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[Ref Minor]

Am I missing something, or is the only difference between the regular ego batteries and the led blue light batteries is that the led's also a mini flashlight?

My husband has agreed to give ecigs a try. YAY! I have tried and tried to convince him to just get some spinners like I have, but he wants 650mah egos. Does anyone have some quick buying advice for me? I apologize if this is redundant but this is a BIG thread!

Thanks!

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I would go with the 650 Twist as you have a spinner which will be smaller than that but VV
https://www.fasttech.com/products/0...e4s-twist-3-in-1-usb-rechargeable-650mah-elec
And Evod
https://www.fasttech.com/products/0...electronic-cigarettes-round-mouth-atomizer-15

Or an Evod set if its the VV of the spinner he doesn't like.
https://www.fasttech.com/products/0...k-evod-2-in-1-usb-rechargeable-650mah-electro

 

[Borescoped]

Processed means it's coming. I was worried about this whenever I got my first package. It doesn't always show departed, but it should be at your mailbox in about five days give or take a day or two.

Even better than "Processed"!!!!


Available for Pickup
July 20, 2013, 11:29 pm
APO, AE 09464
International Letter

I can pick it up Monday when I go to work, might be using it by the time I get home from work that day!
Can you say "RSST TIME!!!"

 

[mtdewfreak]

can someone help me out here?

started with an ego kit, got me a VV lavatube, have a VV VW ZMAX V3 in route and recently ordered my first mech mod.

this one:
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1398601

my question is about vent holes. as i learn more, i realize these mods need a a good vent hole. does anyone know if this model has a vent? is is part of the button?

there do appear to be vent holes on the 18650 extension sleeve, but what about in 18350 mode?



thanks

 

[boipayn]

can anyone tell me how long it usually takes a package from Fast Tech in Hong Kong to get to your home? i realize it will differ due to where you live ( I am in the US in FL. ). My tracking information only says that it has been 'accepted'. Here is the tracking link. https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=LK031576495HK thank you all.

 

[screwu2man]

can anyone tell me how long it usually takes a package from Fast Tech in Hong Kong to get to your home? i realize it will differ due to where you live ( I am in the US in FL. ). My tracking information only says that it has been 'accepted'. Here is the tracking link. https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=LK031576495HK thank you all.

Up to 2 weeks from the time it ships. 8-10 days the norm for me.

 

[Ref Minor]

can anyone tell me how long it usually takes a package from Fast Tech in Hong Kong to get to your home? i realize it will differ due to where you live ( I am in the US in FL. ). My tracking information only says that it has been 'accepted'. Here is the tracking link. https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=LK031576495HK thank you all.

You will find it takes as long to get from SanFran USPS to your home as from China to SanFran.
From others comments 10-14 is a standard time for the US, a few get 5-8 days and a few take 3 weeks.

 

[AdamThomas]

Guy do any of you know if the FT EVOD coils work well in legit EVOD's and ProTanks ?

Cheers
-Adam

 

[Myk]

If they are li-ion batteries and not protected that would be worse, do NOT use unprotected li-ion batteries in mods. Those Ultrafire's are probably protected, but I still wouldn't use them.

There aren't high-drain batteries available at the high of a mAh. High-drain's are recommended for the VAMO. It may work, but I wouldn't use it.

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Then are they IMRs?

If they're not protected, then they should work in the Vamo.

But, it they are not IMRs and they are not protected, they should not be used in ANY mod.

Exactly, and these definately are NOT IMR batteries. If they are protected, they may work but probably not very well. If the are unprotected li-ion, they shouldn't be used period.

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Here's a link to a very important thread in the ecf library. Follow this advice before listening to what a vendor, me, or anyone else in this thread says will work in a device. Rechargeable Batteries

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Most definitely IMR is the best option to date. I'm considering toying around with stacking for DC RDA on my Vamo and will get IMR if I do.
But you claimed an alleged unprotected battery wouldn't work because it's protected.
Then when I pointed out that it's unprotected you jump to claiming being unprotected is worse when odds are protection circuits are going to cut off below what the Vamo needs.
If you want to claim IMR in all cases say what you mean, don't make stuff up like claiming something is protected when FastTech says it's not. If you have problems with the UltraFire brand, no problems there either, I wouldn't trust them.

