The new PHOENIX XL REBORN - ITS BEEN REBUILT!!!

[kwcharlie]

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Sounds like you got an Eternity in and it did not dethrone anything. I guess I'll see what it does for me tonight. But I wasn't really expecting it to be a BC killer. Just another shiny toy.

Oh ya it's SHINY, got a better air flow from the bottom and that new coil attachment system should be a LOT better. Vapes so good she can dry hit in a puff, just drip or invert (if there's juice in the bottom well) and you're back, might be as good as an io6. did i say it's shiny?
You'll like it, i do, need to wind up some cotton for it but that's like cleaning my BC's, i just want to vape, have enough chores to do

 

[WallyO]

Oh ya it's SHINY, got a better air flow from the bottom and that new coil attachment system should be a LOT better. Vapes so good she can dry hit in a puff, just drip or invert (if there's juice in the bottom well) and you're back, might be as good as an io6. did i say it's shiny?
You'll like it, i do, need to wind up some cotton for it but that's like cleaning my BC's, i just want to vape, have enough chores to do

Glad you confirmed the shiny part. It'll probably blind me when it's sitting atop the also shiny ZMax.

 

[Bronze]

Only 5 of the old ones left in stock. I really want to wait for the new version, but that makes me nervous.

Yeah, another five might last you a year!

 

[gthompson]

Yeah, another five might last you a year!

Ya just never know when the Russians might invade.

 

[Bronze]

Ya just never know when the Russians might invade.

Which reminds me...power outages are not good for this habit (in case the Russians knock out our power grid). My wife has a regular wall outlet in her Jeep so if I'm desperate enough I can drive around for 2-1/2 hours to recharge my batteries. Better yet, maybe I can hook a cigarette lighter to my lawn tractor and mow the lawn at the same time.

 

[Harplayr]

Which reminds me...power outages are not good for this habit (in case the Russians knock out our power grid). My wife has a regular wall outlet in her Jeep so if I'm desperate enough I can drive around for 2-1/2 hours to recharge my batteries. Better yet, maybe I can hook a cigarette lighter to my lawn tractor and mow the lawn at the same time.

Gonna put one of these in my backyard bomb shelter...

 

[Bronze]

Gonna put one of these in my backyard bomb shelter...

The Professor (Gilligan's Island) would be proud.

 

[kwcharlie]

Glad you confirmed the shiny part. It'll probably blind me when it's sitting atop the also shiny ZMax.

besides being shiny it's made well, the only other steel thing i put in my hand that's as nice has to be reloaded.
though it looks like you have some nice steel you put in your hand that gas goes into, you'll appreciate it

 

[WallyO]

besides being shiny it's made well, the only other steel thing i put in my hand that's as nice has to be reloaded.
though it looks like you have some nice steel you put in your hand that gas goes into, you'll appreciate it

Yes I do. That's my 2000 BMW KLT1200. That baby is 12 years old and I have around 85,000 miles on it now. Don't ride it nearly as much as I used to but I vowed to myself not to let it go until I hit 100,000 mi. Still runs and feels like new.

 

[kwcharlie]

That what i thought, NICE, and that's the GOOD steel BMW

 

[dannoman]

The REBORN Phoenix XL (only 2.4-2.6) are up now in both 510 and 808 (both ohms).

The 510 2.6-2.8 though are still the previous version.

I Think Chris has a video ready for this.

 

[zippersnapper]

"I'll take 2"

 

[WallyO]

2 packs in cart. Waiting on SplitFire to join them.

 

[Bronze]

I'll tell you what, it's nice that they reworked the innards of this thing. I mean, I smoked two coils already dry burning these so maybe the reborns will solve that (and I was being gentle when dry burning). But my biggest frustration with these have been the cheesy inner seals (where the fill hole is). The instructions say you have to puncture the membrane on the initial fill. Fine, but it doesn't puncture them. It tears them and then it doesn't hold a vacuum and the juice pours out. So far I've put 9 of the PBC's in service. Just took my 5th one out of service this morning because they don't hold juice (inner seal). I started to use a sewing needle to puncture before filling the first time so I hope that solves the problem. Still have a couple/few that were punctured with the syringe needle so I suppose those will crap out at any time. Still waiting for replacement inner seals to become available so I can revive my PBC bone pile that is growing. I'm assuming the reborns still have the same inner seal design??

 

[gthompson]

You're not the only one I've heard say they had problems with them leaking, but I've been through 3 boxes now and haven't had a leak yet. I guess maybe I've been lucky.

 

[yiddleboge6]

You're not the only one I've heard say they had problems with them leaking, but I've been through 3 boxes now and haven't had a leak yet. I guess maybe I've been lucky.

Same here

 

[Bronze]

You're not the only one I've heard say they had problems with them leaking, but I've been through 3 boxes now and haven't had a leak yet. I guess maybe I've been lucky.

You got yours awhile ago too. And mine are only a couple/few weeks old I think like all manufacturing processes, things start to wander and I think the membranes in the fill hole got thicker over time and that's why they tear instead of puncture. Just guessing though.

 

[gthompson]

You got yours awhile ago too. And mine are only a couple/few weeks old I think like all manufacturing processes, things start to wander and I think the membranes in the fill hole got thicker over time and that's why they tear instead of puncture. Just guessing though.

I think you make a really good point. It seems a lot of the product from "over there" starts out great, and then, as you said, "wanders". QC is not their strong point it seems. I know the guys at GotVapes try to stay on top of them, but there's only so much they can do.

 

[kwcharlie]

You got yours awhile ago too. And mine are only a couple/few weeks old I think like all manufacturing processes, things start to wander and I think the membranes in the fill hole got thicker over time and that's why they tear instead of puncture. Just guessing though.

all mine that didn't leak were the little XL old ones, after that first order liked the bigger ones and only reordered them, no leaks on them either.

 

[Bronze]

I think you make a really good point. It seems a lot of the product from "over there" starts out great, and then, as you said, "wanders". QC is not their strong point it seems. I know the guys at GotVapes try to stay on top of them, but there's only so much they can do.

Totally agree. My guess is GV gets as frustrated as the rest of us. Yes, we have to replace them more often and GV's register rings, but then folks get frustrated and go elsewhere to find their gear and that keeps the register quiet. I think GV works hard at getting products right (as much or more than anyone) but they're only half the equation.