Sigelei zmax v5

[Efektt]

On my zmax when it is set to 11watts and I fire it with a fully charged battery it shows 11watts, but as I use the unit and the battery charge drops, so do the watts. First it goes tp 10.3 then 9.8 and so on. Is this normal or do I have a defective unit? I am using a kayfun with a 1.7 coil. I had the unit usually set to display resistance so I dont know if it was doing it all along.
Thanks for any help.

 

[havinfun1]

Might be a defective device. My V5 will hold the watt setting through out the battery life. I have my wattage set to 10 watts & it stays there till I change it. You might want to check this Threadhttp://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/variable-voltage-apv-discussion/408649-sigelei-zmax-v3-v5-telescopic-users-group.html for more info.

 

[69CamaroSS]

The only way that my V5 can achieve anything over about 5-7 watts is to run 2x 18350 batts stacked. I've even bought 30A Orbtronic Ultra-High Drain 18650s and still won't fire anywhere NEAR the advertised max of 15W no matter what res coil I'm using. Spent A LOT of time trying to figure it out reading this
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...igelei-zmax-v3-v5-telescopic-users-group.html

 

[havinfun1]

Have had my V5 for about 6 months now & the only batteries i've used are efest 18650 & sony vtc4 18650. With either battery I've taken it as high as 14 watts no problems but keep it down to 10 - 11 watts.

 

[havinfun1]

The only way that my V5 can achieve anything over about 5-7 watts is to run 2x 18350 batts stacked. I've even bought 30A Orbtronic Ultra-High Drain 18650s and still won't fire anywhere NEAR the advertised max of 15W no matter what res coil I'm using. Spent A LOT of time trying to figure it out reading this
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...igelei-zmax-v3-v5-telescopic-users-group.html

Just tested my V5 & although I had it set to 15 watts with an 18650 it was only putting about about 9.6 watts. Put a pair of 18350 stacked & was able to get 15 watts. I usually keep my V5 set to display ohms but when I change this to display power it shows the real picture of what's going on.

 

[Efektt]

So it seems like you are all in the same boat as me, where the charge state of the batt is somewhat determining the max power output.

 

[havinfun1]

Yes, With stacked 18350 you get more voltage to get the max wattage output.

 

[Gmo415]

Same issue as well. Have never seen it go above 12.5 watts. Even with a fresh battery.