vamo issues

[thekill]

Okay so I just got the new vamo v2 and I'm having some problems with it first off the two batteries are 18 350's, and they say 3.7 volts. i let them initially charge for a while because usually you're supposed to let batteries initially charge for a bit longer than usual charging .after about 2 hours the red light on the charger was still red, so I started looking up some stuff to find out why they were charging so long. I came across a bunch of results saying they're only supposed to charge for like an hour, about thattime I got worried and I took them off the charger and began to put them in my vam o v2. I used it special function to test the battery voltage, and instead of it being 3.7 ike how it said ithe batteries max was supposed to be on my family rea. Now every hit that I take off of every single clearomizer that I tried it on so far she's about 5 different kinds the taste of it is just been absolutely horrible. It tastes like a burnt wick but even worse than that by a lot. I'm vaping off of the lowest amount of volts and Watts this thing is capable of and it still tastes that way can anyone please help me find out why this is happening and how to fix it. Thank you in any respeatly appreciated

 

[thekill]

*my vamo read 4v per 18350 battery unlike the 3.7v printed on the battery. Do u think this could be the cause?

 

[Susan~S]

Your 18350 batteries should read 4.2 volts fully charged. 3.7 volts is the nominal charge.

What topper/tank are you using?

 

[thekill]

Ive tried a ce4, viva nova bvc, i clear 30s, protank 2, protank two clone, all have the exact same result. burnt out coil. even on the lowest watt/volt modes

 

[chomper33]

Is it in RMS mode?

 

[Rickajho]

Is it in RMS mode?

What Chomper said. If a VAMO V2 is in the wrong operating mode it can produce a really harsh vape.

I don't know what you were reading and from where, but there is no "rule" that a battery is charged in an hour. It depends on the battery, it's capacity, the charger and it's charging current, how depleted the battery is etc. 18350's might be done in an hour - or might be done charging in three or four hours. Or some place in between...

 

[thekill]

Ok no it was in the other mode. how do i change it tho?

 

[Susan~S]

Ok no it was in the other mode. how do i change it tho?

Click on Chomper's link. It's all explained in the post.

 

[thekill]

As with the charging time, it said on averagean hour for my specific charger that came with the vamo kit i bought.

 

[chomper33]

What kind of charger do you have? I noticed you said it had a little red light and it reminded me of those cheap Chinese chargers on ebay. If you do have one of those, I would recommend getting a charger with built in protections like a Nitecore i2 or better. While there are always potential hazards, there is less worry with a decent charger.

 

[thekill]

Ok well. i think we got off track. I did what you suggested, put it in that second mode. i still however have that problem with it burning out all of my clearo's. is it possible this is just a defective one? because i have it set to a lower voltage and wattage thank my other mod, and they still vape completley differently. I think the vamo is putting out much more volts than is displayed on the screen.

 

[chomper33]

Seems I have never ran into what is happening here. If it is in RMS mode and still burning coils at it's lowest setting, then I am not sure what else it could be. I guess it could possibly be defective. Hopefully someone else here has seen this before and could help out.

 

[Train2]

I don't remember - Do you have to "tell" a VAMO that you're stacking batteries?
I seem to recall something about resetting a VAMO if you were going to go from stacked to not-stacked...but that was before there WAS a Vamo2. Maybe you have to go to settings for that now and change it for stacked batteries - that would explain over-powering everything...

 

[edyle]

As with the charging time, it said on averagean hour for my specific charger that came with the vamo kit i bought.

if you charge 2 batteries on 1 charger don't expect them to charge as fast as one battery.



my 18650's take 8+ hours to charge.

 

[thekill]

Well i contacted the seller and am going to possibly ask for a refund. In that case i can upgrade as well. Vamo v6 or tesla tube

 

[Marvic]

Well i contacted the seller and am going to possibly ask for a refund. In that case i can upgrade as well. Vamo v6 or tesla tube

My choice would be the vamo v6. The days will come where you will find yourself buying new and more advanced tanks and/or rebuildables and when that times come you will have a better device for your improvements. Make sure your clearo's are working correctly by using them on a different mod in a B&M shop or in a different device a friend or you may have. If everything is ok with your tanks and you are running on RMS than probably you have a problem on that older vamo. All my vamos lasted me a long way. They are very nice devices at a decent price. Make sure you get a good charger like the nitecore i2 as someone mentioned and organize your batteries and charging cicles properly - try to swith between batteries in a fixed order and charge them in the same order. You can lable them with numbers and date of first use so in a year from now you will know your batteries are getting old and need to be replaced.