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Do you see any actual law mentioned there? Seems the Canada ban has been a lie the whole time.
I don't doubt they steal people's stuff, so did the FDA in '09 before there was any law, rule or court ruling.

VPLive Vape Team Episode #59: Nicotine and Canada... The Truth - YouTube

Hubbys sleeping next to me and I can't find my headphones, so ill watch this tomorrow. No, that's the whole problem. Thats why it's sort of a ban. lol i think most people think its banned, which it is, but not. Yes, I remember reading that about FDA and 2009. Before my time as a vapor.


I need to relearn how to quote more then one person at a time. I forgot how.
 

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I started this thread so we can advise each other which products are good and which are not, I am simply a customer.

There aren't a lot of fasttech threads, I went back through the thread list a day or so ago after someone made that point to check for myself, there were 3 threads in the first 12 pages and one of those was this threads predecessor. The active FT thread is always on page one as there are a lot of people making purchases and asking questions about specific products so maybe it seems that way. To me this is a good thing for us ECF members as we can find out which FT products are quality clones and which are a bit crappy. No one wants a crappy product even for a $1 purchase.

I recall a post a while ago that said FT weren't allowed in the vendor section as they were not an exclusively ecig company, although I might be confusing ECF with AAEC forum there, either way that is between the ECF sales/advertising person and FT, nothing we can do about that.

eCigs are coming into a maturing market (assuming regulation doesn't change things), the days of one vendor per city and no competition is over. If it wasn't FT it would be someone else, very few industries with active competition, can sustain 300% profit margins, someone always realises there is far more money to be made selling volume at cheaper prices. The first US online vendor to realise this and able to expand their operation will make a fortune and if savvy will cement their brand, as we can see here that there is a fair amount of resistance amongst US online customers for ordering from overseas.

Back on topic, I opened up a second Evod last night and this had the longer head. I am not sure what difference it makes, it was interchangeable with the short head on my other Evod. Both Evods have been of a good build quality with no leaks.
Very well said ref. ;)

I don't understand evods. They are just like my MT3's or protank? No sense in me getting them too right? The vape should be the same? And evod heads are supposed to fit my protank so I heard. But the heads are shorter, well the center shaft is shorter. Are you saying the same kind had different heads?
 

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Very well said ref. ;)

I don't understand evods. They are just like my MT3's or protank? No sense in me getting them too right? The vape should be the same? And evod heads are supposed to fit my protank so I heard. But the heads are shorter, well the center shaft is shorter. Are you saying the same kind had different heads?
The centre pole is the same size on both Evods, the shaft on the new head that fits into the pole is about half a centimetre longer. It just sits further up inside the pole than the shorter one. I haven't noticed a difference in vape quality.
 

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Is it a FastTech T3 which is like a vivi/Kanger mix or a Kanger T3? I love my T3's from Kanger but I just received one of the FastTech weird ones today, and I haven't tried it yet. It's drying from it's warm bath after it's week of traveling.

they're real kangers from easyvapors, they sell them pretty cheap, under $4
 

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(This is a cross post, but since I edited a screen shot this time of night I want to get some mileage out of it)

When you look at a Protank, it's a simple device and would be pretty difficult to screw up. Still, the one pictured is different from the 3 Protanks I have right in front of me.

It's not just that the Kangertech logo is missing (who cares?), but the design isn't the same. The mouthpiece is shorter; the top metal part is further down on the tube; the bottom cap is a different shape (perhaps aluminum?) and the metal air shaft going up from the coil is shorter. Not a big difference, probably won't affect the performance, but it's not the same.

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I don't know what you're trying to screw on but the V2 does have eGo threads. I've got an eGo threaded adapter on mine so I don't screw it down to tight and pop the seal. I've put eGo-C tops on it an eGo cone on it.
Are you thinking of some different kind of threading maybe? What are you trying to use?



My guess is they get too big and hard to keep track of, but I've only been part of one other that was shut down. I didn't see anything worth shutting it down other than it growing too large. Or it could be they don't want a bunch of FT threads going at the same time.




You didn't happen to screw it on tight did you?
If you did you probably broke the seal and caused it to short out.

Look in the Vamo forum for a way to fix it, and a way to avoid it, which I mentioned above with the adapter to limit how far you can screw in.

Broke the seal on what, the mod or the atty, I'm confused. I am going to get that adapter though cause I don't think the T3s are making contact. Gully said maybe the pos terminal post is pushed down but I'm afraid to pull it up, it's brand new. I already have a ticket started for the vivi nova that came doa.
 

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Okay. Review time since I've been playing all day. PS I am still awake - no judgments.

First, the MVP - AMAZING. Still going strong with it's sassy green light that will not switch to yellow. (YOU GO, MVP!) I've never used an iClear before, so the nice iClear 16s that came with this are going strong. I'm not a big fan of this style of clearomizer, but these have turned me onto the iClear products, and as soon as payday hits, I'll be waiting ever so impatiently for the iClear 30 that is sitting patiently in my cart (if they're in stock then - fingers crossed). I have heard that if the puff count hits a 999 and tries to roll to 1000 it does some sort of purging thing that can ruin tanks, so I'm avoiding that, but also curious. I'm thinking about hooking up an old, crappy Stardust to it and letting it burn. Still undecided as I don't want it to scare me when it happens and I don't want to take even one puff on it, as the coil in it is dead, but I've kept it around for some unknown reason (possibly for this experiment). The external charger works great. EXCEPT the cord that came with it is very chunky, so it wouldn't fit my boyfriend's iPhone because it was so thick, and it wouldn't fit my camera for the same reason, but I hooked up his iPhone cord (read below), and it charged fine, but the multi-charger that came with it isn't necessarily case-friendly or friendly to charging ports that have some sort of protective cover over them like some cameras do.

