the Vmod

[Rowdy]

All the connections appear to be in place and hitting as designed. I can put another atty on and it will work until the next battery change (unless it's DOA or is a victim of the real problem). My original chassis had problems with the upper spring shifting but the replacement is perfectly centered and solid.

Thanks

Rowdy

Rowdy-
As AG said- a dead atty / silo would have no reading. So, if this happens when you change batteries:
1. the bottom spring (negative to battery) is a solid wire that goes up to and around the atty/silo connection assembly. Unless there is a sever crack or break in the wire, this sone should be fine. Check the positive connection- with the cover off- make sure when you press down on the button- the firing pin hits the top connection on the battery. Maybe one (or more) of your batteries is too short (or long) and is shifting the spring out of position. Also check that the + wire is touching the center post of the atty connector. You will need to bend the catch cup out of the way to see if it's connected.

What makes your VMod start working again... just a new atty / silo, or is one battery working and others not?

 

[Fernand]

I'M NOT SAYING WOW I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE My Vapage VMOD Atty/Silo's, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!

Viki, I understand you love every facet of the device just the way it is. I'm VERY happy for you. But maybe, just maybe, what you haven't tried is better? And please don't get upset. Are you telling me, again, that you find any critique "disrespectful"? But how can problems be solved without stating them? Are you saying there ARE no problems?

 

[vikki59]

Fernand, I HAVE tried boge's on my vmod and was not impressed, AT ALL so the "what you haven't tried" doesn't work here ... I'm not upset. now I KNOW this is NOT a supplier thread per-say and therefore one can say anything one wants to, but this is the closest thing that us vmodians have to a thread that is dedicated to all things VMOD and I dunno for me it is just as much the same as the reo lounge or the thearmy, or the lavacorps or many of the others. With that said I find that your zealous fanboyism towards the boge on this thread is on the verge of being disrespectful to vapage and the vmod. You are basically trashing their atty's and silo's IMO. Finding things that are wrong, broken or can be made better are always welcome and embraced by everyone.. You are a great asset to this thread and i admire and respect the knowledge you have for the way this stuff works and that you share it here. I know your a smart man and you understand what it is I'm trying to convey here.

What one enjoys to vape and vape with is not a 1 size fits all. I'm very happy for you that you Love your boge's that is awesome. Me I'm a total Fluxo girl, I don't think I even own any carto's except what's in my tank, ALL CE2's, but you don't see me spouting my love for them on this thread.. And yep I do occasionally use them on my vmod, but that IS a different thread topic...

I'm sure I'm gona get more flack for typing this as some will read into what they want and not what I meant. The joy's of typing words

bottom line ~ No disrespect intended towards you at all fernand..

Vikki
Go Niners !! We're hot this year!!!!

Viki, I understand you love every facet of the device just the way it is. I'm VERY happy for you. But maybe, just maybe, what you haven't tried is better? And please don't get upset. Are you telling me, again, that you find any critique "disrespectful"? But how can problems be solved without stating them?

 

[Katdarling]

 

[tierrataz]

I "think" it is coming from the top. Any juice that escapes the upper sea[FONT=arial,sans-serif]l[/FONT] can get between the meta[FONT=arial,sans-serif]l[/FONT] feeding chamber and the chassis and gravity takes over. Here is where a nightly bath comes into p[FONT=arial,sans-serif]l[/FONT]ay. That has been my experience with the o[FONT=arial,sans-serif]l[/FONT]d and the new chassis...YMMV.

Skinny, maybe a tweak to the upper sea[FONT=arial,sans-serif]l wou[/FONT][FONT=arial,sans-serif]l[/FONT][FONT=arial,sans-serif]d cure this, thicker maybe???[/FONT] My catch cup is dry, but juice b[FONT=arial,sans-serif]l[/FONT]ows the top sea[FONT=arial,sans-serif]l sometimes on the revised chassis. [/FONT]Yeah, tape could work, but the [FONT=arial,sans-serif]less that comes into contact with my juice the better I [/FONT][FONT=arial,sans-serif]l[/FONT][FONT=arial,sans-serif]ike it.[/FONT] Not sure how food safe electrical tape is.