I can't find anything on the drain of those batteries to know whether they would be safe or not. But blindly saying they have to be IMR or have a protection circuit to be safe in ANY mod is wrong. It may be safe, like saying to turn off your gas at the meter to avoid a house fire is safe, but it's still wrong.
As far as I know no eVics are sold with IMR (LiMN) or protection circuits as the official battery, they have ICR (LiCO) in the box and NCR (Li-ion). The way I understand it is LiCO is safer than Li-Ion and NCR has safety built in. Claiming LiMN only for mods with built in protection is outdated at best.

Plenty of Vamos are sold with 2 ICR 18350s so I'm sure some are stacking and I'm not reading about all the explosions. Sure the danger is there but there's also danger in almost everything, especially when stacking.
If I was to get 18350s from FastTech I'd probably go with https://www.fasttech.com/product/1271001 just because that's what is being sold with their kits and we're not seeing complaints. Otherwise I'd run any battery I was considering through the Vamo Battery Thread.

If those are protected UltraFire 18350's I'd know they wouldn't work. There's two confirmations that protected UltraFire 18350's don't work in the Vamo Battery thread.
But since FastTech says they will work if they don't they can be returned.

 

[drake2b]

Waiting for an itaste VW v3.0 with 5 iclear 16's. Thought $40 was a great price.

 

[puchox]

Just wanted to add my experience with the orange ultrafire batteries. I use them exclusively on my SVD and they just work, I don't vape at more than 10 w tho so take that as you will. I can feel a change on the power at 3.7 but they recharge pretty fast.

 

[DancingHeretik]

My husband has agreed to give ecigs a try. YAY! I have tried and tried to convince him to just get some spinners like I have, but he wants 650mah egos. Does anyone have some quick buying advice for me? I apologize if this is redundant but this is a BIG thread!

Why not just give your husband what he wants? Get him a good quality 650 mah starter kit. Just make sure that whatever you get him is the best quality you can manage so he doesn't have any problems with it that he might use as an excuse to give up.

You can always throw in a smaller version of a Twist or Spinner as a back-up.

You might also consider getting him a variety of atties, cartos, and clearos for him to try. Not one of everything. But, a little variety to give him a better chance to find his own personal sweet spot.

Let him do it his way. That way he can make it his own.

 

[Jerms]

can someone help me out here?

started with an ego kit, got me a VV lavatube, have a VV VW ZMAX V3 in route and recently ordered my first mech mod.

this one:
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1398601

my question is about vent holes. as i learn more, i realize these mods need a a good vent hole. does anyone know if this model has a vent? is is part of the button?

there do appear to be vent holes on the 18650 extension sleeve, but what about in 18350 mode?



thanks

I have the all brass one coming. Like you saw there's vent holes in the middle sleeve but I'm not sure yet if there's other vent holes. Here's a thread about that mod that you can ask about it http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=438774



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[mtdewfreak]

cool, thanks for the link

 

[funkyZero]

can someone help me out here?

started with an ego kit, got me a VV lavatube, have a VV VW ZMAX V3 in route and recently ordered my first mech mod.

this one:
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1398601

my question is about vent holes. as i learn more, i realize these mods need a a good vent hole. does anyone know if this model has a vent? is is part of the button?

there do appear to be vent holes on the 18650 extension sleeve, but what about in 18350 mode?



thanks

It's a pretty simple matter to drill more holes in the tube and use a countersink bit afterwords to smooth them up, just make sure you leave no sharp edges on the inside that might damage the shrink wrap on batteries.
The tubes are often tight on the batteries and I simply do not feel comfortable not having vent ports above the battery as well as below. I'd much rather burn my hand than get my teeth busted out by a top cap blowing off because the gasses couldn't get around the battery quickly enough to release out the bottom holes. Others may warn against drilling more holes and I would be interested in hearing their opinions, but it's just what I do for added assurance.

 

[Jerms]

But you claimed an alleged unprotected battery wouldn't work because it's protected.
Then when I pointed out that it's unprotected you jump to claiming being unprotected is worse when odds are protection circuits are going to cut off below what the Vamo needs.
If you want to claim IMR in all cases say what you mean, don't make stuff up like claiming something is protected when FastTech says it's not. If you have problems with the UltraFire brand, no problems there either, I wouldn't trust them.

Yep, I was incorrect assuming they were protected. That's why I posted the link and said to read that before listening to me, FT, or anyone on this thread.

Either way, protected li-ion batteries won't work on a VAMO. Unprotected li-ion batteries, like that UltraFire, may work, but shouldn't be used. Rule number one is to not use unprotected li-ion batteries in ANY ecig device, whether a VAMO or a mechanical.

