The thread for Innokin SVD

[brookj1986]

Let's take a poll:

Who with the button issue ordered from fasttech?

I did and wound up returning for a refund. I really liked the device, but saw it going down hill fast. Own a sigelei 20 watt now and am loving it, but wish it had step down ability to fire at lower wattages with the resistance around 1.3-1.8 ohm. It likes to fire those closer to 11 watts than 9.5.

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[DavidOck]

Um, you mean closer to 9.5 than 11? That is the problem with the higher rated units - the bottom end goes up too...

Got my SVD last October, from a local B&M. Don't know their source. Fire button went "soft" after about 3 months, but still works fine. Just no click. No other issues.

 

[brookj1986]

Um, you mean closer to 9.5 than 11? That is the problem with the higher rated units - the bottom end goes up too...

Got my SVD last October, from a local B&M. Don't know their source. Fire button went "soft" after about 3 months, but still works fine. Just no click. No other issues.

I meant I set it to 9.5 watts, and the device has trouble going to the lower voltage need for the relatively lower wattage, so it fires at its lowest voltage, but based on the resistance it ranges between 10.5 and 11 watts if under 1.5 ohm.

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[DavidOck]

Yup, can't fire that low...

 

[brookj1986]

I do really wish that my SVD wouldn't have had button issues so soon. Loved it so much.

That said, really liking nemesis with some sub Ohm drippers.

Just did a dual parallel coil. Getting 68+ watts on a virtually dead battery. 88 on a new one.

Makes the doodle and peanut butter cookie from NicoTicket taste even more delicious.

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[Emilie]

I received my SVD a week ago, tomorrow. So far no issues, and I absolutely LOVE this thing! I actually prefer its size, and I like the step and button/screen arrangement. It's pretty much perfect for me.

I'll be ordering a second, soon, just in case it fails.

I'm on my second one. Which on three clicks to turn on turns on with the red yellow green flash of the led. But you can't vape yet, no you will have to push it once no light try again and it might by the third it always will. Strange came out of the box doing this and does not produce near the vapor of the first one. Once you get it on the power button so far seems to work ok.

Have you looked at the screen after turning it on? When you turn it off, is says "off" for a few seconds. When you turn it on, it says "on" for a few seconds. It won't fire as long as the message is on its screen, but as soon as it disappears, you can fire it.

 

[sando7]

from what i gathered from following this thread early on, there are 2 types of SVD's...ones with pressed on heads and screwed on.....most of the button issues i noticed were with the pressed on types....to tell the difference the screwed on types have two opposing indentation marks on the base of the head....IDK anything for sure but i have been wondering about this.

my SVD has a pressed on head bought from KP in Feb and everything still works fine, the button has seemed to have gone a bit softer since, still clicks tho....at first the button was tight & hard, not so now.

 

[Emilie]

BTW, I purchased mine on eBay and has the scratch-off (though I haven't checked it).

I'm also getting over 48 hours on mine with fairly heavy vaping.

 

[DEAc23]

from what i gathered from following this thread early on, there are 2 types of SVD's...ones with pressed on heads and screwed on.....most of the button issues i noticed were with the pressed on types....to tell the difference the screwed on types have two opposing indentation marks on the base of the head....IDK anything for sure but i have been wondering about this.

my SVD has a pressed on head bought from KP in Feb and everything still works fine, the button has seemed to have gone a bit softer since, still clicks tho....at first the button was tight & hard, not so now.

I don't know about the pressed head part (to be honest I don't even know what part you are talking about ), but I do know that there are (at least) two different versions of the SVD. Mainly because of the differences I've noticed in my SVD compared to the one PBusardo reviewed in Feb 2013.

Here are the changes I've noticed between my SVD and the one he reviews:

1. The button on mine is black, his is clearish white
2. He complained about how when you press the +/- button it automatically changes the Voltage/Watts up or down, but when I press mine it shows my current setting, and only if I push it a 2nd time does it change.
3. The bottom caps are different - pic below: (the one on the left is the version in my SVD - the right is a screenshot from his video)

4. The plus and minus buttons have been reversed so they are more correctly oriented (on his the minus button is on top of the screen and the positive is on the bottom).

