Yeah, that is a bummer to hear. I'm surprised, because the 510 connection seems a lot more solid on the 50 watt, it is spring loaded so it should not have any of those issues. So far so good with my new iStick 50, and I can still use the 20, it just gets annoying. With the iStick 50 though I am worried more about the issues I have been hearing about autofiring, etc. If this device gives me trouble in less than 6 months it will be my last eleaf, joyetech product ever. Problem is, the guys on youtube reviewing these things use them for a day or two, the tell us how great they are. Or they might even use them for a few months (I know Gimm Greene does) but they have so many other devices, we have no idea how often they are using them. I think the SX Mini and Mini M look great, but I really don't want to spend $200 on a vaping device. You can get a mech mod clone for like $30 or at the most $50 that will probably work wayyy better than these regulated mods. So far with my 50 watt, (and I wrote 88evape about it, they never responded), I've noticed that the firing button can lose pressure or power really quickly if you don't hold it down really firm (could just be a PWM issue, not sure). Plus it sometimes switches to Volts instead of Watts when I don't think I've hit the button 3 times but that has been rare. I have barely had it a week and been dripping on it mostly with a Doge clone.
Problem wit ELeaf iStick 50W
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Mine is working fine so far, definitely not autofiring, or turning off randomly or anything. But, the watts to volts thing is strange and sometimes I feel like in the middle of a drag, I am losing a little power to the coil. This could be a product of my crappy building though. No ohms jumping around for no reason or anything though, and the 510 connection seems solid. The watts to volts thing could be me taking my finger off the trigger, firing again, and then hitting it one last time though. I have to pay attention to that. I think from what I've read what has given people the most trouble is the firing button. Considering I asked 88evape.com a question and they didn't even respond, I doubt I will get a replacement if mine is faulty, but I don't have to pay my credit card until June 8th or so and can always tell AMEX I got a faulty product and dispute the charge if something does happen. Hopefully it will be solid. So far, no real complaints. The B&M by me is selling the Segeili 150 for $160 so I can't say I want to spend that on a replacement. They have some decent prices on mechs though. I can't drip at work so I kinda need some kind of 30-50 watt regulated device.
Your comments on issues seem close to mine. I also felt the coil was not firing through the whole vape sometimes. No way I'm acidently hitting the firing button 3 times to cause the change from watts to volts. I have both the istick 20 and 30 watt and neither of them do this with my vaping. The only thing different between mine and yours is mine is doing the screwy shut down for no reason sometimes. Sometimes I take a vape and afterwards look at the istick and it is turned off. Very strange. Stranger still is I've had the first one and the replacement do exactly the same things. I emailed the site about this replacement's issues and to tell truth, I don't know what the hell they are going to tell me. I still have the first one and so far they haven't asked me to send it back yet or billed me for the second one. I even emailed eleaf about this.
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I would try to go through eLeaf. If you bought it less than 90 days ago they should replace it. After another night of use, no strange things happened. I did make a conscious effort to not change the pressure AT ALL on the firing button while I was pressing it. I think the firing button is just a little funky on some of them. Try using the same pressure at all times when firing for a while and see if you notice a drop off in power to the coils. If you are using lower wattage, it could just be the mod regulating the heat down, as I think when I watched Phil Busardo's video it fired a little hotter for a nanosecond and then lowered. But lemme know. So far I don't think I have enough issues with it to return it, and like I said, the company I bought it from 88evape.com, didn't even answer an email about my concerns (one of my concerns was also that I can't seems to logout of their website!). I was more worried about the auto-firing than anything and that has not happened yet so, I will roll with it for now. Let me know how yours does. I kind of wish I spent the extra 5 bucks the just buy it from a website where they get these things in and out like crazy, because then I would probably know mine came from a newer batch of models, but unfortunately there is no real way to know as far as I can tell. Maybe someone can enlighten us with some bad serial #'s or something. Next mod I am buying is going to be a straight mech mod, none of this extra garbage, just a tube, a battery and ohms law.
My silver one week old does the vw/vv changing on it own and feels like it stops firing in the middle of the drag too.
I'm still in correspondence with the site (Kingly Vapes) and they offered to send me another one after returning these two. I told him I was leery about doing that in fear of getting another one with same issues. He then offered to exchange it for the new Smok XPRO M80. Read on it and it looks impressive. I think I'm going to take him up on his offer and not take anymore chances on this model. I'm pretty impressed so far with Kingly Vapes. Seems they are working hard to make this right. That scores high in my book.
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I definitely wouldn't buy the Sigelei from the B&M for $160 when you can get it online for $90.
I wouldn't buy it from the B&M either for that much, they price gouge on their regulated mods for some reason, juice and atty prices are ok though. I was impressed by the size, thought it would be much bigger. The Sigelei 150 probably would be the regulated Mod I would buy if I didn't mind getting a Nitecore battery charger and buying 2-3 sets of batteries which will cost at minimum another $30. Right now, I don't really want to deal with that as I am at work most of the day anyway, so I won't be chucking clouds at 0.1 ohms there, and my apartment is small with a giant dog that would probably eat the charger.
