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Probably a good idea too, since SVD tends to eat up batteries anyways
My 3400mah didn't last all that much longer than say a 1300mah Spinner.
Yes. Too true. I'm using an 18650 with a Nautilus tank. So smooth and lots of vapor. A great mod for the price.
Must have gotten one from a good batch because I have had no technical problems that others have come across.
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Thanks for the answer on whether the display can be turned on.
I just ordered another one this time from FT(crossing my fingers) I love my vendor but I saved over $30, no damned 13% Canadian taxes and $10 shipping. Mind you I'll be older and grayer by the time I get this from FT. I did pay an extra $2 for Canada express shipping, we'll see if it's any quicker.
I just ordered another one this time from FT(crossing my fingers) I love my vendor but I saved over $30, no damned 13% Canadian taxes and $10 shipping. Mind you I'll be older and grayer by the time I get this from FT. I did pay an extra $2 for Canada express shipping, we'll see if it's any quicker.
Wow. So last night I'm sitting on the couch vaping and watching Dexter when I thought I'd bump the power up on my SVD a tad (Vaping on a Davide BDC, 1.8 ohms, 8 watts at the time).
All had been going well until I hit the up/down buttons to unlock the power settings. In what seemed like a micro-second, a big puff of smoke came out of the SVD. In that split second it fried the coil and smelled like it also fried something in the control head. It still turns on, but I'm afraid of putting anything else on it.
I'm contemplating whether or not to send it back for replacement (It was a Fasttech purchase and I've only had it for about a month or so) or tear it apart to see what went wrong...
All had been going well until I hit the up/down buttons to unlock the power settings. In what seemed like a micro-second, a big puff of smoke came out of the SVD. In that split second it fried the coil and smelled like it also fried something in the control head. It still turns on, but I'm afraid of putting anything else on it.
I'm contemplating whether or not to send it back for replacement (It was a Fasttech purchase and I've only had it for about a month or so) or tear it apart to see what went wrong...
By all means contact the vendor since it's still under warranty. If you take it apart, it will void that.
It does sound like an internal fault, which can happen...
Condolences...
It does sound like an internal fault, which can happen...
Condolences...
Damn that sucks. What type of battery were you using at the time? 18650?
The turnaround time for fasttech warranties is about a month, so make sure you have something else for that time period. At least they'll reimburse you for the return shipping cost.
Mine has this. At first I thought it was a problem with the replacement unit I got from Fasttech (actually went through 2 under the same return policy, first arrived completely DOA and the second's electronics started acting very strangely after about a month of use). It's a very slight buzzing sound coming from the vicinity of the LED readout. I've been using it for about 5 months with no issues whatsoever so I wrapped up the open ticket and just assume it's safe to continue using with the two Panasonic CGR18650CHs I bought at the same time and another 18650 MNKE I bought more recently (eBay deal).
I used to stack two IMR 18350s in it because at the time I thought it was an acceptable practice. Even the manual says it's possible. But I'm not doing that anymore since I have a feeling that doing this caused my previous SVD's electronics to start acting strangely. It'll be single batteries from now on.
Back to the general topic, the SVD was my first VV/VW purchase and despite the initial problems I had with it (figured I was just unlucky), I really like it. Good build quality, easy to use and I'm discovering how well it can handle an RBA, which I'm just now getting into. It's definitely my stay-at-home/security mod since it's pretty heavy but that's just fine with me.
I picked up a cheap KFL 3.1 clone and threw it on the SVD. Reminded me of the IG-88 assassin droid:
I wouldn't call it "monstrous" on top of the SVD but it is anything but petite.
When I run bigger tanks, cartos w/e I use smaller batteries, I feel like it makes the SVD more stable. Makes my pocket a little fatter with battery cases in it lol
I believe the manual says something about clearing the chips memory or something when going from one 18650 to two 18350s stacked and back.
"Note: Before you make a switch between one battery and two batteries, please hold the power button for 5 seconds to release the remaining capacity in the main board. (When you make a switch from one battery to two batteries, the main board will keep the one battery settings if you haven't released the remaining capacity; and vice versa. )"
Not sure if that would help with any issues or had anything to do with your situation. I can't say cause I've never stacked I've only used an 18650 until I got my VTR, now I only use my SVD with one 18350 as my go out travel sized mod.
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Thanks for the condolences, but all is not lost...
At the time, Efest IMR 18650.
I'm mostly leaning that way.
No worries there, the SVD was in rotation with my Provari, I just put the battery in the Vamo. Good to go.
I put a battery back in it tonight, the menu functions all work, but there's definitely an open in the circuit. I tried a handful of toppers on it, it reads "non" no matter what I have on it.
I'm going to request an exchange tonight, and box it up when I get home.
The good news is you send to Miami for return. The bad news is you pay postage. The worse news is another 30 day wait to get another. How do I know? I am awaiting my second replacement now. So if the third one works 90 days in shipping time! Innokin blew it on the SVD.
Im on week three no issues thus far and im none to kind on gear at work
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