This is a question for the vmodians w/the first chassis.. I have been using one of my first chassis for dripping and testing juices. It works nekkid, (some day I'll get it some clothes ), and I kept getting juice on my hand. I couldn't figure out where it was coming from, have homemade catch cup installed and bottle just in case of overflow, so it can't be coming from there. So naturally I thought I was just doing something wrong AGAIN. Another picnic error After looking at it closely I realized it was leaking through the super glue... Alrighty then! Guess they just don't make things like they used to... ... So has anyone else that is still using the "old" chassis run across this??? Thx

 

[Fernand]

Peace, Viki. We just have different approaches. Sorry, I've explained why I can't use their cartos/attys. I rather think many of the problems are intrinsic to the "small buffer" approach, and there seem to be problems with materials. I own no stock in any of this. Paired with a good vertical coil carto, the Vmod is more than good. I'm not a "fan" of anything, I just want a PV that delivers. Vertical coil cartos have been that elusive best-flavor device, but have been limited by liquid availability. The Vmod solves that more elegantly than a tank, I think.

Tierra, of course tape is a funky workaround. The Vapage parts are 9.25 mm in O.D. At about 9.40 mm, like on a wrapped carto, the existing gasket makes a very good seal. The zero seepage that results is awfully nice. A wrap and a half of Scotch Magic tape does the trick on the Vapage attys. A slightly thicker gasket material would help, but sometimes you can't get the exact size you need, so wrapped attys might be a practical solution.

Viki, I don't think it would hurt to add that people aren't very "respectful" when something's not working correctly. A PV is a simple device with a very small number of parts. It's not exactly an iPhone. You might understand why I think it's reasonable for buyers to have every copy and every part of it function perfectly. And if it's not, to help correct it.

 

[gel drops]

And in the blue corner...

 

[xoYOmamaox]

Lets just say people like differant things problem solved in my opinion the v-mod looks better than most of the other mods i have seen now i dont have one as of yet. I will say that the boge cartos are the best carto i have used so if someone can put these together and be happy more power to them. I do see tweeks getting made in this device and im almost ready to order one nice to see the owner taking advice from this forum and there are alot of smart people here. I would like to think that this device would turn into THE DEVICE to have over time but its not perfect in anyway just great in its own way.

 

[tierrataz]

Cute Vmod story;

Took a friend to the hospital yesterday. Nowadays you have to go through security to get in. First time in I put my Vmod on the tray and went through without question. While I was waiting, I went outside for a vape. On reentry, a female security guard asked me what it was. I said an electronic cigarette. She says..." I've never saw one like that, smoke it" to which I was astounded and said what???. Then she laughed and said she wanted a demo, assuring me it would be OK. So I took a small vape and blew it out to show her. She cupped her hand trying to fan the vaper to her nose and announced..."it doesn't smell!" It was pretty funny.

Usually security only asks what it is. Never have I been asked to demonstrate and of all places in a hospital.

 

[Fernand]

XoYo, just get one, it's a good foundation. You may find the Vapage cartos/attys to your liking, and if not, to put a Boge on it, you just have to make one small hole at the base, and it works great. We're actively working on making that as simple as possible. We'll help to make it work for you.

 

[xoYOmamaox]

Cool man sounds good just might pick one up

 

[Fernand]

I have vaped in airports and on a dozen trans-atlantic flights. I don't flaunt it but I don't hide it. Blow vapor into one of those polyester blankets, a perfect re-breather filter, so nobody gets alarmed, like wondering whether your underwear is on fire. Or go down to the galley area, walk around and vape away. Staff sometimes asks what it is, but no problem. In all that time I had ONE stewardess get on my case, a tall Luftwaffe blonde. She said "ist verboten" and stayed on me, making sure I didn't vape in my seat. I had to put a blanket on my head LOL. She didn't go as far as to peek-a-boo under the blanket, everybody was napping. Good thing this was just a local European flight.

