PLEASE HELP! Istick issues!

[Tiffanyyyxx]

okay so I've been vaping for about two years. I've had my I stick 20w since about July. I've been using a regular evod tank because I lost my other and I just haven't felt like buying a new one. It's worked perfect. i normally have my wattage set on 3.4 or 3.5 well it currently is stuck on 3.7 with my voltage at 3.0 and 2.4 ohms. It will only let me up the wattage not go lower than 3.7 CAN ANYBODY HELP?!?

 

[Katya]

Hello, TIffany. First of all, I'm surprised that you could even set your wattage that low to begin with. My istick 20 only goes down to 5.6 watts in power mode and 3 volts in voltage mode.

Both are fiction, BTW, because iStick 20 actually fires at 1 full volt higher than the display indicates, long story... IOW, if you think you're at 3 volts, you're actually at 4 volts.

The 2.4 Ω reading is the resistance of your Evod coil, so that reading shouldn't change.

Have you tried turning the power off, waiting a bit and turning it back on? Sometimes that helps--when your iStick is confused.

Good luck.

 

[dcfluegel]

hrm - according to specs I am reading for istick 20w, lowest voltage setting is 6w... are you certain you are not looking at voltage, as technically, that mod should not be able to be set at 3.0, 3.4, 3.5, 3.7 watts - ANY of the wattage ratings you mention...

 

[Frenchfry1942]

Tiffany, when you decide on another mod, go to the APV sub-forum and use the search function in the upper right to get experiences about the mod. The iStick 20w, although inexpensive, had a lot of issues.

 

[papler]

what the members above said.

and also: since your istick is reading 3.0 and 2.4 ohms the istick cannot go lower than 3.7 because its output wattage is 5.6w minimum. (ohm's law raises it's ugly head)

My guess is that the coils you are using aren't actually 2.4 ohm coils, right? that can mean that either your coil is kaput and needs to be replaced OR the contact needs a cleaning with a cotton bud OR the atomizer is not making proper contact with the istick, in which case you can try to tighten the ego adapter a tad more to the istick.

 

[papler]

oh and also: 3.7 would be VOLTAGE not wattage.

 

[Tiffanyyyxx]

I thought the w stood for watts and v is for voltage

 

[dcfluegel]

I thought the w stood for watts and v is for voltage

you are correct - but the iStick 20w should not let you set it at under 6-ish watts, period - looking at a pic of the readout, you would have coil ohm rating top left, below that wattage it is set at and to the right in bigger font, voltage... from everything I understand about that device (the only iStick I have is the 40w TC one), it should NOT allow a 3.0-3.7 WATTS setting... hence the confuzzle

 

[Tiffanyyyxx]

you are correct - but the iStick 20w should not let you set it at under 6-ish watts, period - looking at a pic of the readout, you would have coil ohm rating top left, below that wattage it is set at and to the right in bigger font, voltage... from everything I understand about that device (the only iStick I have is the 40w TC one), it should NOT allow a 3.0-3.7 WATTS setting... hence the confuzzle

It won't let me post a photo, but i go by the bigger numbers. And I've always had it set to 3.4w. Until last night after intense searching I didn't know you could switch it from watts to volts by pressing the button three times. I've had it below 3.0w before too so that's why I'm very confused. My coil in my evod tank just the standard 1.6. I changed the coils yesterday then I noticed it. I understand it's programmed to be set a certain way but I have had mine set at 3.4w before. Mainly because I got tired of buying new coils every so often Is why I have it set so low. It gets the job done. I went from a vision spinner 2 to the I stick. And I kept my vision on 3.4 - 3.8 It's possible it's a 30w not a 20w but I'm pretty sure it's a 20w.

 

[Racehorse]

because iStick 20 actually fires at 1 full volt higher than the display indicates, long story... IOW, if you think you're at 3 volts, you're actually at 4 volts.

The 2.4 Ω reading is the resistance of your Evod coil, so that reading shouldn't change.

Have you tried turning the power off, waiting a bit and turning it back on? Sometimes that helps--when your iStick is confused.

Good luck.