The silver knucklehead drip tip - good, but it can reduce flavor. It's very good quality though. Really brings out menthol flavors.

The skull/dragon tips - both vape great. They're coated with some sort of plastic sealant, I believe, so no flavor reduction there. The only problem is in the pictures, it looks like you vape from the back of the dragon's head. No. You vape from his mouth, so after my boyfriend made fun of me for making out with the dragon, using it feels awkward, but it still looks really awesome. No problems with the skull

The vivi novas - work like vivi novas, no problem. However, on the slim, my boyfriend was vaping in bed and got liquid in his mouth because he tilted it upside down. I had no leaking issues with the 3.5 kit, but the 2.0 single leaked when it was upside down, but it was probably from gravity/pulling on the tip. I'll chalk it up to human error as there have been no other issues.

The T3's work great. I love the combination of the kanger style with the vivi heads. They come completely apart (base, mouthpiece, and replacement head all detach), so that was really cool. It's awkward to put liquid in without a needle tip because the head sits low in the tank and trying to tilt to the side was a little weird. It wasn't awkward to the point of ruining the tank - just required more caution.

The charger and dual USB adapter for the car both work great. No issues there.

The cases are just like, actually better, than the case that I got from the B&M here, very nice and soft on the inside, sturdy on the outside, plenty of pockets, not much else to say.

I think that's it. Hope that helps someone else make decisions about things.

OH, I almost forgot. The three iPhone cords I ordered worked GREAT. The knock-off green flat corded one works perfectly. Very nice color. It does what it is suppoed to do. The other two were regular iPhone cords and look JUST LIKE the ones that came with the phone. I see no detectable differences even down to the plastic that is on the cord to hold the cord together in packaging. Not ecig related, but I thought I'd throw it in for bonus round.

That's all, folks.
 

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(This is a cross post, but since I edited a screen shot this time of night I want to get some mileage out of it)

When you look at a Protank, it's a simple device and would be pretty difficult to screw up. Still, the one pictured is different from the 3 Protanks I have right in front of me.

It's not just that the Kangertech logo is missing (who cares?), but the design isn't the same. The mouthpiece is shorter; the top metal part is further down on the tube; the bottom cap is a different shape (perhaps aluminum?) and the metal air shaft going up from the coil is shorter. Not a big difference, probably won't affect the performance, but it's not the same.

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I just saw on FT, real Kanger Protanks...!!!
http://www.fasttech.com/products/14...r-protank-clearomizer-with-pyrex-glass-tank-2
 

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Broke the seal on what, the mod or the atty, I'm confused. I am going to get that adapter though cause I don't think the T3s are making contact. Gully said maybe the pos terminal post is pushed down but I'm afraid to pull it up, it's brand new. I already have a ticket started for the vivi nova that came doa.

I'm skimming the posts, so this might not be what you're asking about (I'm sleepy) but it could be what was meant by the seal. It's the gasket around the pin (this isn't a Vamo and it looks like it's disassembled, but the part is the same). It's apparently common for these to fall apart and cause problems. Mine (which isn't white) came torn up, but I hardly use the Vamo, so it's not an issue. There's a fix for it on the Vamo sub-forum.

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I was waiting for the $12 one to come back in stock, but then I thought for under $7 I would give the clone a shot.

As I posted earlier, it's such a simple design it would be hard to screw up - unless it wasn't sealed properly. Certainly worth the money to give it a try. The head look more like an EVOD head, so who knows, it might work better than the original.

ETA: Someone also posted that it doesn't have the air flow grooves on the bottom, which suggests it might have a less airy draw. I'll be interested in reading a review.
 
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VW, it was suggested to me to use VW so I wouldn't haveto worry about voltage. What is AVG and RMS?I actually have a vision CE6 on right now set at 10 watts and seems to be vaping okay...

Hi, I've been using Vamo's for over 6 months now ands see this question come up for people.
NO 1 is an average. In real terms - it fires higher than the setting on the display. So, for example, you have a 2.6 ohm attachment (cartomizer or clearo), and set the Vamo for 7 watts. Instead of firing at 7 watts it fires at 9.7 watts - quite a difference. I didn't just make up those numbers - they are test numbers from tests done on Zmax's - which have the same chip as the Vamo. Some vapers like a harder hitting setting and use this - not that many tho.

In NO 2 mode, RMS, what you set on the display is what the Vamo will fire at.
So again, lets say you have a 2.6 ohm attachment and set the Vamo for 7 watts. In no 2 mode it fires at 7 watts. So its more accurate, and you don't get any unpleasant surprises from it firing higher than you wanted.

I can't remember what the setting is when it ships. Its very easy to change it tho. Just hold down one of the small buttons for about ten seconds until you see either NO1 or NO2 on the display. Whichever one you see is the one its on. So if you see NO1 hold one of the small buttons down until you see NO2. Then leave it there.
 

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I'm skimming the posts, so this might not be what you're asking about (I'm sleepy) but it could be what was meant by the seal. It's the gasket around the pin (this isn't a Vamo and it looks like it's disassembled, but the part is the same). It's apparently common for these to fall apart and cause problems. Mine (which isn't white) came torn up, but I hardly use the Vamo, so it's not an issue. There's a fix for it on the Vamo sub-forum.

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Thanx, yeah nothing is wrong with my seal. Just my Kanger T3s wont reach the post I guess it's down too low, so rather than try and pull it up and mess it up, I'm going to just get an adapter. I think that should remedy the problem...
 

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Thanx, yeah nothing is wrong with my seal. Just my Kanger T3s wont reach the post I guess it's down too low, so rather than try and pull it up and mess it up, I'm going to just get an adapter. I think that should remedy the problem...

I wouldn't be surprised. The eGo threading on mine is a bit dodgy.
 
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