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Umm, I don't remember. I got it with either the V8 or the Apollo tank. It's a 510-to-510 extension, usually used so tanks can fit on.
Here's pics though showing how it raises it up.
Now, if the atty floods, it'll come out where I can see it.
Umm, I don't remember. I got it with either the V8 or the Apollo tank. It's a 510-to-510 extension, usually used so tanks can fit on.
Here's pics though showing how it raises it up.
Now, if the atty floods, it'll come out where I can see it.
Oh ok, yea that came with the V8. Dripping still makes me nervous though!!!
On the Ovale, I don't blame ya...I gotta watch it like a hawk.
But, other than using a LR atty on my e-power, not much else I can do until I can get drip shields.
K, can't tell you how happy I am with my V8! And JUST in time, cause finally got to mail the V6 out to its new recipient and I would have REALLY missed it! Only issue I'm having with mine, and mine is perfect, fits well together on all seams (it was a BEAR to get the battery back off the first time, but now it comes off and on perfectly) is having a hard time getting batteries in there without bending the negative pole 'springs' down terribly. Has anyone come up with an effective way to do this? Seems like I should be able to 'retract' the spring with some kinda tool to get the batt in without bending it, but haven't been effective coming up with a method. Hoping one of you has. Don't wanna bend them too badly since I've killed 2 pvs that way in the past. But once they're in, the pv is FANTASTIC! Vapes like a dream, and I'm vaping a 'black and white cookie' juice which doesn't taste all that amazing in some other pvs, but tastes out of this world on the v8. And love the shiny one! Dug my rubberized v6, too, but the shiny black just looks very very cool and scifi spacey! Especially fond of it with my new knucklehead drip tip and a mini/super shorty resurrector 1.7ohm... looks like the perfect 'pocketsized' vape, and it is truly user friendly! Love vaping this one in bed, since the tip angle means I don't have to vape it upside down and get a mouth full of juice when I'm curled up watching a movie. Its just CUTE! My one suggestion is maybe on future versions have the BOTTOM slide or hinge off, and have batts go in, tube mod style, just for simplicities sake. That way wouldn't have to make the pv any larger to get the batts in much much easier. As to sealing the top, I hardly ever flood it, but was thinking of 'sealing' the top with a thin couple of layers of CA or epoxy? It dries SUPER quickly, so I'm confident it won't 'leak' into the works, and if I build a few thin top layers on top of each other, I think it'll do very well as a 'seal' against juice leaks. Any opinions? And seriously, how cool does it look with this tip? Eric sells em cheap as I've seen em anywhere. I do wanna get some polishing compound for the tip so its glassy and shiny looking just like the pv. Also looks fierce with the 'gyroidal' tip and the 'saltshaker' looking stainless tip. Eric! I've practically got all your cool tips! rofl Need to get in some new ones! lol I request the 'colored' alum gyroidal ones.. I know they exist, but have a vendor link if you need to see em. Would also love the long colored translucent 306 tips. Also into the ceramic vase ones that are very bulby, those are very cool. Just food for thought if you're looking for goodies to order. lol Oh, and would love love love 510 and 306 tips that are the same simple blown glass as the go go tips. ADORE those, but can't buy a gogo just to get the tip. lol Don't know if you buy those or have em made by someone, but I'd love if those were avail for more common models. REALLY nice, and can't beat the price.
This is the main issue here....no drip well on an unsealed case.
Yup, that is the circuit board you see though the hole. Presumably that's the airhole for the case..IDK?
I still LOVE and recommend this PV, I just want folks to know to be careful of any juice leaking out onto it.
Yup, that is the circuit board you see though the hole. Presumably that's the airhole for the case..IDK?
I still LOVE and recommend this PV, I just want folks to know to be careful of any juice leaking out onto it.
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True, so u think using a drip shield would make it safer??
I just hold the spring back with my fingernail while sliding the battery in and down. I suppose if you had something thin, strong and non-conductive to hold it back, that'd work too.
TBH, I don't know as I've never used 'em. Perhaps a more experienced vaper can chime in on it?
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Oh brother, so you guys have probably seen my rants on here before about the phoenix bottom coils...I decided to give them another chance and ordered a box from Eric. First one I pulled outta the box today, filled fine, no leaks. So I went on my merry way, put my driptip on and screwed it onto my ego battery. First drag I took, gurgly as all get out and I got juice in my mouth! Any suggestions? Id rather vape Turtle Cheesecake ejuice, not drink it!
which one is the pheonix bottom coil? sorry I don;t keep up with what the competition calls what
OK, so I figured I'd post what I do to the V8 to ensure it doesn't have any problems no matter what leaks into it.
First though, it's got enough goop on the connections that it should not short out.
It looks like some of the most recent versions do not have extra silicone on the bottom wires. That said, even a water bridge between them does not short it out (I tested it)
Not sure what solder or solder covering they are using but it won't short with a liquid bridge.
anyway, as it will allow liquid inside I use liquid electrical on mine. The photo below shows spray on "electrical tape" because I ran out of the brush on stuff.
This unit will NEVER EVER short out.
Someone mentioned the wires could pull out.. that's not going to happen unless you open the unit, there is play in the wires and there is nothing to tug them, so unless you ran it over with a truck, the wires will never pull away, there are no stress points.
If you care about your V8 and you are worried about it shorting you have three easy solutions.
1. Liquid Electrical Tape
2. Spray On electrical tape
3. Silicone (in a tube)
(all available at any hardware store)
If you unscrew the 5 small screws and lay it side by side just put whichever above on all of the connector points and you will never have a problem, even if it drops into a lake.
also, if you use silicone on the smaller lower points where the wires cross over you won't have to worry about the wires pulling out.