I saw the SMOK XPRO M80 and it looks like a pretty solid device. I would check on here to see what problems people are having with it. It is worth noting that people also have problems with $250 DNA 40 devices they buy as well, it seems like a lot of this is luck of the draw unfortunately. When electronics are manufactured in China, quality control is never going to be as good as it is here. Or Japan for that matter. The SX Mini seems to get the best reviews, but you have to be willing to drop over $200 on a mod. I would consider it if they come out with one with higher wattage, I want more power for that price.
I saw the SMOK XPRO M80 and it looks like a pretty solid device. I would check on here to see what problems people are having with it. It is worth noting that people also have problems with $250 DNA 40 devices they buy as well, it seems like a lot of this is luck of the draw unfortunately. When electronics are manufactured in China, quality control is never going to be as good as it is here. Or Japan for that matter. The SX Mini seems to get the best reviews, but you have to be willing to drop over $200 on a mod. I would consider it if they come out with one with higher wattage, I want more power for that price.
Been having issue with my 50W. It stopped firing when you push the button but would randomly fire even without a tank. The adjusting buttons worked fine it just would not fire. I have watched it do this random fire thing about 3-4 time a day over the last month without a tank and say the no atomizer message as I happily vaped on another device.
anyway.. I just was messing with it and now it works like it did before. What I did .... pluged it in and held the power button down for a count of 30sec "1 1000, 2 1000. ect" it flashed and then did nothing did the 5 tap thing it turned on and it works fine. I have done the same thing about ten times unplugged over the last month or so and nothing. So maybe the key is being plugged in. I think what happens is juices gets into the connection and trips the system reason I say this is I have two one curently in pieces when I took that one apart is was wet in there with some tasty juice. When this happened to my other one "the one i seem to have fixed" I just figured they were both fried and the switch was shorted out. apparently not anyway... happy vapeing
anyway.. I just was messing with it and now it works like it did before. What I did .... pluged it in and held the power button down for a count of 30sec "1 1000, 2 1000. ect" it flashed and then did nothing did the 5 tap thing it turned on and it works fine. I have done the same thing about ten times unplugged over the last month or so and nothing. So maybe the key is being plugged in. I think what happens is juices gets into the connection and trips the system reason I say this is I have two one curently in pieces when I took that one apart is was wet in there with some tasty juice. When this happened to my other one "the one i seem to have fixed" I just figured they were both fried and the switch was shorted out. apparently not anyway... happy vapeing
I dropped my eleaf as well, and while it still works the display is broken. Does anyone have any information about how to repair the display? Or who I could contact to handle this issue? My vendor does not, so I might need to take this on myself. The problem is that I can't find any tutorials anywhere. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated.
Hmmm, I just bought one second hand off a guy on Facebook. By second hand I mean pretty much brand new - still in the box, his wife didn't like it or something. The price was good, I figured I'd give it a go. I currently use a Nautilus Mini and Aspire 1600 battery stick which is not too bad. I hope I don't have all the dramas you guys have mentioned with the eLeaf 50w. Although there is a vendor here in Australia who have pulled them all from sale due to too many returns and issues.
I am on my second one. First one crapped out 16 days into it. I believe the issue is mostly with the firing button being too close to the top. It should be on the other side. It is too easy for juice to drip down into it and cause these varied issues. Apparently there is insulation (or whatever) to protect it from getting saturated between the button and internal mechanism! I have no mechanical knowledge whatsoever, but the logic sounds practical, at any rate. I am not happy at this time because the second is starting to act up too! It is impossible for me not to have a juice spill here and there!!!
I tried the suggestion from earlier post, plugging in, holding button for 30 secs.......no go!
Guess I need to try something else. Boo hoo
I tried the suggestion from earlier post, plugging in, holding button for 30 secs.......no go!
Guess I need to try something else. Boo hooAs far as I know all these types of mods have the button on the same side as the addy. I agree with you though it should be on the other side. Got my Xpro M80 Plus as a replacement for my istick 50 watt and I couldn't be happier. This thing works perfect with none of the issues I previously had with the Istick 50 watt. The Temp Control works pretty damn good too. Sure glad my vendor offered this as a replacement. I'm stoked.
Why are you getting juice in your button? I've never got juice anywhere near my button. Unscrew your tank to fill it like a normal person and wash your sticky hands afterwards. If your tank is leaking maybe get a new tank, that's not the mods fault. Geez.
As i've said before on other threads I had a Istick 50. Never dropped it and never dripped with it. On day 36 of owning it that fire button started sticking and firing to 10 every time. 'Then it started automatically firing. I would not buy another one. Read up on them exploding and flaming . I contacted Eleaf last night. We will see if they make it right. A lot of people are having this problem with the 50 watt
I said I wouldn't complain anymore. Try and find my posts on the Eleaf 50 watt. I am glad some of you got good ones. I didn't.
mine won't even turn on after charging for 5 hours like the manual told me this product is defective and was a poor choice to choose man I'm going and getting a different one tomorrow.
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