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The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage.com
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I just placed an order for the Kick. curious how this will perform! need to go to my drawing board and see what will be the easiest and stealthy way of adding the metal sheet.
On the rattle front I'm with ya. I'm posting close-ups, as these two simple things just take care of the flimsy rattle completely. A piece of adhesive foam rubber from Michaels, and a big o-ring from a selection pack at Ace hardware. The shell has to be pushed down past the slightly offset o-ring and the slightly protruding foam rubber, and then feels like totally tubular, man, solid. Very different feel. The foam rubber also keeps the battery from knocking. It can go on top of an aluminum ground plate. The o-ring keeps the bottle neck from flexing and cracking.
BTW, as an engineer, on the Kick mod, I'd say that plate should be more positively connected than just slipped into the spring. That's a connection that will introduce some resistance, but also will come and go as the spring is compressed. And one of these days, when the plate disconnects for a moment, the Kick will lose its ground reference long enough to go crazy. Any number of things could happen, from just cutting out, to spiking, burning the atty or getting damaged. After the initial test, it's really worth doing this right, like soldering or crimping in a ground lead.
BTW, as an engineer, on the Kick mod, I'd say that plate should be more positively connected than just slipped into the spring. That's a connection that will introduce some resistance, but also will come and go as the spring is compressed. And one of these days, when the plate disconnects for a moment, the Kick will lose its ground reference long enough to go crazy. Any number of things could happen, from just cutting out, to spiking, burning the atty or getting damaged. After the initial test, it's really worth doing this right, like soldering or crimping in a ground lead.
I've been running an Aero 510 1.5 ohm atomizer from Avid Vaper on my VMod XL for a couple of days now.
It's been giving me a pretty good experience... flavor is excellent, vapor production is pretty good.
I need to do a side by side test with the HH.357 510 1.5ohm atomizer to see which I prefer more, but at half the price of the HH, this stands out as a really good value for the money.
It's been giving me a pretty good experience... flavor is excellent, vapor production is pretty good.
I need to do a side by side test with the HH.357 510 1.5ohm atomizer to see which I prefer more, but at half the price of the HH, this stands out as a really good value for the money.
Why couldn't a person just solder a wire coming off of the ground that is there?
I am still waiting for word back from Vapage RMA as I sent my XL in for r&r due to crack in inner plastic housing above the bottle.
Anybody tell me if a long barrel HH357 will work in the XL?
I have a custom on the way, as they were out of stock on the normal order side of things. I know, gotta wait anyway; but just wanted to ensure my order.
Anybody tell me if a long barrel HH357 will work in the XL?
I have a custom on the way, as they were out of stock on the normal order side of things. I know, gotta wait anyway; but just wanted to ensure my order.
You know if they don't address and fix the housing cracking issue, the Vmod trend will fizzle out. I sure hope they get it corrected as it is a really good bottom feeder, hate to see them just let it go. I am watching mine close.
That would work fine as long as the solder binds to the different types of metal. One could crimp the wire at one end and solder at the other. Many good ways to do this. But some of the photos show metal just slipped in the spring. That will work long enough to make someone think the job is all done, but it's not solid. Two amps is a lot of current, and we don't know how the Kick is designed, how much flows through that ground connection. Even if it's just a reference, it could make it look to the regulator like it needs to pump up the voltage. Having a reliable ground is pretty basic.
I;m confident they will karma,
i sent them an email about it and their answer was that it is under 6 months warranty and ship it.
It has been received about 3 days ago, so i expect something by way of shipping notice if not the unit any time now.
I hope it's not a weak link issue, and then yeah they would need to address that.
I'm a bit hard on my mods but no more than any serious vaper.
i sent them an email about it and their answer was that it is under 6 months warranty and ship it.
It has been received about 3 days ago, so i expect something by way of shipping notice if not the unit any time now.
I hope it's not a weak link issue, and then yeah they would need to address that.
I'm a bit hard on my mods but no more than any serious vaper.
Yeah I am with you on the seious vaper thing!! I may take to using the XL's daily as an all day vape for a bit to see if it develops any problems, I have been watching the one Dad has been using daily as an only device and it is holding up good to his big hands, That things has not set a day since I got it, and has been vaped ALL day, it was from the first run of XL's, and has been a little work horse for the money. Oh and it is still using the original bottle and O rings, we have not ever filled the second bottle.
I need to send my first run xl in to it has a crack in do you have to contact them first before you send it in
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I haven't had any problems yet its working like a champ. The only problem with crimping is you can't remove it and use it on other mods
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I did not crimp the Kick ground, it sits firmly against the metal strip, they were designed to fit like that, so it's easily removed ....I crimped the metal around the spring and soldered that connection
Ok that's what I think I'm gona do to it hasn't gave me any problems yet
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If you look, the whole metal feed & well is one piece, pushed in from below into the molded plastic "frame". If they made it loose, that would be a problem. If they make it fit very tight, it's good and rigid, it can't turn or jiggle, but on occasion the frame might develop a crack ... it's molded plastic. I'm not saying it should crack, maybe the plastic should be changed, or the plant foreman whipped, but I don't think it can leak or change anything. I had a small crack develop on my 1st Vmod 1.0, and I never bothered to send it in as it's really just cosmetic. I just put some glue in the crack and that was that. I'm sure they'll replace yours ASAP.
You know, it's funny, when I first encountered the (old) Vmod and its thread, I saw it as a product to evaluate. Vapage seemed over-sensitive, and I was annoyed by the "Vapage Fanboys" who justified every shortcoming. That's not what I'm doing. But now that I depend on a Vmod almost 24x7, I know the design pretty well, and I've become very pragmatic. I see some issues as important, but others to me are "is it even worth shipping it".
I don't see anything to suggest the long barrel HH357 has a different diameter, construction or connector, so it would be very strange if it didn't work the same as the short one. I expect that spitting will be less, and it will stick out above the cone. Next one I order will likely be a 1.5 ohm stainless long "custom for VG".
I didn't mean crimping the Kick. I meant soldering/crimping the connection from the bottom spring to the plate, like you did, sounds great.
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Check out my new Kicked Vmod XL. It was done by Chopperguys(Mike) at ChopperStyles!
Scott, would you please show us Mike's technique for installing the Kick?
thank you
My god you have an XL in my all time fav color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it!!!!!!!!!! I may be sending some mods to Chopper!!
Wow that is super nice, Scott! This green seems to be a VERY popular color lately!
*I've got a GLV mini in that color.*
*I've got a GLV mini in that color.*
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