Smoktech ZMax Owners - Pics., Tips, Tricks and Quirks

[hubblecraft83]

From the Crystal Clear vaping thread

ZMAX'S WILL BE HERE TOMORROW Red displays,, SS and chrome with or without extension caps. (blue displays next week)

145.00 SS or Chrome with efest 2000mAh 18650

149.50 SS or Chrome with extension cap and 2 efest 18350 (1 nipple, 1 flat)

If want 2 nipples or 2 flats please specify in comments, I feel the 1nipple,1flat is safest option, keeps battery's in same orientation and relieves stress from the spring on the top positive post in the device.

 

[hubblecraft83]

Off topic...Grimm Green posted this on his Facebook "It kind of boggles my mind that this exists"

Newport Menthol Cigarette Review - YouTube

I was on the floor laughing. After watching nothing but e-cig related reviews this will crack you all up as well

When he said "I'm getting a little menthol and dirt" I lost it

 

[VAPNJ350]

As far as the "it just wobbles" and "it's wobbly" and " the 1 thing I do not like about it is the bottom isn't flat and it wobbles" and etc...etc...etc... I mean how many times did he point that out....c'mon!! WTF! Are you kiddin' me !!?? Out of all the things out there your gonna point out the most miniscule downside that really has no bearing on what "really" matters...."PERFOMANCE"....BUILD....LOOK......FEEL !! In those departments I'm thinkin' my 1st impression post of the 'Z' wasn't too far off as people are now finding out.....THE THING IS FREGGIN' AWESOME!! BUT !!!!!!...."it wobbles" Ya know I must have missed that day of vape school over 2 years ago that said every mod must stand vertically and must never ever ever ever ever ever "wobble" even 1mm or it shall be deemed .......garbage. I just didn't get that memo and was actually taght the exactopposite. Lay it down so juice doesn't dribble down into it. I know you all "think" these devices are "sealed" like fort knox, but their really not. Their is literally a 16th o-ring within the pole connection keeping a liquid from getting inside the chipset. And 9 times out of 10 it gets cut, smashed or all out destroyed by the user rather quickly from " CRANKIN' YOUR STUFF DOWN TOO TIGHT" !!!! LOL. You folks trust that tiny little POS o-ring if you want but I just don't. It's made of too crappy of a material.

Ok that's my monthly official rant...I'm done now and feel much better, oh wait I had 1 earlier too.....oo0O0ooPS!

 

[VAPNJ350]

Oh yeah ...I know it's a tad off based but I know their are a few Penny users here so here ya go...Does any Penny user know where to get the pre-made wires that ISN'T COV ! He's ALWAYS out-of-stock on anything and everything. Just pm me so it doesn't start getting off track. TIA

 

[dwcraig1]

I will touch on a couple of things here:
1. I pulled the mesh wick out of the coil on one of my Smok G ViVi tanks and fed through some cheese cloth, OMG,outstanding, Wow,ect
2. check picture on how to have Vmax be a stand up guy.
3. got Zmax today from All About Vapor, they threw in a Trustfire TR-001 in light of battery issue.
4. Z is nice with 18650 Panny.
5. PP is happy (that is clown's name, yes there is a story 'bout that).View attachment 134593View attachment 134594
6. I'll get around to commenting on my DID knock off a little later, probably will need some input from you folks on getting it working better, it is working OK but is lacking as far as wicking goes but not too bad.

