Spade or Tornado?

[Red Dog]

I now have a dilemma... I've been using a Joye 510 for a few months now, and like many others I'm very happy with it, except for the battery life. I was all set to order a Spade, and then they had to come out with the Tornado. Now I'm not sure which one I should order. I like the look of the Spade better, but the Tornado is cheaper. Anyone out there have both that can compare them?

 

[bigicedog]

i have both and its all a matter of what your looking for if its looks i would go for the spade it a very sexy looking device that works well. the eGo (the other name for the tornado i dont support tw that my personal beef though) is a monster on battery life i get at least 8-10 hours on it at heavy vaping.its solidly built and looks good (in the right color)

 

[GrimmGreen]

Same thing bigice said , the spade just looks sexy. The battery life is ok , not great , but better than a standard 510 for sure.

i have not tried the eGo (yet) but everyone says it has a MONSTER battery that will last 11 hours or more.

 

[Red Dog]

So the Tornado/Ego has better battery life. Which one gives a better vaping experience, or are they about the same?

 

[tonyboy]

The tornado is a 650mah battery, The spade fits a 10440 battery,360mah.Same voltage,Vaping experience will be very similar.

 

[Red Dog]

The tornado is a 650mah battery, The spade fits a 10440 battery,360mah.Same voltage,Vaping experience will be very similar.

So the Tornado/Ego is 3.7 volts? I thought it was the same voltage as the 510 batteries (ie 3.3 volts).

 

[Scottbee]

So the Tornado/Ego is 3.7 volts? I thought it was the same voltage as the 510 batteries (ie 3.3 volts).

Right.

If I'm not mistaken, the Spade will actually give you closer to a 3.7V vaping experience than the TorneGo. But, you'll have to deal with the shorter battery life.

To be honest with you, the Spade is about the same as taking a KR8 XL battery... and putting the 510 adapter on it.

(P.S. The 3.3V is actually closer to 3.1V or 3.0V)

 

[tonyboy]

It is standard voltage(3.7,3.3, or whatever it actually is, there's been some debate of what the standard loaded voltage is) manufacturers call it 3.7 on stock batteries. Theres not alot of difference between them IMO, just alot longer batt life in between charges. The spade is a good looking unit though.

 

[Scottbee]

It is standard voltage(3.7,3.3, or whatever it actually is, there's been some debate of what the standard loaded voltage is)

Really? Who is debating?

 

[tonyboy]

Maybe Should of said "studies have shown that 3.7 is not the actual voltage" But calling both pretty much "standard voltage" there won't be alot of difference between the two.

 

[Scottbee]

Maybe Should of said "studies have shown that 3.7 is not the actual voltage" But calling both pretty much "standard voltage" there won't be alot of difference between the two.

I don't agree with that AT ALL.

I have standard eGo/Tornado batteries.. and I have one that I have modified to put out full battery voltage. I find the difference to be pretty substantial. It vapes just like my Bartleby.. which one would expect.

Not everybody may like full 3.7V+ from a 510 device.... but it is certainly different from "stock".

 

[Red Dog]

I don't agree with that AT ALL.

I have standard eGo/Tornado batteries.. and I have one that I have modified to put out full battery voltage. I find the difference to be pretty substantial. It vapes just like my Bartleby.. which one would expect.

Not everybody may like full 3.7V+ from a 510 device.... but it is certainly different from "stock".

and how did you modify the battery?

 

[Scottbee]

and how did you modify the battery?

The first thing you have to do is get the sucker pen without destroying it! Then I just bypassed the PWM circuit and directly drove the gate on the MOSFET from the switch.