Katya is correct. Using Evod coils on the istick (esp. the 20w) is a bit problematic with some of the evod coils you get, because istick really runs at 4v not 3v, and that will cause a rather 'hot' or 'burnt hit' vape at times.

I've only used 2.5ohm evod coils w/my istick 20, and even then the mod is a little over powered for those single coil Evods.

You would be better off keeping your evods for your ego/spinner type batteries, which they work fabulously on! and upgrading to a nautilus or other clearomizer for your istick, IMHO.

It's sort of a mis match in technology what you are doing now. The Evods are great clearomziers, but they are single coils and came out way before much of the new battery technology which seem to require a little more "oooph!" in a clearomizer designed to take these newer batteries and higher voltages.

 

[BoomerFZ1]

Yeah if you can't go below a certain wattage, it's most likely the ohm rating of the coil you're currently using. I'm honestly shocked you're able to burn through the juice you're pulling through your EVOD with that low a wattage. Do you get any spit-back or leakage out of your drip tip? Guess you'll never be mistaken for a modwhomper. LOL

 

[Racehorse]

coil in my evod tank just the standard 1.6.

Therein lies the problem. Single coil @1.6ohm Evod will work great on spinner/ego battery. Way too low resistance/ohms for that 20w istick. You will not be able to set the istick low enough to deal with that coil.

You can certainly buy a box of 2.5ohm EVOD coils, which will "help" some. And, they will work on your spinner/ego batts as well, just a little "cooler" vape.

You can't just go by resistance/ohms now unless you are comparing apples to apples, because a low resistance single coil, like in an evod clearomizer, is not the same as a low resistance dual coil or triple coil or some of the more current coils out there now like a nautilus, etc. because these newer coils are designed totally differently and can "take" higher voltages/higher watts. So a 1.5ohm coil for a nautilus is NOT the same as a 1.6ohm SINGLE COIL for an Evod.

Hope that makes sense w/out getting too technical.

 

[Tiffanyyyxx]

I had an aspire tank and lost it sometime after visiting Chicago. I changed the coil in my tank and it stopped and now it's back down to what I was trying to Vape to begin with. 3.4w it's not a hot hit and it doesn't burn up the coil quickly. I plan to buy a bigger tank the next time I visit my local Vape shop. Peace Out Vapes in kernersville nc! Best one around. I guess it was the coil causing the issue because I've never had any problems with my istick.

 

[Tiffanyyyxx]

I had an aspire tank and lost it sometime after visiting Chicago. I changed the coil in my tank and it stopped and now it's back down to what I was trying to Vape to begin with. 3.4w it's not a hot hit and it doesn't burn up the coil quickly. I plan to buy a bigger tank the next time I visit my local Vape shop. Peace Out Vapes in kernersville nc! Best one around. I guess it was the coil causing the issue because I've never had any problems with my istick.

But the coil I had in it was the same 1.6 I just put in it. It's what I've always used

 

[Tiffanyyyxx]

Yeah if you can't go below a certain wattage, it's most likely the ohm rating of the coil you're currently using. I'm honestly shocked you're able to burn through the juice you're pulling through your EVOD with that low a wattage. Do you get any spit-back or leakage out of your drip tip? Guess you'll never be mistaken for a modwhomper. LOL

I'm not sure what a modwhomper is but the only time I pull juice to my drip tip is when I need to replace the coil. I've only been using my evod tank on it for two weeks or so. But I've used it before when I had coils for it but none for my aspire. Then unfortunately lost my aspire so I've just been using the evod till I can make it to the shop to purchase a new tank.

 

[BoomerFZ1]

A "modwhomper" is one of those high-wattage, cloud-chasing folks you see holding their gear like something is wrong with their hand. Most of them vape to see how big a cloud they can blow...a "measuring" contest if you get my meaning. As opposed to the "tootle puffer" which is what we are...lower wattage mouth-to-lung vapers who do this to avoid the alternative which is way worse. I was teasing you though admittedly not very well. I'm pretty sure those monikers originated here on ECF so I can't take credit (and specifically won't for that "tootle puffer" abomination of a nickname).