 

[john360]

As far as the "it just wobbles" and "it's wobbly" and " the 1 thing I do not like about it is the bottom isn't flat and it wobbles" and etc...etc...etc... I mean how many times did he point that out....c'mon!! WTF! Are you kiddin' me !!?? Out of all the things out there your gonna point out the most miniscule downside that really has no bearing on what "really" matters...."PERFOMANCE"....BUILD....LOOK......FEEL !! In those departments I'm thinkin' my 1st impression post of the 'Z' wasn't too far off as people are now finding out.....THE THING IS FREGGIN' AWESOME!! BUT !!!!!!...."it wobbles" Ya know I must have missed that day of vape school over 2 years ago that said every mod must stand vertically and must never ever ever ever ever ever "wobble" even 1mm or it shall be deemed .......garbage. I just didn't get that memo and was actually taght the exactopposite. Lay it down so juice doesn't dribble down into it. I know you all "think" these devices are "sealed" like fort knox, but their really not. Their is literally a 16th o-ring within the pole connection keeping a liquid from getting inside the chipset. And 9 times out of 10 it gets cut, smashed or all out destroyed by the user rather quickly from " CRANKIN' YOUR STUFF DOWN TOO TIGHT" !!!! LOL. You folks trust that tiny little POS o-ring if you want but I just don't. It's made of too crappy of a material.

Ok that's my monthly official rant...I'm done now and feel much better, oh wait I had 1 earlier too.....oo0O0ooPS!

they just cant accept that a single battery chinese product outperforms the darwin and the provari
and looks and feels good too

so...look at it ! it wobbles

 

[therealcmac]

I will touch on a couple of thing here:
1. I pulled the mesh wick out of the coil on one of my Smok G ViVi tanks and fed through some cheese cloth, OMG,outstanding, Wow,ect
2. check picture on how to have Vmax be a stand up guy.
3. got Zmax today from All About Vapor, they threw in a Trustfire TR-001 in light of battery issue.
4. Z is nice with 18650 Panny.
5. PP is happy (that is clown's name, yes there is a story 'bout that).View attachment 134593View attachment 134594
6. I'll get around to commenting on my DID knock off a little later, probably will need some input from you folks on getting it working better, it is working OK but is lacking as far as wicking goes but not too bad.

PP is a bit CREE-PPY

 

[jackbox]

From the Crystal Clear Vaping thread

ZMAX'S WILL BE HERE TOMORROW Red displays,, SS and chrome with or without extension caps. (blue displays next week)

145.00 SS or Chrome with efest 2000mAh 18650

149.50 SS or Chrome with extension cap and 2 efest 18350 (1 nipple, 1 flat)

If want 2 nipples or 2 flats please specify in comments, I feel the 1nipple,1flat is safest option, keeps battery's in same orientation and relieves stress from the spring on the top positive post in the device.

I don't understand this. The wholesale price list for Smoktech says the ZMax comes with a blue display only. How are they getting ZMax units with red displays? Smok is not using red displays any more.

 

[VaporHead512]

As far as the "it just wobbles" and "it's wobbly" and " the 1 thing I do not like about it is the bottom isn't flat and it wobbles" and etc...etc...etc... I mean how many times did he point that out....c'mon!! WTF! Are you kiddin' me !!?? Out of all the things out there your gonna point out the most miniscule downside that really has no bearing on what "really" matters...."PERFOMANCE"....BUILD....LOOK......FEEL !! In those departments I'm thinkin' my 1st impression post of the 'Z' wasn't too far off as people are now finding out.....THE THING IS FREGGIN' AWESOME!! BUT !!!!!!...."it wobbles" Ya know I must have missed that day of vape school over 2 years ago that said every mod must stand vertically and must never ever ever ever ever ever "wobble" even 1mm or it shall be deemed .......garbage. I just didn't get that memo and was actually taght the exactopposite. Lay it down so juice doesn't dribble down into it. I know you all "think" these devices are "sealed" like fort knox, but their really not. Their is literally a 16th o-ring within the pole connection keeping a liquid from getting inside the chipset. And 9 times out of 10 it gets cut, smashed or all out destroyed by the user rather quickly from " CRANKIN' YOUR STUFF DOWN TOO TIGHT" !!!! LOL. You folks trust that tiny little POS o-ring if you want but I just don't. It's made of too crappy of a material.

Ok that's my monthly official rant...I'm done now and feel much better, oh wait I had 1 earlier too.....oo0O0ooPS!

