SIGELEI-100W E-Cigarette Wow!
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That is crappy but hell, I figure when you make a pre order, for a new product, which is not in their hands, and which all to often there are setbacks in the production side, it's not really their fault.
Pre order and pre-pay is a breath away from a contract to produce the goods, I know, but I've seen it enough times where things ended badly (the ZenithV2 rda i.e.)... everybody wanted one, and the builder contracted out for large quantities, vendors took tons of pre orders, and wow; the factory SCREWED UP like thousands of PAID FOR V2's.
I guess when you are in the market for the latest on the cutting edge, you're an "early adopter" as they say, its great when everything comes out right and those that waited see it but can't get their hands on one fast enough... its a double edged sword.
Pre order and pre-pay is a breath away from a contract to produce the goods, I know, but I've seen it enough times where things ended badly (the ZenithV2 rda i.e.)... everybody wanted one, and the builder contracted out for large quantities, vendors took tons of pre orders, and wow; the factory SCREWED UP like thousands of PAID FOR V2's.
I guess when you are in the market for the latest on the cutting edge, you're an "early adopter" as they say, its great when everything comes out right and those that waited see it but can't get their hands on one fast enough... its a double edged sword.
Well, my information is about 6 weeks old at this point, and things change, but that came directly from Pioneer4U at the time.
The way these things are (or an not) advertised, its like a one size fits all... not educated enough but I saw some posts on another thread saying the Sig100 will not "step down", in other words ( i think) they were saying you can't go below 4v?
Whereas other chips or high watt chip boxes can step down if needed.
I usually vape at 4v most of the time, but is this true?
Whereas other chips or high watt chip boxes can step down if needed.
I usually vape at 4v most of the time, but is this true?
I guess only time will answer this question then. If they disabled it they should have removed it altogether imo.
From the way it's built, it looks like the batteries are in series, meaning without any regulation, they'd be pushing 8.4v at the same mAH rating. If that's the case, it bucks the voltage down instead of boosting it.
I've seen some wondering if the batteries are in series or parallel, so I could be wrong.
It would probably be a matter of cost. They disabled it on the 35 watt IPV1 and didn't remove it.
Mines coming tomorrow but this is pretty much the complete opposite of my understanding. The sigelei 100watt can only step down / buck. Which given the fact that the batteries are wired in series makes a lot more sense. Why would u need to boost 8 volts (rhetorical, person trying to fog the entire georgia dome need not reply)? So the device is said to fire from 1-7volts, some are reporting being able to fire higher than that on fresh battery charges.
I can attest to the above comment. I can fire up to 8.5 volts. No higher. I think it does go down as my batteries drain. Running dual 18650 VTC5's. Yesterday without a fresh charge I believe I was only getting 8.4.
So my vape mail anticipation brain is trying to work out what kind of build I wanna throw at it. I suppose you have to think about it backwards since it's buck instead of boost. I mean...think about what you want to be your high end wattage when the batteries are almost dead. I understand if the batteries don't have enough charge to fire what you have it set to, it won't fire or will cut your pull short... so what is the lowest voltage it lets the batteries get to?
If I assume 6v is where the device says "stop being lazy and go charge those batteries", and I want my max to be 100w (which I dont but...)... Then it looks like a .36ohm build will give you full range for the full life of the battery. Am I thinking about that right?
If I assume 6v is where the device says "stop being lazy and go charge those batteries", and I want my max to be 100w (which I dont but...)... Then it looks like a .36ohm build will give you full range for the full life of the battery. Am I thinking about that right?
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/variable-voltage-apv-discussion/608844-sigelei-100w-ipv3.html
This says the Sig100 is NOT buck down... like its a fact. What do you think?
I don't like it if it is true and I'd try to cancel my order from VaporTekUSA... or not
This says the Sig100 is NOT buck down... like its a fact. What do you think?
I don't like it if it is true and I'd try to cancel my order from VaporTekUSA... or not
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...on/608844-sigelei-100w-ipv3.html#post14281259
OK this one and more posts were added on since I last read the thread...
OK this one and more posts were added on since I last read the thread...
Well, I can say that I was running an Orchid with a .35 build on it the other day at 42 watts. I ran this setup for 3 days and I was at 52% battery. It seems like it likes the lower ohm build a little more that the higher ohm builds I make. Personally, the .34-.55 ohm builds seem to perform the best on this device but I don't pretend to know squat about anything when it comes to batteries and electrical theory so ......
Anyway, you're going to love this thing. Its an awesome device.
Anyway, you're going to love this thing. Its an awesome device.
Look at post #24, LiveL0NGandVAP0R confirmed that it's buck-only, not boost-only. Apparently the Sigelei and the IPV3 run similar chips in them.
Another question: anyone have the silver version? I'm about to pull the trigger on one of them, and was thinking about getting the silver one, but I'm worried that the silver finish would mark up/scratch easily. I just got an Eleaf iStick in silver, and after about a week running around with this thing in my pocket, it's already showing scratches and signs of wear. And have not been able to find any wraps for this device to protect it yet.
Really? Must have added them in the past week or so; didn't have them before. Thanks!
You Tube videos are saying buck only too. I think the panda guys did some readings. Its buck, it's got to be assuming those batteries are in series. If not you'd need a coil over 6 ohms to get 2 freshly changed 18650's in series down to 10 watts.
It's buck only.
It's buck only.
Yeah, I wouldn't have posted if I knew there were more corrected posts later, but I had to search for that thread... Buck only, which is better.
Someone did say that the SX350 Yihi chips can do both Buck and Boost...
boost-only would be a bust.
I'm vaping mine for the first time today. I'm enjoying the hell out of it. Since 1pm I've managed to drain 31% of the battery life already. 
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