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copperpot

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At least we know why it was on sale now... :D
ehh, aren't all the P3's on sale right now? I have to remind myself not to be hurt that no one here seems to like the blue P3. Personally, I love it. Which is, I guess, all that matters.

I'm really thinking of buying a p3, but have a few questions. basically I would only want to run it in 18350 as I like small setups. I also vape my v4's at around 1.3-1.4 ohms at around 18w.

battery life expectancy?
iq issues? been reading a lot of reports of people having issues with the p3.

I don't mind carrying around a few batteries, but I've read reports of 40 puffs on a 18350. I'd be changing a battery every 20mins at that rate lol

I also run almost exclusively on the 18350. I work 12 hour days, if I set the watts to 14, the batt will often last 10-11 hours with 1 or 2 juice top offs on the kayfun V4 plastic tank setup. I'd love to vape at 18 watts, but it just goes through the batt too fast. Sitting here now, I upped the watts to 18 and my batt dropped from 70% to 50% in a little less than 15 minutes. 1.5 ohms. In my experience, chain vaping at 18watts on a 18350 will get you about one hours use.

This does not compute. Vaper, I am. ;)

BTW, the GMZ is the most strikingly beautiful mod I've ever owned. I've always been adamant about not babying my mods. If I buy it, I'm going to dang-well USE it. No matter what it is. Well, three-plus years later, lo-and-be-freakin'-hold...

Kall me korrected, but this thing will NEVER leave the house. It is, for lack of a better term, absolutely "stare-at-me" sweet.

Thumps UP. :thumb:

When the GMZ P3 is back in stock, I'm going to buy one. I need to experience the difference ZenKote makes. Still hoping to see a bronze ZenKote one day.

I use an 18350 on a 1.5 ohm KFL and I burn 3 mls of 70/30 blend on a single charge using my P3.
What wattage or volts are you using?

Don't. Just DON'T. If you feel the need for a DNA40, go Vapor Flask. I promise you won't have buyer's remorse for it.

I've been going back on forth on whether to buy a vapor flask with temp control or not. It seems kinda big, and as a lefty, I'm worried about ergonomics.
 

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ehh, aren't all the P3's on sale right now? I have to remind myself not to be hurt that no one here seems to like the blue P3. Personally, I love it. Which is, I guess, all that matters.

On my iPad, your blue is magnificent. That's why I bought it. It's a wonderful thing to love your P3; I'm delighted for you!
 
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Same here. I have an istick 30w and it's far superior to a vaporshark on build quality. just a shame it's a throw away device. not sure how the rdna and dna40 are though as I haven't held one. The previous versions weren't worth the money imho

I believe it's a good thing that I have no clue as to what DNA means or rDNA. I'll just settle back in my recliner and vape my KFL on my P3.

And I'll join you Ping. The discussion about these DNA things is the kind of discussion WE'LL NEVER have about a Provari.
 

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Copperpot....8 - 9 watts. Not sure it will make that much of a difference at higher power.

Much of a difference regarding what? Flavor? Vapor production? Battery life?
This morning I was having an issue, having to drag forever to get a hit, checked my stats and realized I'd somehow gone down to 8 watts... put it back to 14 and bam. Same thing a little while ago when I jumped from 14 to 18 watts. Flavor explosion.
 

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Never is a very long time, Sir Rod. :)

I suppose it is, so how 'bout I amend my never to highly unlikely? Cuz, it is highly unlikely we'll be discussing the finish peeling off a Provari in a matter of days. And it will be highly unlikely we'll be discussing the issues some have posted about these DNA thingy's. No, we'll be with Ping at his house enjoying the fact we have incredibly well made, completely safe, devices with finishes that seem to stand the test of time. Yes we will.
 
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if that's the case i think I'll pass. I could live with 2-4 hours, but an hour is too little....and in 18490, 18650 it's too big!

Well, maybe get a couple more opinions to verify before ya decide. Chain vaping is subjective after all... and maybe with the lower ohms you use, you'd get more time than me.

edit: additonal info... I'll even keep using 18 watts for the next day or so to gather more data about how often I change batts.
 
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Much of a difference regarding what? Flavor? Vapor production? Battery life?
This morning I was having an issue, having to drag forever to get a hit, checked my stats and realized I'd somehow gone down to 8 watts... put it back to 14 and bam. Same thing a little while ago when I jumped from 14 to 18 watts. Flavor explosion.

Juice consumption per charge.

Flavor, as we know, is a very subjective sense. I find the flavor best when it is at its coolest. But that is just me and there are a zillion people who would disagree.
 

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I'll also say that I've had my P3 now since the beginning of November. It's Satin Silver, which is my preferred finish and to date, it has absolutely ZERO scratches. None. Nadda. Zip. And I have banged it around a fair bit. The finish is just that durable. Yes it is!

That satin silver is awesome. My P2 is satin silver and it looks the same as it did when it was new.
 
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