeah tinkiegrrl, i am not thrilled with it - but i will give it a chance :) i'm hoping it'll pull through for me since it is the most expensive tank i own currently >.<

oooh. i'm not sure about the juice content, so that might have something to do with it. i'll be sure to try your trick cjlaity! also, would you classify the 30s as a cartomizer or a clearomizer? or am i just confused... i see the t3s and mt3 as clearomizers since there is no fill material and i can see the wicks, but i can see the wick rope in the 30s??
 

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As others have mentioned, give it a chance. At first I thought I wouldn't use it at all (came with my VTR) but I decided eh why not I'll give it a shot. It has not come off my VTR since then. I have it dialed to 9w and I'm really impressed with both the flavor and vapor production. I thought I would never replace my tried and true rotation of vivi nova & protank when I'm out and about but now I really like my iClear30S.

Edit: it's a clearomizer. The coils and wick are just housed in the muffler looking stem in the center.
 
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Hi all. I am New in this forum. Recently got a VTR with the I clear 30s , enjoyed it for a month or so; however, of late, I am having trouble puffing it since hardly any air seem to get thru and thus hardly any smoke, my jaw is exhausted!. Is as if it has become obstructed as I use it. I have cleaned it thoroughly (I think) several times, but nothing seems to help. Is this supposed to happen after using it for a while? sort of programmed to fail for a new replacement? ....or is there something I am missing? please help.
 

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Hi all. I am New in this forum. Recently got a VTR with the I clear 30s , enjoyed it for a month or so; however, of late, I am having trouble puffing it since hardly any air seem to get thru and thus hardly any smoke, my jaw is exhausted!. Is as if it has become obstructed as I use it. I have cleaned it thoroughly (I think) several times, but nothing seems to help. Is this supposed to happen after using it for a while? sort of programmed to fail for a new replacement? ....or is there something I am missing? please help.

the coils on clearomizers eventually go bad (burnt juice will eventually cake on the coils). while dry burning and cleaning them can extend the life, they eventually will have to be replaced. if anything, that's the one thing i don't like about the iClear30S, you can't rebuild them the way you can with a protank/vivi nova.
 

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I got two of these a week ago and they've been my go-to ever since. Depending on the time of day and my mood, I run them between 7.5 and 8.5 watts on a Vaporshark DNA and they produce a very thick, satisfying vapor. I got about 3-1/2 days and close to 20 ml of juice out of the first coil before I had the sense that it needed maintenance.

3.75 volts strikes me as somewhat low. Being a dual-coil tank, it can take some power, and you're barely at 7 watts. Try goosing it a bit more.

As for its "MASSIVE capacity"... It also goes through juice very quickly. I fill mine 2-3 times a day (but I don't like letting it get much below the 1.5 ml mark). Remember, though, you can't get lots of vapor without using lots of juice. :D
 

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I find that I really like the iClear 30s for daily use. The draw is tighter than the Protank and produces more vapor. I like the warmer vape of the top coils better than the bottom coil protank. I also think the flavor is better. The only downside that I see is that it is a juice hog during break-in. After the break-in period the tank is great.

@varionj - It's possible that you may need to clean or replace the coil in your tank. Depending on the juice that you are using, you may have dirty coils and the way that tank coil is put together could potentially cause a reduction in airflow. Hope that helps.
 

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I bought a Innokin Itaste Mvp and it came with a iclear 30. I really didn't like it from the beginning. It was hard to draw a good hit. On mine I couldn't seem to fill the tank more than half full or it would gurgle and would have a low amount of vapor. I have sat it down mow and use the SMOKTech Pyrex Aro 2.0 Ohm 2.5ml and luv them. Maybe some day I will break it out and give it another go. For now I like these Pyrex tanks I'm using.
 

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rossum and dorsaimaster - yeah, im finding it to be a juice hog too haha. i let it sit for a second night, and when i checked it, it looks like it went from slightly under 2.0ml to 1.0 ml. how long did it take for you guys to break yours in?
I dunno; I haven't noticed any overnight fluid level drops. Now a brand-new head probably does suck up a ml or so of juice. To be honest, the iClear 16 that I run on my VV V3 is a juice hog too. I think using lots of juice simply comes with the territory when you have dual coils and lots of wicks. Producing lots of vapor requires lots of juice. :D

I'm currently 4 days into my second 30S head now and it's still going strong. Unfortunately, I think I killed my first head. I tried dry burning it after washing it and I must have gotten a bit too aggressive with that 'cause I popped one of the coils. So I ordered up 10 more heads and a spare tank. Hopefully that will hold me until I get an RBA of some sort and learn to build it.
 
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