Pioneer4You IPV4 : Unboxing, detailed look and thoughts, and first problems found
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Yeah I'm finding that a lot now, it's quite annoying. I've stopped using the ribbon and I hold them carefully in my fingers.
Ditto, but It looks like it only seems to chew up the negative side shrink wrap on mine...
So has anyone here either had problems with their charging board or bothered to take it apart and pull it out?
I was kind of debating pulling the charging board out, but I don't know if it's really that necessary. I know a handful of people have had troubles with it, but certainly not a majority by any means. I'm not really planning on using the charge port, and I only use an RDA on rare occasion and don't plan on squirting liquid all over my mod...
How are some people's just shorting on their own if they aren't using it? Is it because of juice leaking down into it or is it just some freak thing?
I was kind of debating pulling the charging board out, but I don't know if it's really that necessary. I know a handful of people have had troubles with it, but certainly not a majority by any means. I'm not really planning on using the charge port, and I only use an RDA on rare occasion and don't plan on squirting liquid all over my mod...
How are some people's just shorting on their own if they aren't using it? Is it because of juice leaking down into it or is it just some freak thing?
Nevermind, I found answers to my question at another forum.
No need to remove it, and it is a nice balanced charging board, the only issue is with lack of or misplaced insulation (on some models, some batch numbers I guess).
I just opened mine up and added some extra insulation in a few different places, mine had the plastic above the screw next to the hex post but not any above the hex post itself.
No need to remove it, and it is a nice balanced charging board, the only issue is with lack of or misplaced insulation (on some models, some batch numbers I guess).
I just opened mine up and added some extra insulation in a few different places, mine had the plastic above the screw next to the hex post but not any above the hex post itself.
Hi guys,
I thought I'd make a new thread as the other one is about pre-order, and now it's here (in limited quantities, at least.)
I made a video. It's long. If you want to see the IPV4 in huge detail, this is the video for youIf not, I've put in some time links below to jump around, and a text summary as well.
It has a first unboxing, a long detailed look through the menus, a TC test, and also some first HW problems that occurred to me live on camera. It's working fine now, but at least one the problems was a little concerning.
My TLDR, spoiler summary of what's in the video:
All that said - which may sound exclusively negative - I have since enjoyed vaping on it. The actual vaping - when I'm not in the menus and changing stuff - is fine; good even. I like the form factor, I like the feel of it in my hand. That surprised me, because it is basically a bit of an ugly brick. But it feels good and comfortable in the hand. It vapes flawlessly, so far at least. The TC already seems preferable to what I'm used to in my DNA 40 (clone) device. It looks to be a good mod for general vaping, just less good for adjustments and menu use. And at least one of those hardware faults I experienced remains quite worrying.
- The form factor I like, it feels good in the hand while vaping
- Normal vaping works fine, of course
- TC works fine, and out of the box - the manual incorrectly states that you must apply a firmware update for TC; you do not, they already installed it.
- The screen is like a mirror and practically unreadable in sunlight / bright light
- I generally hate the UI
- It has loads of UI weirdness and inconsistencies and just plain stupid design choices
- It has five memory settings, which is great; but you can't set an arbitrary, non-saved wattage (or Joule) outside of the memory - you can only change watts by editing a memory (unlike the SX Mini M/J)
- It has no lock feature of any kind - either lock fire, or lock settings; it should do, and the manual tells you how to do it, but it doesn't work - I believe because the TC firmware update has hidden/removed the lock feature. This could be fixed in a future firmware update.
- I encountered two hardware problems, live on cam:
- It randomly said "Too hot!" at one point, even though I hadn't even fired it for about five minutes. This persisted for several minutes.
- I changed batteries twice, and both times the new set of (fully charged, brand new) batteries read only 50% on the battery meter. This went away after I pressed fire once.
Apologies if the video is not fully up to the standard you may be used to from YouTube. I hope to improve in future
YouTube video link:
Pioneer4You IPV4: Unboxing; detailed look and thoughts; TC test; HW problems
Shortcuts to video sections:
Unboxing (just the start of the video!)
Start of using the device
First sign of HW problems
TC dry cotton test (passed)
Embedded YouTube video:
Great review, just wondering: do you know if you can lock the resistance in kanthal mode? The reason I ask is because I keep getting fluctuating resistance on my standard builds, especially when chain vaping several hits back to back.
On an unrelated issue, I've also noticed that my cells have been depleting out of sync from one another, like when I put them on the charger one of them is always a few tenth of a volt more depleted (like one will be 3.4 volts and the other will be 3.6/3.7 volts). This is the case, despite purchasing two pairs (ie 4 batteries total, utilized as two married pairs) of high amp cells; specifically the new dark purple 35 amp/2800 mah efest IMR cells. Any insight or clarity you or anyone else can offer would be tremendously appreciated. Vape on my cloudy compatriots = ]
My IPV4 did the same thing to the batteries. I just alternated which one went on the right side of the sled first. Buyer beware, though...My IPV4 burnt itseld up. This is a pretty common issue, with P4Y not acknowledging their mess up.
Another IPV4 failure. Pics and story inside. : electronic_cigarette
Another IPV4 failure. Pics and story inside. : electronic_cigarette
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