The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage.com

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tearose50

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Any idea of timeframe for the 14500 version (i.e. not the XL) to be updated with the newer feed system?



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Year of the Dragon! As far as I know, nothing will be coming out of China until the end of the month, earliest. Thus, mid Feb for the VmodVII. Vapage did great to get some of the XL's in route just before the celebrations started and they are due in today or Monday.
 
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Don't we have to use a smaller battery with it and do you have to modify the XL at all? I forgot what the model# of the smaller battery is. Have you tried it with standard resistance attys & how does it perform?

The Kick is 15mm tall, so a mod that uses an 18650 could use an 18490 or 18500 with the Kick.

FWIW, and I'm not SURE, but I believe a mod using an 18500 could use a Kick with an 18350.
 

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Don't we have to use a smaller battery with it and do you have to modify the XL at all? I forgot what the model# of the smaller battery is. Have you tried it with standard resistance attys & how does it perform?

I can answer part from just from what I've read --- Yes, smaller battery. High Drain 18490 or 18500 to use kick with 18650 mods.

I'm sure Vapure will be in touch with more before too long, but I found this pretty revealing:

"I can say that as of right now I have my Vmod up and running with the kick and it is "Loverly"."
 

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nothing of this link does not imply there is only a subjective opinion saying nothing

write something more,,,

Personally though, and I am waiting for delivery and I can not wait I have good reviews on vapage - regularly answers the emails, responses are concrete and tangible, and the equipment - we'll see how it arrives, although these 150 pages of the topics was established for no reason
 
BTW...I emailed Brian & he's going to send me the specs on the o-rings when they re-open the factory. It's been Chinese new year.

Thank God lol. I'm dying to have proper feeding again, not to mention being able to use those new Cisco atties that I bought.
 

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nothing of this link does not imply there is only a subjective opinion saying nothing

write something more,,,

Personally though, and I am waiting for delivery and I can not wait I have good reviews on vapage - regularly answers the emails, responses are concrete and tangible, and the equipment - we'll see how it arrives, although these 150 pages of the topics was established for no reason

Mam nadzieje, ze po takiej dyskusji bedziesz specjalnie traktowany(a);)
 

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I have tried everything I can think of. Water, alcohol, dry burning. It either "works" and sends off plumes of crap-tasting vapor, or ends up flooded when I try to fight off the crap taste with more juice.

Maybe attys just aren't for me. I haven't had any luck getting a consistently good vape with the one that came with the kit, or the two that came with my Riva either :(
most likely you will find it much better to get new atty... i'd try a 1.8 to 2.0 LR, as they won't get as hot at the 1.5 Ohm.
Most of us vets have tons of back up attys... i personally buy in bulk from VaporKings for my conventional attys ($5 ea. and less for 10/pak), and really, many of us chain vapors get a solid week out of one atty... ymmv. I know many vets have better results, but some of us toss them or put them aside for cleaning once the performance or flavor starts to drop.
Specialty or non-bulk attys cost more but these are targeted for specific things; i buy i06's too.
 

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most likely you will find it much better to get new atty... i'd try a 1.8 to 2.0 LR, as they won't get as hot at the 1.5 Ohm.

I will experiment some when I place a new order. I ordered four of the 1.5s from Vapage with my orig order, so I still have a few of those to go through. I always am trying to get more throat hit, even when I was using the Boge 2.0s, which is why I thought I would like the 1.5ohms from Vapage. The problem is when something tastes off I sometimes can't tell if it is user error (flooded/dry atty, low battery, etc), hardware error (bad atty, etc) or if everything is working perfect and a certain juice just tastes gross above a certain wattage, when there are so many variables at play simultaneously.

The good news is it seems like I have got the atty going again. Last night I gave it a long dry burn session, then soaked it in alcohol for a half hour or so, rinsed it out with water, and let it fan dry. Btw, I may have "invented" a new way to expedite atty/carto drying last night! Anybody else do this? IMAG0148.jpg

Either way, it seems to be working today. For me to get a good, tasty vape, the atty needs enough juice in it to give it a slight gurgle, which makes me wonder if something is still not right, or if it is just a byproduct of needing enough juice to keep up with that amount of heat. Anything less and I start to get that burnt-hair taste.
 

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Hey I just noticed something. Is it possible for the "filler" stuff that surrounds the wick and coil to not properly feed the wick? What i noticed is that there seems to be juice in this filler, but it's not reaching the wick. What I mean is, if I suck hard on the atty, I can see liquid begin to rise out this filler, but the wick and coil are bone dry
 
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Hey I just noticed something. Is it possible for the "filler" stuff that surrounds the wick and coil to not properly feed the wick? What i noticed is that there seems to be juice in this filler, but it's not reaching the wick. What I mean is, if I suck hard on the atty, I can see liquid begin to rise out this filler (arround the sides and edges, but the wick and coil are bone dry
could be something to do with the carto concept itself; like maybe if you vape again too soon after a vape, it doesn't have time to soak back down...
as far as your question about the gurgle sound and feel, yep ... there is going to be some of that for the perfect vape. it's the excessive big GURGLE that signals overfeeding and is accompanied by very little vapor that results from overfeeding.
 

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could be something to do with the carto concept itself; like maybe if you vape again too soon after a vape, it doesn't have time to soak back down...
as far as your question about the gurgle sound and feel, yep ... there is going to be some of that for the perfect vape. it's the excessive big GURGLE that signals overfeeding and is accompanied by very little vapor that results from overfeeding.

I was referring to my atty, actually. By filler, I was talking about the brillo looking material that surrounds the wick and coil. I think I am starting to get it down though. I am getting more and more consistently decent vapes, and as when the vapor begins to feel a little harsh or burnt-hair tasting, give it another splash of juice.

I think I was not only flooding the atty when trying to feed it more juice, but also just from the position I was vaping from. I do the majority of my schoolwork and also spend a fair amount of my leisure time in bed, with my back slouched against the headboard. This means means that if I do not make a conscious effort, the most natural position for me to a take a vape results in the PV tilted downward, with the base higher than the atty end. Basically, I think every time I was taking a vape, I was at the same time feeding more and more juice to the atty, which is the reason I had so much flooding and juice in my mouth.
 
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