Over all it's a solid little device that needs some tweaks but I'd venture to guess that since they've already made the molds they will not make any more or change it.
I do this kind of stuff to all of my personal batteries and mods just to make sure my klutziness doesn't cause me a loss.
Note: while I realize there are a few small drawbacks on the V8, and the design leaves a little to be desired, we cannot expect a manufacturer to prevent all types of damage from leaky cartos, we'd like to and we would love it, but I don't feel I need to tell them to fix this, in my opinion they have done everything reasonable they can to both churn these out and keep them relatively safe from shorting. If I start heaping improvements on them, they'll undoubtedly charge me more
That said, I am going to ask why they stopped siliconing the bottom wires.. seems odd but then again since I couldn't short it, maybe they just changed the compound??
First though, it's got enough goop on the connections that it should not short out.
It looks like some of the most recent versions do not have extra silicone on the bottom wires. That said, even a water bridge between them does not short it out (I tested it)
Not sure what solder or solder covering they are using but it won't short with a liquid bridge.
anyway, as it will allow liquid inside I use liquid electrical on mine. The photo below shows spray on "electrical tape" because I ran out of the brush on stuff.
This unit will NEVER EVER short out.
Someone mentioned the wires could pull out.. that's not going to happen unless you open the unit, there is play in the wires and there is nothing to tug them, so unless you ran it over with a truck, the wires will never pull away, there are no stress points.
If you care about your V8 and you are worried about it shorting you have three easy solutions.
1. Liquid Electrical Tape
2. Spray On electrical tape
3. Silicone (in a tube)
(all available at any hardware store)
If you unscrew the 5 small screws and lay it side by side just put whichever above on all of the connector points and you will never have a problem, even if it drops into a lake.
also, if you use silicone on the smaller lower points where the wires cross over you won't have to worry about the wires pulling out.
Over all it's a solid little device that needs some tweaks but I'd venture to guess that since they've already made the molds they will not make any more or change it.
I do this kind of stuff to all of my personal batteries and mods just to make sure my klutziness doesn't cause me a loss.
Note: while I realize there are a few small drawbacks on the V8, and the design leaves a little to be desired, we cannot expect a manufacturer to prevent all types of damage from leaky cartos, we'd like to and we would love it, but I don't feel I need to tell them to fix this, in my opinion they have done everything reasonable they can to both churn these out and keep them relatively safe from shorting. If I start heaping improvements on them, they'll undoubtedly charge me more
That said, I am going to ask why they stopped siliconing the bottom wires.. seems odd but then again since I couldn't short it, maybe they just changed the compound??
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That would be the CE3 aka Phoenix!
Really? Cool I guess I have the Phoenix LOL
That said, I've opened at least 6 packs of 5 and randomly samples (aka used lol) and not one has been burnt or leak.
This has been one of my favorite "out of box" cartos ever.
which one is the pheonix bottom coil? sorry I don;t keep up with what the competition calls what
The CE3s, sorry I thought I mentioned that.
I dont think you have a bad product Eric, I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions. I have only tried one from the pack so far.
One more thing I wanted to mention is that I am very happy with the V8, which is why I dont like to drip with it because I am a worrier.
Omg, didn't know there was such a thing as spray on electrical tape! Handy!!! Great idea!
Oh, and Errol in the lavatube noob thread came up with an awesome idea if you're having a hardish time getting batts into place. Mine isn't that hard to do, but I LOVE the unit so don't wanna put too much stress on it and risk breaking it over the long haul. He's using 16340 batteries, which go in easily, instead of the 18340s. I found them in AW IMR, which i didn't know existed, so I might well give those a try. Also I have some pain issues with my hands, so something that's easy rather than a tight fit might be better for me, and can always use the 18350s when I need the extra battery life.
rofl... and thanks so much Kaleb! I didn't realize the Ce3 was the phoenix bottom coil, and someone just sent me one to try, and I was wondering if maybe he sent the wrong thing. lol Good to know they're the same as ce3s, cause I was ALL sorts of confused!
Oh, and Errol in the lavatube noob thread came up with an awesome idea if you're having a hardish time getting batts into place. Mine isn't that hard to do, but I LOVE the unit so don't wanna put too much stress on it and risk breaking it over the long haul. He's using 16340 batteries, which go in easily, instead of the 18340s. I found them in AW IMR, which i didn't know existed, so I might well give those a try. Also I have some pain issues with my hands, so something that's easy rather than a tight fit might be better for me, and can always use the 18350s when I need the extra battery life.
rofl... and thanks so much Kaleb! I didn't realize the Ce3 was the phoenix bottom coil, and someone just sent me one to try, and I was wondering if maybe he sent the wrong thing. lol Good to know they're the same as ce3s, cause I was ALL sorts of confused!
Omg, didn't know there was such a thing as spray on electrical tape! Handy!!! Great idea!
Oh, and Errol in the lavatube noob thread came up with an awesome idea if you're having a hardish time getting batts into place. Mine isn't that hard to do, but I LOVE the unit so don't wanna put too much stress on it and risk breaking it over the long haul. He's using 16340 batteries, which go in easily, instead of the 18340s. I found them in AW IMR, which i didn't know existed, so I might well give those a try. Also I have some pain issues with my hands, so something that's easy rather than a tight fit might be better for me, and can always use the 18350s when I need the extra battery life.
rofl... and thanks so much Kaleb! I didn't realize the Ce3 was the phoenix bottom coil, and someone just sent me one to try, and I was wondering if maybe he sent the wrong thing. lol Good to know they're the same as ce3s, cause I was ALL sorts of confused!
You are very welcome.
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