this thing looks pretty sweet, still only one vendor at the moment? has anyone ran tests on it under load to verify the accuracy of the voltage display and real amp limit? how's the construction feel in your hands? I've never owned a VV mod, but have been told by a few vets that the lavatubes have a cheap feel to them
Cyrus,
Testing: I now own both the Uniq/Young June Version 1.5 (with a 3.2A limit) and the L-Rider Version 3.0 (with a 4.0A limit). Except for the amp limit, they are nearly identical in design, although the bottom caps and top connectors are different. Both use pulse-width-modulated chip circuitry. As a result, we can't screw on a simple inline digital voltage display (the kind Madvapes sells, which many of us own) to check. All we'll get is dim flashing on the display. To check and verify the unloaded/loaded voltage at various resistance loads, we'd need a fairly sophisticated set-up with an oscilloscope. Even further, we'd also need to understand and correctly interpret the resulting numbers, since the individual voltage micro-pulses cover a wide range of variance, so how one sets up the oscilloscope to average out the pulse numbers is critical. No doubt someone has done or will do those tests, but I haven't seen any comprehensive results yet.
I can offer my non-scientific and subjective/anecdotal reaction that at high voltage, both new LTs hit just as hard as any of my other VVs (which include Madvapes linear VV boxes, Maximum Vapors evercool boxes, BuzzPro and iPro). I can attest that my other devices have minimal if any voltage drop above 5 volts (since I can measure them), and both LTs offer similar real-world vaping performance where I can't discern any difference.
Vendors: I haven't kept up with the vendor count since ordering my Vector Variable Volt (or LT 3.0) from
vaporbeast on May 10th. (The free shipping was
incredibly fast---the package arrived in my mailbox on May 12th). $68.99 for a full kit is hard to beat. If you conservatively factor in the cost of two 18650 high-drain batteries, a single-bay charger, two standard-resistance atties (they were stated to be 3.0 ohm, but mine tested 2.6 and 2.8 ohms), and two pre-filled CE2 cartos, the cost for the V3 unit itself goes down to about $45.
Construction: OK, I don't own a ProVari (not to dis the ProVari, just stating that I haven't held one). But I do own a total of 71 mods of all types, from eGos through tube and box mods to relatively high-end VVs (BuzzPro and iPro). The build quality of both LTs seems fine to me, especially given what I paid for them. (For instance, I don't expect my Madvapes VV boxes to be as solidly built or rock-like as my BuzzPro, for which I paid four times as much.) The fit and finish on both LTs is actually higher than I expected.
Yes, my particular Vector VV LT 3.0 does have a very slight switch cover rattle, but only if you shake the unit side-to-side (not something I spend much time doing, LOL). Ultimately, "cheap-feeling" is a subjective judgment, but I have no complaints at all.
Durability/longevity is another question, however, and something I can't yet assess, of course. I've had the LT 1.5 only two weeks and the LT 3.0 a mere two days. But so far, so good. I'm glad I waited and never bought an LT 1.0, because these new upgraded versions perform flawlessly and seem to have no quirks at all.
I
love the fact the only a
single button press is required to see the
resistance of your atty/carto, the
voltage setting, and the
remaining battery life. Hit the power button once, the screen lights up and shows resistance for two seconds, then the voltage setting for two more seconds, and both screens contain the battery-remaining bar graphic on the right side. Now that's brilliant ergonomics. The only time multiple button presses are necessary is after a battery swap-out, which resets the voltage down to 3.0 (as a safety feature).