BTW, the Luftwaffe blonde said she had read a bulletin about e-cigs. This might or might not be true, but we might expect more headaches in months to come. Remember Ye Olde Blanket vapor absorber trick.

 

[jazzguy]

I have vaped in airports and on a dozen trans-atlantic flights. I don't flaunt it but I don't hide it. Blow vapor into one of those polyester blankets, a perfect re-breather filter, so nobody gets alarmed, like wondering whether your underwear is on fire. Or go down to the galley area, walk around and vape away. Staff sometimes asks what it is, but no problem. In all that time I had ONE stewardess get on my case, a tall Luftwaffe blonde. She said "ist verboten" and stayed on me, making sure I didn't vape in my seat. I had to put a blanket on my head LOL. She didn't go as far as to peek-a-boo under the blanket, everybody was napping. Good thing this was just a local European flight.

BTW, the Luftwaffe blonde said she had read a bulletin about e-cigs. This might or might not be true, but we might expect more headaches in months to come. Remember Ye Olde Blanket vapor absorber trick.

You can't do that anymore in America. Some things just aren't worth the risk.
Electronic Cigarettes Banned On U.S. Flights

 

[Katdarling]

jazz, they have a survey. I answered it and intend to pass it on to other threads. For my most wonderful VMODians, here tiz:

Should The Transportation Department Ban Electronic Cigarettes On Planes - The Huffington Post

 

[GobblerHunter]

I have a theory about some of the unexplained leaks. I put a new 2.0ohm BF Atty of Vapage on my vmod. It leaked!! I really haven't had a leakage problem in the past, one I couldn't explain. Overfeeding! I washed everything and put the doughnut seal on the Atty and it was kinda loose. I figured it had stretched so, I got a new one out and tried it. Still loose?? What gives?? I checked a couple others and found varying degrees of looseness. I went and grabbed a micrometer I use in wood working and found what appeared to a 1/16th inch difference in diameter in the few I checked. Mine only has 1/16th increments but, I could tell the tolerance on the diameter is not very good. Maybe somebody with a better micrometer could check theirs to see how much difference there is in the diameters. Bottom line is if some are a smaller diameter then the seal will not be tight and could be letting juice by.........

 

[AlmightyGod]

Yup...a tight fitting upper seal is key.
I've seen both loose & tight fitting.

Brian is aware of the variance in some of the seals. The suggestion of a couple wraps of tape should help the loose seals fit better.

 

[GobblerHunter]

I was checking the diameter of the atty, not the seals. It may be a combination of both but, the diameter of the atties should be fairly constant.

Yup...a tight fitting upper seal is key.
I've seen both loose & tight fitting.

Brian is aware of the variance in some of the seals. The suggestion of a couple wraps of tape should help the loose seals fit better.

 

[Fernand]

Bad news. The better the seal on the vertical gasket, the more the cone has to work during tightening. I've been noticing a black residue on the gasket. The paint from the cone has been coming off all over, even into the juice. And now the BAD news. I dare say I anticipated this from day one: the aluminum cone's threads are stripping. If the seal is tight, it takes more than a pinky finger to screw it on, and I'm starting to have problems with the threading getting worn. It won't take long for the cone to be ruined. I'm hoping the main head is a tough metal. Please, does anyone have a full diagram of the head?

It's not an iPhone, but if this is chassis version 2, it's likely going to take a version 3 or 4 to get the problems solved. And all I wanted was to vape.

p.s. the black paint residue is not enough to worry me. I don't think hardly any of it reaches the juice chamber until you take it apart.

 

[AlmightyGod]

I've been using a black Vmod for months, & I haven't lost paint on the threads, nor do they show any signs of stripping out.

I guess this is a true example of YMMV.

Not the best pic.
This cone has been screwed on/off at least 100x.

 

[tierrataz]

I was checking the diameter of the atty, not the seals. It may be a combination of both but, the diameter of the atties should be fairly constant.

GH, I noticed this as well by eyeball, no way to measure accurate. I tried using macerated tobacco juice and it killed 4 attys in one week. Tried to clean and that is when I noticed a slight difference.