There's "ways" to set my PV down? Please elaborate. Learn something new etc...

Is there also a way to hold it while vaping? Horizontal, vertical, 50/50 ?

Big time newb question, I know.

As far as the wobbling haha it is kind of a problem for me because I have 3 american bulldogs running around my house and tables get bumped all the time. It's already been knocked over quite a few times. But I always leave it standing up because I have the tank that I'm scared it will leak if I lay it down.

 

[john360]

you can lay down your tube any way you want,tanks dont leak

 

[rusalka]

Off topic...Grimm Green posted this on his Facebook "It kind of boggles my mind that this exists"

Newport Menthol Cigarette Review - YouTube

I was on the floor laughing. After watching nothing but e-cig related reviews this will crack you all up as well

When he said "I'm getting a little menthol and dirt" I lost it

Is this guy for real? Doing reviews on different types of cigs. WOW.

 

[jackbox]

Is this guy for real? Doing reviews on different types of cigs. WOW.

I started watching it and thought to myself "WTF" and then closed the window to save my bandwidth at work (I have a 3G, wifi router and can only use 2GB per month on my cheapy plan).

 

[AnsonJames]

Dirk, That is great they fixed the ground wire issue! That was the only thing that makes me look at the Vmax as a fragile device.

Actually found out today that the Zmax does still have a ground wire - they're well soldered and very heavy gauge, much like the wiring on the Provari top cap.

I couldn't see them as they're very short - I don't think they will be an issue.

 

[me1969]

Off topic...Grimm Green posted this on his Facebook "It kind of boggles my mind that this exists"

Newport Menthol Cigarette Review - YouTube

I was on the floor laughing. After watching nothing but e-cig related reviews this will crack you all up as well

When he said "I'm getting a little menthol and dirt" I lost it

Thanks made me want a stinky grrrrrrr.Lol had to turn it off that was weird

 

[ckone180]

Thanks made me want a stinky grrrrrrr.

Actually made me happy I don't want one anymore! I heard the phlegm in his throat while talking and almost had to turn it off prematurely.

 

[john360]

it will be on my hands next week,ill use my senybors 2400(2c) i guess ill be needing a rubber o-ring for the cap since they are protected

 

[yiddleboge6]

Off topic...Grimm Green posted this on his Facebook "It kind of boggles my mind that this exists"

Newport Menthol Cigarette Review - YouTube

I was on the floor laughing. After watching nothing but e-cig related reviews this will crack you all up as well

When he said "I'm getting a little menthol and dirt" I lost it

LOL I don't know if I'm the only female following this thread, but first thing I noticed was all the dirt under his fingernails !! No wonder it tasted like dirt LOL

 

[thinkingaboutit]

Off topic...Grimm Green posted this on his Facebook "It kind of boggles my mind that this exists"

Newport Menthol Cigarette Review - YouTube

I was on the floor laughing. After watching nothing but e-cig related reviews this will crack you all up as well

When he said "I'm getting a little menthol and dirt" I lost it

I thought it was a joke. It's funnier that it isn't.

 

[hubblecraft83]

There's "ways" to set my PV down? Please elaborate. Learn something new etc...

Is there also a way to hold it while vaping? Horizontal, vertical, 50/50 ?

Big time newb question, I know.

As far as the wobbling haha it is kind of a problem for me because I have 3 american bulldogs running around my house and tables get bumped all the time. It's already been knocked over quite a few times. But I always leave it standing up because I have the tank that I'm scared it will leak if I lay it down.

I was told to lay it down so the Smok logo is facing up, then roll it so the Zmax logo faces up, then turn the mod so the mouthpiece faces north. I have been doing this every time and my Vmax still works.

 

[jackbox]

I was told to lay it down so the Smok logo is facing up, then roll it so the Zmax logo faces up, then turn the mod so the mouthpiece faces north. I have been doing this every time and my Vmax still works.

Yes, but people who live in the Southern Hemisphere have to do the exact opposite or their mod will stop working.