I have a chrome v2 and mine remembers the wattage as well. As far as I know, they all do. Not remembering the voltage is suppose to be for "safety" reasons ... though it would be nice to at least have a choice. No biggie though, using watts and changing the watts is just as easy as voltage so most people are just using watts anyways.
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As far as I know mine is the v2 (metal buttons) but the only settings it remembers are the modes (VV/VW and AVG/RMS). The voltage and wattage both reset to 3 on battery change.
In any event it's not an issue of what it does and doesn't remember, but rather how it seems to handle the resistance check when first firing the device in VW mode after a hard reset (battery removal) with stacked batteries.
In any event it's not an issue of what it does and doesn't remember, but rather how it seems to handle the resistance check when first firing the device in VW mode after a hard reset (battery removal) with stacked batteries.
Where did you get your Vamo?
Sounds like some vendors are selling clones with inferior electrical components. I got my vamo from Zainy and it's an official v2. Chrome buttons, newer end cap spring, and positive post gasket. Mine remembers everything BUT voltage after battery change.
Sounds like some vendors are selling clones with inferior electrical components. I got my vamo from Zainy and it's an official v2. Chrome buttons, newer end cap spring, and positive post gasket. Mine remembers everything BUT voltage after battery change.
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I got mine from Canvape. It's got the newer chrome buttons. But knowing some of the stuff that comes out of China there's no real way to know if it's a clone or just a mid-run revision or something of that nature; so many PVs (and clearos for that matter) coming out of China end up having like three or four revisions within a matter of months, each addressing one or two small issues.
Indeed ... it's rough. Even worse when vendors rename them or give them their own revision. Lots of consumer confusion these days ...
Interested in seeing if the Vamos that do remember watts have this problem you found. Might explain why the reviewers never saw it on their scopes. (Pretty sure they all used the Vamo that remembers watts)
Interested in seeing if the Vamos that do remember watts have this problem you found. Might explain why the reviewers never saw it on their scopes. (Pretty sure they all used the Vamo that remembers watts)
Exactly. That's my problem with the E-cig world; you just never know what the hell you're getting unless it comes straight from the manufacturer or a vendor that you know buys from the manufacturer.
I'd be interested in finding that out too; this particular problem may have been one of the reasons for the revision.
With my Vamo, the watts are reset to 3 when you swap the batts. If you do a power off / on the watt setting is retained.
As per the tests the Vamo, in some cases, is popping the LR coil after a battery swap to stacked 18350s. I could understand it if the coil pops at 10 watts but since a battery swap took place for the tests the wattage defaults to 3 watts ,,, The coil should not pop.
Someone besides Mindfield and myself need to try the test as described in the first post. There is something to all of this ...
We do know that random popping of LR attys (< 2.4 ohms) does occur when fresh stacked 18350s (the Vamo should display the output voltage as 8.3) are installed. If in VW and rms mode, no adjustments to the wattage and no checking the atty resistance, hit the fire button and pop goes the coil.
As per the tests the Vamo, in some cases, is popping the LR coil after a battery swap to stacked 18350s. I could understand it if the coil pops at 10 watts but since a battery swap took place for the tests the wattage defaults to 3 watts ,,, The coil should not pop.
Someone besides Mindfield and myself need to try the test as described in the first post. There is something to all of this ...
We do know that random popping of LR attys (< 2.4 ohms) does occur when fresh stacked 18350s (the Vamo should display the output voltage as 8.3) are installed. If in VW and rms mode, no adjustments to the wattage and no checking the atty resistance, hit the fire button and pop goes the coil.
I am not sure that the issue reported in this thread is a show stopper, I have had my Vamo for going on 3 weeks and I only came across the problem and never had the problem until I tried the test today as described by the OP. The work around is described elsewhere in this thread.
If you are concerned about this issue don't use the Vamo with stacked 18350 batts.
You can get the Vamo from www.CANVAPE.com, same place I got mine.
For $50 you can't go wrong.
why not just find your sweet ohm spot, and make coils with the same ohms? or use same resistence stuff. problem solved
It doesn't stop anyone from sticking an LR device on it in VW mode, popping a pair of 18350s in there, turning it on, hitting the button, and popping the coil on that first fire. Granted, the circumstances are pretty specific but this is a problem that could very well effect anyone that uses LR atomizers who isn't aware of this problem.
It should remember the watt setting when you do a power off/on cycle
It should not remember the watt setting when you swap batteries.
I have two Vamos from different vendors. Both remember the watt and mode setting when batteries are swapped and regardless of the length of time the batteries have been removed from the Vamo.
This tells me that whoever was making the original Vamo is probably not the same people making the ss version.
Zainy doesn't have the ss version yet. I could ask Zainy who their supplier is but I HIGHLY doubt she'll give me that information. I do know that there seems to be 4 to 5 different factories making the Vamo now. Now which companies are "together" and which are producing what version ... I have no idea.
Well there must be Vamo clones and/or there was a change in the firmware between V1 & V2. Mine is V2 and does not remember the watt setting when the battery is swapped.
Once we can actually use the Vamo forums, I'd like to start a thread dedicated to people listing WHERE they bought their Vamo and what features it may or may not have. That will help us narrow down the versions a bit.
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