I wrote this to someone a bit ago, but thought I'd post it here. Just my particular experiences. YMMV. YOYO (You're On Your Own).
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I've got
three SI batts: A manual and an auto 900 and an auto 1300. The manual works fine, as well as the 900 auto. The 1300 auto--nada. No vapor, no taste, no nothing. I guess it's hit-or-miss with the autos. I'll be using this mostly on my manual batt, I guess. The auto tends to create vapor a bit too long after I've already put the unit down.The vapor I get from these is actually pretty awesome.
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