The funny thing is that a lot of the things that were changed were things PBusardo complained about, so either Innokin watched his review and actually listened, or he may have had some input in the changes.

 

[sando7]

there is another thread here somewhere with pic's of both i described, might be a link in this thread to it..
Dude was taking it apart to see if the button could be fixed and posted pic's to all he did to it, there was a difference..one had indentations on the base of the head for some kind of tool to screw the head of the SVD off....and the other had to be pried off.

here it is, pic of the diff on post#12
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ussion/489011-dissasembling-itaste-svd-2.html

 

[rurwin]

The funny thing is that a lot of the things that were changed were things PBusardo complained about, so either Innokin watched his review and actually listened, or he may have had some input in the changes.

The one that Phil Busardo reviewed was a very early one, maybe pre-production. I would agree though, they definitely listened to him; they wouldn't have swapped the + and - buttons otherwise.

The head is the bit on the very top that holds the connectors. Apart from those it's just a narrow piece of chrome between the beauty ring and the bit with the buttons. This is the piece that would have to be removed in order to fix a fault with the fire button, and of course it would be easier if it was screw-in. Unfortunately when the fire button goes wrong it always seems to be on a press-fit one.

 

[DEAc23]

there is another thread here somewhere with pic's of both i described, might be a link in this thread to it..
Dude was taking it apart to see if the button could be fixed and posted pic's to all he did to it, there was a difference..one had indentations on the base of the head for some kind of tool to screw the head of the SVD off....and the other had to be pried off.

here it is, pic of the diff on post#12
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ussion/489011-dissasembling-itaste-svd-2.html

Thanks for the link, I thought that was the part you were referring to, I just wasn't positive. Unfortunately it looks like mine is one of the ones which is press fitted, as it doesn't have that indentation. I really hope that doesn't mean mine will eventually fail

 

[sando7]

hoping the same, makes me wonder tho if there is a difference in the quality or any other differences

 

[DEAc23]

hoping the same, makes me wonder tho if there is a difference in the quality or any other differences

Well I am already trying to find any info I can on the two versions, if I find anything I will make sure to come back and post here.

 

[Nightcall]

My button is fine but the 510 threads are just about shot. I've had it for 5 months. I bought an an airflow adaptor that threaded in snug but now after a few weeks even that only barely stays in. Shame. Overall I liked the looks and performance of the SVD but I'm looking for a new VV device, and I'd rather try something else. Don't know what though.

 

[DavidOck]

You might consider these for the worn 510 threads:

EGO to EGO 510 Atomizer Adapter : L Js E-Smokes, Electronic Cigarettes

Of course, they will extend the length a tad, maybe 3/8" above the beauty ring. Got some from LJ, fast turnaround, good service.

 

[Emilie]

Just in case, I purchased a second SVD. I truly do love this thing.

The store owner says he's never heard of a problem with them, however.

I am curious if it's the people going online and to big box-stores having all the issues.

 

[rurwin]

There's people saying they got them from other places than FT but, on reflection,we don't know whether the places they got them from got them from somewhere dodgy.

So let's ask another question:

My hypothesis is that the ones with a slot in the beauty ring thread like in the picture, are the ones that don't fail.

Does anyone's experience disagree?

 

[VapieDan]

There's people saying they got them from other places than FT but, on reflection,we don't know whether the places they got them from got them from somewhere dodgy.

So let's ask another question:

My hypothesis is that the ones with a slot in the beauty ring thread like in the picture, are the ones that don't fail.

Does anyone's experience disagree?

Also check the switch travel. The ones that have failed me continue past the fire point with a spongy feel. The later version have a hard stop at the firing point. Other Itaste models with the same switch all have a hard stop.

 

[VapieDan]

There's people saying they got them from other places than FT but, on reflection,we don't know whether the places they got them from got them from somewhere dodgy.

So let's ask another question:

My hypothesis is that the ones with a slot in the beauty ring thread like in the picture, are the ones that don't fail.

Does anyone's experience disagree?

I have one of the older models with the spongy switch and the EGO does not have the slots you have pictured. Good Tip!