V4L catromizers and high voltage

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brian1g

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Hey guys and gals,

I am wanting to try out vaping with cartomizers and have a few questions. Right now I'm vaping a vp pt (5v), an eGo (3.7v), and a silver bullet (6v) and was wondering if I could get away with using v4l cartomizers for all 3 devices.

I know the v4l has a little lower resistance than some other cartos so I wasn't sure if they are hv friendly. I know that this question has came up before but I couldn't really find an answer using the search function.

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Ok, the ego does not even put out 3.7 volts during use. It's a nice ecig, but during use it's not even 3.7 volts.

6 volts ?!? Nobody recommends 6volts, certainly not manufacturer that I'm aware of. These cartos are probably designed for about 3.7 volts. I actually want PT's to be 4 volts. Too many people are complaining that they're smoking their filler material, but who in the world told them to keep smoking a carto that long. They're desinged to last you about as many hour-puffs as a half of a pack of cigarettes when fully loaded at just under 1 ml. Then we are directed to throw it away. Yes, throw it away is the best thing to do, but that is my opinion. They only cost a dollar something, and I don't understand why people are doing the equivalent of smoking analog butts or the equivalent of using a torch to smoke analongs, and then complaining they're smoking filler material.

Sorry, I hope it's not really OT, but that's my opinion. :)
To make the long story short, I would only use 3.7v and hope for a 4 volt regulated passthrough before it's too late.
 
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I guess my eGo doesn't make enough power and my sb makes too much for the v4l 510 carto sweet spot then :(.

I may look into the 510 to kr808 adapter. When I first started looking into v4l cartomizers I was looking for a 510 carto that I could use at 3.7, 5, and 6v. This may not be possible with v4l 510 cartos, no biggie.

Oh, 6v vaping is awesome btw. The majority of people who buy mods run @ 6v, why would you buy a $100+ mod to run 3.7v? Yes it is a "Use at your own risk" but the people who make and sell these mods know how they are being used. Thanks for the advice guys.

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The majority of people who buy mods run @ 6v, why would you buy a $100+ mod to run 3.7v?

The reason to buy a mod and run it at 3.7v is battery life. You can take it on a weekend trip and never have to change or charge the battery the whole weekend.

I do use my cartos at 6v, but I recommend being fast on the trigger. A 3-4 second drag works well for me. Anything longer than that and I seem to burn them out.
 

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I guess i'll order a few and try them for myself, if they don't work well for me on my sb i'll just use them on my eGo. They aren't really expensive so I'm not really taking much of a risk.

I didn't really expect this to turn into a "what do you think of 6v mods" thread btw :blush:. I'll report back when I get my shipment.

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The reason to buy a mod and run it at 3.7v is battery life. You can take it on a weekend trip and never have to change or charge the battery the whole weekend.

I do use my cartos at 6v, but I recommend being fast on the trigger. A 3-4 second drag works well for me. Anything longer than that and I seem to burn them out.

I'm new to mods so please excuse my ignorance. How do you run a 6v or 5v at 3.7? I thought it was based on the battery. I would love to make my batts run longer but how do you do that?
 

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I'm new to mods so please excuse my ignorance. How do you run a 6v or 5v at 3.7? I thought it was based on the battery. I would love to make my batts run longer but how do you do that?

Out of respect for V4L, I'm going to refrain from answering your mod question here in the V4L subforum, (because I'm unsure how that fits in to forum etiquette) but I would like to answer your question. I'm sending you a pm.
 

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Out of respect for V4L, I'm going to refrain from answering your mod question here in the V4L subforum, (because I'm unsure how that fits in to forum etiquette) but I would like to answer your question. I'm sending you a pm.

You've done it now though :), I'm interested in knowing how I can run the V4L PT at 4 volts; do you know how? I wish WinXP would have a button for me to push that said USB voltage 4 volts 'click here'.

[Ok, as the mod part dwindles out, I just thought I'd add one more thing: brian1g (or anyone), if you're good at modding, why not simply mod your ego so that it runs at 3.7 instead of 3.2 and you then have something perfect for V4L cartomizers, that can last 50 hours between charges! Note that the 0.5 volt increase sounds little, but the heat output from that little fraction of a volt is Enormous!]
 

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I do like V4L carts on my 5v Box Mod..
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/vapor4life/83750-just-me.html

It hits well, a short drag goes a long way in vapor, just keep the carto wet and all is well...

I like them too, on the PT, don't get me wrong. I'm just trying to bridge the gap and keep things as consistent as possible. If 5vPTs are here to stay as is, then hopefully the kr8 batteriies will swell just millimeters at most, and provide ~4.7 volts soon.
 
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