Ok, So Just Hear Me Out On This One....

[MattyRetro]

So I had a mishap with my REO/Cyclone setup and decided to grab an istick to hold
me over until I can get another Cyclone, or atleast get mine fixed. So I dropped a Kanger Aerotank I had laying around on the iStick, filled it with some PBC/Virus mix and took a vape. YUCK!!!! What the hell???? Tasted like burnt crap. 7 watts, 8 watts it didn't matter. So I took to the intrawebs in search of how to rebuild a kanger protank head and voila! Ruby Roo on YouTube to the rescue. Took me 10 minutes to rebuild the could and get it going. OMG...seriously such a good vape. Crazy good flavor!!! So....never being able to leave good enough alone, I found a rebuild video from RipTripper where he wrapped a 1.5ohm 28ga. coil and stuffed in the protank head and Wow!!! 10 watts of pure love. What a great little setup. I really have no issue with it other than the size of the tank so I ordered an Aerotank Mega to fix that. In my opinion this is the ultimate "vaping on a budget" setup.

 

[Megan Kogijiki Ratchford]

Yup...try your coils around 1.1 or 1.2....yeah....

 

[distortoblotto]

This is so very true. A good build on a Pro Tank will take it from a so so tank to a Wow tank in short order. Although I don't really use them anymore, I do service them for a friend and he is quite happy. If you can knock your builds down to the 1.2 range, they get even better.

The stock coils are problematic at best although I have read that they have somewhat improved.

 

[distortoblotto]

Megan!

 

[Megan Kogijiki Ratchford]

The only thing that I've found good about stock coils is they are easy to pull apart and use to rebuild them with no bother of cleaning them....

Distor!

 

[distortoblotto]

Taki in 3,2,1....

 

[Silver5656]

posting just to ruin taki's spot!

 

[Kent Brooks]

The only thing that I've found good about stock coils is they are easy to pull apart and use to rebuild them with no bother of cleaning them....

Distor!

Truer words were never spoken!

 

[Mikeo]

Matty, as you found out, a rebuilt protank really makes a difference. I also use 28ga, but usually build for 1.0 ohms (+ -), makes the coil a bit smaller and easier to fit in. I also wick with rayon...

 

[Kent Brooks]

So I had a mishap with my REO/Cyclone setup and decided to grab an iStick to hold
me over until I can get another Cyclone, or atleast get mine fixed. So I dropped a Kanger Aerotank I had laying around on the iStick, filled it with some PBC/Virus mix and took a vape. YUCK!!!! What the hell???? Tasted like burnt crap. 7 watts, 8 watts it didn't matter. So I took to the intrawebs in search of how to rebuild a kanger protank head and voila! Ruby Roo on YouTube to the rescue. Took me 10 minutes to rebuild the could and get it going. OMG...seriously such a good vape. Crazy good flavor!!! So....never being able to leave good enough alone, I found a rebuild video from RipTripper where he wrapped a 1.5ohm 28ga. coil and stuffed in the protank head and Wow!!! 10 watts of pure love. What a great little setup. I really have no issue with it other than the size of the tank so I ordered an Aerotank Mega to fix that. In my opinion this is the ultimate "vaping on a budget" setup.

How much mileage are you getting out of those rebuild heads Matt?

 

[penguiness]

Matty, as you found out, a rebuilt protank really makes a difference. I also use 28ga, but usually build for 1.0 ohms (+ -), makes the coil a bit smaller and easier to fit in. I also wick with rayon...

I agree with this except for one thing. On the iStick, if that ohm drops even a fraction below 1.0ohm it will not fire. Coils "settle" and sometimes drop a hair. I would shoot for 1.2 Ohm and then you have room to drop.

 

[MattyRetro]

How much mileage are you getting out of those rebuild heads Matt?

They are fantastic Kent. I am using rayon so I am getting between 3-4 days. Plus they are ridiculously easy to rewick. Maybe takes 2 mins. I purchased an Aerotank Mega for the additional capacity but the coils are made a bit differently now. I was able to modify it though and now I am able to get through the workday without having to refill. It still is a nice size as well.

 

[MattyRetro]

I agree with this except for one thing. On the iStick, if that ohm drops even a fraction below 1.0ohm it will not fire. Coils "settle" and sometimes drop a hair. I would shoot for 1.2 Ohm and then you have room to drop.

You are so right on that one. I built a coil that read 1.1ohm before using. After 10 mins of vaping , it dropped to .9ohm and the istick wouldn't fire it. I am actually shopping for a DNA device to remedy this situation. I noticed the Vaporshark rDna 30's are down to $119.00 so I think that's gonna be my next purchase. I do love the istick's great battery life but if you forget to charge it, it can be an issue. Once the battery drops below 25% I notice that the quality of vape suffers. I have no issue carrying a spare battery, just like I do when using my REO.

 

[Pictor]

You are so right on that one. I built a coil that read 1.1ohm before using. After 10 mins of vaping , it dropped to .9ohm and the istick wouldn't fire it. I am actually shopping for a DNA device to remedy this situation. I noticed the Vaporshark rDna 30's are down to $119.00 so I think that's gonna be my next purchase. I do love the istick's great battery life but if you forget to charge it, it can be an issue. Once the battery drops below 25% I notice that the quality of vape suffers. I have no issue carrying a spare battery, just like I do when using my REO.

I've found that if I can catch my iSticks with even just one black bar of charge showing, they charge up a lot faster than when they run out completely. Not sure I notice any loss of flavour etc. when it gets below 25% charge ..I'll take more notice!

 

[MattyRetro]

I've found that if I can catch my iSticks with even just one black bar of charge showing, they charge up a lot faster than when they run out completely. Not sure I notice any loss of flavour etc. when it gets below 25% charge ..I'll take more notice!

Maybe it's just a mental thing with me. I know when the battery in my REO gets below 3.9v I feel the flavor suffers. Who knows. It's probably just me.

 

[Megan Kogijiki Ratchford]

Maybe it's just a mental thing with me. I know when the battery in my REO gets below 3.9v I feel the flavor suffers. Who knows. It's probably just me.

Not just you...about to plug in to charge before it shuts down on me (and this I agree with completely, super fast charging if you catch it soon enough) and it's just a weak vape to me. Hadn't even looked at the charge till I was reading this and thought, "Hmmmm, vape is off, where is my battery at?" And yup, it's low.

 

[penguiness]

Not just you...about to plug in to charge before it shuts down on me (and this I agree with completely, super fast charging if you catch it soon enough) and it's just a weak vape to me. Hadn't even looked at the charge till I was reading this and thought, "Hmmmm, vape is off, where is my battery at?" And yup, it's low.

It just surprises the heck out of me how long the battery lasts on that little istick. I can't think of another mod I would rather have for low profile vaping.

 

[Megan Kogijiki Ratchford]

It just surprises the heck out of me how long the battery lasts on that little istick. I can't think of another mod I would rather have for low profile vaping.

Though I have to up my coils ohms. I've been using my 1.1-1.2 ohm coils and they suck the battery dry FAST! I like it set for watts and if I use a 1.4 ohm coil the watts adjust to make it seem like a 1.1 ohm hit. And even with the wattage used it still is keeping the battery running longer.

 

[MattyRetro]

I've been using a 1.3ohm coil at 12 watts and I get almost 2 days out of it. No complaints at all with battery life. Just need to be a bit more proactive with charging it on a consistent basis.

 

[holt7153]

It just surprises the heck out of me how long the battery lasts on that little istick. I can't think of another mod I would rather have for low profile vaping.

I have a brand new Provari Mini that I never even use after getting the iStick. I dig it so much I now have three.