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[mtdewfreak]

It's a pretty simple matter to drill more holes in the tube and use a countersink bit afterwords to smooth them up, just make sure you leave no sharp edges on the inside that might damage the shrink wrap on batteries.
The tubes are often tight on the batteries and I simply do not feel comfortable not having vent ports above the battery as well as below. I'd much rather burn my hand than get my teeth busted out by a top cap blowing off because the gasses couldn't get around the battery quickly enough to release out the bottom holes. Others may warn against drilling more holes and I would be interested in hearing their opinions, but it's just what I do for added assurance.

i am still reading the above link supplied by Jerms so i don't know if that info is in that thread or not. i too would be interested in drilling if it would be safer.

 

[DancingHeretik]

Yep, I was incorrect assuming they were protected. That's why I posted the link and said to read that before listening to me, FT, or anyone on this thread.

Either way, protected li-ion batteries won't work on a VAMO. Unprotected li-ion batteries, like that UltraFire, may work, but shouldn't be used. Rule number one is to not use unprotected li-ion batteries in ANY ecig device, whether a VAMO or a mechanical.

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Anyone would have made the same assumption. No reputable US vendor would carry an unprotected non-IMR battery. There has been too much fuss made about it over the past few years, especially here on ECF.

Until IMRs came out, no reputable US vendor would carry ANY unprotected batteries at all. Then IMRs came out and changed everything.

 

[Jerms]

Anyone would have made the same assumption. No reputable US vendor would carry an unprotected non-IMR battery. There has been too much fuss made about it over the past few years, especially here on ECF.

Until IMRs came out, no reputable US vendor would carry ANY unprotected batteries at all. Then IMRs came out and changed everything.

Thanks. Yeah that's why I assumed it, seeing people were buying li-ion UltraFire's I though they MUST be protected, as selling unprotected li-ion for ecig use is such a big no-no. I'm repeating myself, but safer chemistry batteries like IMR are the only safe unprotected batteries to use. If using li-ion it NEEDs to be protected to use safely in ecig applications, but those won't work in variable devices like a VAMO.

I'm repeating myself, but do not use these unprotected li-ion batteries that some people say they are using. Not in any ecig device.. no no no no.

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[Myk]

Yep, I was incorrect assuming they were protected. That's why I posted the link and said to read that before listening to me, FT, or anyone on this thread.

Either way, protected li-ion batteries won't work on a VAMO. Unprotected li-ion batteries, like that UltraFire, may work, but shouldn't be used. Rule number one is to not use unprotected li-ion batteries in ANY ecig device, whether a VAMO or a mechanical.

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Inventions have moved beyond that rule with the NCRs. The way I understand it is a Vamo will allow 5A, an eVic is 2.5A, Lavatube is 2.5A, I think Provari is 3.5A. None of those can push an NCR that I've heard about beyond their limits. Even protected batteries can have a failure in their protection circuit so relying on the protection circuits is the same risk no matter where the circuit is.
We're just going to have to throw out those old rules and know the abilities of our equipment and match it to the abilities of the batteries.

Who knows what's under that shrink wrap. As far as I know UltraFire is shrink wrapping other manufacturer's batteries. It could be IMR or ICR under there. Search "IMR Li-Ion" and you find a lot of places that must not know IMR is LiMN, and others who are lumping the hybrids in with LiMN.

Be sure to say how you like that mech when it shows up.
If I like the RDAs I'll probably get some gennies and it looks like I'll need a mech for a mesh wick building method that looks interesting. I was thinking of a "fake" Kamry fake Empire but since I don't plan on using it to vape much, if at all (unless Vamo can't push a 1.5Ω DC RDA enough for me, and I doubt that with 5A), cheaper is better. Plus the all brass looks better than the K100s.

 

[SharonMM]

Why not just give your husband what he wants? Get him a good quality 650 mah starter kit. Just make sure that whatever you get him is the best quality you can manage so he doesn't have any problems with it that he might use as an excuse to give up.

You can always throw in a smaller version of a Twist or Spinner as a back-up.

You might also consider getting him a variety of atties, cartos, and clearos for him to try. Not one of everything. But, a little variety to give him a better chance to find his own personal sweet spot.

Let him do it his way. That way he can make it his own.

So are you suggesting that I do not buy the ego's from fasttech?

At this point he is dead set on 650's, but I anticipate that he will not stick with them for long and want to upgrade. So I thought FT would be a good place to start.

I had the impression that all egos basically come from the same place anyways... So no sense in paying a markup on them... But if I am wrong with that reasoning please let me know.

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