Poll VV ( variable Voltage ) or Just a battery ??

[NCC]

OMG! I just exposed myself to HV vaping. And, to put it mildly ... holy moly! I don't see any attraction, at all!!!

OK, the details. Appears to be 7.4V on a SR 510. I loaded two 3.7V 18350s into my P18. To make the PV function properly I'd have to remove a few washers from the switch, as two 18350s are longer than an 18650. But, I just didn't screw the top cap on all of the way. It was downright NASTY! Very hot, burned tasting, blech! Horrible ... give me back my LR & 18650 now, please, LOL

 

[BuzzKill]

OMG! I just exposed myself to HV vaping. And, to put it mildly ... holy moly! I don't see any attraction, at all!!!

OK, the details. Appears to be 7.4V on a SR 510. I loaded two 3.7V 18350s into my P18. To make the PV function properly I'd have to remove a few washers from the switch, as two 18350s are longer than an 18650. But, I just didn't screw the top cap on all of the way. It was downright NASTY! Very hot, burned tasting, blech! Horrible ... give me back my LR & 18650 now, please, LOL

Well that is just a battery NOT Variable voltage , with a VV device you can TUNE it to taste and hit .

SO I guess you voted : Not tried it yet " ?

 

[NCC]

Well that is just a battery NOT Variable voltage , with a VV device you can TUNE it to taste and hit .

SO I guess you voted : Not tried it yet " ?

Yes, that was my vote. And I was just experimenting. Obviously I realize I wasn't playing with variable voltage. But, I did get a 'taste' for the upper range of what VVs can deliver. That trial showed me that 7.4V is way more than I like, LOL.
My 18650 reads a little over 4V when freshly charged ... I like that.

 

[PoliticallyIncorrect]

I've never paid more than $10 for a six pack of beer. Just not a connoisseur of beer and I suspect one would have to be somewhat the vaping equivalent to make it worth the extra money for a VV...I just recently got my P18, which blew my PV budget for a while.

Now, wait a minute...you're telling me you're a Joe 6-pack, meat-and-potatoes guy—not a connoisseur—which is why you couldn't justify, say, a Buzz (just off the top of my head) at $114.99 ($106.37 with the discount code), and why you settled for a $159.99 P18, arguably the Rolls Royce of fixed-voltage battery mods?

I've spent a little less for a Silver Bullet, significantly more for a Phidias bottom-feeder than I spent on a Buzz, and—hindsight is a .....—could have saved a fistful of very limited funds had I set aside beauty as a consideration and gone for regulated, variable voltage from the outset. Batteries sag. Atomizers vary from one to the next, even within the same make & model. Liquids are finicky beasts, very particular about wattage. The only way off of shifting sands and onto solid, unchanging ground is VV.

 

[NCC]

Well, PC, I know the P18 is pricey ... but, it's just so dang purdy and, you can't deny, impeccably made. I already knew I liked the 18650 experience because I had bought a BSB previously. Either of them are capable of HV, although not VV. I don't know that my palette is discriminating enough to benefit from VV, even though I understand your points .. really, I do. And, I am a bit of a gadget freak. A VV PV could appeal to the geek in me. And, I'm in line waiting for the release of the Eclipse eq. Maybe when I get it I'll see the light.


BTW, you can buy some pretty darn good beer for under $10 ... IMO, more than that would be extravagant. Or maybe bar pricing.

 

[PoliticallyIncorrect]

No—you're right—I can't deny the P18 is beautiful and very put together; it's not unlike a lot of Playboy Playmates of the Year. I absolutely do understand the attraction. But I think you underestimate your palette. When you get the Eclipse, it'll get spoiled quick.

 

[son et lumiere]

Well said PI.

 

[NCC]

Well said PI.

OMG! When I read your response I realized I got his handle's abbreviation wrong, LOL. Sorry about that PI.

 

[throatkick]

As long as I get TH I am happy. VV offer definite advantages but it comes at a price and if you are stuck without it it will be difficult to find that exact sweet spot again. If the batteries can deliver what I like I am fine.

 

[nansc]

I'm happy with what I have.

 

[Dad2daBone]

Depends on the juice I'm using. I have a couple that don't taste the greatest at lower voltages so it's nice to have the vv to play around and find the sweet spot. But I tend to use my non vv mods more often

 

[jobski]

Tried VV before and came back to batts.

 

[Orsm]

VV for sure, I started with batts and if they were fully loaded everything was fine, but after awhile they loose power and my sweetspot is gone. With VV you don't have this problem anymore.